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June 23, 2024 6:29 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman comes down heavily on Congress over Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy

Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman today came down heavily on Congress over the Tamil Nadu hooch tragedy. She said that 56 people have died and over 200 people are still in hospital in a critical stage, but Congress has not uttered a word against this. Mrs. Sitharaman said, where are Congress senior leaders? She added, that the congress contested elections just because they were assured that they would win. The Finance Minister demanded that this whole matter be given to the CBI for investigat...

June 22, 2024 8:51 PM

GST Council at 53rd meeting decides to roll out Pan-India biometric authentication to check fake invoicing

The GST Council has recommended a uniform rate of 12 percent GST on all steel, iron, and aluminium milk cans. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, speaking to the media after the 53rd GST Council meeting held today in New Delhi, also announced that services provided by the Indian Railways to the common man, including the sale of platform tickets, facility of retiring rooms and waiting rooms, and battery-operated car services, will not attract any GST. She said, in a move that will benefit the ap...

June 20, 2024 5:32 PM

Nirmala Sitharaman chairs second Pre-Budget Consultation with financial & capital market experts

Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has chaired the second round of Pre-Budget Consultations with leading experts of the financial and capital markets sector and the third round of Consultations with industry leaders and associations in New Delhi today. The meeting was held in connection with the forthcoming General Budget 2024-25. The Pe-Budget consultation meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary, Finance Secretary, Secret...