Voting for the Second phase of 2024 Lok Sabha Elections has begun on April 26 and will go on till 6 pm today. India's Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman cast her vote in Bengaluru. After casting her vote, she motivated other Indian to come and cast their votes. Sitharaman expressed her satisfaction at the early turnout and emphasized the importance of stable governance, good policies, progress, and development. Sitharaman also shred her views on property tax and inheritance tax. She mentioned that such measures would adversely affect the middle class and aspirational individuals. Watch video to know what more she said
26 April,2024 12:27 PM IST
The premiere night of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-anticipated debut web series Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar turned into a dazzling affair as several stars from the film and television graced the event on Wednesday in Mumbai. From veteran actress Rekha to superstar Salman Khan, Alia Bhatt, Mrunal Thakur, Bhumi Pednekar, Ananya Panday, Atlee, Karan Johar, Vicky Kaushal, and several other stars gathered together to root for Bhansali and his 'Heeramandi' team.
25 April,2024 03:08 PM IST
It was just yesterday, on March 9, when the magnificent trailer of Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar’ was launched during a grand event in the city. The entire cast of the series was present at the event. During his interaction with the media, Fardeen Khan got emotional and talked about his almost 14-year-long hiatus. The actor thanked Bhansali for the opportunity and said, “I'm getting emotional… I am extremely grateful for this chance and so happy to be here.” Watch the video for more.
10 April,2024 06:21 PM IST
In an event recently, Sonakshi Sinha spoke about her upcoming Netflix series 'Heeramandi'. Sonakshi mentioned how Sanjay Leela Bhansali and she have been trying to collaborate for quite sometime and she is glad that she got to do so with a series like 'Heeramandi' which is also Bhansali's OTT debut. Sonakshi stated that Bhansali portrays his women characters in a way in which nobody else does and he also takes good care of them. Sonakshi also stated that she had a great time shooting with 6 women together for this series. Watch the full video for more!
06 March,2024 06:23 PM IST
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's much-awaited series, Heeramandi stars Manisha Koirala, Sonakshi Sinha, Aditi Rao Hydari, Richa Chadha, Sanjeeda Sheikh, and Sharmin Segal. The first look at the series which released recently, offers a glimpse into its grandeur. In an event on February 29, Manisha, Sonakshi, Richa, Aditi & Sanjeeda spoke about their experience on working with Sanjay Leela Bhansali. Sonakshi even shared her experience on working with Manisha Koirala and mentioned how she got to learn a lot from the actress. Watch the full video for more!
29 February,2024 06:53 PM IST | Mumbai
Union Finance Minister Nirmala SItharaman went all guns blazing against the Congress in Lok Sabha highlighting the 2008 MoU signed between Congress during the UPA government and with Chinese Communist Party, details of which remain secret till now. Demanding answers, the Finance Minister cornered Congress.
10 February,2024 01:37 PM IST | Mumbai
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 09 drew parallels between the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2023 G20 Summit. Nirmala Sitharaman highlighted the scandals that happened during the Commonwealth Games and said that India was mocked all across the world. She also said that on the other hand, India’s G20 presidency under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime was a success and the countries across the world heaped praises for India.
10 February,2024 01:01 PM IST | Mumbai
A heated debate was witnessed in the Lower House of the Parliament during the Budget Session. During the question hour in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Adhir Chowdhury asked Sitharaman the reason behind the "indiscriminate and arbitrary attitude" of the Centre towards Karnataka. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 05 dismissed Congess’ Adhir Chowdhury’s claims of ‘partiality’ with the non-BJP ruled states. Ms Sitharaman responding to the same explained that "devolution to states... happens as per Finance Commission recommendation", and that she had no "discretion" in allocation of tax revenues. This discussion was happening around the Interim Budget presented by the Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 1st.
05 February,2024 03:20 PM IST
As the interim budget for the financial year 2024-25 was rolled out on February 01, President of the US-India Business Council (USIBC) Atul Keshap lauded US and India governments for their focus on iCET sectors and budget. Atul Keshap said, “First of all, I think this is a very confident, very sober and very pro-growth budget by the government of India, and I think it signals a real sense of optimism about the economic growth of the country. It sends a very strong signal to investors about the constancy of government policy. So I think it's very positive. And I congratulate the Finance Minister, her entire team and the government.” “So it actually details really nicely with iCET (Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology), which is the initiative on critical and emerging technologies that the two governments and the US chamber launched in January of 2023. So first, for instance, there's a $12 billion fund to help develop these so-called sunrise sectors of deep tech and future tech. And there's a lot of money as well on semiconductors. I think the government of India is showing great focus on artificial intelligence, quantum computing and other iCET sectors. I led an aerospace and defence mission last week, or rather this week, to Delhi, and we had really good and encouraging meetings. So I really applaud both the US and Indian governments for their focus on the iCET sectors and this budget. It proves that that focus is backed by real money,” he added.
02 February,2024 12:30 PM IST
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 01 said the concept of social justice was used as a political slogan in the previous governments, however, today the BJP-led Central government has adopted the idea of social justice into its governance adding that the policies of the Centre has brought "secularism into action, reduced corruption, and prevented nepotism". "This is secularism in action, reduces corruption, prevents nepotism," Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said while presenting the Interim Budget 2024 in Lok Sabha. "Social Justice was largely a political slogan. For our government, social justice is an effective and necessary governance model !! The saturation approach of covering all eligible people is the true and comprehensive achievement of social justice," Nirmala Sitharaman added.
02 February,2024 11:02 AM IST | MumbaiADVERTISEMENT
