Nirmala Sitharaman

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds a folder with the Government of India's logo as she poses with her officials while leaving her office to present the annual budget in the parliament, in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
South Asia

India offers middle-class tax relief to support growth; targets narrower budget gap

The world's fifth-largest economy is expected to post its slowest growth in four years next year amid frail urban demand and weak private investment, while stubbornly high food inflation has...

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India's logo as she leaves her office to present the annual budget in the parliament, in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Altaf Hussain
South Asia

India's Modi to seek to boost growth, ease cost of living in budget

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses the Central Board of Directors of the Reserve Bank of India in the customary post-Budget meeting, in New Delhi on August 10, 2024. Photo: ANI
South Asia

Indian finance minister hopes Indian investments in Bangladesh are safe

File picture of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Photo: Sushil Kumar Verma
South Asia

Nirmala Sitharaman decides against contesting Lok Sabha polls

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South Asia

India’s Finance Minister speaks on Adani, jobs, oil and crypto

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as India's Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur look on as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Global Economy

India Budget 2023: No income tax up to 7 lakh rupee, revised tax slabs for new regime

As Nirmala Sitharaman responded to a barrage of questions on the stimulus that could cost the exchequer Rs 80,000 crore, there was one question that asked Sitharaman how she would describe the current state of the economy./HT Photo
South Asia

India finance minister hospitalised but fine

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
South Asia

India Budget 2021: Hydrogen mission; solar energy, clean air among focus areas

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as India's Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian and Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur look on as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Global Economy

India doubles healthcare spending, opens up insurance in 'get well soon' budget

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds up a folder with the Government of India logo, as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, February 1, 2021. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Global Economy

India unveils budget aimed at boosting pandemic-hit economy

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman holds budget papers as she leaves her office to present the federal budget in the parliament in New Delhi, India, Feb. 1, 2020. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/File Photo
Global Economy

India's budget aiming to revive economy despite limited fiscal headroom

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing a press conference on Economic at National Media Centre in New Delhi on Monday. Ajay Aggarwal/HT Photo
South Asia

India announces Rs12,000cr interest-free 50-year loan to states

Nirmala Sitharaman. Photo: Collected
World+Biz

Indian FM hints income tax cut