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Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu is tabling Tamil Nadu’s interim budget for 2026-27 in the Assembly today (February 17, 2026), ahead of crucial assembly elections, with focus on welfare, growth and agriculture priorities under MK Stalin’s DMK government. Live updates expected on key allocations, farming schemes and advance grants as the session kicks off with high political stakes.
Non-Resident Indians from Gulf, Europe, USA & Canada are rushing to buy Indian health insurance with a massive 126% year-on-year jump, thanks to 40% cheaper premiums. Indian healthcare are the go-to affordable solution for NRIs and their ageing parents back home. வளைகுடா முதல் அமெரிக்கா வரை என்ஆர்ஐக்கள் இந்திய சுகாதார காப்பீட்டை பெருமளவு வாங்குகின்றனர் – ஆண்டுக்கு 126% உயர்வு! 40% குறைந்த பிரீமியம
Popular analyst Anand Srinivasan says gold is holding strong around 14440 with a solid base building daily, but the real trigger is US Fed’s expected two more rate cuts in 2026 – if they happen, gold will surge big time. Meanwhile, Trump’s recent rollback on metal tariffs and weakening dollar at 1970 levels are positive signals, advising patience until Supreme Court decisions on tariffs play out.
US AI giant Anthropic just opened its first India office in Bengaluru on February 16, 2026, as India surges to become the world’s second-largest market for Claude AI after the US. With nearly half of global coding/math usage from India and revenue doubling since October 2025, the new hub led by Irina Ghose will hire local talent, power startups like Razorpay & Emergent, and fuel partnerships with
Bihar CM Nitish Kumar just credited ₹10,000 each to 25 lakh women’s accounts under Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana, totaling ₹2,500 crore via DBT to boost self-employment and empowerment. With over 1.81 crore women already benefited and ₹2 lakh extra for successful businesses on the way, this viral scheme sparks massive calls for similar direct cash support for Tamil Nadu women ahead of upcoming
Tamil Nadu Interim Budget 2026 [தமிழ்நாடு இடைக்கால பட்ஜெட் 2026]: Stalin’s Mega Pre-Budget Masterplan! Cabinet Mega Meet on Feb 23 to Fast-Track Big budget Announcements After Tomorrow’s Interim Budget Bombshell in TN. Chief Minister MK Stalin has already laid out massive plans ahead of the interim budget presentation on February 17, with Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu set to unveil people-fr
Tamil Nadu is on fire as the second Economic Survey lands today with a stunning 11.2% GSDP growth — way above the national average — just 24 hours before the high-stakes interim budget. With assembly elections barely two months away, every announcement from Finance Minister Thangam Thennarasu tomorrow could decide the political fate of the DMK government.
Gold price, after touching a recent high, have now started to decline and continue to fluctuate with sharp ups and downs. Following a significant drop the day before yesterday, jewellery buyers are eagerly watching to see whether prices will fall further at the start of the week today.
Gold and silver prices witnessed a sharp single-day drop on February 16, 2026, with spot gold falling 1.02% to $4,991/oz and silver plunging 2.65% to $75.37/oz due to profit booking after softer US inflation data. With US markets closed for Presidents’ Day and China on Lunar New Year holiday, experts like Enrich Money CEO Ponmudi R see this as a temporary dip shifting from panic selling to strateg
As per market experts, the fuel for the gold price rally is over amid reports that Russia is returning to trade in US Dollars (USD) with the US. They said that a Russian international document cited by the news agency Bloomberg indicates that the Kremlin is exploring an economic partnership with the US.
