Aiming to standardising the price of gold in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the country's first international bullion exchange on Friday. Seeking to make it easier for small bullion dealers and jewellers to trade, the bullion exchange will facilitate a better price negotiation strength, according to India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

In bid to bring transparency, India launches first international bullion exchange

Amid the economic and political crisis in the neighbouring country of Sri Lanka, the Indian government has called an all-party meeting under External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

Indian government calls an all-party meet on Sri Lanka crisis; EAM and FM to chair the meeting

Pre-packed and labelled food items like meat, fish, curd, paneer and honey will now come under the purvey of the GST, attracting a 5 per cent tax, a GST panel headed by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced.

India: 5% GST to be levied on pre-packed and labelled food items like curd, paneer, wheat

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (April 23) told Bloomberg that India needs Russian help to defend its borders. India and Russia are long-time allies and New Delhi procures most of its military hardware from Moscow.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman says India needs Russian help to defend its borders

Sri Lanka's Finance Minister Basil Rajapaksha is expected to meet his Indian counterpart Nirmala Sitharaman this week to discuss USD 1 billion loan that the Indian government agreed to provide and will also share the road map on the utilisation of funds.

Sri Lankan finance minister to meet his Indian counterpart this week

India's finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday that the government has the sovereign right to tax profit made from cryptocurrency transactions. She added that the decision on banning or not banning will be taken depending on feedback from consultations.

'Sovereign right' to tax: This is what Nirmala Sitharaman said about India's cryptocurrency tax in parliament

India’s finance minister (FM) Nirmala Sitharaman while announcing the Union Budget 2022 proposed to levy 30 per cent tax on income from crypto and digital assets.

How will tax on virtual digital assets impact Crypto investors in India? CoinSwitch CEO answers

India's finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman explains why the government announced a 30% tax on cryptocurrencies in Budget 2022, in an exclusive interview with WION's Editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary.

Exclusive: A currency gets the intrinsic value only when the govt issues it, says Nirmala Sitharaman

India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed on Thursday (February 3) that Budget 2022 was not a populist exercise and the government had stability of the economy in mind and not electoral gains.

India Union Budget 2022 was not made with elections in mind: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

India announced its annual budget yesterday, it has given a blueprint of economy for the next 25 years with key points on four main pillars of development. According to finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, India is expected to grow at 9.27% in the coming year, here are some of the big announcements in this year's budget.

India Budget 2022: Major announcements from FM Nirmala Sitharaman's speech

"One of the ways in which we want to keep the economic momentum growing is by building infrastructure...this is one of the fastest ways of generating jobs," says India's principal economic advisor Sanjeev Sanyal as he decodes India's Budget 2022.

India Union Budget 2022: India to be world's fastest growing economy, says Sanjeev Sanyal

India's 2022 budget is tailored for the long-term with a focus on climate action, mental health and start-ups. What are the 6 big positives of this budget? Has India moved on from the era of grand populist budgets? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: India's budget 2022: The hits and misses

In this year's budget, India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to double down on spending commitments. The economy needs a booster shot of bold reforms. Has the budget delivered that? Palki Sharma brings you the top 10 highlights.

Gravitas: Budget 2022: India to spend big to spur growth

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is known for her love for handloom sarees and has always encouraged local artisans by wearing beautiful, intricate works by them at the parliament.

Nirmala Sitharaman opts for Odisha handloom saree to present the Union Budget 2022

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2022-23. A one-year extension for the incentives provided to start-ups has been announced.

Indian Union Budget 2022: What the start-ups received from this year's budget

India Budget 2022: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her fourth Union Budget and second one under the shadow of Covid-19 pandemic. India looks for a booster dose to the economy after a Covid-battered year. Stay tuned for all live updates.

India Budget 2022: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her fourth Union Budget

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday unveiled the budget for fiscal 2022-23, which aims to boost growth amid continued disruption from COVID-19 and rising inflation.

Indian Union Budget 2022: A National Tele Mental Health programme to be launched

Indian Union Budget 2022: Country to roll out next-generation e-passports for citizens

While presenting the Budget 2022-2023, Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the 'One class, one TV channel' programme of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government.

'One class, one TV channel': PM Narendra Modi government's gift to students in Budget 2022

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the country's Budget for the year 2022-2023 on Tuesday (February 1) in the Parliament in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other members.

Budget 2022: Revamped schemes for women & child development will provide benefits, says Sitharaman

Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the annual Union Budget for the year 2022-2023 in the Parliament in the nation's capital New Delhi on Tuesday (February 1).

Union Budget 2022: India's Finance Minister Sitharaman says growth expected at 9.2%

Should we expect a big bang budget this time? Sumit Chaturvedi and Gautam Chikermane talks to Suman Bery for in-depth analysis.

Union Budget 2022: All eyes on finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Indian FM Nirmala Sitharama presents budget papers in Parliament. Here to talk more on Budget 2022, today we are joined by Gautam Chikermane, VP ORF, Dr Makarand, professor of JNU.

Indian FM Nirmala Sitharama presents budget papers in Parliament

India's Union Minister of State for Finance Pankaj Chaudhary said that this year's budget will have something for everyone as the country's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the union budget for 2022-23 on Tuesday (February 1).

Budget 2022-2023: Indian minister says 'inclusive budget' will ensure there is something for everyone

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