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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)India
Sitharaman defends EPFO interest rate

Union finance minister was replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on the supplementary spending for the current fiscal

22 March 2022 12:12 AM IST

Union Minister for Finance Nirmala Sitharaman and Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund in Washington D.C. (pib.gov.in)Business
Nirmala meets IMF chief; discusses impact of geopolitical situation on...

IMF chief highlighted India's well-targeted policy mix which helped the country's economy remain resilient even with a...

19 April 2022 11:09 AM IST

People get their vehicles filled with fuel after the central government reduced excise duty on petrol by Rs 8 per litre and diesel by Rs 6 per litre, in Patna, Saturday, May 21, 2022. (PTI Photo)India
Centre cuts excise duty on petrol by Rs.8 and diesel by Rs.6

Petrol price down Rs 9.5/l, diesel Rs 7 after Centre cuts excise duty

22 May 2022 2:00 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget interaction with Confederation of Indian Industrys (CII) National Council, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022. (PTI)Business
FM Sitharaman to India Inc: What stops you from investing

FM expressed concerns over an issue of payment of dues to micro, small, and medium enterprises and asked big corporates...

14 Sept 2022 7:53 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during her interaction with a group of Indian-overseas scholars and students from various US universities in Washington DC, USA (PTI)Opinion
AA Edit | Madam FM, pursue growth above all

The Budget would be judged for its ability to unleash the Indian economy on a rapid growth path.

30 Jan 2023 12:47 AM IST

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (PTI)Opinion
Sanjaya Baru | Budget 2023: Capital strike subdues the animal spirits'

It has become a habit for most governments to make the annual Budget speech a statement of past achievements and grand...

23 Jan 2023 12:28 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Rajya Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Friday, Feb. 10, 2023. (PTI Photo)Business
FM says new tax regime has been made 'very attractive'

Nirmala said the Budget focuses on middle class, employment generation, MSMEs, agriculture sector, rural population,...

11 Feb 2023 7:22 AM IST

In February 2022 Nirmala Sitharaman had stepped forward to salvage the situation by giving up a key mantra of what economists refer to as neo-liberalism . (File Photo: PTI)Opinion
Sanjaya Baru | The State in the economy and state of the economy

Returning to the 7.0 to 8.0 per cent growth path is the only way in which the next decade can hope to be dubbed as ...

6 Feb 2023 12:36 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)Business
FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus;...

Finance minister gives Rs.10 lakh crore boost to building infrastructure

2 Feb 2023 7:06 AM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses for a photograph as she leaves the Finance ministry to present the annual budget in the parliament in New Delhi. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)Business
Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present...

She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to...

1 Feb 2023 10:38 AM IST

The Union Budget by Nirmala Sitharaman raises questions about the governments focus on the distant future and past, neglecting present issues like unemployment. The \K-shaped\ growth, where the rich benefit while the poor struggle, continues, with subsidies favoring non-risk-taking businesses. (Image: PTI)Opinion
Sanjaya Baru | Modi's economic, political strategy is Ram bharose

Political outcomes seem increasingly detached from economic realities, raising concerns among citizens

5 Feb 2024 12:00 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Interim Budget 2024 in the Lok Sabha, at Parliament House in New Delhi, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. (PTI Photo)Opinion
AA Edit | Budget: South feels left out

Challenges of budgetary disparities in southern India: a closer look at allocations

3 Feb 2024 1:13 AM IST

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