Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman  

Industry experts have hailed the move by finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to slash tax rates to 22 % 
 

Just after finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a slew of measures to revive the economy, the Sensex zoomed over 1300 points. The government has slashed corporate tax to 25.17 per cent inclusive of all cess and surcharges for domestic companies.
 

Addressing a press conference here, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman also announced that fully electronic refund module for a quick and automated refund of input tax credits will be implemented by end of this month
 

As finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman blames ‘millennial mindset’ for the slump in car sales, industry experts like TV Mohandas Pai have batted in her support. However, he added that liquidity freeze of NBFCs is to be blamed for the dip 

After protests broke out regarding the merger of banks on the lines that people would lose jobs, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured that there will be no loss of jobs due to bank merger. 

Rashi Verma, a class 10 student from Lucknow after clearing an online quiz will now be witnessing the historic moment of Chandrayaan-2 landing on Moon’s surface on September 7. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also witness the historic moment. The woman who had accused BJP leader Chinmayanand of sexual harassment has been found in Rajasthan. A team of Uttar Pradesh police traced her and picked her up this morning when she was with a friend. Catch the top stories of the day on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman reacted to Congress leader Rahul Gandhi's comment about Centre availing a payout of Rs 1.76 lakh crore from the RBI and said that it reminds her of his comments of chor (thief) against the BJP during Lok Sabha election that had backfired

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured measures to ensure revival of economy, cheaper loans for home, vehicles and consumption goods. Banks to pass on RBI rate cut benefits to borrowers through MCLR reduction.
 

After the special status to Jammu and Kashmir was revoked, the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) will support investment activities in the newly formed union territories. CII assured the government and finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman of its support.

 

Budget discussion: Replying in a four-hour debate on the two bills, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman justified raising tax on petrol and diesel.  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said as part of the Centre's 'EK Bharat Shreshta Bharat' scheme, efforts have been made to popularise Tamil in the northern states
 

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that the big picture presented in the Budget is backed with a plan to increase investment without compromising on the fiscal consolidation roadmap

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the data which is given in the Budget is 100% above board and there need not be any speculation on the figures which have been given out

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first Union Budget of the Modi 2.0 government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the Union Budget presented by Nirmala Sitharaman “citizen friendly”. For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

First woman finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the first Union Budget for 2019-20. From various schemes to the vision forward, here are the key takeaways.