Tag: Nirmala Sitharaman
Budget Proposes Rs 8,000 Crore Boost For Quantum Tech
Giving a huge boost to adoption of emerging technologies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday proposed to provide an outlay of Rs 8,000 crore for commercial application of quantum computing like in Blockchain over the next five years under the 'National Mission on Quantum Technologies and Applications'.....
Yes Bank Crisis Has Roots In UPA Era, Says Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday claimed that the origin of the Yes Bank crisis lies in the pre-2014 era of Congress rule.....
Rs 30,000 Crore Special Liquidity Scheme For NBFCs, HFCs And MFIs: FN
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced a Rs 30,000 crore special liquidity scheme for non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), housing finance companies (HFCs) and micro-finance institutions (MFIs). ....
FM Nirmala Sitharaman Meets US CEOs, Asks Them To Invest In India
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman participated in 4th G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FCMBG) Meeting under G20 in Washington DC. ....
'Betrayal Of Middle And Salaried Class', Congress Slams Govt On Budget
After Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman did not announce any tax relief in the Budget for the year 2022-23, the Congress on Tuesday slammed the government for betraying the middle and salaried class. ....
At 92 Minutes, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Delivers Her Shortest Budget Speech
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday delivered the Budget 2022-23 with her shortest budget speech so far. ....
Excise Duty Cut On Petrol, Diesel; Subsidy Announced For Ujjwala Gas Beneficiaries
Amidst rising energy prices and inflation, the Central excise duty on petrol has been cut by Rs 8 per litre and on diesel by Rs 6 per litre, reducing the price of petrol by Rs 9.5 per litre and of diesel by Rs 7 per litre, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said. ....
Congress Alleges Graft In Working Of Government's Procurement Portal
The Congress on Friday alleged massive corruption in functioning of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal, launched by the NDA government for procurement of both products and services.....
Cabinet Reshuffle: Modi Rejigs Team, Sitharaman Gets Defence, Goyal Railways
Nirmala Sitharaman was named India's Defence Minister in a reshuffle-cum-expansion of the Union Cabinet by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 3 September. Piyush Goyal was awarded charge of the Indian Railways.....
Sitharaman's Statement Raises More Questions Than Answers On Rafale: Yechury
Communist Party of India-Marxist leader Sitaram Yechury on Saturday said Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's media statement on Rafale has raised more questions than answers, and asked why comparative prices between the earlier scrapped deal for 126 fighter jets and the present one for 36 aircraft had not been shared.....
