New Delhi : Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will lead the Indian delegation of officials from the Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, to attend the 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of Asian Development Bank (ADB), scheduled to take place in Milan, Italy, from May 4 to…
New Delhi- Responding to a discussion on Manipur in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the Congress of neglecting violence in the state during its tenure. She alleged that when both the Centre and Manipur were under Congress rule, hundreds were killed, but no Union Minister visited the state to…
New Delhi : Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Saturday lauded the “outstanding” Budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, which he said catered to all sections of the economy and provided relief to the salaried middle class. “In every respect, it’s an outstanding budget. I want to compliment the…
New Delhi : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday in her budget speech stated that the government sees the next five years as a unique opportunity to realise development for all (Sabka Vikas) to stimulate balanced growth of all regions. The Finance Minister remarked that India’s development track record for the past 10 years…
new Delhi- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday issued a strong rebuttal of allegations made by Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi on the performance of India’s banking sector, especially Public Sector Banks (PSBs), stressing that during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) tenure, PSBs were treated as ‘ATMs’ for their ‘cronies and shady businessmen’….
New Delhi : Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired the second Pre-Budget Consultation meeting on Saturday with representatives from various farmer associations and prominent agricultural economists in the national capital. The discussions were held as part of preparations for the Union Budget 2025-26. The meeting focused on understanding the key challenges and opportunities in the…
Mumbai : Terming the BJP-led Mahayuti alliance’s win as “unexpected and unprecedented,” Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that Maharashtra polls were not just any regular assembly polls as victory in has given a big message towards ‘Viksit Bharat’. The Union Minister further congratulated Devendra Fadnavis for being elected as the Leader of…
New Delhi : Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has launched the National MSME Cluster Outreach Programme, organised jointly by the Department of Financial Services (DFS), Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). The launch took place on Saturday. Around 150 MSME Clusters were connected…
Bengaluru- In a major development, the Karnataka Police registered an FIR against Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday in connection with allegations of ‘extortion’ through electoral bonds. Tilak Nagar police in Bengaluru have filed the FIR as per the directions of the Special Court of MLAs/MPs.FM Sitharaman has been named as the prime…
Madurai : Congress MP Manickam Tagore wrote a letter to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to bring her attention towards the “severe shortage” of lower denomination currency notes and said that the situation is causing “inconvenience” and “hardship” in rural areas and urban poor communities. In a social media post on X, Manickram Tagore wrote,…
