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Chirag Paswan was on Sunday re-elected as Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) president for five years at its national executive meeting here. The decision was taken unanimously at the meeting, Paswan said. «The national executive, in its meeting here, has re-elected me for the next five years,» he said. Paswan, the Minister of Food Processing Industries, said the upcoming assembly elections in Haryana, Jammu Kashmir and Jharkhand was also discussed in the meeting.

Siemens Ltd. traded 0.32 per cent up in Monday's trade at 12:58PM (IST). Around 1,578 shares changed hands on the counter. The counter opened at Rs 7099.65 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 7099.65 and Rs 6990.15, respectively, in the session so far. Shares of the company of Siemens Ltd. quoted a 52-week high of Rs 7974.25 and a 52-week low of Rs 3248.0.

Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of the messaging app Telegram, was arrested in Paris over the weekend over allegations that his platform is being used for illicit activity such as drug trafficking and the distribution of child sexual abuse images

Last year wasn't the best year for bonuses at Deutsche Bank. Across the bank as a whole, the bonus pool was down nearly 9% and the average bonus was at its lowest since 2012. Amidst the squeeze, Deutsche Bank's New York-based equity researchers claim to have been punished: one research insider says some bonuses were just 10% of salaries. 

Shares of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.(up 1.24 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.91 per cent), Bharat Forge Ltd.(up 0.89 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.67 per cent) and Bosch Ltd.(up 0.66 per cent) ended the day as top gainers in the pack.

Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad, is likely to be the Samajwadi Party candidate from Milkipur constituency in the upcoming assembly bypolls, party leaders said on Sunday. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav held a meeting with party leaders and workers of Ayodhya's Mikipur assembly constituency and discussed the name of Ajit Prasad as party candidate for the seat, they said. The SP leaders said that name of Ajit Prasad has been finalised but its official announcement will be made by the party later. Party MLA RK Singh, when asked about the meeting, said, «The meeting was called to discuss preparations for Milkipur assembly seat. All leaders and office bearers of the constituency was called in the meeting and were given necessary directions.»

Narendra Modi asserted on Sunday that a lot of things are happening in India in the 21st century which are strengthening the foundation for a 'Viksit Bharat'. In his monthly 'Mann Ki Baat' broadcast, he said his Independence Day call for one lakh youth without any political background to join politics has evoked wide reactions and urged the youngsters to enter public life for a developed India and stronger democracy. Countless people from all walks of life joined the freedom movement even though they had no political background, he noted. «They devoted themselves entirely to India's independence. Today, to achieve the vision of a Viksit Bharat, we need to rekindle that same spirit once again,» he said.

Delhi government will soon be issuing directions to solve the parking situation in the national capital with provisions for user needs, including pedestrians, and emergency vehicles, officials said. Delhi Lt Governor V K Saxena recently held a meeting with the transport and other departments and issued directions to decongest the national capital. The directions include finalising area-specific parking plans, or APPs, and prioritising users' needs in future parking plans, such as those of pedestrians, cyclists, differently-abled access, emergency vehicles, public transit, and parking needs for schools and other public institutions.

Lenovo has reportedly fired a computer salesman from the company for reportedly urinating in a hotel's lobby. Now the employee has sued the company for whopping $1.5 million. Richard Becker, 66, was fired after he urinated in a Times Square hotel lobby due to a bladder condition. Now, he has accused the company of discrimination based on disability, according to a lawsuit filed last Friday in New York State Supreme Court. The incident took place in February, after Becker attended a work-related dinner and returned to his hotel near New York's bustling Times Square. Overcome by an urgent need to relieve himself due to his chronic bladder condition, Becker claims he was forced to use a vestibule located on a separate floor from the main lobby. Although Becker's condition was well-known among his colleagues and managers at Lenovo, a coworker allegedly witnessed the incident and reported him to human resources. The lawsuit suggests that this coworker acted «out of spite and malice,» even though Becker’s actions, according to the filing, «caused no harm to anyone whatsoever.»

Benchmark NSE Nifty closed 187.45 points up at 25010.6 amid buying in frontline bluechip counters.

Masters of Albion is an upcoming game from Peter Molyneux's studio, 22Cans. While a release date is not yet confirmed, players can Wishlist the game on Steam. The game promises a blend of strategy, moral choices and God-like powers set in a fictional UK town.

Central Bureau of Investigation has received sanction to prosecute Bhola Yadav, former officer on special duty (OSD) to former railway minister Lalu Prasad, for his alleged role in the land-for-jobs case. An intimation to this effect was given by CBI to a local court last week. As per available information, the competent authorities of Central Railway and Western Central Railway zone have accorded sanction to prosecute Bhola Yadav in the alleged scandal. The two sanctions were placed on record by CBI last week. The court was also informed that the CBI's request seeking sanction for prosecution against Lalu Prasad and 31 other public servants is «under consideration» of the competent authorities.

Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Aaditya Thackeray on Sunday wondered whether the introduction of cheetahs at Kuno Park in Madhya Pradesh translated into the generation of revenue, claiming penguins in the Mumbai zoo boosted the income of the civic body. «One should find out how much revenue generated after cheetahs were translocated to India (in Kuno Park in Madhya Pradesh),» Thackeray told reporters. The former state minister claimed the introduction of penguins in the civic-run Veermata Jijabai Bhosale Botanical Udyan contributed to increased earnings for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).

Pavel Durov, billionaire founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was arrested at the Bourget airport outside Paris on Saturday evening, TF1 TV and BFM TV said, citing unnamed sources. TF1 and BFM both said the investigation was focused on a lack of moderators on Telegram, and that police considered that this situation allowed criminal activity to go on undeterred on the messaging app. Telegram did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. The French Interior Ministry and police had no comment. Russia's Foreign Ministry said it was taking steps to «clarify» the situation and questioned whether Western non-governmental organizations (NGOs) would seek his release…

India's Tanvi Patri clinched the under-15 girls singles title at the Badminton Asia U-17 & U-15 junior championships after she defeated Thi Thu Huyen Nguyen of Vietnam in straight games in the final in Chengdu, China on Sunday. The 13-year-old Patri, seeded No. 1, wrapped up the proceedings in just 34 minutes as she cruised to a 22-20 21-11 victory over her second-seeded opponent in the summit clash. With the feat, Parti joins the likes of Samiya Imad Farooqui and Tasnim Mir who had won the U-15 girls singles crown in 2017 and 2019 respectively.

British royal family gets their money from a variety of sources. One important source that is supported by tax dollars is the Sovereign Grant. The Sovereign Grant was £86.3 million, or about $113 million, for the years 2021–2022 and 2022–2023. The Crown Estate, which is in charge of overseeing substantial holdings of land and property, provides the funding for this grant. But the majority of this money is used to fund staff salaries, upkeep of the royal homes, and planning of more than 2,500 events per year. The estimated £369 million, or around $483 million, refurbishment project for Buckingham Palace, which is scheduled to be finished by 2027, is another significant investment, as per the reports of Yahoo entertainment.

Supreme Court has agreed to look into the retrospective applicability of a provision in the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, under which the revenue department can initiate criminal prosecution against businesspeople for violations that were allegedly committed much before the law came into force. A bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka, while issuing notices to various businessmen, stayed the Karnataka High Court's June judgment that held retrospective applicability of section 72 of the 2015 Act as unconstitutional. The apex court posted the matter for further hearing on September 20. On June 7, the high court had held that criminal prosecution initiated for acts done prior to the enactment of the law were not valid under Article 20 of the Constitution. The order was pronounced in the case of Dhanashree Ravindra Pandit.

iPhone 16 launch poster started circulating on social media, courtesy of tipster Majin Bu, stating that the new iPhone models would be released on September 10. As it turns out, the poster wasn't leaked, but created by a regular user for a bit of fun.However, a new report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a much more reliable source, claims that Apple is indeed planning to hold its biggest hardware launch event of the year on Tuesday September 10, and that the new iPhones could go on sale from September 20.Google may be making some major changes to its app that could see the removal of the bottom search bar that has become a familiar sight on all Android devices.

arrested seven staff members of a school, including the Principal, PT teacher, a trustee, and four others, in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of a minor student. The accused were arrested on Friday evening, police said. According to officials, the PT teacher, who is the main accused, allegedly sexually harassed the girl student repeatedly over the past two years.

accused in the rape of a minor girl allegedly escaped from police custody, jumped into a pond and died on Saturday morning at Dhing in Assam's Nagaon district, an official said. Police said the accused, who was arrested on Friday, was taken to the location where the crime was allegedly committed for a re-creation of the crime scene around 3.30 am. «The accused escaped from police custody and jumped into the pond. A search operation was launched immediately and his body was recovered after nearly two hours,» police added. The 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three persons who came in a motorcycle and surrounded her while she was returning home from tuition on her bicycle at Dhing on Thursday evening.

A vice president (VP) at Goldman Sachs in Singapore died after being taken ill at work on Tuesday.