Sitharaman, a newcomer on the Forbes most powerful women list, is ranked 34th. India’s first female Finance Minister Sitharaman has also served as the country’s Defence Minister. She is the first female to hold the portfolio full time.
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Nirmala Sitharaman doesn’t know economics: Subramanian Swamy
Swamy has been positioning himself for the FM’s post and had earlier been critical of Arun Jaitley also, but has been overlooked for the job.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s reply in Rajya Sabha, MPs doze off
Reporters in Parliament observed that Members of Parliament and Ministers were found sleeping during the debate on the economic slowdown in the Rajya Sabha.
Nirmala Sitharaman proposes to reduce corporate tax for manufacturing sector
Nirmala Sitharaman held a meeting to discuss about enhancing domestic manufacturing and Make in India scheme.
Nirmala Sitharaman moves Finance Bill 2019 in Lok Sabha, says “7 indirect taxation-related laws being amended”
Sitharaman said that the finance bill will look into the taxation process keeping in mind the agenda of ‘Make in India’.
Budget 2019: Amid acute water crisis, Sitharaman proposes ‘Har Ghar Jal’ for rural households by 2024′
While tabling the Modi 2.0 government’s maiden Budget in Parliament on Friday July 5, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said making available safe drinking water to every citizen is a priority for the government which is working towards ‘Har Ghar Jal’ by 2024. While reiterating the newly formed Jal Shakti Ministry‘s aim[Read More…]
Nari to Narayani: Nirmala Sitharaman addresses measures for women welfare under Budget 2019
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday July 5, presented the Union Budget – a statement of the estimated receipts and expenditure of the Government of India for the year 2019-20 – in the Lok Sabha. While laying her statement in the Parliament, Sitharama announced various reforms in railways, education, agriculture,[Read More…]
GST Council Meet LIVE UPDATES: Nirmala Sitharaman to discuss Tax cut, GST evasion and more
Sitharaman will meet state finance ministers in the forenoon and seek their suggestions on union budget for FY20.
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman visits Shashi Tharoor in hospital
Thiruvananthpuram: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday visited Congress leader Shashi Tharoor in hospital where he was admitted after suffering a freak accident a day earlier. Tharoor was performing a ritual at a temple in the Kerala capital on Monday when he injured himself. Praying while seated on the weighing[Read More…]
BJP General Secretary Muralidhar Rao, eight others allegedly forge Nirmala Sitharaman’s signature; booked
Hyderabad police on Tuesday booked Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary P Muralidhar Rao and eight others for allegedly cheating and collecting Rs 2.17 crore using forged signatures of Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. A criminal case was registered at Saroornagar police station based on a court-referred complaint from T Pravarna Reddy, wife[Read More…]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman meets IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman at Delhi hospital
India’s Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday met the Indian Air Force Pilot Abhinandan Varthaman after he returned spending two days in Pakistan’s custody. Sitharaman conveyed the sentiment of Nation, at a Delhi based hospital where he is currently under going treatment. The official twitter handle of Defence Spokesperson tweeted,[Read More…]
Everybody should be proud that IAF Pilot Abhinandan is from Tamil Nadu, says Modi in Kanyakumari
Kanyakumari: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, addressing a BJP rally in Tamil Nadu’s Kanyakumari town, said every Indian is proud that brave Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman is from Tamil Nadu, following it up with the statement that he is proud that India’s first woman defence minister Nirmala Sitharaman is also from[Read More…]
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman rubbishes report on Rafale, questions journalistic ethics
Following the release of the report by a daily which cited a Defence Ministry that stated “such parallel discussions by the PMO has weakened the negotiating position of MoD and Indian Negotiating Team” Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the conduct of the publishing saying, “If a newspaper publishes a noting[Read More…]
Defence Minister meets families of pilots killed in IAF plane crash
Ghaziabad, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday met the families of the two pilots killed in the Indian Air Force (IAF) plane crash in Bengaluru on February 1. Squadron Leaders Samir Abrol and Siddhartha Negi died after a newly-upgraded Mirage 2000 fighter crashed at the HAL airport. Sitharaman reached Ghaziabad[Read More…]
We want peaceful, fair LS polls in Bengal: BJP
New Delhi, A BJP delegation met the Election Commission on Monday and requested it to conduct the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections in West Bengal in a “violence free and fair” atmosphere. “In view of the ongoing violence by workers of the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal, we requested the[Read More…]
Nirmala Sitharaman launches TN Aerospace and Defence Industrial Policy
Chennai: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday launched the Tamil Nadu Aerospace and Defence Industrial Policy here and invited the industry to invest in these sectors, assuring them of support by the Central government. Speaking at the inaugural function of the second Global Investors Meet, organised by the Tamil Nadu[Read More…]
No corruption, major terror attack under Modi-rule: Sitharaman
New Delhi, Rallying the BJP workers ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday asked them to create awareness about the government’s achievements, especially that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has provided “corruption-free” five years and that no major terror attack has taken place during this[Read More…]
NCW seeks explanation from Rahul over remarks on Sitharaman
New Delhi: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Thursday sought an explanation from Congress President Rahul Gandhi for his “extremely misogynistic” remarks against Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. While addressing a rally in Jaipur on Wednesday, Gandhi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi got a woman to defend him in[Read More…]
Sitharaman spoke for 2 hours, didn’t answer my 2 questions: Rahul on Rafale deal
New Delhi, After a day of heated debate on the controversial Rafale deal Parliament, Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday again picked up the gauntlet and said that Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman spoke for two hours and still did not answer the two questions posed by him on the Rafale[Read More…]
Already considering vendors for 110 fighter jets: Sitharaman
New Delhi: The government has “not forgotten” the IAFs requirements and is already considering the bids received through a Request for Information (RFI) for procurement of 110 fighter jets, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said here on Friday. “The rest (of the required fighter jets) will be produced as per strategic[Read More…]
Sitharaman to visit US next month, her long wish list includes drones, helicopters, missiles’ purchase
India has already issued Letter of Request (LoR) to the US for the purchase of 24 MH-60 R Seahawk multirole helicopters for the Navy.
Rahul Gandhi targets Modi on Rafale deal, questions Nirmala Sitharaman’s visit to France
New Delhi: Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday targeted the Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the Rafale deal and alleged that the visit of Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to France was in connection with process to justify his decision to purchase the fighter jets. “The Supreme Court has asked for[Read More…]
No truth in Congress charge Rafale deal snatched HAL jobs: Nirmala
Bengaluru, Oct 1 (IANS) Terming the Congress charges false and based on half-truths, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has denied that the Rafale deal had snatched jobs from the Indian aerospace major Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL). “There is no truth in the Congress allegations on the Rafale deal as they are[Read More…]
India observes ‘Parakram Parv’; Sitharaman says surgical strikes message against terrorism
New Delhi, Sep 28 (IANS) The second anniversary of the 2016 surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) is being observed as “Parakram Parv”, with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday stating that the strikes were a message that India would not tolerate terrorists from across the border and[Read More…]
Army releases new surgical strike video ahead of attack anniversary
New Delhi: Two days ahead of the second anniversary of the cross-LoC “surgical strikes” carried out on the militant launch pads, the Indian Army on Thursday released another video of the 2016 military operation, showing it destroying three terrorist launch pads and killing terrorists in an ambush. In the video[Read More…]