Nirmala Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman started the new tradition of reading the budget out of an iPad that has been ‘Made in India’. The iPad is placed inside a ”bahi khata”. These changes symbolized a modern India that’s also rooted in its tradition. Ahead of the budget presentation today, The New Indian’s Executive Editor Rohan Dua […]

People are looking to FM Nirmala Sitharaman to give them relief in the form of income tax and on their savings.

The Union minister’s condition was stated to be stable. She is expected to be released soon

Young parliamentarian corners the government on high inflation, rising unemployment, and the tax burden

In the 48th meeting of the GST Council, which was presided over by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, there have been no tax increases on any items.

The United States is committed to strengthening bilateral economic relationship with India and  deepening level of cooperation and collaboration, said  Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen at the ninth U.S.-India Economic and Financial Partnership meeting. Yellen thanked Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman for hosting the delegation for the ninth EFP. Members […]

NEW DELHI: On Monday, Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Lok Sabha that there is no question of India slipping into recession or stagflation. “I would like to say there is no question of India getting into stagflation or, what it is called in the USA, a technical recession. There is absolutely zero probability […]

NEW DELHI: Congress on Saturday demanded that top BJP leaders apologise to the nation over alleged involvement of party functionaries in crimes against women in Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Addressing a press conference here, Congress spokesperson Ajoy Kumar said, “You (BJP) asked for an apology from Sonia Gandhi but I ask you to apologise to […]

NEW DELHI: Amid the furore over his Rashtrapatni remarks, Congress Lok Sabha MP Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Friday tendered an apology to President Draupadi Murmu saying it was a “slip of the tongue”. In a letter addressed to the President, he wrote: “I am writing to express my regret for having mistakenly used an incorrect […]

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Tuesday urged the Centre to reduce the rate of GST on the alternatives to the banned single-use plastic and their raw materials. The Central government banned single-use plastic across the country from July 1. In a letter, Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai informed Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman about […]