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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman terms Congress' era as 'Andhkaal'
India | February 11, 2022 7:33 IST"Double digit inflation during UPA-1, UPA-II was indeed 'andhkaal', and coal scam, 2G scam, antrix-devas scam, that all was andhkaal," Sitharaman said.
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Budget 2022: Petrol, diesel prices to rise in parts of India | Check details
Business | February 01, 2022 21:12 ISTPresently, 10 per cent ethanol, extracted from sugarcane or surplus foodgrain, is blended or mixed in petrol (meaning 10 per cent of ethanol mixed with 90 per cent of petrol) with a view to cutting oil import dependence and provide farmers with an additional source of income.
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Budget 2022: Delhi Police allocated Rs 10,355 cr
Business | February 01, 2022 23:00 ISTThe Delhi Police was allocated Rs 8,654.26 crore in 2021-22.
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Budget 2022: Polished diamonds, gemstones to get cheaper | Details
Business | February 01, 2022 16:50 ISTAt present, the import duty on cut and polished diamonds and gemstones is 7.5%. After Budget 2022, the duty will be cut down to 5%.
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Budget 2022: Sitharaman dons rusty brown saree; takes digital tab in red pouch
Business | February 01, 2022 10:53 ISTFor the uninitiated, the Union Finance Minister's love for subtly elegant handloom and silk sarees is well known, and hence, it's reasonable to assume that her sartorial choices are what distinguishes her appearance.
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Nirmala Sitharaman to hold pre-budget consultations with prominent economists
Business | December 22, 2021 8:46 ISTThe General Budget is presented by the Finance Minister every year in Parliament on Feb 1.
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Nirmala Sitharaman to hold pre-budget consultations with representatives from service, trade sector
Business | December 17, 2021 8:42 ISTFM Sitharaman will hold consultations with representatives of services and trade sector and with experts from industry, infrastructure and climate change.
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Ensuring equitable vaccines for all must for global economic recovery: Nirmala Sitharaman tells G-20
World | October 14, 2021 6:50 ISTThese “should be our policy goals,” Sitharaman said at the in-person meeting of the 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors under the Italian presidency.
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India needs 4-5 more SBI sized banks: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
Business | September 26, 2021 14:29 ISTHaving done 2 rounds of bank consolidation earlier, the Central govt in 2019 decided to merge 6 disparate and weak PSBs into four in one stroke.
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FM Nirmala Sitharaman lays foundation for Income Tax office Building in Bengaluru
Business | September 05, 2021 14:53 ISTThe building has provision for solar panels for power generation and a Rain Water Harvesting system, they said.
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Need to have informed conversation about Savarkar: Nirmala Sitharaman
News | September 02, 2021 6:42 ISTUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on September 1 said that there is a need to have an informed conversation about the contribution and ideas of freedom fighter Vinayak Damodar Savarkar.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman to launch National Monetisation Pipeline on Monday
India | August 22, 2021 17:09 ISTThe National Monetisation Pipeline (NMP) comprises a four-year pipeline of the Central Government's brownfield infrastructure assets. Besides providing visibility to investors, NMP will also serve as a medium-term roadmap for the Asset Monetisation initiative of the government, said an official statement.
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UP government presents supplementary budget of Rs 7,302 crore
India | August 18, 2021 14:39 ISTThe supplementary budget was presented by Finance Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna in the presence of CM Yogi Adityanath.
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Tamil Nadu Budget: Petrol price cut by Rs 3 after govt slashes tax
Business | August 13, 2021 16:14 ISTThe Finance Minister also announced the government's decision to a major initiative for smart metering for all public utilities.
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Lok Sabha passes two bills amid protests
India | July 26, 2021 17:45 ISTMoving the Factoring Regulation (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for consideration and passage, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the changes in the legislation are aimed at helping the MSME sector.
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Bring petrol under GST regime, FKCCI appeals to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
Business | July 03, 2021 9:32 ISTThe members of the Federation of Karnataka Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI) appealed to Nirmala Sitharaman to bring petrol and diesel under the GST regime.
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Special GST Council meet soon to discuss compensation: Nirmala Sitharaman
India | July 02, 2021 9:01 ISTSitharaman, who is on a 2-day visit to Karnataka, said that she had already assured all the stakeholders about convening a special session in which every issue related to GST compensation would be discussed in detail.
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Cabinet approves loan guarantee scheme for COVID-19 hit sectors
News | June 30, 2021 21:06 ISTInformation and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar on June 30 via press conference announced that cabinet has given approval to the loan guarantee scheme announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to help COVID affected sectors.
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Nirmala Sitharaman asks Infosys to fix glitches on income tax e-filing site, tags Nandan Nilekani
India | June 08, 2021 16:23 ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asked Infosys and its Chairman Nandan Nilekani to fix technical glitches being encountered on the income tax department's new e-filing website, after users flooded her Twitter timeline with complaints.
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Need complete trust between industry, govt to sustain growth amid Covid situation: Sitharaman
India | April 20, 2021 14:49 ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said there should be complete trust between the industry and the government to sustain growth amid the COVID-19 situation.
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