While the Sensex gained 118 points or 0.34% to 35,260, the Nifty rose 0.38% or 40 points to 10,616 level.

Tata Motors (4.84%), Hero MotoCorp (3.82%) and PowerGrid 2.87% were the top Sensex losers. Of 30 Sensex stocks, 25 closed lower.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's ruling party is making passionate appeals to its hard-core Hindu nationalist base in the most politically important state ahead of a national election next year

Prudent Electoral Trust has donated to the BJP around Rs 594.37 crore (about 82 per cent) oftotal Rs 726.13 crore generated since its formation in 2014.

Chandrasekaran was appointed as the Tata Sons Chairman in February 2017 after his 11-month stint as the MD of its tech conglomerate, Tata Consultancy Services, where he used to rake in around Rs 31.15 crore.

As security needs become more complex, the rich and the famous are cherry picking the best from India's armed forces to protect themselves and their families.

While the overall salaries of employees grew at just 10 per cent a year, the honchos of these listed companies accounted for top-earning heads.

The two-day summit will see over participation from over 2000 industry giants like Mahindra and Mahindra, Hero MotoCorp, Maruti Suzuki, and several other stakeholders from research, academia and civic society.

Experts, who have studied family-led businesses, offer some lessons.

In grocery, we have national as well as regional brands. We are bullish about staples and expect lot of online traction, so we have put our own brand, Natures, which has done very well, says Avani Davda, Managing Director, Godrej Nature's Basket.

A recovery in rupee, unabated buying by domestic institutional investors (DIIs) and encouraging earnings by blue-chips contributed to the uptrend, brokers said.

The bike will be available in two variants - standard and dual tone - and is priced at Rs 1.08 and Rs 1.10 lakhs respectively (Ex-showroom, Delhi). Buyers can choose from four color options, viz. Blazing red, panther black, spotlight white, and vibrant orange.

At 10:24 am, the Sensex was trading 320 points higher at 37, 305 level and the Nifty stood at 11,247, up 80 points. The BSE metal index rose to a record level of 12,497 points, up 219 points.

Bajaj Auto (3.95%), Maruti Suzuki (2.69%), HDFC (2.09%) and HUL (2.03%) were the top Sensex gainers. Stocks of rural players such as Hero MotorCorp  (0.43%) and Mahindra and Mahindra (0.69%) too closed higher on the development.