Trident Limited has been honoured with the Gold Trophy for Global Exports at the TEXPROCIL Export Awards 2023–24, held recently in Mumbai. The award was presented at a ceremony graced by the Hon’ble Union Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, recognising...

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, presided over TEXPROCIL Export Awards 2023–24 ceremony in Mumbai today. The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL), sponsored by the Government of India, organized the...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that standard products cannot serve non-standard businesses as the minister urged the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to redesign lending models according to the unique business cycles...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that India's economy continues to show resilience amid global uncertainty, and came out strongly against attempts to paint a “pessimistic and cynical narrative” that presents an inaccurate picture of the country’s...

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday met the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and held extensive discussions on the state's future growth trajectory, infrastructure expansion, and long-term economic development roadmap.The...

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday chaired a high-level review meeting on the progress of GIFT City and its evolving international financial services ecosystem, at GIFT City, Gandhinagar.The review meeting was...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday shared details about his meeting with the Council of Ministers, saying that discussions focused on boosting ‘Ease of Living’, improving the ‘Ease of Doing Business’, and accelerating reforms to realise the shared vision...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met a high-level delegation of the US nuclear industry, comprising representatives of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), leading US companies, and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum here on Tuesday.During the meeting,...

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman delivered the keynote address at the 38th Foundation Day Programme of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), in Mumbai today. Smt. Sitharaman also digitally launched SEBI's...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that Indian banks are adequately prepared to deal with emerging technology-related challenges, even as she raised fresh concerns over risks linked to a new artificial intelligence model developed by Anthropic.Speaking...

A delegation of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) met the Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday to lodge a strong protest against Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge’s ‘terrorist’ remark about Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and to demand exemplary...

Nitish Kumar on Friday took the oath as a member of the Rajya Sabha, marking a significant shift in his long political career. He had arrived in New Delhi on Thursday, accompanied by Sanjay Jha and Vijay Kumar Choudhary, to complete the necessary formalities...

India's strong fiscal position and robust foreign exchange reserves provide the Reserve Bank of India with more policy flexibility, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Addressing the golden jubilee celebrations of the National Institute of Public...

The second meeting of the Informal Group of Ministers (IGoM), set-up to monitor the evolving situation in West Asia and suggest proactive measures for its minimum impact on India, was held under the chairmanship of Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh at Kartavya...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday unveiled the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) ‘Sankalp Patra’ (manifesto) for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections at an event held at Vajpayee Bhawan in Guwahati. The launch programme was attended by Assam...

The Enforcement Directorate has investigated 1,105 bank fraud cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) and has attached proceeds of crime worth Rs 64,920 crore, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.​She also...

The standard insurance coverage for bank locker holders is fixed at 100 times the annual locker rent in case of any loss, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday. Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, FM Sitharaman...

The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, aimed at speeding up insolvency proceedings to resolve cases related to defaulting companies. The Bill introduces a mandatory 14-day timeline for admitting insolvency applications...

The government on Wednesday announced a three-year tax exemption on dividend income for national cooperative federations, a move aimed at benefiting small members and strengthening the cooperative sector. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Lok...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Finance Bill, 2026, in the Lok Sabha on Monday, marking a key legislative step that will provide legal backing to the proposals announced in the Union Budget for 2026-27. Once passed, the Finance Bill will bring...