The top focus of this episode of 5 Live is on the contaminated water crisis in Indore, Gandhinagar, Bengaluru and politics over air pollution in Delhi. A severe public health crisis is unfolding across several cities as contaminated drinking water leads to widespread illness and fatalities. After at least 10 people have died and over 142 were hospitalised due to sewage-laced water in Indore's Bhagirath Pura, now the emergency has extended to Gandhinagar, which is facing a typhoid outbreak with over 100 children hospitalised. In Bengaluru's Lingarajapuram, residents also reported serious health concerns from similar sewage contamination in the water supply.
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.
