India Finance Minister

We have to take care of businesses built by sweat and toil of Indians: FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Speaking on the show ‘Straight Talk’, Nirmala Sitharaman said that in India every issue or every policy decision has its own complexity when in comparison to any other country. India because of its diversity, because of the uneven spread of wealth and because of the levels of literacy, every policy becomes all the more complex when you try to implement it here

May 30, 2020, 07:21 AM IST

Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired; March 29, 2020

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Mar 29, 2020, 16:44 PM IST

Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired; March 27, 2020

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Mar 27, 2020, 16:20 PM IST

Coronavirus Lockdown: WB CM Mamata Banerjee explains 'Social Distancing'

Amid crisis, the world is battling against coronavirus, meanwhile, WB Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee explains Social Distancing by coming on the streets. She started making marks on the road to spread awareness among the people of the state.

Mar 26, 2020, 18:58 PM IST

Badhir News: Special show for hearing impaired, March 26, 2020

Badhir News is a special section of Zee News for deaf people which is specially designed by keeping deaf people in mind only. This brings you the latest news updates of every afternoon.

Mar 26, 2020, 16:50 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman delivers Tamil poet Thiruvalluvar's verse as '5 jewels of good country'

The finance minister has taken three themes for the Union Budget 2020 - aspirational India, economic development and caring society.

Feb 01, 2020, 12:49 PM IST

Nirmala Sitharaman recites Kashmiri poem while presenting Budget 2020

The Union Minister, while reciting the poem in the Lok Sabha, stated that the Budget and everything the government does is for this 'pyara vatan' (beloved nation).

Feb 01, 2020, 11:37 AM IST

Budget 2020 live: IPO for LIC will increase transparency, says Piyush Goyal

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman started her Budget 2020 speech in the Lok Sabha at 11 am on Saturday (February 1). 

Feb 01, 2020, 08:54 AM IST

India aspires to grow much faster: Jaitley

Aspirational India is not satisfied with the current growth rate which is way below the country's potential, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Tuesday.

Oct 27, 2015, 16:57 PM IST

India insulated from economic fallout, says Jaitley

Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said despite a global slowdown and its impact on countries, India remains insulated from the economic fallout and stands out as a "brighter spot".

Sep 19, 2015, 09:13 AM IST

Government to make all international transactions transparent by 2017: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Friday said that the country needs a law to prevent money laundering, adding that the systems are broadly in place.

May 01, 2015, 11:05 AM IST

New govt dealt with fiscal issues in less than a year: Jaitley

The new Indian government has been able to address the country's most pressing economic problems and reduce the costs of doing business in less than a year after coming to power, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said.

Apr 17, 2015, 06:06 AM IST

Jaitley leaves for US tomorrow to attend IMF-World Bank meet

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley is leaving for the US tomorrow night to attend the IMF-World Bank Spring meetings in Washington.

Apr 13, 2015, 20:22 PM IST

Need to gradually rationalise all subsidies: Jaitley

Ahead of the 2015-16 Budget, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said there was a need to rationalise all subsidies and ensure stability in policies to attract investment and drive growth.

Jan 19, 2015, 11:36 AM IST

CCEA meeting on disinvestment cancelled

The government on August 27 deferred a decision on its stake sale in three PSUs — ONGC, Coal India and NHPC as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was not in town.

Sep 04, 2014, 14:33 PM IST

Four PSUs face shut down; Jaitley asks others to shape up

Jaitley said public sector undertakings should learn to function like private business houses in a competitive environment.

Jul 23, 2014, 12:05 PM IST

PSUs should be competitive, says Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Tuesday said public sector undertakings should learn to function like private business houses in a competitive environment.

Jul 22, 2014, 14:22 PM IST

Know your Finance Minister

Budget 2014 will be a testing time for the new Finance Minister and it will show what he has in store for the people of the country.

Jun 12, 2014, 12:38 PM IST