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From former finance minister Arun Jaitley to former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj, members of the Lok Sabha paid tribute to political leaders in the ongoing Winter Session

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman conducted a meeting to make filing of GST more user-friendly. During the meeting, a live demonstration was conducted where the representatives tried to file returns and they expressed their concerns during the exercise.
 

The air quality of the national capital took a hit due to a combination of firecracker emissions, stubble burning and unfavourable meteorological conditions in the past few weeks. The government intends to ensure no company shuts down because of financial instability, said finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressing the issue of pressure on telecom sector. All this and more on today's episode of MyNation in 100 seconds.

Vodafone had posted a loss of whopping Rs 50,921.9 crore for the fiscal second quarter. Bharti Airtel too reported a loss to the tune of Rs 23,045 crore for the September quarter.

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman urged farmers of India to produce oilseeds as there is a high demand in India. The Union minister also requested National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) Chairman Dr Harsh Kumar Bhanwala to visit Jammu and Kashmir to ensure that the farmers get the correct price of their products in the next season.

Finland minister Pekka Haavisto will also meet finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss issues of mutual interests concerning both countries

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is on a two-day visit to Saudi Arabia and has landed in Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport.  PM Modi was invited by Saudi King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and with an aim to boost bilateral ties between the two countries in key sectors, including energy and finance.

On October 15 while Delivering a lecture at the prestigious Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the Indian public sector banks had the "worst phase" under the combination of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan. Dr. Manmohan Singh responded to this comment of Sithraman and said that this government should stop blaming the opponents and focus on solving the issue. “This government has now been in office for five years. It should have learnt from our mistakes and provided a credible solution for the economy. Watch The Video For More Updates.

The Supreme Court has granted bail to former Union finance minister P Chidambaram in the INX media case. But he will continue to stay in Tihar as the ED has custody of him.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday will fly to Chicago and meet the Indian diaspora

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman in in Washington attending the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. She said that although the IMF has projected a reduced growth rate for India, the economy of the country continues to be among the fastest in the world. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (October 17) said that the remarks of every person, who ridiculed and stood against the decision of abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir, would be discussed in the future. Uttar Pradesh government, on Thursday (October 17), stated that chief minister Yogi Adityanath will grace the Deepotsav (a festival of lamps) celebrations on October 26 in Ayodhya, where more than 5.5 lakh earthen lamps will be lit a day ahead of Diwali. All this and more on MyNation in 100 seconds.
 

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's message to the industry reiterated India's commitment to transparent policy-making, implementing banking reforms in close collaboration with the RBI, creating liquidity flow, exploring ways to bring in private sector investments and deepening economic reforms.

Sensex reached over 150 points amid sustained fund inflow. The Nifty also rose to 11,479. Top gainers in the Sensex pack included Bajaj Finance, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank, RIL, Tata Motors, Bajaj Auto, Tata Steel and ONGC, rising up to 3 per cent.

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman met customers of Punjab & Maharashtra Co-operative (PMC) Bank here on Thursday and heard their woes