COMPANIES

• Taj hotel completes 100 eventful years
• Philips India aims Rs 450-crore turnover from TV business
• L&T boss Naik pushes demerger to managers
• Tatas set to launch Indigo on Thursday
• IOC plans to base South East Asia hub in Malaysia
• Bajaj brothers close to truce
• Less for more: Life gets costlier
• Cipro royalty to start flowing to Ranbaxy soon
• Nagarjuna refinery may not take root in TN
• 'US firms lose $2billion every year due to weak patent laws'
• MphasiS to write off Rs 713 cr of goodwill
• Blackberrys to focus on women's wear
• Escorts JCB rejigs distribution
• Bangur group cos may take stake in sugar unit
• Orchid acquires Mano Pharma
• TI Cycles to set up plant at Noida
• BHEL plans tie-up with IT major
• Reliance pegs subscription base at 6 m in first year - LG, Samsung hope to liven up CDMA market
• Cochin Intl Airport may post Rs 2-cr profit
• Volvo launches new tipper truck

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Credit Agricole to buy full control of Credit Lyonnais
• EU proposes to cut farm subsidies at WTO
• China's car sales hit one million for first time
• Top notch advisers fail to pull off satellite merger
• EDS will pay WorldCom $187 mn to settle: WSJ
• AOL moves to integrate Time content online: report
• Nasdaq CEO Simmons to step down next year

GENERAL

• Plan panel compendium on good governance
• EU: number one in dumping duties
• Survey springs a surprise on banks: safety takes a backseat, customers prefer efficiency

BANKING AND FINANCE

• IBA to seek local support for attaching defaulter assets
• Irda eases regulations for TPA agreements
• RBI raps banks for failure to follow SJSRY guidelines
• RBI asks ADs to obtain evidence on export incentive before allowing write-off
• Cash management services set to transform: HSBC
• IOC, Citibank launch co-branded debit card

CAPITAL MARKET

• Bears prevail
• Tata Coffee to pick up Barista shares
• Dow gains 194 points at close
• Block deals in key counters
• Ramco Systems surges on Boeing order for ERP
• Videocon Intl gains on new triggers
• Pritish Nandy gains as Kaante is set for release
• Real-time gross settlement in a year: SEBI
• Re up 3 paise; gilts buoyant

PEOPLE

• Indonesian cops forcibly detain Polaris CMD