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Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with traders, investors in Kolkata
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 9 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday held discussions with the industry leaders and trade bodies and investment bankers as part of the public outreach programme in Kolkata on the Union Budget which was presented by her on 1st of this month. Read More
No plans to cut funds for states, says Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the Centre has no plan to decrease the funds for the states.
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Sitharaman interacts with traders in Chennai, says economy is 'robust'
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that the economy is at its "robust-level" and asserted the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the country is at an all-time high.
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IPO will make LIC disinvestment more transparent: Nirmala Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Centre is planning to bring an Initial public offering (IPO) for the disinvestment of the Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) of India.
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Our commitment towards infrastructure investment is clear: Nirmala Sithara
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the Central government is clear about its commitment towards infrastructure investment.
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Disinvestment in PSUs to raise capital for infrastructure building: Sithar
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 7 (ANI): The government is pursuing disinvestment to inject greater transparency and discipline in loss-making public sector companies, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday.
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FM to visit Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata to interact with industry leaders
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] Feb 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on a 3-day official tour to Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata starting February 7 to hold interactions with industry leaders and various stakeholders on different themes of Budget 2020.
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'Problem solved': Rahul tells PM Modi to blame 'clueless' Sitharaman for e
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 5 (ANI): Taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for 'triggering economic slowdown', Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said that the former should put all blame on 'clueless' Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and sack her for the slowdown.
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Budget targets slide amid growth slowdown: Fitch Ratings
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Hong Kong, Feb 5 (ANI): The Union Budget for fiscal year ending March 2021 (FY21) implies a modest degree of slippage from previous targets to consolidate public finances, Fitch Ratings said on Wednesday.
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No talk about unemployment during FM's Budget speech: Rahul Gandhi
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Taking a jibe at the Central government over Budget 2020-21, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday claimed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had not even mentioned once the issue of unemployment during her three-hour-long budget speech.
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LIC staff protest against IPO plan
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], Feb 4 (ANI): Following the announcement of disinvestment of LIC by Union Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the budget session, the employees of LIC are staging protests in different states of the country.
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Broader tax base will allow tweaking of tax rates: CBDT
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 4 (ANI): As the tax base gets broader, there is a chance of tweaking the tax rates as there is a large portion of unorganised sector which is outside the tax framework, Chairman of the Central Board for Direct Taxes (CBDT) Pramod Chandra Mody said on Tuesday.
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