Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharman has chaired a pre-Budget meeting with the finance ministers of all States and Union Territories fo...

Earlier on Saturday, in a significant step aimed at providing relief to people from high fuel prices, the Centre announced a reduction in e...

"It is noteworthy that more than 34.42 crore loan accounts amounting to Rs 18.60 lakh crore have been opened under the Scheme for the creat...

"Total number of taxpayers for AY 2020-21 is 8,22,83,407. The projected total population of the country as on March 1, 2021 .... was 136.30...

Sitharaman, who had increased central excise duty on petrol and diesel by a record margin last year to mop up gains arising from internatio...

She said during the COVID pandemic year, the government has spent Rs 90,469 crore under the MNREGA rural employment scheme, which highest e...

She said the grant does not cover the actual cost of vaccine and distribution expenses, which will be made separately as and when the vacci...

Addressing a press conference, she said, out of the Rs 12,000 crore, Rs 1,600 crore will be given to north-eastern states and Rs 900 crore ...

The finance minister led a roundtable discussion on the theme ‘AIIB 2030-Supporting Asia’s Development over the Next Decade’, during which ...

Under the new regime, an individual with an income between Rs 5L and Rs 7.5L will need to pay tax at 10%.

The overarching picture for the finance minister is still of an economy desperate for its next booster shot.

India need not seek solace in China's economic growth slowing to a three-decade low of 6.1 per cent despite impacted by trade war with the ...

Shaw, who had earlier said the government treated India Inc as "pariahs" and doesn't want to hear any criticism of the economy, was respond...

The government has recognised that consumption needs a boost, says Nirmala Sitharaman.

Rich nations including the US want the WTO to start negotiations on these issues like e-commerce and investments rather than discussions on...

After coming out of Bedi's house, the minister said that the results would come out only on February 10 and that is when she would talk.

The FTA between India and the EU is expected to materialise next year once the country finalises its new foreign trade policy, a top offici...