Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is set to present the Union Budget for 2025, marking her eighth consecutive appearance for this critical financial event. Over the years, Sitharaman has introduced ...

Modern day art finds Madhubani paintings not only on traditional canvas, paper and fabric, but also on digital mediums.

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman wore a white Madhubani-painted saree to present her eighth consecutive budget in Parliament.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented her eighth budget on Saturday. IMAGE: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presenting Union Budget 2025-26. Photograph: Screengrab/Sansad TV She ...

Ms. Sitharaman, however, will continue to hold the record of presenting the maximum number of budgets on the trot — eight straight budgets under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The rusty brown tone of her saree was a combination of two earthly colours: brown and red. In 2021, Nirmala Sitharaman wore a red and off-white silk Pochampally saree, featuring intricate ikat ...