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February 17, 2026

DESPITE high UPI transactions, the currency in circulation (CiC) continued to rise, reaching a new record high of ₹40 lakh crore in January, an annual growth of 11.1% as against 5.3% rise a year ago.

- BENN KOCHUVEEDAN @ Mumbai

On net incremental basis, CiC has more than trebled to ₹2.76 lakh crore from ₹88,517 crore.

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HAILING the interim budget for 2026-27 filed by Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu profusely, Chief Minister MK Stalin on Tuesday said the DMK government was completing five years of record accomplishments in development, having overcome the union government's discriminatory approach.

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Pocso provisions cannot be diluted, courts bound by statute: Madras HC

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Former Assam Cong chief Borah to join BJP on Feb 22

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First rumbling after Tarique Rahman takes oath of office

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Art for art's sake

T was serendipitous and ironic for me to have begun my viewing of Berlinale films with the one that rests firmly on the cross-section of arts and politics.

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Trial court order reversed, 21 get life term for murder

A division bench of the Madras HC on Tuesday reversed the order of a trial court in Villupuram and sentenced 21 people to life imprisonment for murdering a man in 2013 due to enmity.

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