Tag: Minister
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Government Initiatives Drive Increased Spending and GDP Growth, Says Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament that the government is using a multi-part strategy to boost consumption through demand support, higher incomes, and reforms, helping GDP growth. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, she stated that policies like the new income tax exemption for incomes up to Rs 12 lakh, recent GST rate…
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Uttam Kumar Reddy: Telangana’s Influential Minister
ANI | Updated: Dec 08, 2025 21:30 IST Rangareddy (Telangana) [India], December 8 (ANI): Telangana Irrigation Minister Capt. N Uttam Kumar Reddy anticipated that the Telangana Rising Global Summit 2025 would become a huge success, and many global business leaders have given positive signals that they would like to invest in Hyderabad and in Telangana.…
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Civil Aviation Minister Promises Firm Action in IndiGo Crisis
Union Minister for Civil Aviation K Rammohan Naidu speaks in the Rajya Sabha regarding the IndiGo flight crisis, during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi, on Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. | Photo Credit: Sansad TV Union Civil Aviation Minister K. Rammohan Naidu on Monday (December 8, 2025) informed Rajya Sabha that the government…
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India’s Aviation Potential: Minister Ram Mohan Naidu on Expanding Capacity Beyond Five Major Airlines
Business Today anchor Sakshi Batra presents the Market Closing show, highlighting the Indigo crisis with 450+ flight cancellations. Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu asserts that ‘India today has the capacity of five big airlines’ and warns of strict action for non-compliance. The bulletin covers the market sell-off as the Nifty slips below the 26,000…
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Global Cooperation Essential for Effective Crypto Regulation, Asserts Finance Minister
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday, December 8, said that it will take “significant international collaboration” to efficiently regulate cryptocurrency and other virtual digital assets (VDAs). Speaking at the Lok Sabha, the minister said that India does not collect data nor regulate the crypto industry that is “inherently borderless” in nature. “Any regulatory framework…
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Former Finance Minister Backs Centre’s Initiative to Limit Economy Airfares
Former Union Finance Minister and senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram on Sunday welcomed the Centre’s decision to impose caps on economy-class airfares, stating that fare limits are necessary to protect passengers in a market with restricted competition. Commenting on the government’s move, Chidambaram noted that India’s aviation sector continues to operate “like a duopoly,” and…
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Announces Comprehensive Customs Reforms Ahead of Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has indicated that a sweeping overhaul of India’s customs framework is imminent, signalling one of the most significant reforms to the system in recent years. Speaking at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit, the Minister described customs as her “next big clean-up job,” emphasising the urgent need to simplify the regime, enhance…
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Union Minister: Empowering the Future of Kashmir
Srinagar, Dec 07: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) based applications will play a pivotal role in building intelligent, consumer-centric, self-optimising distribution networks, Union Minister of Power Manohar Lal said Sunday. As per an official statement issued here, the Minister was addressing participants at the two-day National Conference focusing on the use of AI/ML…
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Finance Minister Investment Scheme Video Debunked as Fake
The government has debunked a video circulating on social media which claimed that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is promoting an investment platform offering easy income. The Fact Check Unit of PIB clarified that the video is fake and digitally altered. It further informed that no such platform has been endorsed by the Government. The…
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French Economy Expected to Grow 0.8% in 2025, According to Finance Minister
PARIS, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Unless there is a sharp reversal in the final three months of the year, the French economy is likely to grow by at least 0.8% in 2025, outpacing the 0.7% that the government had anticipated, Finance Minister Roland Lescure said on Sunday. “We will most likely exceed the government’s growth…