Bank holidays can be quiet confusing sometimes as they differ from state to state in the country, depending on the occassions and local festivals. Since holidays are determined by a mix of national events and regional festivals, there is no single calendar followed uniformly by bank branches across the country. As April has just began,…
File photo: Amazon founder Jeff Bezos Amazon founder Jeff Bezos once said that most people in future will “want to live near Earth, not necessarily in Earth orbit, but near Earth vicinity”. Speaking on the Lex Fridman Podcast in 2023, Jeff Bezos shared a long-term vision of human life beyond Earth. He then said that…
If the rupee had a fitness tracker, 2026 would probably show it running a marathon uphill. A dollar that once bought less than four rupees around Independence now costs nearly Rs 95.After briefly flirting with the crucial Rs 90-per-dollar mark earlier last year, the rupee is now under pressure near the Rs 94-95 range, weighed…
NEW DELHI: The informal group of ministers (iGoM) headed by defence minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday directed all departments to continue focusing on preparedness, coordination and resilience building to stay ready to deal with any eventuality due to conflict in West Asia.In a post on X, Rajnath said the govt is ensuring continued availability of…
Makeup artist Preetisheel Singh sparked conversation once more about Akshaye Khanna’s riveting role as the infamous Rehman Dakait in ‘Dhurandhar’. Sharing nostalgic images from the movie’s dramatic finale, Singh emphasized Khanna’s crucial contribution to the film’s remarkable story. The actor’s chilling interpretation of the villain, who faces a grim fate, remains a hot topic among…
PUNE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that banks should continue to have a human interface while serving the customers despite the massive continuing thrust on digitisation.“Digitisation should happen. It brings in greater inclusivity. But as this digitisation is happening we should ask ourselves whether we are getting distant from our customer base,”…
Sitharaman said the new measures were a beginning of a broader strategy to draw international capital back into India. Terming the recent measures to attract foreign capital as the “first step”, Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that India is preparing for exigencies in wake of the ongoing geopolitical crisis and US-Iran conflict.Sitharaman described…
TOI correspondent from Washington: The loss of at least six US planes in the war on Iran and the uncertain fate of a missing American pilot has quickly evolved from a battlefield incident into a defining political test for President Donald Trump, who has built his brand on deriding the foreign policy failures of his…
Vemal’s rural drama ‘Vadam’, centered on the Manjuvirattu game, is set for an OTT release on Sun NXT on April 3 after a lukewarm theatrical reception. Despite an interesting concept, the film faced criticism for content deficiency. The movie explores themes of revenge and betrayal through a villager’s journey training a bull for competition. Vemal…
NEW DELHI: As the left grapples with the severe setback it suffered in Kerala, the centralised leadership model described as ‘Brand Pinarayi’ and the poll campaign around it is under scrutiny, even as the party itself continues to hold there is no place within it for “cult politics” and the campaign was not a one-man…