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FM Sitharaman says relief package soon for exporters hit by US tariffs

Updated on Sep 5, 2025 15:02 IST

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the media regarding the 56th GST Council meeting, in New Delhi, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025.

Early morning inspection: Suresh Khanna pulls up officials over parking, drainage, park neglect in Lucknow

Finance minister and in-charge minister of Lucknow Suresh Kumar Khanna inspecting the Ganesh ganj area. (SOURCED)

Updated on Aug 30, 2025 12:46 IST

Fear the deficit-populism doom loop

The average fiscal deficit in the OECD, a club of mostly rich countries, hit 4.6% of GDP last year

Published on Aug 25, 2025 10:30 IST

Explained: Why Centre withdrew Income Tax Bill 2025 and will submit a new one

Sitharaman withdrew the Bill just before the House was adjourned.

Updated on Aug 8, 2025 15:02 IST

Rishi Sunak rejoins Goldman Sachs, internet asks if he’ll work 70 hours a week

Rishi Sunak will be rejoining Goldman Sachs, this time as a senior adviser.

Published on Jul 9, 2025 07:12 IST

Cheema conducts surprise checking of excise & taxation dept head office in Patiala

The finance minister, Punjab, Harpal Singh Cheema on Tuesday conducted a surprise inspection of the head office of the excise and taxation department in Patiala. (PTI File)

chandigarh news

Published on Jun 25, 2025 24:22 IST

Ex-AAP MLA's wife files defamation case against FM Sitharaman

Sitharaman has been accused of making "defamatory, false, and malicious statements" at a press conference on May 17, 2024 with the intention to tarnish Bharti's reputation.

Published on Jun 12, 2025 17:18 IST

Punjab’s GST mop-up rises 19.77% to record ₹2,654 cr in April: Cheema

Cheema said that this robust growth underscores the increasing compliance among taxpayers. (HT File)

chandigarh news

Published on May 4, 2025 02:00 IST

FM Nirmala Sitharaman holds talks with US business leaders in San Francisco

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman attends Luncheon Roundtable with various pension fund managers and other institutional investors, in San Francisco, US

Updated on Apr 22, 2025 03:58 IST

HT This Day: April 1, 1947 -- Bill to establish Indian Salt Board introduced in Central Assembly

HT This Day: April 1, 1947 -- Bill to establish Indian Salt Board introduced in Central Assembly (HT)

Updated on Mar 31, 2025 10:10 IST

Conviction rate in drug cases has increased to 86%, says minister Harpal Cheema

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema (Ravi Kumar/HT)

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 7, 2025 01:52 IST

India working to protect its exports amid US tariffs threat: Nirmala Sitharaman

Nirmala Sitharaman said India is currently engaged in trade negotiations with the US.

Updated on Mar 7, 2025 02:55 IST

Punjab: Ministers divide state into 4 zones to monitor action against drugs

Finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema, who is heading the five-member committee of cabinet ministers to monitor the ongoing action on the drug menace on Saturday said that the state has been divided into four zones while the health minister will oversee de-addiction efforts. (HT File)

chandigarh news

Published on Mar 2, 2025 01:24 IST

FM calls for a new model for bilateral investment treaties

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman observed that even developed economies are moving away from “old-fashioned” BITs that prioritised investor protection but “inadvertently” led to situations where sovereign space was “completely left open and loose,” failing to adequately protect national interests. (PTI)

Published on Feb 15, 2025 23:20 IST

Income Tax bill: What is tax year and how is it different from assessment year?

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Published on Feb 12, 2025 17:29 IST

'Masterclass in deflecting blame': KC Venugopal on Sitharaman's Budget reply

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman replied to the debate on Union Budget 2025 in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday

Published on Feb 12, 2025 02:57 IST

Sitharaman quotes Raghuram Rajan to explain rupee dip in LS: ‘Reality is…'

FInance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman quoted her long-time critic Raghuram Rajan while explaining the dip in rupee

Published on Feb 11, 2025 14:02 IST

FM: 6-yr mission to boost pulses output

A wholesale market in Naya Bazar, Chandni Chowk. (Shutterstock)

Published on Feb 2, 2025 02:16 IST

A high-class budget for middle-class India

Mumbai, India - May 25, 2017: Office goers having food and drink together at Dishkiyaoon, BKC in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, May 25, 2017. (Photo by Pratik Chorge/Hindustan Times) (Pratik Chorge/HT Photo)

Published on Feb 1, 2025 17:59 IST

Budget 2025-26: Centre announces six-year pulses mission for self-sufficiency

An El Nino weather pattern last year stoked prices of pulses, a common source of protein for most Indians. (AFP File Photo)

Published on Feb 1, 2025 11:35 IST

Govt to provide ID cards, e-Shram portal registration for 1 crore gig workers

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025

Published on Feb 1, 2025 06:58 IST

Nirmala Sitharaman creates history, presenting her 8th consecutive Union Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside the Finance Ministry ahead of the presentation of Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi, Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. Sitharaman on Saturday will present her eighth consecutive Budget, which she will deliver from a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch.

Published on Feb 1, 2025 06:47 IST

Annual limit for TDS on rent to be increased from ₹2.40 lakh to ₹6 lakh, says FM

A man watches finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting the Union Budget 2025-26 on television screens at a showroom, in Patna, Saturday,

Updated on Feb 1, 2025 11:09 IST

What Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget says about MSMEs

New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha.

Updated on Feb 1, 2025 10:24 IST

FM's 6 domain areas: ‘India aims to push spending power of middle class’

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the presention of the Union Budget 2025-26 in the Lok Sabha during the Budget session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Saturday,

Updated on Feb 1, 2025 06:00 IST

FM Sitharaman takes tablet in ‘bahi-khata’ to present paperless Union Budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman outside the Finance Ministry ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi, Saturday,

Updated on Feb 1, 2025 04:53 IST

Budget 2025: How to read the documents that FM Sitharaman will present

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey on Friday (PTI)

Updated on Jan 31, 2025 11:16 IST

Union Budget 2025: Key numbers and economic indicators to watch out for

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman displays a red pouch carrying the Budget documents outside the Finance Ministry in North Block before leaving for the Parliament where she will table the Union Budget 2024-25, in New Delhi, (File image)

Published on Jan 30, 2025 23:15 IST

Experts expect Union Budget to provide sops without compromising fiscal prudence

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the sixth Pre-Budget Consultation with experts and representatives from the health and education sectors in connection with the forthcoming Union Budget 2025-26, in New Delhi. (File)

Published on Jan 30, 2025 20:13 IST

Budget 2025 date and time: When will FM Nirmala Sitharaman present the budget?

Budget 2025 date and time: File photo of Nirmala Sitharaman, carrying the Finance Budget ahead of the presentation of interim Budget 2024 in Parliament on Thursday, February 1, 2024.

Updated on Jan 27, 2025 11:10 IST

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