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The ride has been rough for Ms Sitharaman. Despite her best efforts, and visible results on the fiscal front, both investment and consumption remain subdued due to persistent modest expectations about the near term.

Sanjaya Baru | Restoring confidence is key to economic growth

It is not at all surprising that Ms Sitharaman chose to be so bold as to claim credit for the sentiment on Dalal Street

9 Aug 2021 3:09 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the virtual launch of Customized Crash Course programme for Covid 19 Frontline workers, in New Delhi. (PTI)

Anita Katyal | Talks with Didi costly for Cong seniors; Kailash falls...

Once a favourite of home minister Amit Shah, BJP's national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya appears to have...

8 Aug 2021 2:47 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Thursday, August 5, 2021. (LSTV/PTI Photo).

Centre foregoes retro tax power

Introduces Bill to amend Income-Tax law

6 Aug 2021 12:58 AM IST

Parliamentarians in the Rajya Sabha, on the first day of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi, Monday, July 19, 2021. (RSTV/PTI Photo)

Rajya Sabha passes Limited Liability Partnership Amendment Bill

Amid the uproar, Sitharaman made a brief reply following which the amendment bill was passed with voice vote

4 Aug 2021 3:29 PM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a press conference at NMC in New Delhi, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021. (PTI /Manvender Vashist)

Bad bank to get Centre's boost

Centre to guarantee Rs 30,000 crore purchase of NPAs by bad bank

17 Sept 2021 7:58 AM IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that a total amount sanctioned under the 100 per cent Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme. (PTI Photo)

Finance Minister: DFI to be operational soon

The budget had allocated Rs 20,000 crore to capitalise the Development Finance Institution

14 Sept 2021 8:53 AM IST

Kharge said that India has a total of 366 PSUs employing 9.2 lakh regular employees and 4.98 lakh contractual employees. The Railways employs 12.53 lakh persons and the department of posts 4.18 lakh employees. If all these are sold off, what will be the future of these employees and their families, he asked. DC file photo

Modi and BJP engaged in 'buying and selling' policy, says Kharge

The NMP reverses years of established policy without any objective criterion, Kharge said

4 Sept 2021 1:59 AM IST

Kharge said that India has a total of 366 PSUs employing 9.2 lakh regular employees and 4.98 lakh contractual employees. The Railways employs 12.53 lakh persons and the department of posts 4.18 lakh employees. If all these are sold off, what will be the future of these employees and their families, he asked. DC file photo

Modi and BJP engaged in 'buying and selling' policy, says Kharge

The NMP reverses years of established policy without any objective criterion, Kharge said

4 Sept 2021 1:31 AM IST

According to forex experts, the rupee would continue to remain weak on global and domestic concerns.

AA Edit | Rupee dances to dollar tunes

Rupee has performed better than the currencies of other emerging economies as RBI spent nearly $100 bn to prevent the...

18 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

Inflation eased to 6.80%, significantly lower than Januarys 7.59%, according to the March 4-6 poll of more than 40 economists (PTI)

AA Edit | Amid global headwinds, govt must rally all forces

This is the ninth consecutive time that the retail inflation has come above RBI's tolerance level of six per cent.

14 Oct 2022 12:05 AM IST

The Parliament has been witnessing protests since November 30, the second day of the Winter Session. (Representational Image/ PTI)

Budget Session: No Zero, Question hour in Parliament on Jan 31, Feb 1

Owing to the developments on these two days, there shall be no Zero and Question Hour for both Houses

29 Jan 2022 1:36 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the Lok Sabha during Budget Session of Parliament. (Photo: PTI)

Decks cleared for bad bank to start

A total of 38 large stressed accounts aggregating to Rs 82,845 crore have been identified for transfer to the NARCL

29 Jan 2022 8:41 AM IST