Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slams Congress for high inflation, project delays in UPA years
Hitting out at the Congress party, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said that development works faced inordinate delays during UPA government, subsidies were ill-targeted and wasteful expenditures were made for political gains.
Congress-led UPA govt in 2014 compromised national security: Nirmala Sitharaman
New Delhi/IBNS: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Friday slammed the Congress-led UPA government for compromising national security and said the critical shortage of defence ammunition was the main feature of 2014 when the BJP-led NDA came to power.
'Modi put nation first, Congress put family first': Nirmala Sitharaman in Lok Sabha
New Delhi/IBNS/UNI: A day after the government presented a 'white paper' on the Indian economy in both Houses of Parliament, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday took a swipe at the Congress saying that they kept the 'First Family' first while being in the government for 10 years.
UPA govt made a healthy economy non-performing, claims Modi govt's 'white paper'
New Delhi/IBNSI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday tabled a 'white paper' on the Indian economy claiming that the UPA government led by Dr Manmohan Singh inherited a healthy economy ready for more reforms but made it non-performing in 10 years.
Nirmala Sitharaman rebuts Congress's charge of discrimination over state fund
Rebutting the charges of the Congress party over the devolution of funds to the states, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said this apprehension that some states are discriminated against "politically vitiates narrative".
DMK govt in Tamil Nadu is 'anti-Hindu', repeats FM Sithraman
New Delhi: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday reiterated her position that the DMK government in Tamil Nadu is an anti-Hindu party, media reports said.
Union Minister for Finance & Corporate Affairs, Nirmala Sitharaman said that the recently announced India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor is a strategic and economic game changer for India and others.
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slams Interim Budget
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's interim budget speech on Thursday, stating that not much substantive information emerged from it.
Nirmala Sitharaman claims Tamil Nadu govt has bannned live telecast of Ayodhya Ram Mandir programmes
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday alleged that Tamil Nadu banned the live telecast of Ayodhya Ram Mandir programmes on Monday and called the decision an "anti-Hindu hateful action."
RBI receives bomb threat mail, sender demands FM Nirmala Sitharaman's resignation
Mumbai/IBNS: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday received a bomb threat mail, whose sender had demanded the resignations of Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das, media reports said.
PM Modi assures Tamil Nadu CM Stalin of help; puts Nirmala Sitharaman in charge of flood relief ops
Chennai: Days after Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman accused the ruling DMK in Tamil Nadu of not taking adequate relief measures in the state's rain-battered southern districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday put Sitharaman in charge of Tamil Nadu flood response.
Tamil Nadu Congress slams Sitharaman for accusing Stalin govt of flood mismanagement
New Delhi/Chennai: The Tamil Nadu National Congress president SS Alaigiri has slammed Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for accusing the Tamil Nadu government of not managing the recent floods in the state and taking enough proactive measures to prevent loss of lives and property.
'Sanatan Dharma row': Nirmala Sitharaman says 'DMK doing it for 70 years'
DMK is against Sanatan Dharma and it has been doing this for 70 years, said Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slamming Tamil Nadu's ruling party over its top leader Udhayanidhi Stalin's controversial remark.
New Delhi/UNI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday hit out at the previously ruled Central governments, saying that they had made promises only, but the present government headed by Narendra Modi have delivered on all the promises.
Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday met World Bank president Ajay Banga when they exchanged views about the concerns of the 'Global South'.