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Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Munich for Security Conference 2026
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Union Minster for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman has landed in Germany to attend Munich Security Conference 2026.
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"Against democracy, freedom of speech": Mallikarjun Kharge after big porti
Updated : 1 week, 3 days ago IST
Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday said a big portion of his speech during the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address on February 4 was removed from the official record without justification.
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"Answered all questions point by point": NDA leaders laud FM Sitharaman's
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Union Minister Ramdas Athawale lauded the Finance Minister's response, stating that she answered all the questions from the Opposition. He further criticised the Opposition MPs for creating a nuisance in the house.
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FM Sitharaman mocks Congress for "shedding crocodile tears" over rising de
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Addressing the Rajya Sabha during the reply to the discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27, Sitharaman said, "Congress sheds crocodile tears about rising debt. They want us to borrow more money and also release funds to the States."
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"You're a great storyteller," Jaya Bachchan questions FM over films' ticke
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Interjecting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's reply on the budget for the entertainment industry, Rajya Sabha MP Jaya Bachchan termed the minister as "a great storyteller" and raised questions on taxation that has led to an increase in ticket pricing.
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"Centre's funds not free pool of cash...": Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sab
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday defended the Union Budget 2026-27 in Rajya Sabha, emphasising that government funds are "hard-earned contributions of every Indian citizen", not a "free pool of cash."
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"Should be aware of the limits of his words": BJP Jagdambika Pal pulls up
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In a heated Lok Sabha exchange, BJP MP Jagdambika Pal slammed Opposition Leader Rahul Gandhi, saying he "should be aware of the limits of his words and language" and questioning its place in parliamentary democracy.
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"I am challenging BJP to reply to Rahul Gandhi's speech": KC Venugopal on
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"I am challenging them to reply to Rahul Gandhi's speech. LoP Rahul Gandhi raised the most pertinent issues during the speech yesterday. Nirmala Sitharaman did not answer his questions. Kiren Rijiju tweeted a video after the House was adjourned. How did he access the video of Parliament?
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West Bengal at centre of Purvodaya strategy: Sitharaman rejects allegation
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that West Bengal has been placed at the centre of the Union Budget 2026-27 under the government's 'Purvodaya' (Rise of the East) strategy, rejecting allegations that the state did not find mention in the Budget.
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"Wherever Communists are in power, financial condition of that state deter
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Replying to the debate on Union Budget in Lok Sabha, she slammed the CPI-M led government in Kerala over law and order situation.
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Sitharaman accuses Abhishek Banerjee of twisting facts, makes "syndicate,
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday hit out at Trinamool Congress leader Abhishek Banerjee accusing him of twisting facts "known to everyone in the House" and rejected allegations by TMC MPs that West Bengal did not find s mention in the Union Budget, stating that "it i
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India-US interim trade deal will 'hurt our farmers', says SP MP Dimple Yad
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Echoing similar sentiments, SP MP Anand Bhadauriya termed the Budget "hollow". "We had initially hoped that the budget would be a good one, but a hollow budget was presented. The opposition raised questions in the House, but the Finance Minister did not give a meaningful response to any o
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