Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman emphasized that the recent Delhi poll verdict will ensure a government that addresses the citizens' interests and aligns with India's Viksit Bharat 2047 ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said she is likely going to table the new income tax bill in the Parliament next week. The new bill received approval from the Union Cabinet, chaired by ...

The government has done its bit on fiscal consolidation in the budget. Do you expect the Reserve Bank of India to respond with a rate cut to boost growth? The Reserve Bank will take its own call. I ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the recent growth slowdown was temporary, citing elections as a factor. She emphasized the focus on MSMEs, employment generation, tax reforms, AI ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi threw his weight behind the decision to slash income tax, said Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday. However, she added that it took time to convince the ...

The government's aim in this Budget was to extend support to the middle class, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told NDTV in an exclusive interview today, the day after presenting the Budget in ...

Union Budget 2025: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled her eighth consecutive Union Budget presentation. Earlier, she visited President Droupadi Murmu to obtain her signature on the ...

Income tax relief: Amid high anticipation of tax measures and relief to the middle class, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that she will introduce the new income tax bill next week.

“Vaanokki vaazhum ulagellaam mannavan kolnokki vaazhum kudi - a couplet from Thirukkural marked the beginning of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s direct tax proposals in the budget speech ...

Fast-forward to February 1, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outdid what he sought. She raised the rebate limit to Rs 12 lakh, benefitting a large segment of the middle class. The Centre’s ...

Nirmala Sitharaman was ranked thirty-sixth in the Forbes 2022 List of the World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Born on August 18, 1959, she became India's first full-time female Finance Minister on May 31 ...

New Delhi: One of the key highlights of the Union Budget 2025 announced by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is the government's recognition of the gig workers and benefits for the gig economy.