High bond yields making borrowing unaffordable amid low interest rates: FM Nirmala SitharamanIndia's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that rising bond yields had made borrowings expensive for the government at a ti...
05 Sep, 2025, 06.14 PM IST
G20 chair India says talks underway for global framework on crypto rulesDiscussions are underway on a global framework to regulate crypto assets, India's finance minister said on Tuesday, adding that cryptocurre...
05 Sep, 2023, 11.21 AM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman meets Boeing delegation, discusses India's aviation market potentialIn reference to the recent bulk order for aircraft placed by Indian companies, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that Indi...
24 May, 2023, 04.11 PM IST
India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tables Economic Survey 2022-2023The Economic Survey comes a day ahead of the Union Budget 2023 for the next fiscal year starting April 1. The Economic Survey presented to ...
31 Jan, 2023, 12.57 PM IST
Why are you hesitating to get into manufacturing, FM Nirmala Sitharaman asks India IncFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday sought to know from India Inc what is stopping them from getting into manufacturing when cou...
14 Sep, 2022, 02.30 PM IST
India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman outlines steps to ward off illegal loan appsThe points of concern during the meeting included increasing instances of illegal loan apps offering loans/micro credits, especially to vul...
09 Sep, 2022, 03.03 PM IST
This Budget will continue to provide impetus to growth, says India's Finance MinisterContinuing to build on the work done, the Finance Minister said the government would continue to spend, in light of all the economic recove...
01 Feb, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
PLI Scheme a game changer in attracting global firms to set up shop in India: Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanDelivering the M V Kamath Centenary Memorial Lecture, Sitharaman said the PLI Scheme's very nature benefits those with scale and helps both...
28 Dec, 2021, 10.44 PM IST
Biden admin, US companies welcomed economic reforms by India: Finance Minister Nirmala SitharamanThe discussions touched on key areas of economic recovery from the pandemic to macro economic outlook; cooperation on global economic matte...
16 Oct, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
Govt exceeds disinvestment target this fiscal, proceeds touch Rs 85,000 croreGovt has mopped up Rs 9,500 crore from the fifth tranche of CPSE ETF and Rs 14,500 crore from the REC-PFC deal.
22 Mar, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
Write a Facebook post on 'who is India's Finance Minister': Congress to JaitleyCongress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala also urged Jaitley to write a post on the "economic woes that Modinomics has heaped upon India".
13 Jul, 2018, 08.15 PM IST
Open to strategic investor in Air India: Finance Minister Arun JaitleyLast fiscal, the airline is estimated to have earned a total revenue of Rs 21,000 crore while passenger revenue stood at Rs 16,500 crore.
28 May, 2017, 12.55 AM IST
French firms to invest $10 billion in India: Finance Minister Michel Sapin"Majority of these investments are meant for industrial sector, which makes France the major player in PM Modi's 'Make in India'," Sapin sa...
25 Jan, 2016, 03.33 PM IST
Government to ease process of doing business in India: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley"We are trying to rationalise taxes, lower taxes and introduce a non-adversarial and fair system of taxation. The govt is fairly determined...
14 Mar, 2015, 02.24 PM IST
No plan to privatise Railways or Coal India, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley assures unionsThe focus of the government is to create more jobs and employment opportunities beside safeguarding the existing jobs, Jaitley said.
02 Feb, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Pakistan wants peace with India: Finance Minister Ishaq DarIshaq Dar said that for the development of the region, it was pertinent to promote trade activities between India and Pakistan.
13 Oct, 2014, 05.08 PM IST
- Delay in reforms is inevitable in coalition government: Pranab
Sharing concern over the slow pace of key reforms in India, FM Pranab Mukherjee said that delays are inevitable in a coalition-run govt as ...
05 May, 2012, 12.06 PM IST