Tue, May 14, 2024
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government is confident of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's return to power in the ongoing Lok Sabha election. Her remarks come a day after several parts of the country voted under a fourth phase of polling in the world's largest electoral exercise.
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Wed, May 08, 2024
The Finance Minister said that contrary to Rahul Gandh's claims of HAL not performing well, its market valuation, under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's tenure, has skyrocketed by 1,370 per cent in merely four years, rising from Rs 17,398 crore in 2020 to Rs 2.5 lakh crore as of May 7.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman took to X (formerly Twitter) to say that PSUs are benefitting “significantly from the culture of professionalism infused in them along with increased operational freedom”, in a categorical rebuttal to certain claims made by the Oppostition about the sector.
Thu, Aug 08, 2019
Affle (India) Ltd made a strong debut in equity markets today. The stock closed up 17.2% from its issue price. Watch full video to know more.
Wed, Aug 07, 2019
Arvind Ganpat Sawant chair meeting with representatives of the Automobile sector. To know more watch the video
US-China trade war: From a macro perspective, credit spreads are linked to the growth cycle and not to central bank easing.
Mon, Aug 05, 2019
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks on FPIs. Listen in!
Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference; speaks on FPIs. To know more watch the video
Fri, Aug 02, 2019
PM Narendra Modi led NDA government notched up yet another success in Parliament. The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by Parliament on Thursday.
Thu, Aug 01, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Union Government has once again extended the deadline of the task force for the formulation of a new direct tax code.
Thu, Jul 25, 2019
In a sign that the Modi government crackdown against tax-evaders is going to get tougher, Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman asked taxmen to firmly deal with those who game the system.
GST council meeting today: The 36th meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to be held today. Notably, for citizens, there may be some big takeaways. Under focus is a decision on lowering tax rates for electric vehicles and this may well change the way everyone drives.
Thu, Jul 18, 2019
The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the Finance Bill, 2019. The market -- BSE Sensex which has borne the brunt of this tax as FPIs are on a selling spree -- is likely to react and enter into red tomorrow.
Tue, Jul 16, 2019
After grabbing a lot of attention, the circulation of fake currencies in India has gone down over the last few years, claimed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday.
Union Minister for Commerce and Industry and Ministry for Railways Piyush Goyal has expressed confidence that Indian would be a $5 trillion economy by the year 2025.
Mon, Jul 15, 2019
Both RBI and government have been working closely to bring some relief for NBFC sector.
Sun, Jul 14, 2019
While presenting the Budget 2019 on 5th July, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said PAN and Aadhaar cards are being made interchangeable and the central government will now allow those who do not have PAN to file I-T returns by simply quoting their Aadhaar number.
Fri, Jul 12, 2019
The 2019-20 Budget has proposed tax exemptions to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for central public sector enterprises (CPSEs). These ETFs will get the status of equity-linked savings schemes (ELSS).
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed a Model Tenancy Law to replace the current rental laws. In this video, know about the newly released draft Model Tenancy Law.
"There is no change in Dividend Distribution Tax, there is no plan to change it. I am not in a position to say on grandfathering buyback tax, but can discuss it with the revenue department," said Finance Secretary Subhash Chandra Garg at a CII event on Budget discussion.
The Budget boosts investments without compromising on fiscal consolidation roadmap. Centre`s net tax revenue for 2019-20 is Rs 16.49 lakh crore, which is up by 11.13 per cent over the previous year.
Nirmala Sitharaman has emphasised that the Modi 2.0 Government is fully committed to keep fiscal deficit under control and GST is going to play an important role in this regard.
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