Pakistan's ISI has stepped up the flow of fake currency into India as demands for counterfeit banknotes rise for illegitimate expenses during the ongoing campaign, an India Today investigation has found.
The 2019 elections are rated as the world's most expensive polling exercise, with an estimated cost of Rs 50,000 crore, or $7 billion, according to the New Delhi-based Centre for Media Studies.
But the money pouring into the campaign may not be all clean. India Today's Special Investigation Team (SIT) found election expenses might have been tainted by the ISI's bogus currency.
This special News Today edition covers Pakistan's decision to boycott its T20 World Cup match against India following Bangladesh's withdrawal. The program features analysis by Sunil Gavaskar regarding potential ICC sanctions.
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In her 124-minute speech -- after which the Sensex plunged over 1,600 points before staging a partial recovery -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced a higher capital expenditure outlay of Rs 12.2 lakh crore for FY27 and set a fiscal deficit target of 4.3 per cent of GDP.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India’s 140 crore citizens are no longer content with being the world’s fastest-growing economy and want the country to become the world’s third-largest economy “as soon as possible.” He said the Union Budget gives equal importance to multiple sectors and lays the groundwork for achieving the vision of Viksit Bharat by 2047. Highlighting Nari Shakti, Modi praised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, calling the Budget historic for underscoring India’s commitment to women’s empowerment. “As a woman Finance Minister, Nirmala ji has set a new record by presenting the Union Budget for the ninth consecutive time,” the Prime Minister said, lauding her leadership and consistency.
