Tag: Finance Minister

FM seeks states’ cooperation in development of industrial corridors, says issues shouldn’t be politicised

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged states that there should be no politicisation of economic development and that they should all work collectively as Team India to iron out the issues in developing industrial corridors.

May 31, 2023

Crisis deepens

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered that elections to the two provincial assemblies be held later this month, but this seems unlikely in the present circumstances, with the government arguing it does not have the funds to conduct elections and security agencies claiming they are not in a position to assist the process.

May 3, 2023

TN: Annamalai releases second audio tape of state Finance Minister, DMK refutes corruption allegations

 Bharatiya Janata Party Tamil Nadu chief K Annamalai recently released another audio tape purportedly of state Finance Minister Palanivel Thiaga Rajan accusing Chief Minister MK Stalin's family of "corruption".

April 26, 2023

Consumer rights body asks Finance Minister to probe business activities of Rario where Sachin Tendulkar is a strategic investor

The Consumer Online Foundation has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to investigate the business activities of company Rario and its compliance with Indian taxation laws with respect to virtual digital assets and crypto currency and anti-money-laundering (AML) laws.

April 8, 2023

Delhi government annual budget is extremely disappointing: BJP

But the real character of the government got exposed with the budget allocation of the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, said Delhi BJP president Virendra Sachdeva.

March 23, 2023

Finance Minister Kailash Gahlot to present Delhi Budget at 11 am

Gahlot is going to present the budget for the first time. Before this, all eight previous budgets were presented by Manish Sisodia.

March 22, 2023

Budget 2023-24 has a vision of prosperous and inclusive India

Record capital investment of Rs 10 lakh crore proposed; income tax rebate raised to Rs 7 lakh in new tax regime for individuals.

February 1, 2023

Defence outlay increased by 13% to acquire new weapon systems

A total of Rs 1.62 lakh crore has been set aside for capital expenditure that includes purchasing new weapons, aircraft, warships and other military hardware. It was Rs 1.52 lakh crore last fiscal.

February 1, 2023

Sitharaman to present economic survey for 2022-23 in Parliament today

Sitharaman will lay the document in the Lok Sabha after the conclusion of President Droupadi Murmu's address to both Houses of Parliament.

January 31, 2023

Nirmala Sitharaman discharged from AIIMS

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman was discharged from AIIMS on Thursday, she was admitted to the AIIMS' private ward on December 26.

December 29, 2022

Tamil Nadu Finance Minister hints at hike in the state’s capital expenditure three-fold

“We are going to go to something like Rs 90,000-95,000 crore a year in capital expenditure from the current level of Rs 25,000 crore a year,” Palanivel Thiaga Rajan said.

December 8, 2022

Trade representatives seek greater support for export sector from Finance Minister

 An increase in personal tax exemption and deduction limits and greater support for the exports sector were some of the key demands which were made before Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by the trade and service sector representatives, who met her on Thursday as part of pre-budget consultations.

November 24, 2022

FM Sitharaman to launch 6th round of commercial coal mines auction on Nov 3

According to a statement issued by Coal Ministry, the coal mines to be auctioned are fully-explored and partially-explored coking and non-coking mines.

November 3, 2022

Kerala Governor writes to CM Vijayan to sack Finance Minister Balagopal

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Wednesday has written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, demanding the removal of Finance Minister KN Balagopal over recent remarks at a university, which he said were "seditious".

October 26, 2022

UK PM ‘sorry’ for economic ‘mistakes’ but embattled Liz Truss vows to stay on

Asked if she was now prime minister in name only, Truss said she had appointed Hunt because she knew she had to change direction, reported Australian daily, The Islander.

October 18, 2022

Growth to be a top priority for Union Budget 2023-24: FM

Energy and fertiliser requirements are one of the most immediate challenges being faced by the country, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

October 12, 2022

HC orders 2-month embargo on ED summons on former Kerala FM

The court also restrained the ED from issuing summons to KIIFB Chief Executive officer KM Abraham and Joint Fund Manager Ani Jula Thomas for two months in a case related to the issue of 'masala bonds' by the Kerala Infrastructure Investment Fund Board (KIIFB).

October 10, 2022