New Delhi: This year, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wrapped up her Budget speech this time in about 92 minutes — her shortest one so far. Last year she had spoken for an hour and 50 minutes. Her speech in 2020 had made headlines for being the longest one in India’s history at about 2 hours…
New Delhi: The Budget Day is the most important day for any Finance Minister as it evaluates his/her performance, in Parliament by the Opposition and by the public at large. Every Finance Minister starts his/her Budget day with Ganesh puja at the corridors of the Finance Ministry of the North Block, offering flowers to the…
President Kovind lauds Centre’s welfare schemes, says India running world’s largest food distribution drive New Delhi: The Union Budget session this year is a 79-hour window for the government to conduct legislative business and both houses will sit one hour less per session of the total 27 sessions due to staggered sittings amid the COVID-19…
A proposal from the then DC to Union Minister Mysore/Mysuru: The then Mysuru Deputy Commissioner Rohini Sindhuri, during an interaction with journalists organised by MDJA in April this year, had said that she had written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman urging her to establish a Planetarium in Mysuru as the place attracts lakhs of…
Sessions on Start-ups from the Soil of Mysuru; Mysuru Ready for Future Digital Jobs Mysuru: Union Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs Nirmala Sitharaman will inaugurate Beyond Bengaluru Summit in Mysuru on Oct. 25. The Summit, titled ‘The Big Tech Show at Mysuru’ is being organised by K-Tech, Karnataka Digital Economy Mission and Start-up Karnataka…
Madikeri: delegation of coffee growers has demanded the Centre to implement schemes to revive the sector as more than a lakh growers are facing a number of challenges including price crash, fall in production and increasing cost of production. Meeting Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Karnataka Growers’ Federation, an organisation of coffee planters in Hassan,…
Bengaluru: Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FKCCI) delegation met Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday and submitted a memorandum for more relief due to Covid-19 crisis. FKCCI President Sunder said considering the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, MSME discussed the following issues to improve the sector and bring about improvements in…
New Delhi: In a major relief to the common man, the Modi Government has withdrawn the rate cut order on the Small Savings Schemes. In a brief message on Twitter, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said, “Interest rates of Small Savings Schemes of the Government shall continue to be at the rates which existed in…
No changes in Income Tax slabs Senior citizens who only have pension and interest income need not file IT Returns New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in the Parliament this morning. In significant changes to taxation process, she announced scrapping of Income Tax for senior citizens under certain conditions. Salaried…
New Delhi: The Union Budget 2021 was presented in paperless form for the first time, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seen holding a ‘Made in India’ tablet in a red case instead of the conventional brown briefcase or ‘bahi khata’ as she posed for the media ahead of Parliament session. The colonial legacy of…
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