FM Sitharaman chairs meeting to improve efficiency of ST plan

Tribal Affairs Minister Arjun Munda and Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh were also present during...

Gold smuggling leads growth of mafia groups: DRI report

In a report -- Smuggling in India Report 2021 -- which was released by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on...

Agencies must up vigil on big drug smugglers: Sitharaman

In 2021-22, seizures of cocaine increased 3,479 per cent from 8.667 kg to 310.21 kg, an annual report produced by...

Cocaine seizure in India increased 3,479 pc in 2021-22: DRI

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said cocaine has started coming into India and the Directorate...

Tax arbitrage makes smuggling of cigarettes into India favourable

In order to evade the high rate of tax and cess levied on cigarettes and tobacco products as also to avoid printing...

FIR lodged against ace shuttler Lakshya Sen over age fraud

According to media reports, the FIR has been filed by M Goviappa Nagaraja, who alleged that the 2022 Commonwealth...

US envoy praises India for making strides in entrepreneurship

US Charge d' Affaires to India, Elizabeth Jones on Friday praised India for making great strides in the field of...

Financial and public asset management in MP are commendable

She said, "In 2021-22, the economic growth rate of Madhya Pradesh was 19.74 percent, which is the highest in the...

Nirmala Sitharaman concludes pre-Budget meetings

More than 110 invitees representing seven stakeholder groups participated in eight meetings scheduled during this...

FM Sitharaman concludes pre-budget meeting for Budget 2023-24

The week-long pre-budget consultation meetings for Budget 2023-24 chaired by Union Finance and Corporate Affairs...

Finance minister meets stakeholders of labour organisations

The 7th Pre-Budget 2023 meeting was attended by Ministers of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary and Bhagwat Kisanrao...

FM urges startups to focus on climate change solutions

Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], November 28 (ANI/PRNewswire): Vananam Ventures Pvt Ltd, a Bengaluru- based...