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"You're a great storyteller," Jaya Bachchan questions FM over films' ticke
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Interjecting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply on the budget for the entertainment industry, Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan termed the minister as "a great storyteller" and raised questions on taxation that has led to an increase in ticket pricing.
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"Centre's funds not free pool of cash...": Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sab
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended the Union Budget 2026-27 in Rajya Sabha, emphasising that government funds are "hard-earned contributions of every Indian citizen", not a "free pool of cash."
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West Bengal at centre of Purvodaya strategy: Sitharaman rejects allegation
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that West Bengal has been placed at the centre of the Union Budget 2026-27 under the government's 'Purvodaya' (Rise of the East) strategy, rejecting allegations that the state did not find mention in the Budget.
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Sitharaman accuses Abhishek Banerjee of twisting facts, makes "syndicate,
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit out at Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee accusing him of twisting facts "known to everyone in the House" and rejected allegations by TMC MPs that West Bengal did not find s mention in the Union Budget, stating that "it i
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"He did not read the budget...they sold the interests of farmers, poor":
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his allegations against the government on the India-US Interim Trade Agreement, saying he made his speech "without reading the Union Budget" and that government has made various provisions to dea
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RBI Governor calls on Nirmala Sitharaman at Parliament House in Delhi
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RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra called on Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday at the Parliament House in New Delhi.
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"Govt and LS Speaker not interested in running the House": Congress' Shash
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Both Houses of Parliament were scheduled to continue discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27 today, which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
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Lok Sabha adjourned till noon amid Oppn sloganeering; MPs demand discussio
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Meanwhile, according to sources the Opposition is planning to move no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla.
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BJP's Rajeev Chandrasekhar seeks exemption for Kerala from MSP bonus cut
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BJP State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman requesting that Kerala be excluded from the Centre's advisory on discontinuing Minimum Support Price (MSP) bonus for paddy and wheat.
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Parliament Budget Session: Both Houses to begin discussion on Union Budget
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Both Houses of Parliament are scheduled to begin discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27 on Monday, which was presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1.
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"Committed to negotiating broader US-India BTA": FM Nirmala Sitharaman hai
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday hailed the India-United States interim trade deal, expressing commitment to bilateral ties.
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"Good news for Made-in-India products": FM Nirmala Sitharaman on India-US
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday welcomed the announcement of the India-United States trade deal under which Washington has reduced tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent.
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