Telangana CM meets FM Sitharaman, seeks support for residential schools programme
Hyderabad, Dec 16 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Tuesday met Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in New Delhi and urged her to extend support for the establishment of Young India Integrated Residential Schools (YIIRS). The Chief Minister informed the Union Minister that the State government plans to set up […]
India fastest growing economy, no ‘dead economy’ gets credit rating upgrade: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, Dec 15 (IANS) While the global growth is 3.2 per cent, India is growing at 8.2 per cent, becoming the fastest growing major economy and every global institution is raising their growth outlook for the country in current fiscal (FY26), Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday. Stressing that no “dead economy […]
Collaboration between NBFCs and banks needs to be institutionalised: FM Sitharaman
New Delhi, July 9 (IANS) Gross loan advances by non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) have grown significantly, doubling from Rs 24 lakh crore as of March 2021 to Rs 48 lakh crore as of March 2025, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Wednesday. Addressing the ‘NBFC Symposium 2025’ here, she said NBFCs have emerged as an […]
FM Sitharaman to visit London next week for talks to bolster India-UK economic ties
New Delhi, March 31 (IANS) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is scheduled to visit London next week, from April 8-10, where she will discuss issues related to bilateral trade and investment, and hold talks under the India-United Kingdom Economic and Financial Dialogue. Sitharaman is likely to hold a meeting with her counterpart, UK’s Chancellor of the […]
TN govt’s removal of rupee symbol from Budget logo undermines national unity: FM Sitharaman
Chennai, March 13 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin’s decision to remove the rupee symbol (₹) from the logo of the state’s 2025-26 Budget, which will be presented in the Assembly on Friday, has sparked widespread criticism. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is among the latest to condemn the move. Taking to social media […]
TMC refutes FM Sitharaman’s claims on deletion of MGNREGA job cards in Bengal
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) The Trinamool Congress (TMC), on Tuesday refuted the claims made by the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on the floor of the Parliament regarding reported deletion of 25 lakh “fake job cards” under the 100-day job scheme under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA). Trinamool Congress issued a counter-statement, […]
