Many people in India wrongly believe their 10-rupee coins are worthless, after reports of widespread counterfeiting went viral on social media. The coins are real. The news is fake.

The United States dollar has its symbol, $. So does the British pound, £; the Japanese yen, ¥; and the Euro, €. But not the Indian rupee, until now.

How did the rupee symbol come into existence: Tamil Nadu government replaces national rupee symbol with Tamil script in Budget 2025 amid language controversy.

Upon adopting the rupee symbol in July 2010, the Centre had said that it would adopt the sign within six months domestically, and around the world in two years.

The new symbol would be the "identity of the Indian currency," a finance ministry official told the BBC. The contest, which closes on 15 April, is open only to resident Indians, a release on the ...

The DMK government in Tamil Nadu has replaced the rupee symbol with Tamil letter in its budget document, sparking a debate on language politics. California closes $12-billion deficit by cutting ...

Microsoft has released a Windows update that adds support for India’s new rupee symbol, but the update excludes a significant number of users who still run Windows XP, according to analysts. The ...

The symbol set to give the rupee a unique identity, highlights the strength of the growing Indian economy, according to Udaya. Five designs were shortlisted from over 25,000 applications received ...

A handout picture released by India's Press Information Bureau shows the new symbol for the Indian rupee, July 15, 2010. ILLUSTRATION: AFP/Getty Images.

Like the U.S. Dollar and British Pound Sterling, the new symbol of Indian rupee will also be available in the computers by merely downloading a software provided free by the government. The Rupee ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. NEW DELHI: The Indian rupee will join the dollar, yen, euro and pound with its own symbol. The new currency icon is an amalgam of ...

In a move that underscores India's increasing global economic ambitions, the authorities are poised to reveal the results of competition to design a symbol for the national currency, the rupee ...