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Sunday, October 12, 2025
TopicFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Topic: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

PSUs not dismantled, they’re flourishing under PM Modi’s leadership,’ says Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister said that it was Congress that left India crippled, relying heavily on imports rather than empowering PSUs such as Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL).

India’s GDP on track to grow by 8% or more in quarter ending March 31, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Economy is expected to show same rate of yr-on-yr expansion for 2023-24 financial year, she added, citing impact of improved inflation management & macroeconomic stability.

‘UPA couldn’t handle 2008 global financial crisis. It wasn’t as serious as Covid,’ says Sitharaman

Presenting the 'white paper' in LS, the Finance Minister compared the 2008 financial crisis and the pandemic, hinting at then Congress-led UPA govt's inadequacy in handling it.

Objecting to PM Modi’s swearing-in to requesting FM’s dismissal — who is IRS officer B Balamurugan

Weeks after his letter to Murmu demanding Nirmala Sitharaman’s dismissal, the IRS officer from Tamil Nadu was suspended 2 days before his retirement & is facing disciplinary proceedings.

Interim Budget 2024 works with limitations, gives the next govt a roadmap for ‘Viksit Bharat’

The Interim Budget 2024 provides guidance for formulating policies to foster and sustain growth, facilitate inclusive and sustainable development, improve productivity, and generate resources to power investments.

Interim Budget 2024 ditched populism. Modi govt didn’t give in to election temptation

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's Interim Budget 2024 speech makes it clear that the Modi government is confident of being voted back to power. This augurs well for the economy and people of India.

Tourism industry welcomes FM’s ‘heavy focus on domestic tourism’ in interim budget 2024

FM Nirmala Sitharaman announced interest-free loans to states, rating system for tourist centres & projects for island connectivity, infrastructure, adding that this will also create jobs.

Modi govt’s social justice approach is ‘secularism in action’, Sitharaman says in budget speech

Presenting the interim budget Thursday, Finance Minister Sitharaman accused previous governments of indulging in tokenism and using social justice as a mere ‘political slogan’.

‘Walked the path of fiscal prudence’ — what economists say about interim budget 2024’s fiscal maths

While boosting capex & rural spending, govt has set fiscal deficit target of 5.1% of GDP, which means Centre will have to borrow less to finance deficit, allowing pvt sector to borrow more.

Aid to Maldives in Interim Budget higher than last yr’s allocation, but 22% lower than what was spent

Development assistance to India's other neighbours like Seychelles, Mongolia & Iran's Chabahar Port remain roughly the same year-on-year. Nepal, Afghanistan, Africa get slightly more.

On Camera

Nepali student Bipin Joshi is also Hamas hostage. Friends & family don’t know if he’s alive

When the conflict is narrated, it is the Israelis and Palestinians who fill the frame, while the forgotten foreigners—like Bipin Joshi—are left on the margins.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.