Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Saturday said the BJP is claiming that the electoral bonds scheme was brought for transparency but the Supreme Court had stated the opposite while declaring it “unconstitutional”. Sibal’s remarks came after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told a newspaper that the BJP intended to bring back electoral bonds in … Read more
India is prepared to take adequate steps to mitigate any impact of the Iran-Israel conflict on its economy and will “remain alert”, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. “Can’t say that we are fully ready. As developments unfold, we are preparing to take adequate steps in India’s interests,” Sitharaman told the CNBC Awaaz news … Read more
Last Updated: March 15, 2024, 14:09 IST Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. (Image: News18) On Crypto assets, Sitharaman said, they cannot be currencies and that’s the government of India’s position. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said despite huge fluctuations globally, the Indian stock market has maintained “a certain level of sanity” and the market … Read more
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking at the ET Awards 2023, responded to criticism of Electoral Bond Data. Sitharaman rejected the idea that there was a direct correlation between the Electoral Bond data and the ED investigations, stating that it is not fair to assume that every person visited by the ED later came forward to … Read more
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Monday that the Centre is not discriminating against any non-BJP-ruled state in the release of funds, as the transfer is based purely on the recommendation of the Finance Commission, and termed the allegation of bias as a “politically vitiated narrative”.The minister was responding to a question from … Read more
The government has said that it has requested the presiding officers of both the Houses to revoke suspension of MPs, in an apparent move to ensure smooth conduct of Parliament’s budget session, which will begin from Wednesday.The session will begin with President Droupadi Murmu’s address to the joint sitting of both the Houses. Union finance … Read more
