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The decision was taken to curb the rising prices of rice, and it comes at a time when food inflation for July had skyrocketed to 11 per cent

While the opposition alleged mismanagement and extravagance by the administrators as its reasons, the LDF regime accused the latter of non-cooperation in pressuring the Centre to get the state the deserved funds.

The Finance Minister also attended a sand art session themed 'Meri Maati, Mera Desh' by sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik.

The Government of India has already included some vegetable items, including tomato, produced in Nepal in its quarantine list so as to facilitate its export to India, he said.

Intervening during the debate on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha on Thursday, Sitharaman had said the UPA "wasted a decade because of corruption and cronyism

PM Modi said that all efforts will be made to restore peace in the northeastern state which will soon walk the path of progress.

The online gaming segment grew by 28 per cent in 2021 to reach USD 1.9 billion, as per NITI Aayog estimates

Both sides also agreed to work together for the exploration and extraction of the vast Lithium deposits of Bolivia

GST Council on Wednesday decided to levy a 28 per cent GST on online gaming and casinos on the face value of bets at entry level

GST Council in its meeting on Wednesday is likely to finalise the modalities for determination of supply value in online gaming

During an event to introduce AMC Repo Clearing and a corporate debt market development fund, the minister addressed the audience.

US special presidential envoy for climate John Kerry, who arrived in India on Wednesday on a five-day visit, met finance minister

That instruction has been sent to everyone, be it private or public, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman added

Finance Minister Sitharaman said that GST has brought a remarkable improvement in the system benefiting both people and states.

India gets a lot of its GDP from domestic consumption. So even if the world would slowdown for a few months, India has a natural cushion by the fact that it is more domestic consumption oriented, said Banga

“Further, this decision will encourage illegal offshore gambling operators, drive Indian users to them and ultimately lead to neither optimal tax collection nor the growth of the legitimate industry,” the letter read.

She went on to say that the GST has increased tax buoyancy for both states and the central government.

The Finance Minister has penned an article on the achievements of the Modi government. Many examples she has cited are true as would be true of every government that has ruled for 5 or 10 years said, Chidambaram

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there is no proposal to regulate social and financial influencers but emphasised that a strong sense of caution is required

"The discussion on debt servicing on Wednesday was "absolutely positive" with all stakeholders, including China, "positively engaged," said  Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday