COMPANIES

• Honda to launch hatchback car
• Andersen in talks with E&Y, Deloitte
• Cognizant teams up with GM
• Reliance to focus to HPCL
• Pallonji group to foray into transaction process biz
• Cincom to acquire 90% in Flex Foods
• Hero Honda to launch Dawn
• RINL posts Rs 4,077 cr sales
• JMMF to get its portfolio valued on a daily basis
• Taj Group close to buying Regent
• Tatas to tie up with Cargill
• Microsoft eyes home devices
• Agilent to outsource back-end ops to Indian subsidiary
• Coke signs pact with Harry Potter films
• Palnar to launch FormsRec
• Pallonji to sell 49% in United Motors
• Godrej Agrovet to set up edible oil plant in AP
• Marubeni to pick up stake in India Charge Chrome
• McDowell plans promos for Celebration rum
• Sahara to invest $30 million to buy 24 aircraft
• Welcom Heritage plans to buy 15 properties

GENERAL

• Oil marketing cos to have pricing freedom
• Singapore firm to set up township
• Apex financial intelligence agency soon
• Rollback to cost Rs 8,000 crore
• Concor to start train service from Kandla port
• Fresh bids for 4 telecom circles
• EU asks India to sell its whisky as rum
• Core fund picks 26% in Kolkata car project
• Computerisation of registrar of companies soon
• Five cell cos sign pact with VSNL for interconnect