Saturday, March 25, 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman

‘Summons from ED were Modi summons’: BRS leader Rama Rao

Top BRS leader K T Rama Rao on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP-led Centre, accusing it of crony capitalism and “misusing” agencies such as the Enforcement Directorate to harass opposition leaders.Rama...

Govt not in ‘crazy rush’ to sell everything: FM Sitharaman

The government is not in a “crazy rush” to sell everything and it will continue to have a presence in four strategic sectors, including telecom, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.In strategic sectors, a bare minimum presence of...

Sitharaman visits Sikkim’s Gurudongmar lake

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday visited the scenic Gurudongmar lake near the China border in Sikkim on Wednesday.She interacted with the security personnel stationed there, and also offered prayers at the holy lake, located at an altitude...

Sitharaman applauds Sikkim for driving organic farming revolution

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman applauded the people of Sikkim for driving the organic farming revolution.She applauded how the State has risen beyond its attraction to trigger tourism and stepped into the world of enterprise development, with some of...

Petrol, diesel can be brought under GST : FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Monday said that petrol and diesel can be brought under the GST ambit if the GST council takes a call.She was in Jaipur to attend the post-budget press conference where she answered at length...

GST Council clears setting up tribunals

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST Council adopted the report of the Group of Ministers on GST Appellate Tribunal with certain modifications, and the final draft amendments will be circulated to state finance ministers for...

Rs 16,982 cr GST compensation cess to states to be cleared: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday that the entire GST compensation cess for June 2022 totalling Rs 16,982 crore will be cleared.She said this while addressing a press conference soon after the 49th meeting of the GST Council...

New tax regime to benefit middle class: FM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the new tax regime will benefit the middle class as it will leave more money in their hands.Talking to reporters after the customary post-Budget address to the central board of the RBI,...

Finance Minister rejects ‘green Budget for Adani’ charge

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday rejected Opposition charges of the Budget allocations for green and clean energy being made keeping the Adani Group in mind, saying it might be Congress culture to give benefits to ‘jijas’ and ‘bhatijas’...

Sitharaman holds virtual meeting with IMF chief

During a virtual meeting with IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that debt discussions will be at the forefront during the forthcoming meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers Central Bank Governors (FMCBGs) slated...