Planning a bank visit this week? You might want to check your city’s bank holiday list first! Bank holidays in India often vary from state to state, depending on the event, occasion and regional festivals. With no single uniform calendar followed across the country, your bank trip might be wasted in case the day turns…
Rameshbabu Vaishali (File Photo/Getty Images) Joint-leader R Vaishali (7 points) needs to beat last edition’s winner Tan Zhongyi in the 13th and penultimate round on Tuesday, with black pieces, to give herself a good shot at the women’s candidates chess title in Cyprus after Monday’s rest day. However, that will be easier said than done.Of…
In a recent interview, Piyush Mishra didn’t hold back his opinions, expressing a clear preference for Imtiaz Ali over Anurag Kashyap, whom he described as often sabotaging his own projects. While their collaboration on ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’ was fruitful, Mishra shared that he and Kashyap rarely communicated during the process. Read the full article to…
Asian markets opened on a stronger note on Tuesday lifted by lower oil prices and hopes of US-Iran talks. US dollar reflected cautious optimism over renewed diplomatic efforts between Washington and Tehran, even after a breakdown in weekend peace talks.In Seoul, financial markets reacted positively to the prospect of a deal. The benchmark KOSPI surged…
HYDERABAD: It was a tale of two debutants and how they consigned Rajasthan Royals to their first defeat in IPL-2026 on Monday.Praful Hinge (4/34) from Vidarbha and Sakib Hussain (4/24) of Bihar, the former 24 and the latter 21, couldn’t have asked for a better start to their IPL careers. Steaming in and hitting the…
The musical icon and legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle passed away at the age of 92. Her last rites were performed with state honours on Monday at Shivaji Park, Mumbai. Celebrities from across the globe have been paying tribute to her through social media. John Cena, a former WWE star and now a Hollywood actor,…
Oil prices eased below the $100 per barrel mark on Tuesday on hopes of easing United States–Iran talks aimed at ending the ongoing war. The news provided some relief amid fears over supply disruptions due to the Strait of Hormuz blockade.Brent crude futures slipped $1.86, or 1.87%, to $97.50, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
BENGALURU: A majority of Nvidia’s 10,000 India-based employees have received CEO Jensen Huang’s one-time special stock grant, with payouts ranging from over Rs 5 lakh to as much as Rs 1 crore over the grant period, according to data from US-based salary tracker 6figr. The “Jensen Special Grant”, rolled out in 2024, is a one-time…
‘The Defenders’ star Mike Colter sent Marvel fans into a meltdown after he seemingly dropped a major spoiler about the series ‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Season 2. The actor, who plays Luke Cage in a now deleted social media post, shared a photo with leading man Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock. However, the post seemed to…
The US-Iran conflict’s escalation in Feb 2026 put the Indian rupee under sharp pressure-it declined 4% and breached the 95 mark against the dollar. Usually RBI tackles volatility by selling dollars, but this time it cracked down on what it described as ‘excessive speculaton’-bets against the rupee in India and abroad, and took measures to…