COMPANIES

• Baron to create 5 divisions
• HDFC declares millennium dividend
• Modi Xerox acquires Tektronix unit
• Infosys plans to fund start-ups
• Santro to cost more
• Rockport shoes in India
• Valvoline to expand market reach
• East India Pharma plans new products
• ICICI’s VRS attracts 200 takers
• Carrier plans refrigeration plant
• Tisco creates two steel divisions
• Y2K site sold off at record price
• Lloyd’s site hacked
• Thomson-CSF plans to acquire Racal
• BT, Vodafone may seal a deal
• Mannesmann statement on Jan 14

GENERAL

• Tier-II bonds from State Bank
• RBI happy with rollover
• Bank of India introduces gold products
• Canara Bank opens NRI branch
• ISPs allowed to use Ku-band frequency

CAPITAL MARKET

• Frenzy marks the rollover in markets
• Infy at record high
• NSE members get more time for depository link
• Ceat Finance plans rights issue
• IDBI to invest in Birla AT&T issue

PEOPLE

• Dinesh Dalmia steps down
• Nayak is UTI Bank CMD
• Singhanias quit Raymond Synthetics board
• New chairman for Sulzer