Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Chair of insurance and asset management company Prudential, Shriti Vadera, in London, during her ongoing visit to the UK.
Israeli leaders are scrambling to negotiate with the US administration to lower a newly imposed 17 per cent tariff on Israeli exports, which caught officials in Jerusalem by surprise. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich are expected to press for a reductio
Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema announces the Mukyamatri Teerth Yatra Yojna, a free pilgrimage scheme for those over 50, with a Rs 100 crore budget. The initiative aims to promote religious unity and starts registration in late April.
Speaking on the US imposing 26% 'reciprocal' tariff on India, AAP MP Raghav Chadha said, "We used to listen to a song 'acha sila diya tune mere pyar ka'... India left no stone unturned to maintain the friendship. Even the union finance minister removed a tax called the 'Google tax' to protec
"It will definitely have implications for our exports. I think it is incumbent on the Finance Minister to make an analysis and uprise the House and the nation on what these implications will be and how they will affect our economic growth," the Congress MP told ANI.
At the directive of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and Economy and Industry Minister Nir Barkat, Israel has cancelled all of the customs duties - tariffs - that have been levied until now on products from the US, Israel's largest trading partner.
Speaking at the launch of the 'NITI NCAER States Economic Forum' portal in New Delhi, Sitharaman highlighted the balanced approach taken by the GST Council, where finance ministers from various states work together to increase revenue without overburdening citizens.
"The annual budget 2025-2026, presented by Deputy CM and Finance Minister Mallu Vikramarka Bhatti, is a mix of flavours like 'Ugadi Pachadi'. Accorded top priority to agriculture development and providing education to the poorer sections," Revanth Reddy said while participating in Ugadi cele
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.