Nirmala Sitharaman
India's Economic Resilience Amid Global Structural Transformation: Finance Minister Sitharaman
Oct 03, 2025 02:59 pm CST
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlights India's strong capacity to absorb external economic shocks during global structural transformation. She emphasizes that India's sustainable economic growth is anchored in domestic factors, positioning the country as a stabilizing force in turbulent global economic conditions shaped by geopolitical conflicts and changing alliances.
Karur Stampede Tragedy: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to Meet Victims' Families and Survivors
Sep 29, 2025 01:51 pm CST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to visit Karur to meet survivors and families affected by the tragic stampede at actor-politician Vijay's TVK rally that claimed 41 lives and injured over 50 people. The incident has prompted national response with compensation announced by both central and state governments, while investigations into crowd management failures continue.
NDTV Explains: What's Cheaper Under GST 2.0 Reforms
Sep 22, 2025 11:39 am CST
India will witness a restructuring of its Goods and Services Tax (GST) system from today, which government officials have described as the launch of "GST 2.0."
GST 2.0: Individual Health Insurance Premiums To Be GST-Free From Today
Sep 22, 2025 09:09 am CST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a major reform under GST 2.0 at the 56th GST Council meeting on September 3. Effective today, individual health insurance premiums will be completely exempt from GST.
After PM Modi's GST Utsav Call, M Kharge's "Band-Aid On Deep Wounds" Jab
Sep 22, 2025 12:00 am CST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today termed the lowering of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates as the beginning of "GST Utsav", presenting the reforms as a "double bonanza" to households already benefitting from recent income tax exemptions.
GST 2.0 To Kick In From Monday, Goods And Services To Get Cheaper
Sep 21, 2025 05:15 pm CST
Prices of kitchen staples to electronics, from medicines and equipment to automobiles, will get cheaper from Monday as the reduced GST rates on about 375 items come into effect.
Nirmala Sitharaman Recounts When PM Modi Sent His Doctor To Check On Her
Sep 17, 2025 02:40 am CST
Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 75th birthday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman shared an anecdote about how he ensured her well-being after her first Union Budget speech.