Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Budget 2020 highlights: As it happened

As India is facing its worst economic slowdown in a decade, it is expected that the Narendra Modi-led NDA government will announce measures to boost consumer demand and revive growth. Feb 1, 2020
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Coronavirus: Is India ready to tackle the situation?

There are 17 more countries where at least one confirmed case has been found. Major airlines have cancelled flights to mainland China and many countries, including India, have started evacuating their citizens from Wuhan. Feb 1, 2020
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Why did PM Modi not call Sitharaman for meet with economists?

PM Narendra Modi felt that the industrialists and economists might not be able to openly express their views in the presence of the Finance Minister because they might be uncomfortable in questioning the policies of the Finance Ministry in front of Sitharaman. Jan 30, 2020