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With IBC Amendment Bill, govt hopes to expedite insolvency process, maximise value: Key takeaways
August 13, 2025 3:43 pm
The amendment bill has proposed changes to improve the efficiency and oversight in the liquidation process by authorising the CoC to supervise liquidation.
Sitharaman refutes claims that 'One Nation One Election' will be implemented in next polls
April 05, 2025 6:56 pm
This concept was widely discussed during several occasions. It was not something introduced by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Finance Ministry warns staffers not to use DeepSeek’s AI over security risks: Report
February 06, 2025 9:09 am
The biggest concern over DeepSeek's AI chatbot app is that user data could be shared with the Chinese government.
Union Budget 2025 Highlights: Education ministry gets Rs 1.28 lakh crore, check other highlights
February 02, 2025 9:57 am
Budget Education Sector 2025 Highlights: Centre will create additional infrastructure in five IITs and expand IIT Patna and launch 'Bharatiya Bhasha Pushtak' scheme to provide digital form of Indian language books for schools and higher education.
When will Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announce Union Budget 2025?
January 27, 2025 12:58 pm
India's Union Budget 2025 Date and Time: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman, will unveil the Union Budget on February 1.
‘Invest in agri-productivity to boost consumption demand, focus on public health issues & strengthen tax administration’: Bharat Ramaswami
January 20, 2025 11:09 am
India is faced with two major and pressing public health issues. The first is air pollution, and the second is the health of our children.
Union Budget 2025 Date and Time: When will Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announce budget
January 31, 2025 3:22 pm
Budget 2025 Date and Time: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is most likely to unveil the second Union Budget 2025 of the Modi 3.0 administration on the first day of next month.
Need to address $4-trillion financing gap to meet sustainable development goals: FM Sitharaman
August 17, 2024 10:40 pm
Sitharaman also sought views from other countries on how to strengthen the efficacy of existing mechanisms for debt relief and liquidity support for low and middle-income countries, including the G20 common framework, and the global sovereign debt roundtable along with the safeguards to be put in place to prevent future debt crises.
Sitharaman raps CBDT and CBIC for not addressing tax assessees grievances
March 08, 2022 7:41 am
Even before the officials responded, Sitharaman intervened and pulled up the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) and Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBIC) officials.
Will stick to fiscal prudence, lower tax rates if voted to power: Arun Jaitley
April 04, 2019 8:35 pm
He further said the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council has cut tax rates on consumption items to 12 or 18 per cent from the highest slab of 28 per cent and lowering rate on cement is next on agenda.
UNION FINANCE MINISTER VIDEOS
Copies of Economic Survey brought to Parliament
February 26, 2016 7:56 am
New Delhi, Feb 26 (ANI): Copies of the Economic Survey, to be tabled on Friday, have been brought to the Parliament. Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday will present the Economic Survey for 2016-2017 in the Parliament. The Economic Survey is the Finance Ministry's view on the annual economic development of the country that gives a broad idea on the macro-economic data, which will impact the budget decisions.
Govt. to prepone Budget Session if Congress supports GST: Naidu
January 17, 2016 12:00 pm
New Delhi, Jan 17 (ANI): Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister M. Venkaiah Naidu on Sunday said that he suggested Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan of advancing the Budget Session if the Congress supports Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill. He added that Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley had earlier discussed three conditions put by the Congress regarding GST with the party leaders.
Arun Jaitley inaugurates CII Partnership Summit 2016
January 10, 2016 1:20 pm
Vizag, Jan 10 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley inaugurated the CII Partnership Summit 2016 in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, on Sunday. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu was also present at the 22nd edition of CII Partnership Summit, which was organised to showcase investment opportunities in ‘Sunrise Andhra Pradesh’. Several MOUs are expected to be signed during the Summit.
Govt. holds deliberations with Benegal Committee on film certification
January 09, 2016 8:17 am
Mumbai, Jan 09 (ANI): Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore and Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday held deliberations with Shyam Benegal Committee on film certification. The government on Friday constituted a committee headed by filmmaker Shyam Benegal to look into the revamp of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
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