COMPANIES

• Hindustan Petroleum missive to government on MRPL : dilute
• Kotak Mahindra to decide on options to become a bank
• Tatas to spread their brand through cricket
• Guarniflon may take over Hind Flourocarbon
• Mudra DDB sets up media specialist
• Max Healthcare to set up health care clinics
• IIT-Mumbai may tie-up with Unilvever for biotech research
• Dr Reddy's Labs to float ADS in April
• L&T being wooed for Vijayanagar project
• Mahindra Sintered enters into pact with German firm
• M&M's Bijlee to gain from new auto policy

GENERAL

• Government may bail out SEB with one-time settlement
• New Exim policy to tighten export sops
• DoT hands out letter of intent for basic services
• Satellite dreams turn sour
• New Param series from C-DAC
• Net telephony consultation to start by year end
• 10 state-owned units to be privatised in Karnataka
• State owned banks to be hit by over Rs. 350 crore
• Corporates keep co-operative banks at bay

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sensex gains 58 points as FIIs play major role
• Sebi probe puts the brakes on applications for deemed FII status

PEOPLE

• Tata bags two prizes in a day
• Bhojani joins Amarchand as partner