NSE on top of the world

The National Stock Exchange of India(NSE) is now the world's largest bourse in terms of the number of trades in equity segment for the first six months of 2012. This is an information from World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). According to them the second is NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX  at third. In the options segment NSE is the second largest exchange globally after Korea Exchange for index options. 

INDRA-2012

Russia and India will conduct sixth joint INDRA-2012 anti-terrorism military exercises in the Siberian republic of Buryatia. The last INDRA was held in India in October 2010. 
Some 500 servicemen— about 250 on each side— will take part in the drills, which will be conducted using some 50 Russian combat vehicles.
The participants of the exercises will carry out a number of firing, tactical and driving drills until Aug 12.

The active phase of the exercises will begin Aug 13 and include reconnaissance, pursuit and elimination of “terrorist groups.”