Sitharaman to move Finance Bill 2026 and Corporate Laws Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha todayParliament's Budget session resumes today. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Corporate Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026. Sh...
23 Mar, 2026, 09.52 AM IST
Parliament watch: RBI examining complaints against Standard Chartered; tax 'nudge' campaign yields Rs 7,000 crAugust 2027 marks a historic milestone as India's first homegrown Bullet Train prepares for its trial run along a vital 97 km segment of th...
11 Mar, 2026, 12.26 AM IST
Parliament watch: Falling Re to give exports an edge; states, UTs granted GST compensationScheduled Commercial Banks have achieved a historic low in their Gross NPA ratio. India requires 307 GW of thermal power capacity by 2034-3...
10 Feb, 2026, 12.39 AM IST
Parliament Watch: Rupee hit, GST recast losses, NPA study loans, ratings improvementThe Indian Rupee faces depreciation due to trade deficit and US trade agreement developments. GST rate rationalisation is expected to cause...
16 Dec, 2025, 12.01 AM IST
Parliament watch: AI push in steel, big PLI moves, loan sanctions, tariffs & moreParliament noted that steel PSUs are set to adopt more AI tools, Ola is expected to remain the main mover under the battery PLI scheme, the...
09 Dec, 2025, 11.38 PM IST
Parliament Watch: No DA–Pay merger, household debt falls sharply in FY25, hydropower push in J&K and moreThe government has ruled out merging Dearness Allowance with basic pay. Shortlisted bidders are reviewing IDBI Bank for strategic sale. For...
02 Dec, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
ET Graphics: NPAs in MSME with PSBsThe Department of Financial Services (DFS) has urged banks to review penal charges for not maintaining Minimum Average Balance (MAB). This ...
30 Jul, 2025, 12.44 AM IST
Parliament watch: From debt to GST to NPA, govt shares key data as Monsoon Session kicks offIn FY24, the Centre forwent ₹99,000 crore in corporate tax revenue due to incentives. India's external debt reached $736.3 billion, remaini...
23 Jul, 2025, 01.54 PM IST
India will assess impact, says MoS Finance Pankaj ChaudharyUnion Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary stated that the Indian government is evaluating the effects of the US's reciprocal tar...
04 Apr, 2025, 01.06 AM IST
Government forms Cabinet Committees, includes Union Ministers from NDA alliesThe central government has formed eight Cabinet Committees, including the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet, Cabinet Committee on Accom...
03 Jul, 2024, 08.59 PM IST
Government seeks Parliament's nod for additional ₹1.48 L cr spendingWhile the additional gross spending for FY23 is estimated at over ₹2.70 lakh crore, as much as ₹1.22 lakh crore of this will be met through...
14 Mar, 2023, 01.03 AM IST
Budget 2023: FM Sitharaman & team meets Prez ahead of Budget presentationPrior to delivering the Union Budget 2023–24 on Wednesday, as per an established tradition, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman met Preside...
01 Feb, 2023, 10.42 AM IST
Budget 2023-24: Nirmala Sitharaman meets state finance ministers for their inputsUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman has chaired a pre-Budget meeting with the finance ministers of all States and Union Territories fo...
25 Nov, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
Centre has taken several supply-side measures to address inflation, says MoS Finance"The price situation of major essential commodities is monitored by the government on a regular basis and corrective action is taken from t...
18 Jul, 2022, 07.15 PM IST
Indian fintech market expected to reach USD 150 bn in valuation by 2025: MoS Finance"A majority of the Indian fintech startups are not even a decade old, but the progress and growth shown by these firms has been exponential...
08 Jun, 2022, 08.23 PM IST
No Petroleum Product under GSTInclusion of petroleum products will require recommendation of the GST Council. But the council, which also includes representatives of sta...
09 Feb, 2022, 10.33 AM IST
- Cabinet reshuffle: Praful, Khurshid and Jaiswal made Cabinet ministers
Oil Minister Murli Deora was replaced as also Roads Minister Kamal Nath, who was seen as moving slow on boosting India's creaky infrastruct...
19 Jan, 2011, 05.18 PM IST