Bank holiday today: Banks in Patna and Ranchi will be closed on today, October 28, for Chhath Puja, according to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) region-wise holiday calendar list. Banks in the rest of the country will remain open today. Bank holiday for Chhath Puja 2025 Banks in Patna and Ranchi will be closed…
As the Northern Winter Schedule 2025 took effect on Sunday, 26 October 2025, the domestic flight movements on the first day stood at 3,284 departures. That was 86.7% of the average daily approved schedule. The schedule has the approval of an average of 3,785 daily departures, or 26,495 weekly flights, this winter. The first day…
Huntington Bancshares is purchasing regional bank Cadence Bank in an all-stock deal valued at $7.4 billion, a move intended to strengthen its existing position across the Southern US. Columbus, Ohio-based Huntington will issue 2.475 common shares for each outstanding common share of Cadence. Huntington announced on Monday that upon the completion of the deal, it…
Such incidents have become almost routine today, leading the Supreme Court to ask the Centre and the CBI how they plan to curb such scams. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) data shows that bank frauds surged to ₹36,014 crore in 2024-25, a 194% increase in value compared to the previous year. Fraud today is faster,…
Indian hospital chains are expected to post steady growth in the second quarter ended September 30, a weak period compared to previous years on account of lower infection rates, according to brokerages. Brokerages HDFC Securities and Kotak Institutional Equities peg overall sales growth for hospitals at 13-16% year-on-year (y-o-y), as new beds, steady average revenue…
In recent weeks, the US has signed multiple deals to source rare earth minerals. India too has been active as are several other nations. Mint explores the chances the world has to end China’s dominance in rare earth minerals, which have applications in smartphones, laptops, electric vehicles, solar panels, and defence equipment. Is the US…
NEW DELHI : South Indian stars may have found fans across India through dubbed hits, but their original Bollywood outings continue to disappoint at the box office. The disastrous performance of War 2, featuring Jr NTR as the antagonist after his breakout in RRR, follows the underwhelming run of Prabhas’ Adipurush and Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Bade…
Large Indian component makers are collaborating with automakers closer than ever before, jointly ideating complex steering, chassis and braking systems, before building and delivering them. The shift to so-called Tier 0.5 manufacturing marks a shift in their traditional role of making individual parts as ordered, as vehicle systems become increasingly complex and diverse. Component suppliers…
With over ₹31,000 crore and ₹22,000 crore in annual advertisement revenue, respectively, Google and Meta cumulatively represent more than ₹50,000 crore of direct digital ad revenues; industry estimates place their dominance in this business at 70-90% of the total market share. But slowly, the duopoly is breaking. Retail media–advertisements on e-commerce, quick commerce and other…
Mumbai: The next time you think about skipping that unskippable ad on YouTube, consider this: will you watch a nearly 10 minute ad? What if it opened like a big blockbuster action movie in a theatre, with disclaimers, opening credits and big names on its poster? Agent Ching Attacks, an 8 minute 45 second ad…