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Friday, October 31, 2025
TopicFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Topic: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Union ministers Sitharaman, Goyal & Vaishnaw hail GST rate cut as festive season booster

Holding press conference Saturday, the ministers said GST rationalisation reforms have boosted consumer demand, lowered prices, and spurred growth in autos, electronics, and FMCG.

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

Govt withdraws new Income-Tax Bill 2025 from Lok Sabha, to table amended bill

FM Nirmala Sitharaman Friday moved to withdraw the Income-Tax Bill, 2025, after the BJP MP Baijayant Panda-headed 31-member Select Committee had suggested a few changes to the legislation.

Modi govt withdraws Income Tax Bill 2025, Sitharaman likely to introduce updated bill next week

New Delhi: The Income Tax Bill, 2025 has been withdrawn and an updated version is likely to be introduced in the Parliament next week. In...

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

Parliament Monsoon Session: Modi holds meeting with senior ministers

Modi held meeting at Parliament House with Union ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, Nirmala Sitharaman, Kiren Rijiju, and Arjun Meghwal.

‘Said I treated her like bachchi, bitched about her’—behind Sitharaman’s ire at ex-finance secy Subhash Garg

From Nirmala Sitharaman to Vasundhara Raje & Chandrababu Naidu, Garg's book 'No, Minister' details years of behind-the-scenes political friction.

Finance Minister Sitharaman promises to boost GCC growth by easing taxation rules, govt support

Speaking at Global Capability Centers Summit in Delhi, the minister highlighted the sector could grow up to $200 billion by 2030 in India.

India’s agriculture & dairy ‘big red lines’ for US in trade talks, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

As India and the US negotiate a trade deal ahead of Donald Trump's 9 July deadline to impose reciprocal tariffs, Sitharaman wants to have a 'big beautiful agreement'.

How Modi govt saved Rs 11,000 cr in 3 yrs & brought in financial transparency with this pivot

This system has also meant that the Centre can transfer money to states for a scheme exactly when they need it, rather than having to park funds in bank accounts for the full fiscal year.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.