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Understand pressures of middle class as I belong to same category : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that she is sensitive about the pressures faced by the middle class, as she too is from the same class of society.
Speaking during the function organised by RSS mouthpiece…
SC rulings crushed Oppn’s negative campaigns against PM : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : The BJP's two-day national executive meeting commenced here on Monday, with focus on the nine state elections lined up this year, which are seem as semifinals to next year's Lok Sabha polls.
Speaking to mediapersons on the…
Street vendors loan scheme has PM Modi’s guarantee : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that under the PM SVANidhi scheme, there is no need to submit any documents as guarantee because under it, the guarantee has been given by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "More…
Government keeping watch on inflation : Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government is keeping an eye on price rise, which, she said, currently is "extraneous" due to prices of fuel and fertiliser.
Responding to a discussion on…
Nirmala Sitharaman says need to simplify refund process for depositors
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday accepted, in the Parliament that the process of recovering money by small depositors from bad debts is very complicated and lengthy, and there is a need to simplify it.
Replying…
Be prepared against tariff walls on exports by nations undergoing green transition : Nirmala…
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday asked the Indian industry to be prepared against "tariff walls" which are likely to be imposed by nations undertaking green transitions, on Indian exports, especially steel products.…
Wholesale inflation falls to 21-month low of 5.85% in Nov, Nirmala Sitharaman gives credit to…
New Delhi : The wholesale price index (WPI) based inflation fell to a 21-month low of 5.85 per cent in November on account of low prices of food. Reacting to the fall in WPI inflation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha…
Centre to seek Parliament’s nod on Appropriation Bills
New Delhi : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday will introduce the Appropriation Bills (Nos. 4 and 5) 2022 in the Lok Sabha to seek nod for the payment and appropriation of amounts from the Consolidated Funds of India for the…
CBIC celebrates completion of 60 years of Customs Act, 1962
New Delhi : The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Government of India, celebrated the completion of 60 years of Customs Act, ’62 on here today to mark the enactment of the Act.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate…
Nirmala Sitharaman crosses swords with Telangana Congress MP over rupee fall
New Delhi : A bitter war of words ensued between Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Congress member A Revanth Reddy in the Lok Sabha on Monday over rupee depreciation and the overall state of the economy.
The drama began during…