COMPANIES

• IBP for IOC, VSNL for Tatas
• Fiat to slash Uno prices
• Max India to exit Hutchison Max
• Epcos shifts unit to India
• Think Harbor launched in Bangalore
• Royal Dutch seeks extension of Hazira pact
• Reliance hikes polymer prices
• Versa super deluxe version released
• Best Western plans more hotels in India
• L&T plans IT ventures in Gulf
• Tata cellular extends ops to 4 more AP towns
• Sun Micro bags PNB order
• Fortune Info, NRG sign mktg pact
• IPCL wants Rs 49 crore as exit price
• Hal bags Boeing contract
• Samsung plans new product range
• Pepsi signs on Adnan Sami
• ICICI to issue safety bonds from 8 Feb
• JK Insurance, Birla Sun Life ink pact
• GM to infuse Rs 600cr into Indian arm
• Sail to slash 16,000 jobs
• HLL to dilute stake in fertiliser unit
• BPL offers 50% in home appliances group to Sanyo
• Videocon to exit JV with Matsushita
• Apollo Tyres plans Rs 100 crore expansion
• LIC to invest Rs 2,000cr in equity market
• Fortune Informatics ties-up with Ricoh arm
• Palio Sport pegged at Rs 4.38 lakh
• IndusInd Bank Q3 net at Rs 16.50cr
• Haldia Petrochemicals resumes operations
• Hyundai India p  osts record sales in Jan
• Sahara offer for 20% in Livewell Home
• Samsung, Daewoo sign sourcing pact
• Nabard cuts refinance rate to 8.5 per cent
• Nestle may pick stake in Dynamix
• HLL raises prices of Lux, Rexona
• Oswal Chemicals not to bid for NFL
• United India to underwrite ONGC assets
• Rabo to buy partners out of NBFC

GENERAL

• Cut-off limit for salary disclosures doubled
• Cabinet to meet on APM on 5 Feb
• Software exports up 25 per cent
• White House proposes $2.128-trillion budget
• Sabeer Bhatia developing Netlink
• Global airlines lost $15 bn in 2001
• Govt not to close down PSUs
• Life-saving drug list to be pruned

PEOPLE

• Kenneth Lay resigns from Enron board
• Andersen hires Volcker
• Premal Parekh joins Ernst&Young
• Pepsi appoints Jeswant Nair as HR chief
• Bajaj to co-chair CII-WEF India Advisory Council