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"States Need To Be Compensated For Revenue Losses": P Chidambaram On GST Move
P Chidambaram -- Congress's former Union Minister who handled the finance portfolio -- said today that while the rationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax law is welcome, it is eight years too late.
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Rekha Gupta Meets Nirmala Sitharaman, Centre Approves Rs 600 Crore For Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and secured an assurance of Rs 600 crore under the Centre's Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme.
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Budget 2025: Tech in Focus With Framework for GCCs, New 'Fund of Funds' for startups, CoE for AI
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a national framework for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), a Rs 500-crore Centre of Excellence in AI for education, and a deep tech 'Fund of Funds' in the Union Budget. The framework will guide states in promoting GCCs in Tier-2 cities, enhancing talent and infrastructure, building byelaw reforms, and f...
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No State Has Been Denied Money In FY25 Budget: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today termed misleading claims by opposition leaders that if any state is not named in the Budget speech, then it does not get any budgetary allocation.
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Gujarat Cops File Case Over Deepfake Video Of Nirmala Sitharaman
Gujarat Police has registered an FIR against a person for sharing a deepfake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on GST, state minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday.
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GST Rates Changed For Some Products And Services: See List
Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman chaired pre-Budget consultations with finance ministers of states and Union Territories to take their views. It was followed by the 53rd meeting of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council today.
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"Earlier Cash-Filled Sacks...": Union Minister Defends Poll Bonds Scheme
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted the Congress for dropping the restoration of the old pension scheme that it promised in many states from its Lok Sabha election manifesto.
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Tamil Nadu Systematically Ignored In This Interim Budget, Says MK Stalin
The interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday completely ignored the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu and has been prepared without any concern for the development of the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin sai
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Centre Devolves Over Rs 3.09 Lakh Crore Sum To States Till July
Of the Rs 3.09 lakh crore net proceeds of shareable union taxes and duties distributed to the states, Central GST collection devolution stood at Rs 94,368 crore till July.
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What P Chidambaram Said On Mamata Banerjee's Support To Congress Call
Former union finance minister P Chidambaram today said TMC chief Mamata Banerjee should start a dialogue on the basis of her call to back the Congress in states where it is strong provided there is reciprocal support to regional parties for the 2024
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply To Query On 'Violence Against Muslims' In India
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a befitting reply to the negative Western 'perception' of India at the Peterson Institute for International Economics where she was discussing the resilience and growth of the Indian economy.
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India Received Around $89127 Million, Highest Ever Remittances In 2021-22
India received foreign inward remittances of USD 89,127 million in 2021-22, which was the highest ever received in a single year, Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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RuPay Payments: Singapore, UAE Express Interest in Accepting Payments System, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Says
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed on Tuesday that countries like Singapore and the UAE were keen on accepting the RuPay payment mechanism that is currently in use in India. The minister stated that the government was in talks with different countries on accepting RuPay, at a fireside conversation with economist Eshwar Prasad at the...
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Nirmala Sitharaman To Attend World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings In US
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit the United States to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.
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Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao "Appalled" By Nirmala Sitharaman's "Unruly Conduct"
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao expressed shock over Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reprimanding a district collector for being unable to provide an answer to what was the Centre and state's share of rice supplied through fair price shops.
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"States Need To Be Compensated For Revenue Losses": P Chidambaram On GST Move
P Chidambaram -- Congress's former Union Minister who handled the finance portfolio -- said today that while the rationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax law is welcome, it is eight years too late.
-
Rekha Gupta Meets Nirmala Sitharaman, Centre Approves Rs 600 Crore For Delhi
Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and secured an assurance of Rs 600 crore under the Centre's Special Assistance to States for Capital Investment (SASCI) scheme.
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Budget 2025: Tech in Focus With Framework for GCCs, New 'Fund of Funds' for startups, CoE for AI
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a national framework for Global Capability Centres (GCCs), a Rs 500-crore Centre of Excellence in AI for education, and a deep tech 'Fund of Funds' in the Union Budget. The framework will guide states in promoting GCCs in Tier-2 cities, enhancing talent and infrastructure, building byelaw reforms, and f...
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No State Has Been Denied Money In FY25 Budget: Nirmala Sitharaman
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today termed misleading claims by opposition leaders that if any state is not named in the Budget speech, then it does not get any budgetary allocation.
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Gujarat Cops File Case Over Deepfake Video Of Nirmala Sitharaman
Gujarat Police has registered an FIR against a person for sharing a deepfake video of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on GST, state minister Harsh Sanghavi said on Tuesday.
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GST Rates Changed For Some Products And Services: See List
Union Finance Nirmala Sitharaman chaired pre-Budget consultations with finance ministers of states and Union Territories to take their views. It was followed by the 53rd meeting of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council today.
-
"Earlier Cash-Filled Sacks...": Union Minister Defends Poll Bonds Scheme
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday targeted the Congress for dropping the restoration of the old pension scheme that it promised in many states from its Lok Sabha election manifesto.
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Tamil Nadu Systematically Ignored In This Interim Budget, Says MK Stalin
The interim budget presented by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday completely ignored the welfare of the people of Tamil Nadu and has been prepared without any concern for the development of the state, Chief Minister M K Stalin sai
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Centre Devolves Over Rs 3.09 Lakh Crore Sum To States Till July
Of the Rs 3.09 lakh crore net proceeds of shareable union taxes and duties distributed to the states, Central GST collection devolution stood at Rs 94,368 crore till July.
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What P Chidambaram Said On Mamata Banerjee's Support To Congress Call
Former union finance minister P Chidambaram today said TMC chief Mamata Banerjee should start a dialogue on the basis of her call to back the Congress in states where it is strong provided there is reciprocal support to regional parties for the 2024
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Nirmala Sitharaman's Reply To Query On 'Violence Against Muslims' In India
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday gave a befitting reply to the negative Western 'perception' of India at the Peterson Institute for International Economics where she was discussing the resilience and growth of the Indian economy.
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India Received Around $89127 Million, Highest Ever Remittances In 2021-22
India received foreign inward remittances of USD 89,127 million in 2021-22, which was the highest ever received in a single year, Union minister of state for finance Pankaj Chaudhary informed Parliament on Tuesday.
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RuPay Payments: Singapore, UAE Express Interest in Accepting Payments System, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Says
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revealed on Tuesday that countries like Singapore and the UAE were keen on accepting the RuPay payment mechanism that is currently in use in India. The minister stated that the government was in talks with different countries on accepting RuPay, at a fireside conversation with economist Eshwar Prasad at the...
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Nirmala Sitharaman To Attend World Bank, IMF Annual Meetings In US
Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit the United States to attend the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank, the Ministry of Finance said on Monday.
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Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao "Appalled" By Nirmala Sitharaman's "Unruly Conduct"
Telangana Minister KT Rama Rao expressed shock over Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reprimanding a district collector for being unable to provide an answer to what was the Centre and state's share of rice supplied through fair price shops.
