Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has slammed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who is currently in ED custody, for skipping as many as eight summons by the central enforcement agency, in connection with the alleged scam linked to now-withdrawn Delhi excise policy.
In a push-back against allegations of fiscal bias against Congress-ruled Karnataka and non-provision of funds, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Sunday every penny due to the state is accounted for and was released on time.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be inaugurating the national conference of Goods and Services Tax enforcement chiefs in the national capital on Monday.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday virtually inaugurated the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) facility at Land Customs Stations of North-Eastern Regions for enhancing ease of doing business and facilitating regional trade from New Delhi.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Thursday inaugurate the Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) facility at the Land Customs Stations of the North Eastern Regions through virtual mode for enhancing ease of doing business and facilitating regional trade.
The central government has no role to play except for obeying the finance commission, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in categorical words on allegations that southern states, in particular, are upset with the Centre for not sharing as much as taxes they earlier used to.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday highlighted a number of economic indicators to mark the "decline" of West Bengal, and touched upon the recent unrest at Sandeshkhali saying that the "sheer audacity" of the state government in not arresting the culprit till today.
Union Minister Pralhad Joshi on Monday informed that Bharatiya Janata Party there are chances that his party will field External Affairs S Jaishankar and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman from constituencies in Karnataka in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday underscored the government's commitment to the principle of "innovate from India to innovate for India," highlighting that it has been the guiding philosophy in their approach.
Accusing the UPA government of hampering defence preparedness by policy paralysis, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that shortage of ammunition plagued defence forces during its rule and the Modi government has doubled defence budget
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her reply to the debate on 'White Paper' in the Lok Sabha, targeted the previous Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, stating that the 'Andolan-Jeevi' and 'Bhrashtachar-Jeevi' governments gave birth to the Jayanthi tax.
In an apparent jibe at Congress MP Sonia Gandhi, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her reply to the debate on 'White Paper' in the Lok Sabha, targeted the chairperson of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) stating that Sonia Gandhi acted like 'super' Prime Minister and said