Nirmala Sitharaman surprised all when she appeared without the usual leather briefcase that has become so symbolic with Finance Ministers arriving on Budget days.
The PTI report was picked up and shared by various media houses where the story with a misleading headline with misattribute to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
In March, the controversial left-wing lawyer Prashant Bhushan wanted to file an eight-page note, which was allegedly "stolen" from the defence ministry and later published by N Ram of the Hindu.