Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman slammed the Opposition for running 'negative' campaigns against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The minister assured them that the government can do more for the middle class as its population is growing and has become sizeable now.

Union Budget 2023: Prime Minister Narendra Modi holds a meeting with Finance Minister Sitharaman and economists at NITI Aayog today to assess the state of the Indian economy.

The Indian budget process for is a significant event that outlines government revenues and expenditures. The budget is passed after discussion and debate in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.

Budget 2023: The Union Budget is an annual event where the government presents its financial plans for the upcoming fiscal year watched by economists, businesses and the general public.

According to hospital sources, Nirmala Sitharaman, 63, was admitted to AIIMS private ward around noon.

GST Council meeting: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharam said eight of the agenda points of the 48th GST council meeting were discussed and the remaining would be carried on to the next meeting.

Union Budget 2023: All eyes are on Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman who is working on preparing the forthcoming Union Budget 2023. Every sector expects something from the budget and the most challenging part of the budget is to have a balanced approach.

Lok Sabha: The Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has warned the members of the house against referring to anyone's caste and religion.

Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women: Along with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Nykaa founder Falguni Nayar, the other 4 Indians are named in Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women list.

Union Budget 2023: Economists said the letter written to the finance minister, is a follow-up to our letters of 20 December 2017 and 21 December 2018 (addressed to her predecessor, Arun Jaitley).

Budget 2023: The pre-budget meeting with state finance ministers will be held in New Delhi on November 25, an official said.

India-US Economic Financial Partnership: The ninth meeting of the India-US Economic Financial Partnership will be led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and visiting US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen as the latter is on a day-long visit to India on November 11.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's statement came while she was speaking on the distribution of funds to states, as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted eight areas for consideration during India's G20 presidency, which will start on December 1. These topics included multilateral institution changes and food and energy security.

"ED does not appear at first instance," Sitharaman said as she responded to a question in connection with the ED and IT Department, alleging these institutions have been used to go after sections of private capital but also civil societies.

Nirmala Sitharaman on subsidies: As an illustration, she said that by providing free LPG connections under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna over the last six years, the Indian Government has ensured that access to clean cooking methods has achieved near saturation for women in India.

5G technology in India: Sitharaman said the private companies that have made this product have said by 2024 end most of the country will be able to avail of this technology.

Startups in India: PM Narendra Modi, she told a think-tank here, has himself engaged with startups and the government’s policies have created an enabling environment as a result of which there are over 100 unicorns in India.

Sitharaman made the remarks at the prestigious Brookings Institute think-tank during a fireside chat with eminent economist Eshwar Prasad.