Chennai: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was the last to weigh in today on the DMK’s move to replace the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter (Ru), but with the sharpest barb. The move, she said, “signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity and promotes secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride” and … Read more
Last Updated:February 13, 2025, 15:01 IST Parliament Budget Session: Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the new Income-Tax Bill, 2025, in Lok Sabha today in the Lok Sabha. Parliament Budget Session: Income Tax Bill 2025 tabled in Lok Sabha (Photo: Sansad TV) New Income Tax Bill: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled the new Income Tax … Read more
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday made a strong pitch for free trade and globalisation even as a tariff war has erupted with the measures taken by the Trump administration in the US. Replying to the debate on the Union Budget FY26 in the Lok Sabjha, she also countered the criticism of achieving fiscal goals … Read more
Archyde new Income Tax Bill: Simplifying India’s Tax System The Indian Parliament’s Budget Session resumed today, wiht the much-anticipated new Income Tax Bill expected to be tabled shortly. The bill,cleared by the Union Cabinet last week,aims to modernize India’s tax system,making it simpler and more obvious. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman expressed her confidence during the … Read more
Income Tax Bill in Parliament Budget Session LIVE updates: Parliament has resumed the Budget Session today. The new Income Tax bill which was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Friday last week, is expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha today. The bill has been presented as an effort by the government to better … Read more
Modi, in his address said that to expect sabka ka saath, sabka vikas from the Congress would be a big mistake. (Source: Sansad TV screengrab) Parliament Budget Session 2025 Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday responded to the discussion in Rajya Sabha on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address. Modi, in his … Read more
Rajya Sabha: LoP Mallikarjun Kharge lists 11 “lies,” Union Minister Piyush Goyal objects, saying statistics are false Mallikarjun Kharje, LoP of Rajya Sabha says he will list multiple “lies” told by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and end his speech in Rajya Sabha. His list is as follows: – In 2014, he said black money will … Read more
If your car is sputtering, and a faulty fading battery appears to be the cause, the only immediate alternative is to try and jumpstart it by hooking it up with another running car. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman sought to do just that on Saturday (February 1, 2025) with her Union Budget for 2025-26 — jumpstart … Read more
The Opposition’s INDIA bloc, including the Congress and Trinamool Congress, Saturday criticised the Union Budget 2025, presented by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, claiming that it has nothing to address the “illnesses” of stagnant real wages, lack of buoyancy in mass consumption, sluggish rates of private investment and a complicated GST system that the economy is … Read more
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, terming the Union Budget 2025 as “underwhelming”, said that it only targeted the voters of Delhi and Bihar. “If you’re a Delhi voter or a Bihar voter and you’re earning a fixed middle class salary, you may have reasons to cheer. But if you’re not, then I’m afraid there’s … Read more