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Parliament Winter Session: Lok Sabha to take up Health, National Security
Updated : 3 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will on Friday move the Health Security and National Security Cess Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha for further consideration and passage during the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament.
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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, 3 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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ICICI Prudential PFM Unveils 'My Family My Future': Empowering Working Wom
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 2: In a landmark initiative to promote inclusive financial security for Indian families, ICICI Prudential Pension Funds Management Company Ltd. (ICICI PFM) announced the launch of its latest offering under the National Pension System (NPS), 'My Family My Future'.
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FM Sitharaman calls for global cooperation to address new tax challenges a
Updated : 3 months, 3 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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Manipur GST amendments taken up for consideration and passing in Lok Sabha
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
"The Central government amended the Central Goods and Services Act of 2017, particularly section 121 to 134 of the finance Act 2025. This was passed by Parliament and enacted in 2024. These changes also came into effect on October 2025 after more than half of the states updated their GST.
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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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16th Finance Commission submits report on distribution of taxes between Ce
Updated : 4 months ago IST
The Commission's Chairman Arvind Panagariya, along with Members Annie George Mathew, Manoj Panda, T. Rabi Sankar, Soumyakanti Ghosh and Secretary Ritvik Pandey, met the President on Monday to formally hand over the report.
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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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