COMPANIES

• SSI's revenues fall
• Raymond Q2 net at Rs 40.83 cr
• Hughes Electronics sold to EchoStar
• Matiz is most eco-friendly car
• Videocon to raise Rs 450 cr by pvt placement
• HCL picks stake in Apollo center
• Kinetic Q2 net up 13.2 per cent
• Marutis Versa launched
• Tata Elxsi Q2 net up 6.13 per cent
• Morpen posts 15 per cent rise in Q2 net profit
• GujAmbuj to buy back shares at Rs 170
• Satyam to invest in US healthcare software co
• Syndicate Bank profit up 16 per cent at Rs 128cr
• Indal net up 7.47 per cent in Q2
• Indo Gulf Q2 net up 46.5 per cent
• Aftek Infosys Q1 net up 127 per cent
• Castrol 3Q net profit down 21 per cent
• FIs may take over Enron for $700-800m
• Indocean to wind up operations
• P&G posts 6 per cent rise in Q1 net
• Videocon Q2 net up 6.9 per cent
• GTB net dips to Rs 4.91 cr
• CMC net zooms to Rs 11.41 cr

GENERAL

• Open ballot for Rajya Sabha
• Koshiyari new Uttaranchal CM
• E-commerce to reach Rs 252-b in 2005
• BA cuts ticket prices to India
• Centre rules out divestment of ONGC, IOC, Gail
• Service tax on ISPs, paid websites
• Govt to spend Rs 225cr on info kiosks in N-E

PEOPLE

• Mukhija appointed L&T ED
• ACAM board revamped
• P.S. Bhatnagar joins Indo Rama board