Online gaming is gambling like casinos : Nirmala Sitharaman 29-Jun-2022 Chandigarh Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday categorically termed online gaming "nothing but gambling".Addressing the media at the conclusion of the two-day meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council held in Chandigarh, Sitharaman said casinos,...
TN to host GST Council meeting in August : Nirmala Sitharaman 29-Jun-2022 Chandigarh The next Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting will be held in Tamil Nadu's Madurai in August, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday.Announcing this at the press meet after the two-day meeting of GST Council held in Chandigarh,...
J&K Bank MD Baldev Prakash calls upon Union Finance Minister 21-Jun-2022 Srinagar MD & CEO J&K Bank, Baldev Prakash, today called upon Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Delhi.On the occasion, Finance Minister directed the Bank to continue its mission of financial empowerment.The Bank has been playing its role...
2047 should bring proud moments : Nirmala Sitharaman 11-Jun-2022 Panaji Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said "together we should create such an environment in the next 25 years, when India will complete 100 years of independence in 2047, that our children and youth should be proud of"."For 'Amrit Kaal' we...
PSEs will have to scale-up, build capacities to survive in competitive market : Nirmala Sitharaman 09-Jun-2022 Gandhinagar Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the Public Sector Enterprises (PSE) in the strategic core sector need to scale-up their performances and if required should enter into a partnership with the private sector to survive.She was in Gandhinagar...
Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Iconic Week of Ministry of Corporate Affairs during Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations in New Delhi 07-Jun-2022 New Delhi Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Iconic Week of Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) during Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav celebrations here today.Union Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Shri Rao Inderjit Singh...
Nirmala Sitharaman attends 2nd BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting 06-Jun-2022 New Delhi Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman participated via virtual mode in the second BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting under the BRICS China chairmanship, here today. The agenda of the meeting...
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates iconic week celebrations of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs 06-Jun-2022 New Delhi The Prime Minister, Narendra Modi inaugurated the iconic week celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs here today. This week is being celebrated by Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs as part of the ‘Azadi...
PM Narendra Modi inaugurates iconic week celebrations of Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate affairs 06-Jun-2022 New Delhi Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated iconic week celebrations of the Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Corporate Affairs today.This week is being celebrated as part of the ‘Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav’ (AKAM) from 6th to 11th June 2022. He also...
Nirmala Sitharaman intervenes as Covid orphan receives loan recovery notices 06-Jun-2022 New Delhi After reports emerged of a teenage Covid orphan being troubled by loan agents for the repayment of outstanding debt left behind by her late father, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman intervened and asked officials to take up the case. The finance minister...
Nirmala Sitharaman files nomination for Rajya Sabha from Karnataka 31-May-2022 Bengaluru Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday filed her nomination for the Rajya Sabha seat as a BJP candidate in Vidhana Soudha (Legislative Assembly), Bengaluru. She submitted her nomination papers to Vidhana Soudha Secretary Vishalakshi. Before filing...
Nirmala Sitharaman not among toppers of Modi govt 29-May-2022 New Delhi Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is not among the top performing Cabinet ministers in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, according to an IANS-CVoter Survey.In the survey, which was conducted among the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)...
Finance Minister's statement on petrol-diesel price cut triggers controversy in Rajasthan 23-May-2022 Jaipur Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's clarification that the entire cost of the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel will be borne by the central government and the state's revenue won't be impacted by the move has triggered a political controversy...
Nirmala Sitharaman participates in the 13th Annual Day commemoration of the Competition Commission of India 20-May-2022 New Delhi Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman participated in the 13th Annual Day commemoration of the Competition Commission of India (CCI) as Chief Guest in New Delhi, today.On this occasion, the Union Finance Minister inaugurated...
Trade pacts with UAE, Australia will fuel economic growth: Nirmala Sitharaman 10-May-2022 Chennai Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday the country's trade pacts with the UAE and Australia will chart the way for economic growth.Speaking at the stakeholders' outreach programme on India-UAE CEPA and India-Australia ECTA here, Sitharaman said...
RBI rate hike a surprise as it came between 2 review meetings: Nirmala Sitharaman 08-May-2022 New Delhi The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) move to raise the policy rate is part of a synchronised action by the central banks, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said, adding that it came as a surprise only because it was done between two monetary policy...
Nirmala Sitharaman engages investors in Silicon Valley 26-Apr-2022 Palo Alto The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and the US Chamber of Commerce's US-India Business Council (USIBC), co-hosted an exclusive roundtable for business leaders and investors with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Palo Alto. The roundtable was...
Nirmala Sitharaman makes India's stand clear with the US on the Ukraine crisis 23-Apr-2022 Washington Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India's stand on the Russia-Ukraine war was predicated on the security challenges in its own neighbourhood and the US should understand that though it has a friend in India, that "friend can't be a weak friend (and) the...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman attends FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C. 22-Apr-2022 Washington Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman attended the FATF Ministerial Meeting in Washington D.C. on 21st April 2022, conducted along-side the 2022 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group and the International Monetary Fund...
Nirmala Sitharaman reiterates call for tech & fund transfer on climate, commitment to fighting terror funding 22-Apr-2022 Washington Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has reiterated India's call for transfer of low-cost technology and increased funding to developing countries to fight climate change at the International Monetary Fund plenary and, separately, reaffirmed India's commitment...