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October 18, 2024 9:18 AM

Mexico: Finance Minister Sitharaman chairs Tech Leaders Roundtable in Guadalajara

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chaired Tech Leaders Roundtable at the Chamber of Commerce in Mexico's Guadalajara and held discussions on 'Strengthening Technological Cooperation between India and Mexico.' The roundtable on Thursday was organised by the Mexican Association of the Information Technology Industry and Tata Consulting Services in collaboration with the Embassy of India in Mexico and Department of Economic Affairs. According to Ministry of Finance, the meeting was aimed ...

September 16, 2024 5:05 PM

Parliament Session: Finance Minister to move J-K Appropriation Bill in Lok Sabha, Budget discussion to continue

As the Parliament is set to convene for the ongoing Budget Session on Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will introduce the Jammu and Kashmir Appropriation Bill, 2024, in the Lok Sabha. "Nirmala Sitharaman to move for leave to introduce a Bill to authorise payment and appropriation of certain sums from and out of the Consolidated Fund of the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir for the services of the financial year 2024-25. Also to introduce and move the bill," the list of busine...

September 16, 2024 5:21 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrives in Parliament to present Union Budget 2024

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman arrived in Parliament to present the Union Budget for 2024-25. Earlier, Sitharaman met President Droupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan, ahead of the Budget presentation at 11 am. The Finance Minister left the North Block offices of the Finance Ministry with a copy of the Union Budget 2024-25 which as has been tradition, is in a digital format. The Finance Minister along with her team posed for a photo opportunity along with the red 'Bahi Khatha' digital tabl...

September 16, 2024 5:22 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman set to present Modi 3.0 govt’s first budget today

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget 2024 in Parliament today (Tuesday), marking her seventh consecutive budget and eclipsing the late Moraji Desai's record of six consecutive budgets, which is likely to focus on changes in the income tax structure and improving the ease of doing business in India. At 11 am today, the much-awaited full budget for 2024-25, the first under the Modi 3.0 government, will be presented on the floor of the Parliament. All eyes will be...

September 16, 2024 5:52 PM

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to table Economic Survey in Parliament today

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will table the Economic Survey 2023-24 along with a statistical appendix in Parliament on Monday, a day ahead of the Union Budget. The Budget Session of Parliament will commence today (Monday) and subject to the exigencies of government business, the session is likely to conclude on August 12. Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Jayant Chaudhary, Pankaj Chaudhary, Kirtivardhan Singh and Sukanta Majumdar will present the document on the table in Lok Sabh...

June 25, 2024 8:48 AM

Canada also considering imposing tariffs on Chinese-made EVs after US and EU

Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said that the country is considering whether to impose import tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and will seek the public's opinion about the idea, Al Jazeerea reported. Freeland said on Monday, that the domestic car sector faced unfair competition because of China's "state-directed policy of overcapacity," adding that Ottawa would open a 30-day public consultation period on July 2 as to how Canada can respond. "Chine...

September 16, 2024 6:09 PM

Indian stocks trade firm ahead of May inflation data release

Indian stock indices kicked off Wednesday's trading session on a positive note, with the Sensex and Nifty both up 0.3% and hovering just below their all-time highs. The bullish trend comes ahead of the highly anticipated release of India's May inflation data, as investors brace for potential market-moving revelations. After a largely stable Tuesday, the Indian equity markets continued their recent bull run, with most sectoral indices trading in the green. This upbeat sentiment follows Monday's ...