[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday appointed financial services secretary Sanjay Malhotra, a 1990-batch Indian Administrative Service officer of the Rajasthan cadre as an officer on special duty (OSD) […]
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G20 has a great potential to work towards global good: Sitharaman in US
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the G20 has immense potential to work towards the “global good”, adding that the need to strengthen existing multilateral institutions affirmed […]
Starting with banks, govt to push for filling positions reserved for SCs
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Union government may nudge its departments and public sector firms to fill up backlog reserved vacancies for Scheduled Castes (SCs) at the earliest even as finance […]
Rupee held its own against dollar. What about other currencies: FM Sitharaman
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Indian rupee had “held back very well” against the dollar in comparison to other currencies. Her statement came at a […]
GST collections may cross ₹1.5 lakh crore from November
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday spoke about Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “special mention” of robust Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenues as a sign of a sound […]
Nirmala Sitharaman’s projection for India’s GDP: ‘7.4% economic growth in current, next fiscal’
[ad_1] India’s gross domestic product (GDP) would grow at 7.4% in the current fiscal (financial year 2022-23) and continue at the same level in the next fiscal as well, Union […]
Cabinet clears ₹50,000-crore boost for hospitality sector
[ad_1] New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday enhanced the corpus of sovereign-guaranteed credit facility for small enterprises, Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS), from ₹4.5 lakh crore to ₹5 […]
‘Nobody in denial about price rise, but Indian economy…’: Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday asserted that the Indian economy is ‘doing much better’ compared to the situation prevailing in many developed nations. Replying to a short-duration […]
Commodities in packs of over 25kg won’t attract GST: Finance ministry
[ad_1] The government on Monday clarified that commodities and food items such as pulses, cereals, rice, wheat, flour in a single package containing a quantity of more than 25kg or […]
Can Indian economy defy global slowdown? Nirmala Sitharaman has a game plan
[ad_1] Can the Indian economy continue to grow and expand even as the world fights inflation and possibly even a recession? Can India continue to be the fastest-growing major economy, […]
No decision on extending GST compensation
[ad_1] States are set to lose the shield of 14% assured annual revenue growth guaranteed under the goods and services tax (GST) law from Friday as previously decided, with the […]
Sri Lanka PM thanks India for support amid ‘difficult period’, eyes solutions
[ad_1] Sri Lanka is aiming to work towards taking “correct” policy decisions amid a “small window” to reduce the economic crisis impact, Ranil Wickremesinghe, the country’s prime minister, said on […]
This state cuts tax on petrol, diesel after Centre reduces excise duty on fuel
[ad_1] Kerala decided a cut in tax on the prices of petrol and diesel by ₹2.41 and ₹1.36 per litre respectively. The Kerala government on Saturday announced a cut in […]
BJP leaders ‘thank’ PM Modi for excise duty cut on fuel; Oppn says ‘jumlas’
[ad_1] While the central government, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday hailed its move to reduce the excise duty on petrol and diesel, the Opposition asked the Centre […]
Petrol, diesel prices slashed, LPG subsidies: 5 big announcements by FM
[ad_1] Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday made several big-ticket announcements to help relieve the common man of the burden of inflation and rising prices. Sitharaman said prime minister Narendra […]
Online games likely to draw 28% GST soon
[ad_1] A group of ministers (GoM) has found merit in imposing 28% Goods and Services Tax (GST) on online gaming to bring it at par with levies on casinos, race […]
Watch: Nirmala Sitharaman gets up from her seat, offers water to NSDL MD
[ad_1] A video of finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman offering water to NSDL managing director Padmaja Chunduru at the silver jubilee event of NSDL has surfaced on social media. A video […]
Nirmala Sitharaman on India-US ties: ‘Can choose a friend, not neighbour…’
[ad_1] Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who has been in the United States this week, on Friday spoke of the Washington-New Delhi ties in context of India’s geography, stressing that ” […]
Cryptocurrency could be used for financing terror, money laundering: Finance minister
[ad_1] Amidst the pioneering fintech revolution, the biggest risk of cryptocurrency could be money laundering and its use for financing terror, said Union Minister of Finance Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday […]
Sitharaman to take part in key meets in United States
[ad_1] Sitharaman will also meet World Bank president David Malpass and participate in a high-level panel discussion on ‘Money at a Crossroad’ hosted by IMF during her visit New Delhi: […]
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to embark on US visit tonight, key meets on agenda
[ad_1] Nirmala Sitharaman is the third high-level minister to visit the US in the last week, with External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attending the […]
India on cusp of major economic recovery: Niti Aayog VC
[ad_1] India is on the cusp of a major economic recovery and talks of possible stagflation are “overhyped” as a strong economic foundation is being laid with the reforms carried […]
Nation’s interest first; why shouldn’t we buy cheap oil from Russia: Nirmala Sitharaman
[ad_1] Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the decision that India will continue buying discounted oil from Russia has been taken keeping India’s overall interest in mind. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]
India’s FDI inflow 65% more under PM Modi than in UPA regime: Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) into the country was $500.5 billion (65 per cent more) during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime […]
Daily brief: World Inequality Report ‘flawed’, method ‘questionable’, says FM, and all the latest news
[ad_1] Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times. World Inequality Report ‘flawed’, methodology ‘questionable: Sitharaman Union […]
World Inequality Report ‘flawed’, methodology ‘questionable’: Sitharaman
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday termed the World Inequality Report ‘flawed’ and called its methodology ‘questionable’. The comments came in response to the World Inequality Report 2022, […]
EPFO interest rate better than other schemes, reflects today’s realities: FM Sitharaman
[ad_1] Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday defended a proposal to cut interest rate paid on employees’ provident fund deposits to over four-decade low of 8.1 per cent, saying the […]
J&K Budget to be tabled in Parliament today
[ad_1] Both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha will have simultaneous sittings from 11 am instead of the separate shifts held during the first part of the Budget Session in view […]
Digital economy to see exponential growth to USD 800 bn by 2030: FM
[ad_1] India’s digital economy is expected to witness exponential growth to USD 800 billion by 2030 on the back of rising internet penetration and increasing income, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]
Several factors to decide impact of Ukraine war on oil, fuel prices: Sitharaman
[ad_1] Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that there were several factors that would decide the impact of the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine in reference to […]
PM Modi pushes for innovative, futuristic financing measures
[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked financial institutions to devise innovative and futuristic financing measures to fund the burgeoning economy and urged the Union and state governments to implement […]