Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi. File. | Photo Credit: ANI The ongoing Budget Session of Parliament on Tuesday (March 18, 2025) will focus on Railways, and Manipur’s budget as the lower and upper house take these up for discussion respectively. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that GST rates will come down further, with the process of rationalising tax slabs nearing completion. Speaking at The Economic Times Awards, she stated that the Revenue Neutral Rate (RNR) had already dropped from 15.8% in 2017 to 11.4% in 2023 and hinted at further reductions. “It will come … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. File photo | Photo Credit: ANI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (March 4, 2025) said that her government is committed to ensuring the timely implementation of all Budget announcements made for the year 2025-26. Click here for our full coverage on the Union Budget Speaking at a post-Budget … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Food prices are expected to be under control in the coming year, going by advance estimates of crop output, but the government will keep monitoring prices and act … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The government is all set to introduce a new Bill to reform the income tax laws on Thursday (February 13, 2025), the last day of the … Read more
Image for representative purpose | Photo Credit: The Hindu Presenting the Union Budget for 2025 in the Parliament on Saturday (February 1, 2025), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed measures to expand affordable housing. Ms. Sitharaman announced that 40,000 units of housing would be completed in 2025-26 to help families which have taken loans to buy … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attended the inauguration of Mysuru Sangeetha Suganda Music Festival, at the KSOU Convocation Hall in Mysuru, on November 8, 2024. | Photo Credit: File photo Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman listed out six points to emphasise that Karnataka, and particularly Mysuru, a tourist hub, were not neglected by the Centre. … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has stressed that nothing stops the private sector from coming and doing business in India, noting that there are many non-Indian private insurance companies that are already operating in India. In her remarks during a fireside conversation with CSIS President and CEO John J Hamre on ‘India’s Economic Aspirations’ on … Read more
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hits out at Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who said that NITI Aayog’s “treatment of the West Bengal CM today, although typical of the NITI Aayog, is unacceptable” and said that Mamata Banerjee’s claim is “baseless”, adding that she is making an effort to keep the leaders of the INDIA bloc … Read more
Nirmala Sitaraman, Finance Minister and S. Gurumurthy, Editor, The Thuglak, sharing a moment at the memorial function in honour of B.S. Raghavan, IAS in Chennai on Saturday. | Photo Credit: RAGHUNATHAN SR Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday recalled her interactions and the advice given to her by former bureaucrat B.S.Raghavan, who passed away recently. … Read more