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"Do not agree with most of what he says..." Chidambaram on George Soros' I
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Chidambaram tweeted, "I did not agree with most of what George Soros had said in the past and I do not agree with most of what he says now. But to label his remarks as an "attempt to topple the democratically elected government in India" is a puerile statement."
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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to visit India from Feb 23-25 for G20 M
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
This will be the first finance ministers' meeting since India officially became chair of the Group of 20 leading economies in December.
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IMF loan delay pushing Pakistan economy "into a tailspin": Report
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan is in panic after the IMF team that came to negotiate the details left without reaching a final agreement last week. Even though Finance Minister Ishaq Dar and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif agreed to all the preconditions. And now Pakistan increased the petrol price which is increas
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"Whom are you laughing upon, the people..." Union FM Sitharaman slams KCR
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Retorting to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao's statement of dubbing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ambitious target of reaching a USD 5 trillion economy as a "joke", Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the debt of the State crossed Rs 3 lakh crores fr
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Petroleum products can be brought under GST once states agree: Sitharaman
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The 49th meeting of the GST Council is scheduled to be held here in the national capital on February 18, to be chaired by finance minister Sitharaman.
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Union Budget ensuring multiplier effect for growth momentum in all sectors
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The Union Finance Minister stated that capital expenditure has the potential to benefit a range of core industries, making it an effective way to ensure that money is directed to the right places and generate multiplier effects.
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Sri Lankan envoy Moragoda meets Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of G20 Finance Mi
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The meeting between the Finance Minister and the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka took place just ahead of the first meeting of the G20 Finance Ministers scheduled to be held on February 24-25, 2023 in Bengaluru, chaired by Minister Sitharaman.
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Federal probe agency given nod to arrest PTI leader Shaukat Tarin, says Pa
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Pakistan Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah on Sunday said that the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has been granted permission to arrest former finance minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shaukat Tarin, ARY News reported.
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G20 members working together to bring collective SOP on crypto: FM Sithara
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
While replying to a query from DMK MP T Sumathy, the Finance Minister said, "At the moment, they (cryptocurrencies) are largely unregulated in India; whether it is mining or the asset or whether it is the transaction, we recognise that it is completely driven by technology and a standalon
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Nepal govt reduces size of budget for current fiscal by 14 per cent
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Bishnu Paudel, while publishing the mid-term budget review report also made it clear that the target of 8 per cent economic growth rate set for the current fiscal year also won't be achieved.
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"Will fulfil all duties": BJP MP Shiv Pratap Shukla on becoming new HP Guv
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Shiv Pratap Shukla was appointed as the new Governor of Himachal Pradesh on Sunday. Shiv Pratap Shukla will be the 29th Governor of Himachal Pradesh. Shiv Pratap Shukla is a resident of Rudrapur in the Gorakhpur district of UP. He is a former Finance Minister of India.
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Sitharaman address RBI Board, highlights thrust areas of Budget
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Complimenting the Finance Minister on the Budget, the Board members made a few suggestions for consideration of the government
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