'Is the Agniveer scheme or their post-retirement re-employment in paramilitary forces or in the state governments the BJP's answer to the crying need on the job front?' 'Or, even Finance Minister......
Nearly 160 million voters queued up for voting in the second phase of the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections on Friday, April 26, 2024. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman waits in......
'My protest was in the interest of the nation.''I am just doing my duty as a citizen of this country.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sithaman addresses the media after presenting the Interim......
Adnan Abidi/Reuters captures men at work in the streets of a wholesale market in old Delhi days before the Narendra Damodardas Modi government presents its final Budget, ahead of India's general......
The finance minister's assertion that industry should not expect any spectacular announcements in the 2024 interim Budget suggest that the electoral imperatives of more tax concessions or higher......
'We have to retain some fiscal headroom without compromising on the promised fiscal consolidation roadmap.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman speaks in the Lok Sabha, December 17, 2024.......
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday asked tax officers to use simple language in income tax communications so that notices do not instil fear in the minds of taxpayers. Photograph:......
'... there are challenges to overcome and the country needs money for that.' IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses officers of the income tax department from Madhya Pradesh and......
The best solution would be the one followed in 2018 -- allow cost indexation until March 31, 2024 -- but exit at any time.The second-best alternative would be to allow time until March 31, 2025 for......
Few finance ministers announce any taxation measure that could upset the stock market.Ms Sitharaman decided to take that risk, observes A K Bhattacharya. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman......