Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

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‘What Is The Poor You Are Talking About?’: FM

Faced with criticism for her latest Budget not doing enough for the poor, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday mocked…

2 years ago
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Govt’s Latest Stimulus To Boost Jobs, Credit, Farm Sector

The government announced a fresh stimulus of $16.1 billion on Thursday to be spent largely on creating jobs and boosting…

3 years ago
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India’s Coronavirus Cases Tally Hits 7.8 Million

India’s coronavirus infections reached a total of 7.76 million, with 54,366 new cases being reported in the last 24 hours,…

4 years ago
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Economy Slows In March Quarter, Worst Yet To Come

India’s economy grew at 3.1% in the January-March quarter, its slowest pace in at least eight years, and the situation…

4 years ago
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India To Privatise State-Run Companies & Halt Fresh Insolvencies

India said on Sunday it would privatise state-run companies in non-strategic sectors and stop fresh insolvency cases for a year,…

4 years ago
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Free Foodgrains For Millions Of Migrant Workers

India will provide free foodgrains to millions of migrant workers hardest hit by a weeks-long lockdown as well as offer…

4 years ago
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Major Credit Line For Small Businesses, Lenders Unveiled

The government said on Wednesday it will offer nearly $60 billion of loan guarantees for small businesses, shadow banks and…

4 years ago
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$23-bn Eco Stimulus To Help Poor Hit By Lockdown

India announced on Thursday a 1.7-trillion-rupee ($22.6-billion) economic stimulus plan providing direct cash transfers and food security measures to give…

4 years ago
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Yes Bank Debacle Jolts Customers And Partners

Shares in Yes Bank plunged on Friday as panicky depositors rushed to withdraw funds and payment partners faced outages after…

4 years ago
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Economy To Bounce Back As Slump Bottoms Out

Indian economic growth is poised to bounce back after slipping to a more than six-year low of 4.5% in the…

4 years ago
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Modi’s Guarded Stimulus Unlikely To Revive Growth

India’s new budget is unlikely to drag Asia’s third- biggest economy out of its worst slowdown in more than a…

4 years ago
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Budget 2020/21: Govt Proposes Cuts In Personal I-T

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced cuts in personal income tax (I-T), extended tax benefits for affordable housing and…

4 years ago
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Budget Highlights: Boost To Income, Purchasing Power

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday unveiled the budget for fiscal year 2020-21, vowing to boost income of Indians and…

4 years ago
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Budget 2020/21: Govt To Spend $40bn On Farm Sector

The government said on Saturday it would inject nearly $40 billion into the sprawling farm sector and billions more into…

4 years ago
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Budget Likely To Increase Spending To Spur Growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government is likely to increase state spending on infrastructure and offer some tax incentives in its…

4 years ago
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Govt. Forecasts Faster Economic Growth, Fiscal Challenge

India’s government forecasts economic growth will pick up from 6.0% to 6.5% in the fiscal year beginning April 1, but…

4 years ago
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BJP Wants Tax Tweaks To Attract Foreign Investors

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party has recommended adjusting rules on taxing equity market returns in the upcoming budget on Feb.…

4 years ago
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Rising Food Prices Push Dec Retail Inflation To Over 5-Year High

India’s annual retail inflation accelerated to 7.35% in December, the highest in more than five years, strengthening views that the…

4 years ago
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India Plans To Cut Spending To Curb Deficit, May Hurt Growth

India’s government is likely to cut spending for the current fiscal year by as much as 2 trillion rupees as…

4 years ago
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Students, BJP Youth Wing Clash In JNU

Clashes broke out late on Sunday between students of New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), who were protesting against a…

4 years ago
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Tenfold Rise In Onion Prices Leaves Indians Teary-Eyed

As onion prices in India have soared tenfold this year, Mukesh Thoke, a restaurant owner on the outskirts of Mumbai,…

4 years ago
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India To Offload Bharat Petroleum In State Stake Sell-Off

India has agreed to sell stakes in five state-run companies, including oil refiner Bharat Petroleum Corp Limited (BPCL), finance minister…

4 years ago
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BJP Making India’s Best Organisations Hollow, Selling Them: Priyanka

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday hit out at the government over Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reported remarks that…

4 years ago
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Indian Tax Officials Find Modi’s Targets Too Taxing, Some Quit

India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants them to collect 17% more in…

4 years ago
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India Cannot Sacrifice Economic Strength To Comply With U.S. Sanctions – Finance Minister

India wants to comply with global sanctions, including U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Russia, but also needs to maintain its…

5 years ago

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