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Finance Minister's video of buying vegetables evokes mixed reactions
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a video shared by her office, was seen buying vegetables during her day-long visit to Chennai
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KCR stopped going to state secretariat on advice of tantriks: FM Sitharaman
Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit out at Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekar Rao on Saturday, alleging that he stopped going to the state secretariat on the advice of "tantriks"
 "KCR stopped going to state secretariat on advice of tantriks: FM Sitharaman")
CCI needs to be abreast of global best practices on mergers: FM Sitharaman
Finance Minister stressed upon the need for the federal competition watchdog to communicate more
 "CCI needs to be abreast of global best practices on mergers: FM Sitharaman")
Exporters urge FM Sitharaman to extend GST exemption on export freight
An organisation of exporters wrote to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, urging her to extend the Goods and Services Tax (GST) exemption on export freight that lapsed on September 30
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FM to attend World Bank-IMF annual meeting, drive investor outreach
May hold bilateral meetings with counterparts of other nations. There could also be a G-20 meeting on the sidelines, with focus on India's upcoming presidency of the multi-nation grouping
Exporters call on FM Sitharaman to extend GST exemption on export freight
If the exemption is not extended, exporters will have to pay GST of 18% on export ocean freight, which will increase the logistical costs for Indian goods in global market
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FinMin's special campaign in seven districts to deepen financial inclusion
Campaign will work to achieve saturation in respect of bank accounts, insurance/pension schemes; distribution of loans to FPOs, SHGs for setting up cold-chain infra, KCC penetration, among other thing
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CBDT targets resolving about 3,000 taxpayers' grievances by Oct-end
Sources in the tax department attributes it to the difficulties, taxpayers faced due to some glitches in the new portal since its inception in June of last year.
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Economy seen as sweet spot world over; inflation at manageable level: FM
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said inflation is at a manageable level.
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We cannot afford to lose sheen of insolvency law, says FM Sitharaman
Union Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said insolvency law cannot lose its "sheen"
 "We cannot afford to lose sheen of insolvency law, says FM Sitharaman")
Inflation, external pressure priority over growth: Finance ministry
The MPC also cut its FY23 GDP growth forecast to 7 per cent from 7.2 per cent, with Governor Shaktikanta Das acknowledging that there were downside risks to economic growth
 "Inflation, external pressure priority over growth: Finance ministry")
Six months on, crypto tax leading to siphoning of India's wealth: Experts
The crypto industry is largely unregulated in India, and the central government, along with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), have repeatedly refused to make cryptocurrencies legal
 "Six months on, crypto tax leading to siphoning of India's wealth: Experts")
Invest in India story, MSME sector must be promoted: Goyal to industry
Goyal's comments come after Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, recently asked India Inc what is stopping them from investing
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Learning of Sanskrit is 'discouraged' in TN, regrets Nirmala Sitharaman
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman regretted on Thursday that learning of Sanskrit is discouraged in Tamil Nadu.
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Innovation to be key in making India developed nation by 2047: Sitharaman
Finance Minister Sitharaman said innovation is going to be key factor in making India a developed nation by 2047, as she highlighted the immense potential of digitalisation in achieving this
Chandigarh international airport renamed after freedom fighter Bhagat Singh
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, who was the chief guest at an event at the airport, thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for deciding to rename the airport after the iconic freedom fighter
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Steady trend: PSUs hit 34% of capex target in April-August, shows data
The centre through government departments and PSUs has been lifting the economy through capital spending as investments from private sector lag.
 "Steady trend: PSUs hit 34% of capex target in April-August, shows data")
Enhance coverage of scheduled castes in all schemes: FM Nirmala Sitharaman
The FM was chairing the performance review of PSBs on credit and other welfare schemes for scheduled castes
FM asks taxmen to focus on faster processing of ITRs, grievance redressal
Addressing tax officers, the minister said that collections from direct taxes exceed indirect tax and that has brought in equity in mop up
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Decoded: What are green bonds and how much will be the govt issue?
Green bonds are debt instruments the proceeds of which are utilised to finance projects that are beneficial to the environment
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