As the Democratic National Convention is set to kick off in Chicago on Monday, several prominent figures, including comedian-actress Mindy Kaling, actor Kerry Washington, Ana Navarro, and Tony Goldwyn, have been confirmed as hosts for the convention.
The last Monday of the holy month of Sawan witnessed a large number of devotees thronging Baba Baidyanath Dham in Jharkhand's Baba Baidyanath Dham to offer prayers to Lord Shiva.
Celebrating the Hindu festival of Raksha Bandhan, women tied Rakhi to Indian army personnel in Soni Village along Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday.
The Indian benchmark indices gained in the opening session on Monday, starting the week on a positive note following the global stock market sentiments.
Zimbabwe Vice President Constantino Guveya Dominic Nyikadzino Chiwenga, arrived in New Delhi on Monday morning to attend the 19th CII India-Africa Business Conclave.
On the occasion of Raksha Bandhan, sand artist Sudarshan Pattnaik on Monday marked the occasion by making beautiful sand art on the beach of Odisha's Puri. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva as today also marks the last Monday of the auspicious Sawan month.
To tackle the increased passenger volume on Raksha Bandhan on Monday (August 19), the Delhi Metro will have additional standby trains available on its routes, ready to be deployed if needed to handle the higher demand.
The Indian stock market on Monday will be driven by favourable global cues and domestic economic data such as the HSBC India Manufacturing PMI and HSBC India Services PMI, as per the market analysts.
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar has said that the Congress will stage protest across state on Monday against the Governor's grant of prosecution against Chief Minister Siddaramaiah in alleged Muda Scam.