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News Wrap: PM Modi’s Mauritius visit; Russia-Ukraine ceasefire; Rupee symbol row in Tamil Nadu; more
3 days, 13 hours ago

News Wrap: PM Modi’s Mauritius visit; Russia-Ukraine ceasefire; Rupee symbol row in Tamil Nadu; more

Live Mint  

This week was marked by significant international and political developments. Trump asks Putin to ‘spare’ Ukrainians, Zelensky slams Russian president of ‘sabotaging diplomatic efforts’ Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Friday for beleaguered Ukrainian troops in the Russian region of Kursk to “surrender” as Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky accused the Russian leader of seeking to sabotage a ceasefire initiative. Tamil …

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Tamil Nadu govt’s move to replace rupee symbol signals dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity: Nirmala Sitharaman
5 days ago

Tamil Nadu govt’s move to replace rupee symbol signals dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity: Nirmala Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday slammed the Tamil Nadu government's move to replace the rupee symbol with a Tamil character, saying that it signals a dangerous mindset that weakens Indian unity. “By erasing rupee symbol, DMK not only rejecting a national symbol but also utterly disregarding creative contribution of a Tamil youth,” said Nirmala Sitharaman. Meanwhile, the ruling …

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Rupee Symbol Dropped By Stalin Govt Was Designed By Tamil Nadu Man — Meet Udaya Kumar
5 days, 2 hours ago

Rupee Symbol Dropped By Stalin Govt Was Designed By Tamil Nadu Man — Meet Udaya Kumar

ABP News  

A row has erupted in Tamil Nadu after the MK Stalin government in the state replaced the rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for 'Ru' in the state budget logo. The party's state unit chief K Annamalai pointed that the current symbol for rupee has been deigned by a Tamilian who is also the son of a former DMK MLA. …

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Read how the Rupee symbol was created by a Tamilian, son of an ex-DMK MLA
5 days, 2 hours ago

Read how the Rupee symbol was created by a Tamilian, son of an ex-DMK MLA

Op India  

A new controversy has been initiated by the DMK in Tamil Nadu amidst the ongoing row over ‘Hindi imposition’. Udaya Kumar, who was born in Marur, close to Tiruvannamalai in Tamil Nadu, later disclosed in an interview with “The Hindu” how he combined aspects of Roman and Devanagari scripts to create the rupee symbol. “Udhay Kumar, who designed the symbol, …

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Tamil Nadu's Stalin govt drops rupee symbol in budget amid Tamil-Hindi row, BJP slams decision
5 days, 6 hours ago

Tamil Nadu's Stalin govt drops rupee symbol in budget amid Tamil-Hindi row, BJP slams decision

Firstpost  

The logo carried ‘ru’, the first letter of the Tamil word ‘Rubaai’ which denotes the Indian currency in the vernacular language. It also had the caption “everything for all,” indicating what the ruling DMK claims is its inclusive model of governance Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Thursday stirred controversy by replacing the Indian rupee symbol with the Tamil …

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Tamil Nadu government replaces rupee symbol with Tamil letter in budget logo amid language row
5 days, 17 hours ago

Tamil Nadu government replaces rupee symbol with Tamil letter in budget logo amid language row

New Indian Express  

Ahead of its tabling on March 14, the Tamil Nadu government has replaced the Indian rupee symbol '₹' with the Tamil letter 'ரூ' in the official logo of its 2025-26 state budget. While the Tamil Nadu government has yet to issue an official statement on the matter, the BJP intensified its attack on the DMK government. BJP spokesperson Narayanan Thirupathy …

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Tamil Nadu replaces rupee symbol from Budget in big language row escalation
5 days, 17 hours ago

Tamil Nadu replaces rupee symbol from Budget in big language row escalation

India Today  

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, escalating the language row with the central government, dropped the official rupee symbol with the Tamil letter for ‘ru’ from ‘rubai’ for the state budget 2025-26. Stalin shared on X a teaser for the state budget, which will be presented on March 14 in the state assembly, saying: “To ensure the widespread development of …

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Rupee symbol dropped by Tamil Nadu was designed by son of ex-DMK MLA
5 days, 17 hours ago

Rupee symbol dropped by Tamil Nadu was designed by son of ex-DMK MLA

India Today  

The spat between Tamil Nadu and the Centre over the language row took a new turn on Thursday after the DMK-led government replaced the rupee symbol in the state Budget document with a Tamil letter. Ironically, the rupee symbol was designed by Udaya Kumar Dharmalingam, an IIT professor and the son of a former DMK MLA. The latest Budget document …

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Nirmala Sitharaman's 'secessionist sentiment' dig at DMK over rupee symbol move
5 days, 17 hours ago

Nirmala Sitharaman's 'secessionist sentiment' dig at DMK over rupee symbol move

India Today  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin for replacing the official rupee symbol in the state Budget document with a Tamil letter, Ru, asserting it "promoted secessionist sentiments under the pretence of regional pride". She said removing the rupee symbol from the Tamil Nadu Budget "weakened the commitment to national unity and …

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Fake Rs 10 coins in circulation: RBI flays rumours, calls it 'legal tender'
8 years, 3 months ago

Fake Rs 10 coins in circulation: RBI flays rumours, calls it 'legal tender'

Firstpost  

Mumbai: Dispelling rumours of fake Rs 10 coin in circulation, Reserve Bank of India asked people not to give credence to such canards and continue to accept these coins as legal tender in all their transactions without any hesitation. It further said RBI puts into circulation coins minted by the Government of India and these have distinctive features. Coins in …

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Lenovo's New M60 Desktop PC First to Sport Rupee Symbol – Firstpost
13 years, 7 months ago

Lenovo's New M60 Desktop PC First to Sport Rupee Symbol – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Lenovo has announced the Lenovo ThinkCentre M60e, whose keyboard is the first to feature the Rupee symbol. To make this feasible Lenovo’s technical teams from India and US worked closely with Microsoft in designing a user friendly software solution for enabling the new Rupee symbol as stipulated in the BIS guidelines. To Come With Rupee Symbol After announcing this launch, …

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Sign of the times
14 years, 6 months ago

Sign of the times

Live Mint  

The harmonious union of the Devnagri “ra” and the Roman “r” has ensured that the Indian currency has its own symbol. For Microsoft Office: Download the rupee font and install the file to the “font” folder of your PC. To use, select “Rupee Foradian Font” in the font drop-down menu. Keyboard font: Foradian Technologies has also come out with a …

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