Highlights of FM's eco booster announcement

The following are the measures announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday to boost economic growth and address distress in various sectors:   Drops super-rich surcharge on......

From Sitharaman the doer to reformer

Between August and September Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman toured the length and breadth of India meeting traders, experts and entrepreneurs to gauge the pulse of the nation, reports Ruchika......

How Sitharaman plans to boost growth from 5-year low of 5.8%

India's GDP growth plummeted to nearly five-year low of 5.8 per cent in January-March and it is widely believed that the growth might not have picked up in the first quarter of the current fiscal......

Sitharaman cuts corporate tax to China's level, 'historic' says PM

In the biggest reduction in 28 years, the government on Friday slashed corporate tax by almost 10 percentage points as it looked to pull the economy out of a six-year low growth and a 45-year high......