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BSE closes points 117.34 up on August 27

New Delhi, August 27 (ANI): Trading at the Bombay Stock Exchange today closed 117.34 points up to stand at 26,560.15. At the National Stock Exchange the Nifty closed 31.30 points up to stand at 7,936.05. BEL and HAVELLS were among the top gainers of Group A with an increase of 20.00% and 8.60% along with TORRENT POWER LTD. and JAIN IRRIGATION SYSTEMS LTD. with an increase of 6.96% and 6.03% respectively, while the top losers of Group A include UCO BANK and BHUSHAN STEEL LTD. with a decrease of 7.98% and 4.99% along with DLF and ADANIPORTS with a decrease of 4.33% and 3.32% at the close of the markets. The Auto sector is up 132.99 points at 17,243.95 while the banking sector is up 90.87 points at 17,986.64 and the reality sector is down 24.69 points at 1,760.34. The Indian currency is up 0.05% at Rs 60.46 per dollar. Aug 27, 2014
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Arun Jaitley commissions INS Kamorta

Vishakhapatnam, Aug 23 (ANI): Defence Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday commissioned India's first indigenously-built stealth anti-submarine warfare INS Kamorta at naval dockyard in Vishakhapatnam. Jaitley also received the guard of honour at the event. The warship has been built by the state-owned Gardenreach Shipbuilders in Kolkata and is the first vessel in the Navy whose all weapon systems are manufactured indigenously. It will form part of the Vishakhapatnam-based Eastern Command. Kamorta has enhanced stealth features that make her less susceptible to detection. Aug 23, 2014
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Centre Alerts States to Take Drought Relief Steps

In the wake of most districts in the country not receiving enough rainfall so far, the Union government has empowered state governments to initiate drought relief measures by utilising funds under the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF). Aug 10, 2014
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Former PM Manmohan Singh visits Jaswant Singh at Army RR Hospital

New Delhi, Aug 09 (ANI): Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh visited Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi to enquire about the health of Former BJP leader Jaswant Singh on Saturday. Jaswant Singh, who slipped into coma after suffering a head injury at his residence, is still critical according to reports. Singh, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the Army's Research and Referral hospital in Delhi, is on life support systems and under constant monitoring by a team of neurosurgeons and critical care providers. Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also spoke to his family members on phone shortly after he was apprised about Singh's condition. Aug 9, 2014