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Finance Minister pitches India’s reform-led growth story to US Investors
New Delhi: India continues to be the fastest-growing major economy in the world, recording growth of 7.8% in the first quarter of FY27 despite global…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urges PSBs to sharpen youth outreach, build ahead of demand
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday urged public sector banks (PSBs) to develop strategies to attract the youth based on their products, regional…
Indian economy to hit USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per IMF: FM
Indian economy is set to cross USD 5-trillion mark in FY29 as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the government has adopted a broad-based…
Finance Minister to review flagship schemes with state-owned banks, RRBs in West Bengal: Sources
New Delhi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will soon review the implementation of various flagship schemes, including Jan Dhan, Mudra and PM Vishwakarma, with public sector…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman pushes unified KYC framework, asks Sebi to lead
Mumbai: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday called for a unified know-your-customer (KYC) system across the financial sector to eliminate repeated verification for users, and…
Govt gets Parliament nod for Rs 2.01 lakh crore additional spending in FY26
Parliament on Tuesday approved the second batch of supplementary demands for grants, allowing the government to spend an additional Rs 2.01 lakh crore in the…
India’s April-January fiscal deficit at Rs 9.81 lakh crore, narrows on-year to 63% of FY26 aim
India’s fiscal deficit for the first ten months of this fiscal year through January stood at Rs 9.81 lakh crore, or 63% of annual estimates,…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman to push biopharma, semiconductor missions in Norway
New Delhi: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will huddle with Norwegian industry captains to explore long-term capital investments and interact with senior representatives of cutting-edge startups…
Elevated growth, low inflation no fluke: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: India is witnessing a rare phenomenon of elevated growth and low inflation, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday, adding that it is…
Budget earmarks total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for 2026-27: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said that the government has envisaged a total expenditure of Rs 53.47 lakh crore for the next…