COMPANIES

• Modi Xerox companies to amalgamate
• Microsoft award for NIIT
• International Seaports gets nod for Re float
• Satyam in JV with Venture Industries
• Enron, Reliance offer gas to NTPC
• Dabur on debt reduction strategy
• India Cements to hike equity
• ABB union plea against Bhel dismissed
• Essar Minerals halts iron ore imports
• Wipro targets PCMM Level 3
• Bank of Madura, Satyam float net company
• BDL to launch serial production of missiles
• Microsoft losing power in webworld
• News Corp may invest in Healtheon
• Enron sells utility for $3 billion
• Pfizer too campaigns for support

GENERAL

• MTNL local issue too is off
• Govt acts to make CAs accountable
• Capitalisation norm must for foreign equity
• Lakshmi Vilas Bank plans bond issue

CAPITAL MARKET

• Markets improve further 
• ISE launches iAccess in Chennai
• Sebi clears Apple sale of schemes to Birla MF
• Two funds from Dundee MF
• Visesh Info to go public

PEOPLE

• Dr Chidambaram to get Nayudamma award