COMPANIES

• Ranbaxy appoints Khanna, Brar
• Lupin may shelve Max unit acquisition plan
• Reliance wants war insurance cover for refinery
• Hindustan Lever, Industrial Perfumes to merge
• Videocon to sell CTVs at Rs 6,000
• Pentafour to have units in 8 countries
• ABB hiving off power unit
• Indian Oil to raise funds
• Bharat Forge to raise funds
• NTPC contract deal is controversial
• ITC to merge investment units
• NTC to sell offf stake in Swadeshi Polytex
• Datapro in deal with Verio of US
• BSES plans foray into transmission
• Dunlop presents revival plan to Basu
• Apollo to market HP products
• TotalFina seeks to acquire Elf
• Coca-Cola talks with Cadbury for S. African unit
• Punch hikes offer to acquire Allied Domecq
• Glaxo says restructuring will take time

GENERAL

• Pakistan agrees to withdraw from Kargil
• Bajaj's Chetak scooters barred in Delhi
• Disinvestment panel's term to be extended
• FIPB clears 26 proposals
• SBI investmetns in equities
• GIC to seek advice on actuarial studies
• Sterling transfers TMB shares to Nadars
• Credit Suisse is best bank

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sensex up 112 points

PEOPLE

• David Hockman joins Edel Music