Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in Parliament on Tuesday (17 March 2026) that domestic production of LPG is being increased to ensure the supply of cooking gas to homes amid the Middle East crisis. India imports about 65 per cent of its domestic LPG requirements and 90 per cent of this comes through the war-torn…
The names of 10 big defaulters of the country have come to light. According to the data revealed from Parliament, a total of Rs 40,635 crore is due on all of them till March 31, 2025. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that these companies and individuals…
India’s fiscal deficit will remain in the revised estimates for FY26, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Lok Sabha during the Budget Session of Parliament today, according to a PTI report. “The Economic Stabilization Fund will give fiscal headroom to allow India to respond to global headwinds,” Sitharaman told Lok Sabha while addressing the Parliament’s…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom In the Lok Sabha, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Zia ur Rehman questioned the Finance Minister about the prices of crude oil. The SP MP asked whether the government has reviewed the impact of rising global crude oil prices on inflation in the country and…
Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi has written to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman demanding immediate intervention on two serious issues related to ex-servicemen. This letter has been written after meeting a delegation of ex-servicemen at the Parliament House. He had informed him about his problems. Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over financial situation…
Now questions are being raised on the arrest of Rishi Gupta, MD and CEO of Fino Payments Bank. Veteran businessman and Chairman of Aarin Capital Mohandas Pai has raised questions in the matter. In a post on X on Saturday, Mohandas Pai raised questions as to how the CEO of a bank can be arrested…
In the recent past, there has been a huge jump in the prices of gold and silver. After all, what is the reason behind the increase in the prices of gold and silver, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded on this. He said, the government is keeping a close watch on the prices of gold…
After the US Supreme Court’s decision to cancel President Donald Trump’s global tariff, Trump announced a 15 percent tariff. Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has responded in the press conference on what impact American tariffs will have on the Indian economy. He said, it is too early to say anything about its impact on the…
Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha has demanded that the government abolish the Long-Term Capital Gains Tax (LTCG) on equities for individual investors. The demand comes after the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced an increase in Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on derivatives trading in the Union Budget 2026-2027. Speaking during the Budget discussion in the upper…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom During the budget session of Parliament, Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Anand Bhadauria questioned the Central Government in the Lok Sabha regarding the pension revision under the 8th Central Pay Commission. He asked the question to the Union Finance Minister whether the Finance Bill, 2025…
