Tamil Nadu replaces rupee symbol with Tamil character in new logo

The Tamil Nadu government yesterday replaced the Indian rupee symbol ₹, with the Tamil letter, ரூ, in its logo for the Tamil Nadu state budget 2025-26, ahead of the budget session today.

The Indian Rupee sign is a composite of the Devanagari letter र (Ra) and the Roman letter R, while the symbol in the new logo draws from the first letter (Ru) of the Tamil word for Rupee.

Sri Lanka sends more workers to Israel amid Gaza crisis

The Sri Lankan government has expanded its labour migration programme with Israel, deploying thousands of Sri Lankan workers to replace Palestinian labourers who have been blocked from employment.

Sri Lanka’s police chief ran ‘criminal network’ says Attorney General
Sri Lanka’s Attorney General’s Department has accused Inspector General of Police (IGP) Deshabandu Tennakoon of operating a criminal network using police officers under his command.
International endorsement for Syria-SDF deal
The recent agreement between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Syrian central government has received international backing, after it was agreed the alliance would integrate all military and civilian institutions into the Syrian state.
Ranil Wickremesinghe is Sri Lanka
The ‘Sly Fox’ who compares himself to the Buddha and who deflects when questioned on accountability, war crimes and corruption.
Jaffna petition slams Sri Lankan government for breaking promises
A signature campaign in Jaffna urges the Anura government to fulfill its promises, including repealing the PTA and reducing VAT on essential goods
MP calls for release of military occupied LTTE cemetery in Vavuniya
Vavuniya MP Padmanathan Sathyalingam urges the government to release military-acquired lands and return them to their rightful civilian owners
Calls to release former LTTE swimming pool from military occupation
A request has been submitted to Northern Province Governor Vethanayagan to repurpose a swimming pool previously used by the LTTE, which remains under the control of the Sri Lankan military, for sports development and athlete training in Mullaitivu.
Son of senior police officer ordered to be arrested over bribery allegations in Jaffna
The Jaffna Magistrate’s Court has ordered the arrest of the son of a senior police officer, who has been accused of accepting bribes in exchange for helping criminals evade legal action.
Bosnian prosecutors order arrest of three top Bosnian Serb officials

Dodik speaking in front of multiple news microphones

On Wednesday, Bosnian state prosecutors ordered the arrest of Serb separatist leader Milorad Dodik and two of his aides for what it has called an attack on the constitutional order. 

The decision came after Dodik, along with Parliament Speaker Nenad Stevandic and Prime Minister Radovan Viskovic, failed to answer two summons for questioning.

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