Bank holidays in September 2026 September is set to bring a mix of festivals and regional holidays for bank customers, with branches in different parts of the country scheduled to remain closed across several days during the month. According to the Reserve Bank of India’s holiday calendar, bank holidays vary across cities and states, so…
Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
In 1992, Congress passed an Act of law that few outside Washington State took much notice of at the time, yet it would go on to reshape one of the Pacific Northwest’s great rivers. According to the Elwha River Ecosystem and Fisheries Restoration Act, the federal government was to buy up two hydroelectric dams that…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…
For decades, Pickerel Lake in Minnesota struggled with poor water quality, heavy algal growth and extremely low aquatic plant cover. The shallow lake had become dominated by common carp, a bottom-feeding fish that can disturb lake sediments and alter the movement of nutrients through an aquatic ecosystem.But after the invasive fish were removed in 2009,…
India’s Shreyas Iyer, center, with batting partner Tilak Varma (AP/PTI) New Delhi: India’s team management and selectors are working on backups for the middle order ahead of the ODI World Cup next year. TOI has learnt that Tilak Varma’s name has come up as a potential backup option for Shreyas Iyer in the top six…
Canara Bank, Union Bank challenge NCLT’s approval of Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan offering creditors just 0.03% recovery. MUMBAI: Canara Bank and Union Bank of India are challenging NCLT’s approval of Zee group founder Subhash Chandra’s repayment plan, under which creditors would recover 0.03% of their admitted claims relating to his liabilities as a personal guarantor,…
Quote of the day by Christopher Walken: ‘We’re born alone. We die alone. And in between, we spend our lives looking for connection…’, when the ‘Pulp Fiction’ star shared words of wisdom highlighting how the true meaning of life stems from true friendship Christopher Walken is a veteran face in the industry who has had…
Players at the US Open in New York say marijuana smoke is becoming an unexpected distraction/ Photo by Dave Dellinger/USTA The 2026 US Open is set to begin on Sunday, but as the world’s best players prepare for the year’s final Grand Slam, some competitors are dealing with an unexpected distraction around Flushing Meadows: the…
US President Donald Trump has put Venezuela’s vast oil reserves at the centre of what he calls “the biggest oil deal in world history.” Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodriguez stated that the energy pact with the US will last 25 years and aims to revive the country’s struggling oil industry.Trump said the deal was negotiated…
