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September 18, 2025 9:18 PM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that while citizens across the country would benefit from the GST rate cuts, 11 Bengal-specific items had been brought under the 5 per cent tax slab to support the state’s economy and its p...
September 15, 2025 7:52 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday underlined the urgent need for regulations in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to keep pace with rapid technological advancements. She was addressing the launch of “AI for Viksit Bharat: The Opportunity for...
September 3, 2025 11:20 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a major reform in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, consolidating the 12% and 18% tax slabs into a simplified dual-rate structure of 5% and 18%, with a higher 40% rate retained for sin...
August 28, 2025 4:50 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday reassured exporters that the government stands firmly with them as the hike in US tariffs comes into effect, creating uncertainty in the global market. Addressing a delegation of the Federation of Indi...
August 12, 2025 9:25 AM
The third round of the India–Singapore Ministerial Roundtable (ISMR) will be held in New Delhi on Wednesday, with the aim of further expanding and deepening bilateral relations between the two nations, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) announc...
August 11, 2025 3:14 PM
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced a revised version of the Income Tax Bill, 2025 in the Lok Sabha, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Select Committee headed by BJP leader Baijayant Panda....
August 8, 2025 4:56 PM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday moved to withdraw the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, following suggestions from the 31-member Select Committee chaired by BJP MP Baijayant Panda. The Lok Sabha approved the withdrawal amid uproar from Opposi...
August 3, 2025 3:20 PM
The number of bank accounts opened under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) has crossed the 55 crore mark, with “most of these accounts belonging to people who had never even seen the door of a bank,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman s...
July 21, 2025 12:22 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday shared an article highlighting progress made by the state of Meghalaya. In response to an article shared by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, PM Modi said on X, "Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hig...
July 8, 2025 1:43 PM
Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while attending the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Rio de Janeiro on Monday, underscored the importance of the BRICS grouping in representing the interest...
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