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Mumbai: As the countdown to the Union Budget 2022-23 has begun, the Indian equities market is likely to remain volatile in the week beginning Monday. Market participants will try to envisage the reforms and measures that could be announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in the budget to be presented on February 1 and make […]

Hyderabad: Telangana State has sought Rs 7,778 crore allocation in the upcoming union budget as the Central share for various projects taken up by the Municipal Administration and Urban Development Department in the State. In a letter to union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday, MAUD Minister K T Rama Rao sought the funds for […]

Hyderabad: IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Monday said there were plenty of opportunities for investors who are eager to set shop in India. Participating in the video conference of the Chief Ministers and the Finance Ministers of different States, which was chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Rama Rao said, “In […]

Quoting the World Investment Report 2021, the Finance Minister said FDI inflows into India rose by 25.4 per cent to reach USD 64 billion in 2020

Scheme to provide Rs 1,624 crore over five years as subsidy to Indian shipping companies

"While KYC compliance is already happening, there is no regulation in place to check any kind of suspicious trading activity,” said Sunil Agarwal, dean, Blockchain programme, TalentSprint.

Even after launching the new portal, users still continue to encounter multiple problems.

She also pitched for examining Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) agreement in the light of the coronavirus pandemic.

Quoting a tweet of TMC MP Mahua Moitra, Sitharaman clarified that the Finance Act 2021 has not brought in any new or additional tax on Indian workers in Saudi/UAE/Oman/Qatar.

The bank will support the development of long-term non-recourse infrastructure financing in India.

The Rajya Sabha returned the bill after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had to curtail her reply to the discussion on the legislation after a verbal spat with TMC members.

The government has proposed Rs 20,000 crore to capitalise the institution.

The finance minister said the capacity of the RBI's regulatory and supervisory staff is being strengthened with specially tailored courses.

This meant that the central government continued to levy excise duty, while state governments charged VAT.

The Union Cabinet on Wednesday had gave its nod for amendments in the Insurance Amendment Bill 2021.

About 10 lakh bank employees and officers are to participate in the strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella body of nine associations and groups.

While the burden on the consumers is "understood", the pricing is a vexatious issue, she said.

Last year, the government lost two high-profile arbitrations over the levy of taxes on British firms, using legislation that gave it the power to levy taxes with retrospective effect.

Chavan further demanded that all beneficiaries of Pradhan Mantri Jan Aarogya Yojana (Aayushman Bharat) must be given a free COVID-19 vaccine.

Sitharaman said that to keep government accounts transparent, the CGA will have to adapt and keep pace with changing technology to keep government account transparent.