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FM Sitharaman arrives in Parliament to present first Budget of new decade

The Union Budget 2020 will be presented in a short while from now.

01 Feb 2020 10:26 AM

No room to manoeuvre: Nirmala Sitharaman in a tight spot

In the infrastructure sector, the government could speed up the work on the dedicated freight corridor project.

31 Jan 2020 2:24 AM

Despite cuts in corporate taxes and monetary easing by the central bank, investments have failed to pick up.

India's budget likely to raise spending to revive economic growth

India is facing its worst economic slowdown in a decade. Growth slipped to 4.5 per cent in the July-September quarter.

29 Jan 2020 10:11 AM

New thinking is needed, Band-Aids won’t suffice

The government has been firefighting since FY 2019 using mostly Band-Aids of the cheapest kinds.

29 Jan 2020 2:26 AM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: PTI)

Decisive measures vital to revive India’s growth

The moderation in nominal income growth has affected the consumption spending of the middle class.

20 Jan 2020 1:47 AM

Daruwala said that the government need to invest in education, but create an enabling environment for the private sector. (Representational image)

‘Higher allocation for education sector in Budget expected’

According to Niti Aayog, the education budget will go up to 6 per cent of the GDP by 2022.

15 Jan 2020 1:31 AM

Nobel Prize for Economics 2019 winner Abhijit Banerjee delivers a lecture at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) in Mumbai on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

Nobel laureate won’t back ‘fiscal tightening’ right now

The Union Budget is likely to be presented on February 1, 2020.

12 Jan 2020 2:44 AM

Brace for a ‘pathbreaking’ Budget

The Communist Party of India leadership is reportedly disturbed with Kanhaiya Kumar's behaviour.

12 Jan 2020 2:13 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman before announcing the Budget 2019.

The people’s budget?

This year’s budget is set to be announced on February 1 and already the countdown for it has begun.

11 Jan 2020 12:04 AM

Nirmala Sitharaman holds pre-Budget meet

BJP spokeperson Gopal Agarwal said the party has been holding a series of meetings with various stakeholders.

10 Jan 2020 1:39 AM

The Big Fix

It is no rosy picture as the financial system is in a mess, but there is enormous potential to tap and re-energise the economy.

05 Jan 2020 3:41 AM

Rapes are not new in India and sexual assaults of women are frequent.

Does India truly care for women’s safety?

The government and its office-bearers don’t care to talk about these heinous acts that have reached a scary high under the present regime.

29 Dec 2019 12:38 AM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

PM Modi reviews ministries’ progress

Secretaries of Union ministries were also present in the meeting.

22 Dec 2019 6:07 AM

I admit that the payments which had to go the compensation head have not been given for two months slot, FM Nirmala Sitharaman said. (Photo: File)

Centre will not renege on GST compensations: Sitharaman

The delays to pass on the money are due to a slip in collections and the states have nothing to worry, said FM Nirmala Sitharaman.

16 Dec 2019 4:31 PM

As per the finance ministry, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet stakehokder groups of 'New Economy: Start-ups, Fintech and Digital Sector' on Monday morning, and financial sector and capital market representatives later in the day. (Photo: File)

FM Sitharaman to hold pre-Budget meetings with stakeholders beginning today

FM Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to present her second Budget for the Modi 2.0 government in Parliament on February 1.

16 Dec 2019 11:16 AM

In its mouthpiece Saamna, the Sena stated, "At present, the economy is slowing down. But the government is not ready to accept.' (Photo: File)

'Modi once said onion is vital, should be kept in locker': Sena's dig on price rise

The Shiv Sena also slammed the Centre for not doing enough to combat the menace of poverty.

10 Dec 2019 11:41 AM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Photo: File)

Govt working on more measures to boost economy: Sitharaman

GDP growth slowed down to more than six-year low of 4.5 pc in second quarter of current fiscal from 5 pc recorded in first quarter.

07 Dec 2019 1:20 PM

However, after receiving flak for the statement the Minister of State (MoS) for Health and Family Welfare clarified that his statement was being quoted out of context. (Photo: File)

‘I am a vegetarian, never tasted it,’ says Ashwini Choubey on onion price hike

Choubey said, 'I am a vegetarian. I have never tasted an onion. So, how will a person like me know about situation of onions.'

06 Dec 2019 11:14 AM

“Don’t eat onions, it gives bad breath. A queen had once said ‘if the public does not bread to eat then let them eat cake,” he added. (Photo: File)

‘Stop eating onions, garlic and meat, everything will be saved’: Azam Khan’s dig at Sitharaman

'Stop eating onions, what is the compulsion to eat it? Our Jain brothers do not eat them,' Khan said.

06 Dec 2019 10:59 AM

Gandhi said he was bringing pressure on the state and the Centre for compensation and rehabilitation of victims of the floods in the state. (Photo: File)

‘Nobody is asking whether you eat onions’: Rahul to Sitharaman

Sitharaman had told the Parliament: 'I belong to a family which does not eat onion and garlic.'

06 Dec 2019 8:43 AM

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