'Merit must have a home': When a father’s pain pushed FM Sitharaman to prioritise girls’ hostels in Budget 2026Education Budget 2026: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said a personal experience inspired the Union Budget 2026–27’s focus on expandin...
02 Feb, 2026, 12.42 PM IST
Tamil Nadu delimitation meet done with eye on '26 polls as DMK lacks achievements to highlight: SitharamanUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the DMK of raising emotional issues like Hindi imposition and Parliament delimitation due...
22 Mar, 2025, 08.42 PM IST
Thrusting third language unacceptable, govt must be flexible: Karti Chidambaram on language policyCongress MP Karti Chidambaram criticizes the Union Government's three-language policy, advocating for the existing two-language formula in ...
12 Mar, 2025, 12.39 PM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman on GST rationalisation, popcorn controversy, BJP’s freebie trap & moreFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman discusses GST rate rationalisation, aiming to simplify rates for essential goods. She plans to reduce t...
04 Feb, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
Andhra CM thanks PM for Centre's Rs 11,440 cr financial support for Vizag Steel PlantAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman,...
17 Jan, 2025, 06.33 PM IST
EY employee death: FM Sitharaman calls for stress management lessons, Congress fumes at 'victim-blaming'Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has suggested colleges and universities teach stress management to students. This follows the dea...
23 Sep, 2024, 01.16 PM IST
Halwa an emotional, sentimental matter for Finance Ministry staff: Nirmala SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman defended the pre-budget Halwa ceremony, stressing its traditional and emotional importance for the Fina...
31 Jul, 2024, 12.04 PM IST
Focus on pro-poor work: PM Modi's poll mantraHe also advised party workers to build the general election campaign around the BJP's pro-poor work and the country's development, saying t...
18 Feb, 2024, 12.36 AM IST
ET Awards: Make this the century of crazy Indian woman, says Times Group VC & MD Samir JainIn a video message, he prefaced his appeal to FM Nirmala Sitharaman with a Nike ad clip that showcased moments in which women in internatio...
01 May, 2023, 09.10 AM IST
Amul-Nandini was made emotional issue due to polls, Amul entered Karnataka during Cong regime: Nirmala Sitharaman"In India's scheme of things, every state has its own milk cooperative. Karnataka's Nandini - whoever doesn't recognise it? Even now as I'v...
23 Apr, 2023, 04.56 PM IST
New levy on unblended fuel: Is there more to it than meets the eye?FM Sitharaman didn't elaborate much on the upcoming levy. In the absence of rejoinders, there appear to be indications that the government ...
02 Feb, 2022, 01.56 PM IST
FM Nirmala Sitharaman says no risk of India's rating downgradeSitharaman said the Centre would transfer ₹30,000 crore to states as Goods and Services Tax compensation before March end and announced a r...
25 Mar, 2021, 12.03 AM IST
Nirmala Sitharaman dons red saree for 2021-22 budget presentationShe completed her look with a gold chain and bangles and tiny earrings. Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, replacing her signature 'bah...
01 Feb, 2021, 10.14 AM IST
Debate on grants for J&K turns politicalThe withdrawal of special status to Jammu and Kashmir has brought “transparent democracy and development without corruption,” finance minis...
19 Mar, 2020, 08.00 AM IST
MoD to withdraw pleas against benefits to disabled soldiersSources confirmed to TOI that instructions have already been issued not only to withdraw the pending appeals filed over the past few years ...
20 Feb, 2019, 10.44 AM IST
Do homework then demand special status for Andhra Pradesh: Nirmala SitharamanCongress has attacked the Modi government for not keeping the promise of granting special category status to AP, a commitment that was give...
09 Sep, 2016, 04.36 PM IST
Lok Sabha polls 2014: Congress is confused about its poll campaign, strategy, says BJPAgreeing that "personal issues" should not be raked up, BJP leader Arun Jaitley said, "issues of probity are public issues.
23 Apr, 2014, 10.17 PM IST