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Topic: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP), and has served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Corporate Affairs since 2019 (this is as of March 2024). In the first Modi government, Sitharaman served as the Minister of Defence between 2017 and 2019, thereby becoming India’s second female defence minister and the second female finance minister after Indira Gandhi, and the first full-time female minister to hold each of those portfolios.

Sitharaman first joined the BJP in 2004 and was appointed party spokesperson six years later. She was first elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2014. While presenting her first budget, she made a statement by replacing the traditional budget briefcase with a ‘bahi-khata’ with the National Emblem to carry the speech and other documents.

Nirmala Sitharaman says bank merger process underway as per schedule

PTI -
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman also informed that the govt is closely monitoring the impact of coronavirus on Indian economy.

I-T cases being arbitrated abroad will be eligible under proposed ‘Vivad se Vishwas’ scheme

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The I-T department in advertisements in leading dailies said that appeals and writs filed on or before January 31 this year will be allowed to be taken up by it.

Nirmala Sitharaman or Shaheen Bagh protesters: Why angry women make everyone uncomfortable

Rachel John -
The world that is unable to deal with their anger constantly tells Sitharaman to smile more or Shaheen Bagh women to go back and tend to their infants.

Manish Sisodia demands Delhi’s share in central taxes from Nirmala Sitharaman

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Delhi Deputy CM Manish Sisodia, who also holds the finance portfolio in Arvind Kejriwal's cabinet, said Delhi has not been given any share in central taxes since 2001.

Nirmala Sitharaman says no concerns so far about price rise due to Coronavirus

PTI -
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says govt will soon announce measures to deal with impact Coronavirus impact on domestic industry.

Sitharaman should first let people know what state of economy is: Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Remya Nair -
At ThePrint's Off The Cuff, economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia said India not on track to either achieve $5-tn economy by 2024, or double farmer incomes by 2022.

Yogi wanted to divide Delhi voters on biryani, but Kejriwal’s aloo paratha kept them united

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Under BJP govt -- be it Modi's mango fondness, Nirmala Sitharaman's onion remark or Kailash Vijayvargiya's poha jibe -- food has been increasingly politicised in India.

BMC’s ‘blatant oversight’ that has Raj Thackeray’s MNS riled up

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How a reform on Modi govt agenda can protect your deposits & keep banks from failing

Ila Patnaik -
Bringing back the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance Bill could be a very important reform in laying the foundations of a stronger financial system. 

This is how Modi govt plans to meet its $5-trillion economy target by 2024

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Cabinet Committee on Investment and Growth, headed by Modi, also discussed plans of revisiting RERA norms & scaling up investment in sectors such as agriculture & infrastructure.
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