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Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks during a post-budget press conference, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan)

FM lists 7 Budget priorities: Tax slab changes; middle class focus;...

Finance minister gives Rs.10 lakh crore boost to building infrastructure

2 Feb 2023 7:06 AM IST

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman poses for a photograph as she leaves the Finance ministry to present the annual budget in the parliament in New Delhi. (Photo by Money SHARMA / AFP)

Sitharaman takes tablet in red pouch to Parliament to present...

She posed for the traditional 'briefcase' picture outside her office along with her team of officials before heading to...

1 Feb 2023 10:38 AM IST

Infrastructure push can re-ignite economic growth, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI Photo)

RBI hikes benchmark lending rate by 35 basis points to tame inflation

This is the fifth consecutive rate hike after a 40 basis points increase in May and 50 basis points hike each in June,...

7 Dec 2022 10:47 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs her first pre-budget 2023 consultation with the first group of captains from industry and experts of infrastructure and climate change, in New Delhi, Monday, Nov. 21, 2022. Union MoS for Finance Bhagwat Kishanrao Karad and Pankaj Chaudhary are also seen. (PT)

India Inc. wants I-T cuts, focus on job creation, tax slabs

CII asks the government to lower income tax rates to help revive consumption demand

22 Nov 2022 6:51 AM IST

Individual investors can invest as little as 10,000 rupees in government bonds directly through accounts with the central bank. (Representational image)

Rupee falls to all-time low of 80.05 against US dollar

The rupee opened on a weaker note on Tuesday morning weighed down by outflows and high oil prices

19 July 2022 10:27 AM IST

GST has helped interstate movement of goods. Representational Image. (DC File Image)

Highest 28% GST on luxury, sin goods to continue: Revenue Secy

The GST Council has set up a Group of Ministers (GoM), under Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai, to suggest rationalisation...

4 July 2022 11:48 PM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the GST Council meeting, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

GST Council puts off compensation decision till August

A final decision is likely to be taken at the next meeting of the council in the first week of August

30 Jun 2022 1:27 AM IST

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the GST Council meeting, in Chandigarh, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (PTI Photo)

GST Council removes tax exemptions on some items

States clamour for more revenue share

29 Jun 2022 12:59 AM IST

Rupee depreciated 31 paise to 76.10 against the US dollar in opening trade. (PTI Photo)

Rupee plunges to new record low at 77.85, down 11 paise

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 77.81 traded weaker, but directionless

11 Jun 2022 7:55 AM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

RBI hikes key rate by 0.5 per cent as it tries to tame inflation

This latest increase in the key rate follows a surprise 40-bps repo rate hike on May 4

9 Jun 2022 1:12 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das (PTI Photo)

RBI hikes policy repo rate by 50 bps, raises inflation forecast to 6.7...

This is the second hike in the policy repo rate since the being of the current financial year

8 Jun 2022 11:41 AM IST

An elevated inflation rate is also a cause of concern for the RBI, though it has decided to accord priority to economic growth in the near future. (AA file Photo)

Bond yield spikes to 7.5 per cent for first time in three years

The rate setting panel has begun its three deliberations on Monday with the outcome being announced on Wednesday

7 Jun 2022 8:03 AM IST