With a Bengaluru Court ordering registration of FIR against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, TMC leader Kunal Ghosh said it is "serious development" and said that the opposition parties have been stating that the government has been misusing probe agencies
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is on a five-day visit to Uzbekistan, met Bukhara city Governor Botir Zaripov on Saturday and called for strong tourism and people-to-people ties between the two countries.
Union Consumer Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Saturday that the FIR pertaining to the case against Karnataka Chief Minister Siddharamaiah and the FIR filed against Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman were "incomparable".
Following this, Kumaraswamy on Saturday questioned Chief Minister Siddaramaiah over his demands for the resignation of him and Nirmala Sitharaman and asked if the electoral bond money went into her "personal account."
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, during her address at the Uzbekistan-India Business Forum on Friday, emphasised the vast trade opportunities between India and Uzbekistan.
India and Uzbekistan have signed a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to assure appropriate protection to Uzbekistan investors in India and Indian investors in the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Ministry of Finance said in a statement on Friday.
Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, emphasized the urgent need for sustainable and resilient infrastructure, especially in light of the global challenges posed by climate change and geopolitical tensions.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who is in Uzbekistan, met Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Jamshid Khodjaev, ahead of the 9th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of AIIB, in Samarkand.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written to the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urging her to link insurance premiums of vehicles to the number of traffic violations recorded against the vehicles to deter traffic violations and improve road safety.
The two leaders acknowledged the successful agreement towards the Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) between India and Uzbekistan and agreed that the signing of BIT will bolster investor confidence in each other's market
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will embark on an five-day official visit to Uzbekistan starting Tuesday, accompanying her will be a delegation of officials from the Ministry of Finance.
She also mentioned that the Union Labour Ministry has already assured a thorough investigation into the allegations of an exploitative work environment related to the tragic demise.