Nirmala Sitharaman, presenting the Union Budget for the eighth time, has often incorporated quotes from South Indian classics like the Thirukkural, Purananuru, and Athichudi in her speeches.

Dressed in a white kantha stitch saree, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman posed outside the ministry this morning with a tablet in a 'bahi khata' sleeve, ahead of her eighth consecutive Budget ...

Nirmala Sitharaman gave the middle class a huge boost when she declared that anyone earning up to Rs 12 lakh would not be subject to taxes.

Nirmala Sitharaman's budget speech, which came with a big bonanza for taxpayers, lasted for an hour and 17 minutes, shorter than the previous year's speech spanning 1 hour and 25 minutes.

Investor Shankar Sharma expressed enthusiasm over Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s announcements in the Union Budget 2025-26, viewing it as highly positive for his net worth.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced key developments ... led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, applauding the speech. Chidambaram also dismissed the government's claim of improving ...

Sitharaman holds the record for the longest budget speech when her presentation lasted 2 hours and 40 minutes in 2020.

An unprecedented protest over the Kumbh stampede marred the opening of Sitharaman's speech. And when SP led the opposition, barring Trinamool, to a walkout, the scene threatened to be like Corona ...

(Image: Financial Express) Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s budget speeches ... This year, she began her speech with a quote from Telugu poet Gurajada Apparao: “Desamante matti ...

In her budget speech on Saturday, Nirmala Sitharaman announced that no income tax would be payable up to an income of ₹12 lakh annually under the new regime. Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman ...

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is likely to introduce the ... It was during the Budget speech in July 2024 that Sitharaman had spoken about a detailed review of the Income-Tax Act ...