Friday, April 19, 2024

Topic: Nirmala Sitaraman

Union Budget: Fiscal deficit in 2024-’25 estimated at 5.1% of GDP, says FM

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced in her interim Budget that the fiscal deficit is estimated to be 5.1% of the gross domestic product in the financial year 2024-’25.

Violence against Muslims in India is a fallacy: Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday defended India’s treatment of Muslims reasoning it by Muslim population growth. Sitharaman said that India has the...

Uninspiring and insipid: Here’s how Opposition reacted to Budget

The Opposition parties on Tuesday termed the Union Budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman “insipid” and “uninspiring” with no relief to the poor, salaried class, middle class and farmers.

Budget is betrayal of salaried, middle classes: Congress

The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country's salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget.

Union Budget 2022: FM declares digital university

Presenting the Union Budget 2022 on Tuesday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the formation of a digital university to provide access to world-class education.

Budget “a national monetisation plan — short hand for National Sell out,” says Cong

Taking a dig at the Union Budget 2021, Congress leaders said that budget was a "national monetisation plan -- short hand for National Sell out".