Government not going for lockdowns in big way, says Sitharaman amid COVID wave
By PTI NEW DELHI: Amid surging coronavirus cases in India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made it clear that…
After SOS calls from BJP candidates in poll-bound states and PMO stinker, savings rate cut nixed
Express News Service NEW DELHI: The finance ministry on Thursday rescinded its controversial order slashing interest rates on small savings…
Salary income of Indian workers in Gulf exempt from I-T: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
By PTI NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said salary income earned by non-resident Indians in Gulf countries…
Is U-turn on interest rate order an ‘oversight’ or ‘election-driven hindsight’: Congress asks Finance Minister Sitharaman
By PTI NEW DELHI: The Congress on Thursday hit out at Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman after she ordered withdrawal of the…
‘Orders issued by oversight’: Government withdraws cut in small savings rates
By Online Desk Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday morning said that the government is withdrawing the cut in small…
Government raises provident fund threshold limit to Rs 5 lakh for earning tax-free interest
By PTI NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday raised the limit for tax exemption on interest earned on…
Ready to discuss bringing petrol, diesel under GST at next Council meet: Sitharaman
Replying to the debate on Finance Bill 2021 in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said both the centre as well as…
Nirmala Sitharaman urges students to ‘focus on new areas opened up by government’
By PTI AHMEDABAD: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the opening up of areas that were till now…
Mallya, Nirav Modi & Mehul Choksi all coming back to face law: Nirmala Sitharaman
By PTI NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul…
Nirmala Sitharaman to move Insurance Amendment Bill 2021 in Rajya Sabha
By ANI NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will move the Insurance (Amendment) Bill 2021 in Rajya Sabha for…