Nirmala Setharaman
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Budget 2025: IIT Patna to be expanded, additional infrastructure in other IITs, says Sitharaman
Education | Feb 01, 2025, 01:14 PM ISTFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the capacity of the Indian Institute of Technology in Patna will be increased as part of a broader capacity expansion among IITs, which includes adding infrastructure to accommodate an additional 6,500 students across five IITs.
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IMF official identifies regulating crypto, digital currency as priority mid-term issues for India
Business | Apr 20, 2022, 07:54 AM ISTNoting that financial markets and financial institutions are key to growth and economic development, Adrian said addressing the remaining regulatory concerns in the banking system and in the non-bank system is also very important.
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RBI Governor says no reason doubt government meet fiscal deficit targets
Business | Feb 18, 2020, 05:29 PM ISTThrowing his weight behind Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's budget numbers, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has said that there is no reason to doubt that the government will be able to cut fiscal deficit to 3.5 per cent of the GDP in the fiscal beginning April 1.
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Presentation of Union Budget in LS halted briefly
National | Jul 10, 2014, 04:27 PM ISTNew Delhi: Perhaps for the first time, the presentation of Union Budget in the Lok Sabha was halted briefly today as Finance Minister Arun Jaitley felt uncomfortable while reading out his speech and wanted to