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Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Northeast’s largest spice processing plant in Meghalaya

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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman inaugurates Northeast India’s largest organic spice processing plant in Meghalaya’s Ri-Bhoi district in the company of Chief Minister Conrad K. Sangma and his Sikkim counterpart Prem Singh Tamang on Friday, June 19, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (June 19, 2026) inaugurated the…

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Nirmala Sitharaman inspects Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway works near Devanahalli

June 14, 2026 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman greets a gathering during the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Samavesh’, in Bengaluru, Karnataka, Sunday. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday inspected the ongoing construction and development works of the Bengaluru–Chennai Expressway at Devanahalli as part of the ‘Pragati Path Yatre Darshan’ programme. During the visit, Ms….

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Nirmala Sitharaman attributes rupee fluctuations to global, domestic factors

June 14, 2026 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during the ‘Vikasitha Bharatha Sankalpa Samavesh’ program, in Bengaluru. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (June 14, 2026) said fluctuations in the rupee against the U.S. dollar are influenced by a range of global and domestic factors. Speaking to reporters at Devanahalli near Bengaluru during…

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Rupee-dollar fluctuations driven by global, domestic factors: Sitharaman

June 14, 2026 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (June 14, 2026) said fluctuations in the rupee against the US dollar are driven by multiple global and domestic factors, including geopolitical uncertainties, foreign capital movements and India’s import dependence on crude oil, fertilisers and gold. She underlined that the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) intervenes only to…

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Rupee-dollar fluctuations driven by global, domestic factors: Sitharaman

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Rise in southern States’ share in devolution of funds provides no relief to Tamil Nadu

February 2, 2026 admin

People watch the Union Budget 2026-27 being presented by Union Finance Minsiter Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1, 2026. Veteran experts in public finances say Tamil Nadu has got virtually nothing extra. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Despite five southern States being assigned a collectively higher share under the vertical distribution scheme of the 16th Finance…

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Government proposes to exempt award given by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal from income tax

February 2, 2026 admin

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitahraman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) proposed a tax exemption on awards given by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in the Union Budget 2026-27. According to the Budget document, the provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, inter alia, provide for compensation and an interest on the compensation to be awarded by…

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Budget focusses on investment as tool for growth; deficit target outlines government’s priority, says Sitharaman

February 2, 2026 admin

File photo of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (February 2, 2026) said the Union Budget for FY27 has focussed on investment as a priority tool for boosting consumption, and the trajectory of fiscal deficit shows that the government’s priority is growth. Interacting with the…

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‘Something out of ordinary’: Nirmala Sitharaman interacts with college students who witnessed Parliament’s Budget session live

February 1, 2026 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in a group picture with youngsters during the Youth Dialogue on Budget 2026, in New Delhi on February 1, 2026. Picture: X/@nsitharamanoffc via ANI. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Sunday (February 1, 2026), interacted with 30 university students who witnessed the session live in Parliament from the Lok Sabha…

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Union Budget 2026-27: Viewpoint – The Hindu

February 1, 2026 admin

Illustration related to the Union Budget 2026-27 | Photo Credit: The Hindu While acknowledging the strains created by the external global environment, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday (February 1, 2026) presented Budget 2026, with the aim to increase productivity across sectors and ensuring employment generation. Presenting her record ninth consecutive Union Budget, Ms….

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