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Parliament approves Central Excise (Amendment) Bill, 2025 to raise excise
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, while replying to the discussion in Rajya Sabha, said the higher duties on cigarettes will be shared with the states. "This is not a cess but excise duty. The amount will be redistributed to the States as per the Finance Commission's recommendati
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FM Sitharaman to move Health Security se National Security Cess Bill for c
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to move the Health Security se National Security Cess Bill, 2025 for consideration and passing in the Lok Sabha on Thursday.
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Sitharaman meets global Finance Ministers, reaffirms India's push for tax
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met senior Finance and Economic Ministers from Andorra, Montenegro, Hungary, Kuwait, Cayman Islands, Slovak Republic, Panama and Zimbabwe in New Delhi on Tuesday, reaffirming India's commitment to stronger global cooperation in tax transparency and e
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FM Sitharaman calls for global cooperation to address new tax challenges a
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the global economy is facing new and complex challenges arising from the digitalisation of economic activity and the emergence of new financial products, and stressed that these issues require joint action by all jurisdictions.
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FM chairs 11th pre-budget consultation with infrastructure, energy experts
Updated : 4 months ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today chaired the 11th Pre-Budget Consultation with experts from the infrastructure and energy sectors in New Delhi, marking another step in the preparation of the Union Budget 2026-27. According to the Ministry of Finance on X, the meeting is att
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Sitharaman meets Saudi Arabia's Minister of Investment, discusses early co
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday met Khalid Al Falih, Minister of Investment of Saudi Arabia, here to discuss ways to strengthen economic ties between the two countries.
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FM meets stakeholders of MSME sector for pre-budget consultations
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday chaired the third pre-Budget consultation meeting with stakeholders from the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector in New Delhi.
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"New institution represents a historic leap": Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma said the new Swahid Kanaklata Barua State University in Gohpur marks a "historic leap" in higher education. The CM joined Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in laying the foundation stone of Assam's first Industry 4.0 university.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Assam's upcoming semiconductor
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visited Tata Electronics' upcoming Outsourced Semiconductor Assembly and Test (OSAT) facility at Jagiroad in Assam's Morigaon district, a landmark project with an investment of Rs 27,000 crore aimed at bolstering India's semiconductor manufacturin
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Atmanirbhar Bharat is about 'resilient interdependence' not isolationism:
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that the vision of Atmanirbhar Bharat is not "an isolationist policy" but rather "a resilient interdependence capable of meeting domestic needs while integrating with global value chains."
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to visit Assam from November 7 to 8, D
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
"Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will come tomorrow (November 7), she will inspect the new semiconductor plant at Jagiroad. She will inaugurate a new land water terminal which has been constructed in world standard. She will also inaugurate a riverfront garden in Guwahati. On No
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Satellite phone services restored for 30 Tamil Nadu fishermen stranded at
Updated : 5 months ago IST
Department of Telecommunications (DoT) and Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) have restored the Inmarsat satellite phone services for over 30 fishermen from Tamil Nadu's Kanyakumari district who are currently stranded at sea amid turbulent weather conditions, Union Finance Minister Nirma
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