Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman honored several Income Tax officers for their exceptional contributions to the department during the celebration of the 166th Income Tax Day, recognising decades of service in modernising India's tax administration.
"I congratulate the Finance Minister for introducing the New Income Tax Bill, and I say new because the existing Bill dates back to 1961. This bill has seen several amendments. The government's objective, which is the right idea, is that this bill which is over 60 years old and has so man
Prime Minister Narendra Modi landed in Maldives as a part of his second leg of the two-nation visit. Upon arrival, he received a warm welcome from President Muizzu, the Foreign Minister, the Defence Minister, the Finance Minister and the Minister of Homeland Security.
Notably, Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has asked the Commissioners of Police, Deputy Commissioners and Senior Superintendent of Police to make Punjab a drug-free state. The Punjab government has also constituted a 5-member Cabinet Sub-Committee, led by the state's Finance Minister, Harp
In a bid to strengthen healthcare and medical education infrastructure, Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema announced a significant hike in monthly stipends for interns, junior residents, and senior residents at government medical and dental colleges. The move is expected to cost the
Stand-Up India has provided nearly Rs 29,000 crore in sanctions to SC/ST and Women Entrepreneurs since April 2022 till March 2025, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in a reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today on Tuesday.
"...To divert attention from this issue and to save his son, hide his corruption, he is raising different issues and making baseless allegations..." the Minister said during a press conference.
Following Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar's resignation on medical reason, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram extended his best wishes, hoping for his good health and long life.
A high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was held at Parliament House today, attended by senior Union Ministers, including Home Minister Amit Shah, BJP President JP Nadda, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Finance Minister Nirm
Earlier, on the final day of her four-day visit to Meghalaya, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited the historic Ramakrishna Mission Ashram School in Sohra.
The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of the UAE, is participating in the 3rd meeting of G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG), held under the presidency of South Africa for the year 2025.
He informed about the massive losses incurred due to recent heavy rains and flash-floods in the state and urged the Centre to provide assistance to the state