Nirmala Sitharaman

Police team set up to probe Siddhartha’s death

7:51 pm August 1, 2019

Bengaluru: A police team has been constituted to probe the death of Cafe Coffee Day founder V G Siddhartha, Mangaluru police commissioner Sandeep Patil said Thursday. The team will be headed by assistant commissioner of police (Mangaluru south sub-division), T Kodandaram. “We are waiting for the post-mortem report which will make it clear how the […]

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

Insolvency law amendments to ensure greater timeliness: Sitharaman

6:31 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: Amendments to insolvency law are aimed at ensuring greater timeliness for resolution process, which has to be completed in 330 days, and changes are to made in seven sections of the law, Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Thursday. Moving the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Amendment) Bill, 2019 for passage in Lok […]

Himalayan conclave to be held in Mussoorie on Sunday

7:51 pm July 27, 2019

Dehradun: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, chief ministers of nine Himalayan states and a host of other dignitaries like Niti Ayog vice chairman Rajeev Kumar are likely to attend a one-day Himalayan conclave to be held in Mussoorie on Sunday. The conclave will pass a Mussoorie resolution and deliberate on issues like the conservation of […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Parliament approves Modi govt’s FY20 Budget

8:20 pm July 23, 2019

New Delhi: Parliament on Tuesday gave its approval to Modi-2.0 government’s maiden budget with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman saying tax proposals aim at redistribution of funds to bring more equitable development. The Appropriation (No 2) Bill, 2019 and the Finance (No 2) Bill, 2019 — cleared by Lok Sabha last week — were returned by […]

FM launches instant allotment of e-PAN based on Aadhaar

Bill to check ponzi schemes in LS

5:43 pm July 19, 2019

New Delhi: A Bill which seeks to tackle the menace of illicit deposit-taking activities in the country was introduced in Lok Sabha Friday. The Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Bill, 2019 will replace the Banning of Unregulated Deposit Schemes Ordinance, 2019. The bill seeks to help tackle the menace of illicit deposit taking activities in […]