Nirmala Sithamaran

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  Budget Win For Gig Workers: Free Treatment Up To Rs 5 Lakh, N Sitharaman Says

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the Union Budget's provisions will allow up to Rs 5 lakh free treatment for gig workers under the Prime Minister Ayushman Bharat scheme.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget Day Saree Is A Tribute To Madhubani Art

  Nirmala Sitharaman today wore an off-white handloom silk saree with fish-themed embroidery and a golden border - a tribute to Madhubani Art.

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  Union Budget 2025 Highlights: 1 Crore More People Won't Pay Tax Due To Relief, Says Nirmala Sitharaman

  Union Budget 2025-26 Highlights: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday presented the Budget for the third term of the BJP-led government, providing significant income tax relief to the salaried middle class.

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  Morarji Desai To Nirmala Sitharaman, A Look At Who Has Presented Most Budgets

  Nirmala Sitharaman is set to surpass the record of Pranab Mukherjee, who presented eight budgets.

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  N Sitharaman Urges India To Defy Western Diktats To Build "Brand Bharat"

  If we want to build 'Brand Bharat' we should not listen to the diktats of the west regarding what is right, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday at the India Ideas Conclave 2024 in Bengaluru.

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  Nirmala Sitharaman's Mexico, US Visit To Focus On G20, IMF, World Bank Meetings

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an official visit to Mexico and the USA to participate in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governor (FMCBG) and fund bank annual meeting.

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  Naveen Patnaik Says Andhra, Bihar Gain Big In Budget, But Odisha Ignored

  Naveen Patnaik has many complaints over the 2024 Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman in Parliament yesterday. But central to his long list of criticisms is an unfulfilled promise by the BJP to grant special category status to Odisha.

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  Chandrayaan-3 Mission Cost Less Than Some Space Movies: Finance Minister

  Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the success of Chandrayaan-3 will have a big impact on India's industrial and technological ecosystem.

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  N Sitharaman vs P Chidamabaram Over Rs 2,000 Note Withdrawal

  Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday criticised Congress leader P Chidambaram over his comments on the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency note and said to cast aspersions on matters of this nature "does not augur well with the former finance minister".

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  New Tax Regime Will Leave Higher Disposable Income: Nirmala Sitharaman

  The new income tax regime has been made the default tax regime. However, the citizens will continue to have the option to avail the benefit of the old tax regime.

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  Rs 1.96 Lakh Crore Allocated To Home Ministry In Budget 2023

  Sending a clear message about its internal security priorities, the Modi government on Wednesday allocated Rs 1.96 lakh crore to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) with a majority of the spending on Central Armed Police Forces such as CRPF and intelligence gathering.

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  Budget 2023 In Numbers. See List

  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is presenting the Union Budget for fiscal 2024 that will set the foundation for taking India's economic growth to the forecast rate of 6.8 per cent.

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  Efforts Taken To Check Chinese Loan Apps: Finance Minister In Parliament

  Responding to a zero-hour issue raised by a Trinamool Congress Member of Parliament (MP), Nirmala Sitharaman said action has been taken against apps that are cheating people by offering loans.

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  India To Strengthen Ties With US With Greater Vigour: Nirmala Sitharaman

  India and the US will look forward to strengthening bilateral ties with greater vigour, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.

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  Congress's "MasterChef Gadkari" Dig At Finance Minister Over '91 Reforms

  The Congress on Wednesday took a swipe at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for her remarks a few weeks ago calling the 1991 reforms "half-baked".