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I don't eat much of onion, says Sitharaman in Lok Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that she doesn't eat much of onion or garlic and hails from a family where these two vegetables are not much in use.
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Sitharaman questions Saugata Roy for referring to Chandrayaan-2 as failure
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 5 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday took exception to remarks of Trinamool Congress MP Saugata Roy that ISRO's moon mission had failed and said that the entire world lauds the space agency for its achievements.
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Net FDI inflow in first half of 2019-20 $ 20.9 billion: FM
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Net foreign direct investment (FDI) inflow has increased by over $ 3 million in the first half of 2019-20 in comparison to that of the previous year.
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Sisodia meets Sitharaman to request for release of Rs 3,642 cr GST compens
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here, to discuss delayed transfer of compensation for losses incurred by GST implementation in 2017.
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury apologises to Nirmala Sitharaman over 'Nirbala' rem
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): Leader of Congress in Lok Sabha, Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury, on Wednesday apologised to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman over the 'Nirbala' remark he made on Monday.
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LS gives nod to additional government expenditure of Rs 21246 crore
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday gave nod to an additional government expenditure of Rs 21246 crore in the current fiscal year by approving the first batch of Supplementary Demands for Grants for 2019-20.
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Cabinet approves launch of Bharat Bond ETF to provide more money for CPSUs
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) on Wednesday approved creation and launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) to create an additional source of funding for Central Public Sector Undertakings (CPSUs), Central Public Sector Enterprises
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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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Cabinet approves launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 4 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the launch of Bharat Bond Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) which will be the first corporate bond ETF in the country.
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Rs 4.91 lakh crore disbursed by PSBs in Oct and Nov
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Public sector banks (PSBs) disbursed Rs 2.39 lakh crore to micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), non-banking finance companies (NBFCs), corporates, retail and agriculture sector borrowers in November, raising the total disbursement since the launch of t
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Sitharaman invites Swedish businesses to build smart cities in India
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): India plans to spend Rs 100 lakh crore on building and upgrading public infrastructure over the next five years, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday and asked multinational corporations to participate in various upcoming greenfield and brown
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Uproar in LS as BJP MPs seek apology from Adhir Chowdhury over remarks aga
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Tuesday witnessed an uproar as BJP Members of Parliament demanded an apology from Leader of Congress in the Lower House Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury for calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah as "infiltrators" and Finance
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