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No MDR charges on payment modes to be notified on Jan 1: Finance Minister
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 28 (ANI): The customers will not be charged merchant discount rates (MDRs) for transactions made through "payment modes" that will be notified from January 1, 2020.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman holds pre-budget consultation with economists
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 20 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a meeting with some leading economists here as a part of her consultations for the Union Budget 2020-21.
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Shame that Rahul Gandhi forgets about women's dignity: Finance Minister Si
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his 'rape in India' remark, stating that it is a matter of 'shame' that a senior leader of Congress party has forgotten the dignity of women.
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Centre taking every step to import onions, restore their supply to market:
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 13 (ANI): Ensuring that the country will soon overcome onion crisis, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that the government was taking every step to import onions and restore their supply to the market.
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Delegation of state FMs meet Union FM Nirmala Sitharaman over GST compensa
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): A delegation of state finance ministers met with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here on Wednesday to discuss GST compensation. "Finance Minister Sitharaman did not specify the reason why compensation to states is being held up. Centre owes Delhi Rs
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury takes a dig at Finance Minister Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 2 (ANI): Leader of Congress in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Monday took a dig at Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman by using the term 'Nirbala' (powerless) to address her.
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Finance Minister Sitharaman holds meeting on GST simplification in Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 16 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday held a meeting with Chartered Accountants and traders' body to address the concern raised on the process of filling Goods and Services Tax (GST) forms and make them more user-friendly.
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Sensex jumps by over 1,200 points after Finance Minister Sitharaman announ
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Sept 20 (ANI): Equity indices jumped on Friday morning after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced slashing of corporate tax for local and domestic manufacturing companies.
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We will respond to industry's needs, says Finance Minister Sitharaman
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Sept 1 (ANI): With the economy reporting a sluggish growth of 5 per cent in the last quarter of the current financial year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that her government was prepared to respond to the industry's "needs and suggestions
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Finance Minister Sitharaman to meet industry leaders in a bid to fix econo
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will hold a series of meetings this week to take stock of the economy which has witnessed a downturn in recent quarters, Finance Secretary Rajiv Kumar said on Monday.
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Budget 2019 is development oriented, says Ram Vilas Paswan
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 5 (ANI): Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday dubbed the Budget 2019 as "development-oriented" and said it has given special attention to enrich the lives of people and make them more capable and prosperous.
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LED bulbs distributed under Ujala scheme saving Rs 18,342 crore annually:
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Around 35 crore LED bulbs have been distributed under Ujala Yojana leading to cost saving of Rs 18,341 crore annually, Finance Minister Sitharaman said in the Lok Sabha on Friday.
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