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April 25, 2026, 07:12 PM - 4 min read
Without naming Mythos, the newly minted platform from leading AI company Anthropic, Nirmala Sitharaman said artificial intelligence tools are making cyberattacks faster, more adaptive
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April 23, 2026, 08:18 PM - 2 min read
The meeting following concerns over Anthropic’s Mythos model, which could threaten data security of financial systems
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March 23, 2026, 08:58 PM - 4 min read
Nirmala Sitharaman said the govt has taken several measures to improve the lot of farmers, including timely credit through Kisan Credit Cards and enhanced collateral free short-term agricultural loans
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March 2, 2026, 06:22 PM - 2 min read
The Chief Minister apprised the Union Finance Minister that the discontinuation of Revenue Deficit Grant (RDG) will have a far-reaching adverse impact on the financial health of the state and added that Himachal Pradesh cannot be compared to other states whose RDG has been discontinued.
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February 1, 2026, 01:17 PM - 2 min read
In her Budget speech, FM Nirmala Sitharaman also proposed to exclude the entire value of biogas while calculating excise duty levy on biogas-blended CNG
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January 31, 2026, 07:39 PM - 4 min read
The government faces pressure to boost consumption, accelerate job creation and step up capital spending while keeping the fiscal deficit on a downward path
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January 15, 2026, 08:52 PM - 3 min read
During a meeting with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Sukhu also flagged the issue of the state’s weak financial position and urged the Centre to create a separate ‘Green Fund’ for hill states with an annual allocation of Rs 50,000 crore.
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January 10, 2026, 07:55 PM - 2 min read
The pre-Budget meetings are part of the government’s consultative process to gather views and suggestions from states and union territories ahead of the presentation of the Union Budget
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January 3, 2026, 06:07 PM - 6 min read
The new income tax framework delivered tangible relief, with salaried individuals effectively seeing breathing room of up to ₹12.75 lakh in annual income through exemptions and slabs. This was not symbolic; it showed up directly on salary slips, in household budgets, and in consumption patterns. More disposable income meant better household savings, stronger demand for goods and services, and rising confidence.
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December 19, 2025, 07:53 AM - 3 min read
The new Securities Markets Code (SMC), 2025, adopts a principle-based approach to streamline these laws, ease compliance burdens, bolster regulatory governance, and better accommodate the evolving, technology-driven nature of modern securities markets.
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December 6, 2025, 06:13 PM - 3 min read
The next big reform agenda ahead of Budget 2026 is simplification of customs, which includes ensuring greater transparency and customs duty rate rationalisation, said Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman
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December 2, 2025, 01:23 PM - 3 min read
Speaking at the 18th Global Forum Plenary meeting, Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, said timely exchange of information among countries is essential to bring fairness and public trust in the tax system
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