he session was part of a massive state-wide push that stretched across 23,498 villages and brought over 32 lakh Self-Help Group members to the mat. Back in Kolkata, Prime Minister Modi was walking the Red Road, correcting postures.
Over 58 crore Jan Dhan accounts have brought millions of Indians into the formal banking system, ensuring that benefits under welfare schemes, low-cost insurance, and pensions reach beneficiaries without leakages, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said.
Asserting that the challenges are "more externally driven", the Finance Minister emphasised that India's domestic economic situation remains "positive and resilient."
Under this fake scheme, citizens have been promised monthly earnings of ₹3 lakh after making an initial investment of ₹22,000.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that Indian banks must adopt a more versatile and proactive approach to counter emerging artificial intelligence-driven cyber threats.
In a landmark policy shift announced during the union Budget 2026 presentation, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that individual persons residing outside India will be permitted to invest directly in Indian equities through the Portfolio Investment Scheme.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2026–27, highlighting initiatives for infrastructure, manufacturing, and employment. Our photo gallery captures Budget Day 2026, from Rashtrapati Bhavan rituals to key moments in Parliament.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her ninth Budget speech, announced a sharp increase in capital expenditure for the Financial Year 2027, raising it to Rs 12.2 lakh crore, a figure that would have seemed aspirational a decade ago, when public capital expenditure barely crossed Rs 2 lakh crore.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday outlined a landmark tax incentive for global technology firms in her presentation of the union Budget 2026‑27, aimed at positioning India as a premier global hub for cloud computing and digital infrastructure.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced the creation of a rare earth minerals corridor covering Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, underscoring the strategic importance of strengthening India’s critical minerals supply chain and building domestic capabilities in high-technology sectors.
