State Bank of India (SBI) branches will function normally on May 25 and 26 after the proposed two-day nationwide strike by employees was deferred following discussions between bank management and union representatives, PTI reported.SBI, in a customer advisory, said the proposed strike by the All India State Bank of India Staff Federation (AISBISF) had been…
Filmmaker Priyadarshan has come out in support of actor Rajpal Yadav after the latter was granted interim bail in a cheque bounce case. The director, who has collaborated with Yadav in several films over the years, described him as an “innocent” person who got caught in a “trap”. Filmmaker Priyadarshan has come out in support…
Iran on Wednesday hanged a man convicted of links to Mossad, the judiciary said, the latest in a string of executions against the backdrop of the war with Israel and the United States, AFP reported.The judiciary’s Mizan Online identified the man as Mehdi Farid and said he was executed after being found guilty of “intelligence…
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU), or the IP University (IPU), has extended the last date to apply for its national-level test-based and merit-based programmes for the academic session 2026. Candidates can now submit their online applications until April 30 through the official website.The university has advised applicants to carefully select the correct programme and…
Vir Hirani, son of Rajkumar Hirani, casts Rasha Thadani opposite him in his debut film, the small‑town romance Lagan Laagi Re, directed by Sonali Rattan Deshmukh and produced by Jay Shewakramani under Northern Lights Films. Vir, who stars in the thriller series Pritam Pedro, makes his big‑screen debut, while Rasha, known for Azaad, gears up…
Representative image (IANS photo) India’s corporate earnings season for the April-June quarter, underway since last week, gathers pace through July, with Reliance Industries reporting on Friday and HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank following on Saturday.Results so far show a mixed pattern. Profits have grown consistently, but some companies have missed analyst estimates.Corporate…
Donald Trump and Mojtaba Khamenei (R) After more than a month of war between Trump and Tehran regime, Iran’s supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei on Wednesday instructed the Islamic Republic’s military to observe a ceasefire, while strongly declaring that “this is not the end of the war.”Ali Khamenei’s successor and son Mojataba declared in his statement:…
The Tamil Nadu SSLC Result 2026 is expected shortly, following the completion of exams on April 6. Conducted for over nine lakh students, the exams saw strict supervision across centres. Last year’s results showed a 93.8% pass rate, with girls leading in performance. Students can check their marks online once the results are officially released….
IIT has allegedly asked students to remove JEE and GATE ranks, scores, percentiles and similar examination details from their resumes.According to the screenshot of an email widely being shared online, the instruction has been issued in line with guidelines from the All IIT Placement Committee (AIPC). The message, sent by a Career Development Centre (CDC),…
MUMBAI: Peace hopes in West Asia led to a global rally since late Tuesday that spilled over to the Indian market on Wednesday and boosted investor sentiment on Dalal Street. As a result, stocks rallied smartly with the sensex closing 1,187 points (1.7%) up at 73,134 points. The day’s rally in the stock market was…
