Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman News

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  No Country, Whether US Or China, Can Ignore India: Nirmala Sitharaman

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India wants to enhance its influence in the world as one in every six persons is Indian and the world cannot ignore India's economy.

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  Biggest Challenge Before Indian Economy Is Employability: Nirmala Sitharaman

  In a fireside chat on India's decadal economic reforms and continued economic growth in New York, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (local time) said that the biggest challenge before India is employability.

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  Case Registered Against N Sitharaman Over Poll Bonds Extortion Allegation

  A Bengaluru Special Court has ordered the filing of an FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over allegations of extortion through the now-scrapped electoral bonds scheme.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman Launches NPS Vatsalya Scheme For Child Savings

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday launched the NPS Vatsalya scheme, which will allow parents to save for their children's future by investing in a pension account.

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  BJP Leader's Apology For Sharing Nirmala Sitharaman-Businessman Video

  Tamil Nadu BJP chief, K Annamalai, found himself in a spot of bother Friday after an "unintended breach of privacy" - the sharing of a private conversation between Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and a leading businessman from the state.

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  On Pension Row, Nirmala Sitharaman's Sharp Counter To Congress' "U-Turn" Jab

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday joined the government's pushback against the Congress's "government of U-turns" jibe over the Unified Pension Scheme, or UPS, proposal.

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  IMF's Gita Gopinath Praises Centre's Policy Continuity In Fiscal Consolidation Path

  Gita Gopinath, the First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday and lauded the continuity in "fiscal consolidation path" being followed by the Government.

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  Will Income Tax Ever Be "Almost Zero"? What Finance Minister Said

  Can income tax in India ever be "almost zero"? Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Tuesday she wished that could be the case, but given economic challenges facing India, including paucity of funds for research purposes, this is not likely.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman Asks Indian Banks To Boost Deposits Amid Crunch

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman called on lenders to focus on their core business and explore new ways to attract deposits, as household savings increasingly shift toward investment products.

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  "Drama": Finance Minister Rubbishes Objections To Tax On Insurance Premium

  Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, targetted by her critics over the 18 per cent GST on life and medical insurance premiums, retorted today that leaders having objection should first have consulted their state finance ministers.

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  Country On Track To Achieve 4.5% Fiscal Deficit, Says Finance Minister

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the government is on track to achieve the target of 4.5 per cent fiscal deficit by 2025-26.

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  "26 States Weren't Named During UPA Era": Finance Minister Defends Budget

  "Did Money Not Go To All States In UPA Era?" Nirmala Sitharaman Defends Budget

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  How Can Fuel Prices Come Down? What Nirmala Sitharaman Told NDTV

  Petrol and diesel could be taxed under GST (Goods and Services Tax) rather than VAT (Value Added Tax) if state governments agree to the proposal and fix a suitable rate, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told NDTV Profit Friday.

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  "No State Has Been Denied Anything": Nirmala Sitharaman Defends Budget 2024

  No state has been denied anything in the 2024 Union Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told NDTV Friday evening, responding to opposition criticism that her speech this week mentioned only two states - Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, both ruled by

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  "No Discussion Yet On FDI From China": Nirmala Sitharaman Budget Exclusive

  Days after the first budget of Modi 3.0 was unveiled, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks to NDTV's Editor-In Chief Sanjay Pugalia.