South Indian Bank opens IT recruitment for 16 roles; applications close on May 25 South Indian Bank has started the online application process for recruitment to multiple positions in its IT department. The bank has invited applications from Indian nationals for 16 different roles across Scale I, II and III categories. The application process began…
Aravindh Chithambaram (second from left) NEW DELHI: Indian Grandmaster Aravindh Chithambaram became the first Indian player to qualify for the Chess main event at the Esports World Cup (EWC) 2026 after winning the Road to EWC qualifier at DreamHack Atlanta.The 26-year-old produced a composed display in the high-pressure rapid format, where matches consisted of two…
The recent Rs 3 hike in petrol and diesel prices could influence vehicle buying trends in India, with rising running costs expected to push more buyers towards fuel-efficient options such as hybrids, CNG vehicles and EVs. Fuel prices have historically played a major role in shaping consumer preferences in the Indian automotive market. Over the…
A routine fishing trip on Lake Michigan led to an extraordinary discovery: a pre-Civil War shipwreck, the George L. Newman. Image Credit: Gemini A typical weekend fishing trip ends with stories about what went wrong. When Tim Wollak and his six-year-old daughter, Henley, took their boat on a trip near Green Island on Lake Michigan,…
NEW DELHI: Panic unfolded near the Rajghat traffic signal in central Delhi after the brakes of a Delhi Transport Corporation (DTC) bus allegedly failed, forcing the driver to take a split-second decision and deliberately ram the vehicle into a road divider to avert a possible tragedy. According to police, a PCR call reporting an accident…
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay on Monday ordered the revamp and modernisation of Amma Unavagams across the state.At present, 383 Amma Unavagams are functioning under the Greater Chennai Corporation, while another 237 are operated by other corporations and municipalities across the state. The chief minister held consultations with senior govt officials and…
Noida: A man was stabbed at his home in front of his wife for a meagre sum of Rs 500 in 2023. Three days later, he died during treatment at Safdarjung Hospital. Three years on, an additional sessions court has sentenced his co-worker to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of killing the man.Following a…
Iqbal Mirchi (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday provisionally attached assets worth Rs 700.27 crore belonging to late gangster Iqbal Mirchi, a close associate of India’s most wanted criminal Dawood Ibrahim, and his family, officials told news agency PTI.In March, the Enforcement Directorate moved a special PMLA court under the Fugitive…
Some quotes are designed to comfort people. Others inspire. Then some quotes feel more like someone holding a mirror up to society and asking people to look carefully.This quote from Amal Clooney sits in that category.The first reaction many people have after reading it is often discomfort. The image itself feels sharp because it places…
India’s current account deficit (CAD) is likely to widen sharply to 2.3 per cent of GDP in FY27 from 0.9 per cent in FY26 amid elevated oil prices and external sector pressures, according to a report by foreign brokerage HSBC, PTI reported.The report also projected the balance of payments (BoP) deficit to widen to $65…
