UPI tax claim false, says AAP’s Sanjay Singh
AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Tuesday dismissed Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's claim that a 2% tax on UPI transactions was proposed in the Congress manifesto. Singh said the Finance Minister…
All posts tagged in Nirmala Sitharaman10- Page
105Articles
Parliament clears Bill; Sitharaman says UPI stays free for all
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday that consumers and small merchants, including vegetable vendors and tea stall owners, will not pay any charges for UPI transactions. She clarified that the…
Rajya Sabha Clears Taxation Bill; No UPI Charges for Users
Parliament today cleared The Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2026, after a voice vote in the Rajya Sabha. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman ruled out any immediate charge on UPI users, calling…
Rajya Sabha passes bill making digital bank records legal evidence
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill, 2026, replacing a 135-year-old law built around paper banking. The new law explicitly recognises electronic, digital and cloud-based bank records as…
UPI stays free, Parliament passes Taxation Bill
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told Parliament on Monday that consumers will not pay any charge on UPI transactions and that small merchants and kirana stores are exempt from MDR. She was replying…
Rajya Sabha passes bill to admit digital bank records as evidence
The Rajya Sabha on Monday passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill, 2026, making digital and virtual banking records legally admissible as evidence in courts. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the bill replaces…
FM targets single-digit customs duty slabs by 2027-28 Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to complete customs tariff rationalisation by the Union Budget 2027-28, aiming to reduce the number of tariff slabs to a single digit. Speaking at the CD…
Rajya Sabha passes Bankers’ Books Evidence Bill amid Opposition walkout
Rajya Sabha passed the Bankers' Books Evidence Bill on Monday even as Opposition members walked out, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman calling the walkout a "sad state." The Bill modernises the legal…
Pradhan seeks Sitharaman’s help to fix CBSE payment gateway
Union Education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman's help to overhaul the CBSE payment gateway after students and parents reported failed transactions, multiple fee deductions, and difficulty accessing the…
Sitharaman calls for stronger States and Centre
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India needs every State to become stronger, with “laggard” States receiving handholding and resources to improve. Speaking at the India Policy Forum 2026 in New Delhi, she…
Ashin Xavier: interesting
IO Repro: Repro test v4 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test v3 after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.
IO Repro: Repro test after fix 2 Oct. Safe to trash.