Bank holiday today, April 19 -- The Saturday sandwiched between two holidays - Good Friday and Easter - is here, and so is the confusion about whether banks will remain shut or open today, i.e. April 19.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) mandate, banks remain shut on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month. Hence, there will be no long weekend for the bankers as the banks will remain open today, April 19, as it is the third Saturday of the month, and is not a festival.

According to the RBI website, the next designated bank holiday is Saturday, April 26, which will be the fourth Saturday of the month, along with the Gauri Puja holiday.

In total, there are 13 designated bank holidays in April, including the Saturday off...