Nirmala Sitharaman is an Indian politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, serving as the Minister of Defence of India since 2017 and has served as Member of the Rajya Sabha, upper house of the Indian Parliament, since 2016. Read More
The gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of public sector banks (PSBs) have declined by Rs 89,189 crore from a peak of more than Rs 8.95 lakh crore in March 2018 to over Rs 8.06 lakh crore in March this year, the government told the Rajya Sabha. ...
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra on Wednesday termed as "impractical" and "draconian," the Niti Aayog's direction to the automobile industries to switch to Electric Vehicles by the year 2025. ...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday exhorted the income tax officers to be prompt in redressing the grievances of the taxpayers and expand the tax base in a non-intrusive manner. ...
Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey on Wednesday said the revised direct tax target of Rs 13.35 lakh crore is realistic and achievable with the help of economic growth and exchange of data amongst various agencies and wings of the government. ...
Indian stock markets had touched new highs on the back of political stability as the BJP-led NDA government returned with a full majority in the 2019 General Elections, but the Union Budget 2019-20 has put a damper on it. ...
A Bill to amend tax as well as other laws, like the SEBI Act, the RBI Act, the CGST Act and the PMLA Act, was on Thursday passed in the Lok Sabha by voice vote. ...
In what suggests change in power equation in the Modi 2.0 government, Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari would not be part of the reconstituted ministerial panel on Air India which will decide the national carrier's privatization. ...
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said seven legislations each under the direct taxation and indirect taxation were being amended by the Finance Bill to boost manufacturing and bring greater simplicity and effectiveness to the laws. ...