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Tuesday, April 16, 2024
TopicNiramala Sitharaman

Topic: Niramala Sitharaman

How Sitharaman has done a big favour to MSMEs. It was long due

Hundreds of thousands of MSMEs across the country are suddenly going to see their payments coming in faster and at least before 31 March.

‘I identify myself with the middle class,’ says Nirmala Sitharaman ahead of Union Budget

The Finance Minister said on Sunday that she was aware of the pressures of the middle class but recalled that the present government has not imposed any fresh taxes on them.

Nirmala Sitharaman to meet CEOs of public sector banks on 25 August to review performance

Meeting is expected to take stock of banking sector, bad loans (NPAs), progress on restructuring RBI's 2.0 scheme. Banks may be nudged to push loan growth in productive sectors.

Nirmala Sitharaman, Infosys officials meet to review glitches in income tax e-filing portal

The portal, which was launched on 7 June, is riddled with problem including long logging time, inability to generate OTP for Aadhaar validation & non-availability of previous ITRs.

Not ‘selling family silver’ as Opposition claims, Sitharaman defends govt’s divestment plan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the 'family silver' has been so thinly spread that there are many PSUs unable to survive, and the few that do, don't get due attention.

I&B ministry allocated Rs 4,071 crore in Budget 2021-22, Rs 303 crore less than last fiscal

The allocation for public broadcaster Prasar Bharati has been reduced to Rs 2,640.11 crore from Rs 2,889.36 crore in 2020-21.

Nirmala Sitharaman urges banks to promote RuPay cards, discourage non-digital payments

Addressing the 73rd annual general meeting of the Indian Banks' Association, Finance Minister Sitharaman also asked banks to ensure all accounts are linked with Aadhaar number.

Most small farmers outside formal credit system. Sitharaman’s announcements won’t help them

An RBI report says that despite numerous existing initiatives, at most 40 per cent of India’s small and marginal farmers are covered by formal credit.

PM derides ‘professional pessimists’, Congress’ crisis continues

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Iran’s response to Israel’s attack is a turning point in history. Will Netanyahu fold?

Benjamin Netanyahu will likely take even more erratic actions against Iran, especially now that he is more isolated than before and finds himself on the losing side of everything.

Advocate on behalf of India & ‘Global South’ — what upcoming Adani-funded think tank aims to do

While the Chintan Research Foundation is not yet officially launched, ThePrint has learnt the Adani Group will be providing Rs 100 crore for it. Its initial focus will be on climate, strategic affairs & economy.

Hardened shelters, radars, defence systems & more — IAF quietly upgrades bases focused on China

New infra projects involve not just repair work of runways and creation of additional taxi ways to enable better tempo of operations, but also storage of spare parts and munitions.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.