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Sitharaman accuses Congress of misleading people on Modi government's fisc
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
With Congress slamming the economic performance of the BJP-led government, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has hit back at the party and challenged Rahul Gandhi to answer questions raised by her concerning the promises made by the opposition party in its manifesto and the performance
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"Congress' approach to terror always been weak, soft": Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Sitharaman said, "You saw it during the ten years of Congress rule how terror attacks were tolerated, proper response was not given. They believed in sending dossiers to Pakistan. The attitude and approach of the Congress party towards terror has always been weak and soft."
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"Misguided" youth should be used ethically to check cyber frauds: Nirmala
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Responding to a question on the rise of online frauds in Jharkhand over the past few years while speaking at an event here, Sitharaman pointed out that financial regulators can highlight how such people can be engaged for ethical practices to combat cyber frauds and that the Government sh
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Rampant corruption has blocked the development of Jharkhand: FM Nirmala Si
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
"The talent of Jharkhand is wasted because of lawlessness, corruption, and the absence of basic infrastructure like electricity and roads," said Sitharaman.
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"I am from South India and I look Indian," says Nirmala Sitharaman after S
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Rebutting the remarks made by Congress leader Sam Pitroda on the diversity of India, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took a jibe at him and said that she is from South India and she looks Indian.
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'Ulta Chor Kotwal Ko Daante', says FM Nirmala Sitharaman refuting oppositi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
FM stated, "Repeated claims from the INCIndia ecosystem and RahulGandhi in particular that Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) are being dismantled & are in disarray under the current government are a textbook example of 'Ulta Chor Kotwal Ko Daante.'"
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"GST lowered taxes on many essential items compared to pre-GST rates" says
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared a post on social media on Monday highlighting the two recent achievements in the Goods and Services Tax (GST) architecture.
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Nirmala Sitharaman accuses Congress of politicising Prajwal Revanna case a
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday accused the Congress Party of politicising the alleged obscene video case of the sitting MP and candidate from Hassan Lok Sabha constituency, Prajwal Revanna.
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"Rohith Vemula's dignity has to be respected; Opposition drags it on stree
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for politicising the death of University of Hyderabad PhD scholar Rohith Vemula without allowing the law and enforcement agencies to do their work in the case.
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Sitharaman's "lost decade" jibe, after Chidambaram's "arithmetic inevitabi
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Taking a swipe at former finance minister P Chidambaram, who made remarks that India will become the third largest economy in the world no matter who becomes the prime minister, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman countered and asked why was it that the country's ranking in terms of
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"Inheritance tax could nullify India's decade of progress" says Nirmala Si
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday criticised the proposed inheritance tax by the Congress, citing that it directly impacts the middle class and aspirational class.
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Rajeev Chandrasekhar writes to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over un
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Against the backdrop of Kerala's long-standing financial turmoil, Rajeev Chandrasekhar urged the Centre that while giving funds or special funds to Kerala, a condition should be kept that the salaries of the state employees and pensions be paid on time.
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