COMPANIES

• GTB sacks 7 senior officials
• AIG, Tata up equity in insurance co
• RIL shareholders to vote on merger with RPL
• Escotel to repay Rs 70 crore debt to banks, Fis
• India Seeds picks up 74% in HLL company
• Binani board approves restructuring
• Dabur sets up diagnostic lab
• Murugappa group plans new co for IT services
• Playwin online lottery draw held
• Surana to launch voice over Net phone
• Pepsi lines up more launches
• Delphi (I) to go for business refocus
• Gesco to expand in North India
• Nirlep arms to merge

GENERAL

• ISD rate to be reduced by 30% from 1 Apr
• Interest rates on SDS, GPF cut by 0.5%
• BSNL introduces new STD, ISD rates
• DD, AIR to be upgraded
• Gold prices shoot up
• Mumbai-Pune IA flights launched
• India, China agree to boost bilateral trade

CAPITAL MARKET

• Cabot to be delisted
• Icicidirect to issue digitally signed contract note

PEOPLE

• Satinder Singh acting head of DGCA
• Dabhol MD quits