COMPANIES

• Intel to pick up stake in Bharti group company
• Indian Rayon to sell magnesia unit assets
• L&T for e-com deals
• New tractor range from M&M
• Hindalco hikes aluminium prices
• Samsung announces digital plans
• Fujitsu ICIM shareholders agree on unit sale
• Zee to make films
• Torrent unit declared sick
• BIFR rejects Solidaire's proposal
• ASE seeks buyers for veterinary brands
• SRG Infotech to take stake in BITS
• Silverline plans ADR
• Lipton to buy mushrooms from Agro Dutch
• Hero Honda plans new bike
• BSES to take up AP project work on its own
• Hutchison Max, NDTV in news pact
• Airbus scouting for partner
• New aircraft from Bombardier
• Visteon purchases Asian units
• Coke hit in Russia
• Net version of Office being developed
• Phelps Dodge finalises Cyprus deal
• Debonair grounded

GENERAL

• SBI in major revamp
• Exports up, non-oil imports down
• Govt. for level-playing field among cellular operators
• Sundaram Finance in JV with IFC
• DoT targets 53 lakh new connections
• LIC must pay, once employers deduct premium
• StanChart to enter mortgaging
• Catholic Syrian Bank to issue preference shares
• Delhi-Noida highway by May 2001
• Maharashtra bans sale of leaded petrol
• Allahabad Bank to disinvest

CAPITAL MARKET

• Markets decline
• Auctioning may be replaced by stock lending
• UTI collects Rs.14 cr
• Quick setting up of ARC’s a must: MFs
• Sebi exempts Compaq, Otis from open offer

PEOPLE

• Krishna Angara quits BPL Mobile
• R.C. Jha is Sail director
• Shriyam director removed
• Pfeiffer to head Intershop