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New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country’s salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the salaried and the middle classes have been affected due […]

New Delhi: The Centre will promote Kisan Drones, chemical-free natural farming, public-private partnerships for the delivery of digital and high-tech services to farmers across the country during the financial year 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Tuesday. Presenting the Budget 2022-23 in Parliament, Sitharaman said the inclusive development is one of the four priorities […]

New Delhi: India’s economic growth is expected to remain in the range of 8 to 8.5 per cent in 2022-23 as against a projected growth of 9.2 per cent in the current financial year and a sharp contraction witnessed in 2020-21, according to the Economic Survey 2021-22 tabled in the parliament on Monday. “With the […]

New Delhi/Lucknow: Chinese e-commerce company Shopee, facing a controversy over FDI violations in the country, has been hit by an FIR filed by a customer in Lucknow for allegedly defrauding him. In the FIR, filed at the Mohanlalganj police station in Lucknow on January 15 and seen by IANS, the complainant Shashank Shekhar Singh said that […]

Mumbai: As the countdown to the Union Budget 2022-23 has begun, the Indian equities market is likely to remain volatile in the week beginning Monday. Market participants will try to envisage the reforms and measures that could be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget to be presented on February 1 and make […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State has sought Rs 7,778 crore allocation in the upcoming union budget as the Central share for various projects taken up by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department in the State. In a letter to union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, MAUD Minister K T Rama Rao sought the funds for […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said there were plenty of opportunities for investors who are eager to set shop in India. Participating in the video conference of the Chief Ministers and the Finance Ministers of different States, which was chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Rama Rao said, “In […]

Quoting the World Investment Report 2021, the Finance Minister said FDI inflows into India rose by 25.4 per cent to reach USD 64 billion in 2020

Scheme to provide Rs 1,624 crore over five years as subsidy to Indian shipping companies

"While KYC compliance is already happening, there is no regulation in place to check any kind of suspicious trading activity,” said Sunil Agarwal, dean, Blockchain programme, TalentSprint.

Even after launching the new portal, users still continue to encounter multiple problems.

She also pitched for examining Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Quoting a tweet of TMC MP Mahua Moitra, Sitharaman clarified that the Finance Act 2021 has not brought in any new or additional tax on Indian workers in Saudi/UAE/Oman/Qatar.

The bank will support the development of long-term non-recourse infrastructure financing in India.

The Rajya Sabha returned the bill after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to curtail her reply to the discussion on the legislation after a verbal spat with TMC members.

The government has proposed Rs 20,000 crore to capitalise the institution.

The finance minister said the capacity of the RBI's regulatory and supervisory staff is being strengthened with specially tailored courses.

This meant that the central government continued to levy excise duty, while state governments charged VAT.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had gave its nod for amendments in the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021.

About 10 lakh bank employees and officers are to participate in the strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella body of nine associations and groups.