Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the ongoing process of rationalizing customs duties and withdrawing the 6 per cent equalization levy, which began in 2023, is independent of any global events and will continue.
Unfazed by the raging controversy over his "traitor" jab at Shiv Sena chief Eknath Shinde, stand-up artist and comedian Kunal Kamra dropped a new parody song on Wednesday, targeting Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and accusing the BJP of "tanashahi" (dictatorship).
BRS leader K T Rama Rao thanked Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for raising concerns over the incomplete loan waivers under Congress. He criticized Telangana BJP leaders for not supporting farmers while targeting the BRS for questioning the state government.
Bharat Rashtra Samiti (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Thursday thanked Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for highlighting farmers' plight in Telangana during a discussion in the Parliament and alleged that the local BJP leadership is busy acting like "personal staff" of Chi
On Wednesday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman praised Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha for raising the issue of the conditions of banks in Parliament.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in December 2019 announced that no MDR charges would be applicable on transactions through RuPay and UPI platforms beginning January 1, 2020, a move that promotes digital payments.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Tuesday, underscored the Union government's commitment to providing tax certainty and streamlining business regulations as part of the broader vision to build a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The Budget Session of Parliament will resume on Friday, where Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to make a statement regarding "correction in Receipt Budget 2025-2026" presented along with Union Budget 2025-2026 on February 1.
DMK MP Kanimozhi condemned Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's comments on Tamil Nadu's schemes, accusing the Centre of insulting Tamil people and not allocating adequate funds, while highlighting the disparity in fund distribution to other states.