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The government, in the ensuing Budget session of Parliament, is likely to introduce a new income tax bill which seeks to simplify the current I-T law, make it comprehensible and reduce the number of pages by about 60%. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her July Budget had announced a comprehensive review of the six-decade old…
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The parliament’s budget session is scheduled to start on January 31 and run until April 4. The Union Budget 2025 under the Narendra Modi 3.0 government will be presented in February by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This time she is set to make history by presenting her 8th consecutive budget. She has presented seven straight…
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With the Union Budget 2025 only a couple of weeks away, startups in the country are once again looking towards the Modi 3.0 administration to streamline policies to propel the growth story. With the economy showing signs of both resilience and challenges, startups are hoping for measures that might support innovation, ease funding access, and…
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According to a statement issued by EPS-95 National Agitation Committee, the Finance Minister has conveyed to the delegation that their demands would be reviewed and addressed in a sympathetic manner. File | Photo Credit: PTI A delegation of EPS-95 pensioners met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday (January 10, 2025) to press for their long-pending…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is schedule to present the Budget for 2025-26 in Parliament on February 1, 2025. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal The government will continue its focus on improving quality spending, strengthening the social security net and bring down the fiscal deficit to 4.5% of the GDP in FY26, a Finance Ministry…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi chairs a meeting with eminent economists and sectoral experts, at NITI Aayog in New Delhi on Tuesday. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Niti Aayog Vice Chairman Suman Bery, Principal Secretary to the PM PK Mishra and others also seen. | Photo Credit: ANI Job creation, improving farm productivity, and mobilising public…
Ms Sitharaman was addressing the media after the 55th GST Council meeting. Jaisalmer (Rajasthan): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday announced that the Goods and Services Tax Council has approved the reduction of GST on rice kernels to 5 per cent, exempted life-saving gene therapy from tax, and extended the GST exemption for parts…
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New Delhi: Properties worth Rs 14,131 crore – that once belonged to Vijay Mallya – have been seized and handed to public and private sector banks to pay off a part of the fugitive businessman’s substantial debts, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament Tuesday. Ms Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha the Enforcement Directorate had, in…
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Parliament Winter Session Live Updates: Lok Sabha adjourned till 2pm. (File) Parliament Winter Session Highlights: Following the conclusion of the Constitution debate in Rajya Sabha yesterday, both Houses resumed. In Lok Sabha, Congress has given a notice to discuss Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s remark on BR Ambedkar during the Constitution debate yesterday. In Rajya…
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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on December 17, 2024. | Photo Credit: PTI Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday (December 17, 2024) said the lower-than-expected GDP growth of 5.4% in the second quarter was a “temporary blip” and the economy will see healthy growth…