Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a record eighth consecutive Budget and used a digital tablet enclosed in a traditional 'bahi-khata' style pouch to deliver it. Sitharaman, is India's ...
Draped in an off-white handloom silk saree with fish-themed embroidery and golden border, Sitharaman posed for the traditional 'briefcase' photo outside her North Block office.
Sitharaman, India’s first full-time woman Finance Minister, broke away from the colonial tradition of carrying a Budget briefcase in July 2019, opting instead for a traditional ‘bahi-khata’, to carry ...