COMPANIES

• Kinetic objects to Honda plan for scooters
• 8 Indian companies in Business Week list
• Siemens bags Karnataka power project
• BPL Sanyo plans to sell Palakkad unit
• Jamo, the speaker company, to set up base in India
• Aptech to split units
• Foster's plans expansion
• Elcot, WorldTel sign pact
• Nirma comes with salt
• BPL-US West records losses
• LML puts off motorcycle launch
• Taj group to take over Blue Diamond
• EID Parry to raise Rs 50 cropre
• French government not to oppose TotalFina
• BOC admits offer from Air Liquide, Air Products
• Allied Domecq prefers Whitbread
• Honda comes out with fuel-efficient car
• NTT in satellite venture deal
• BAe, Saab get Czech contract

GENERAL

• Government accepts new norms for telecom sector
• FM radio sector opened up
• Rs 10,000 crore from disinvestment
• MTNL net rates cut

CAPITAL MARKET

• Banks bank on UTI units
• BSE to seek court help to tackle errant companies
• Sensex goes up
• Sebi wants venture capital regulations

PEOPLE

• Jet Airways CEO quits
• Murdoch names Chernin as successor