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TopicFinance Minister

Topic: Finance Minister

As govt bans e-cigarettes, Twitter wonders why real tobacco products not prohibited

Fiza Jha -
Some are supportive of the govt move, but many say the ban is hypocritical as tobacco products are still allowed.

Nirmala Sitharaman announces Rs 20,000-cr aid for home-buyers, but not all will benefit

Remya Nair -
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Saturday said that only ‘non-NPA and non-NCLT housing projects’ would get the fund support.

Don’t hate millennials for not buying cars. They will be driving India’s economy soon

Neera Majumdar -
If India is to become a $5-trillion economy, then millennials need to be taken on board, or on that Uber pool. Because it’s the economy, stupid.

Nirmala Sitharaman meets Editors Guild to discuss media restrictions in finance ministry

ThePrint Team -
Days after the Budget, the finance ministry barred entry of all journalists into its offices if they don't have an appointment.

How’s the josh? For defence sector, the real question is where’s the money: Shashi Tharoor

Shashi Tharoor -
For a Budget that began with thanking the people for validating BJP’s message on national security, defence allocation offers little cheer.

Nirmala Sitharaman’s aunt stitched the budget bahi-khata, took it to Mumbai temples

Remya Nair -
The red cloth in which the budget documents were wrapped in was first taken to Mumbai’s Siddhivinayak and Mahalakshmi temples to seek blessings.

Media welcomes budget on front pages but critical in editorials

Simrin Sirur -
Your daily news capsule.

Nirmala Sitharaman symbolises rise of women in economic leadership roles across the world

Srijan Shukla -
ThePrint looks at the role of Indian women in economics and the trend of more and more women taking on economic leadership roles in the world.

In photos, powerful finance ministers from the past & their key Budgets

ThePrint Team -
Indira Gandhi, V.P. Singh, Manmohan Singh, Yashwant Sinha, Arun Jaitley and others with their Budgets.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is new to the job – but faces age-old problems

Vrishti Beniwal -
In her first budget Friday, Sitharaman will be under pressure to spend more to reinvigorate the economy & find resources for Modi’s welfare programmes.
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Opinion

How a North Indian Muslim woman saw Wayanad—inclusive mosques, mangalsutras for non-Hindus

Amana Begam -
Mosques in Rahul Gandhi's Wayanad constituency have designated sections for women to pray, a contrast to North Indian mosques where women are typically not allowed inside.

BJP needs to be Bengalified. Go beyond rosogolla, eat pantabhaat, know what’s hodol kutkut

India can’t wait for Canadians to vote out Justin Trudeau next year. Act now

Economy

High capacity usage, fresh borrowings & new orders — why FY25 could be a big year for pvt investment

TCA Sharad Raghavan -
Companies are borrowing more from banks and public. Economists say high capacity utilisation & growing new orders could set stage for renewed investment push by India Inc.

Defence

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

Snehesh Alex Philip -
New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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