COMPANIES

• Zensar bags $14-million offshore deals
• Commercial vehicle sales zoom
• Tata Tele offers lowest pulse rates at 15 secs
• Bottled water sales remain cool
• Ford India, Union Bank tie up for car financing
• Apollo Hospitals to list overseas
• Berger Paints says it is open to acquisitions
• Eli Lilly's Oralin to undergo phase 3 clinical trials
• Infosys slashes directors' pay, ups incentive
• Ashok Leyland plans to launch 23 new models
• Tata Motors posts 38% higher sales in July

GENERAL

• Government staff cannnot go on strike, rules SC

BANKING AND FINANCE

• HDFC Bank, NIC join hands
• PNB to acquire 30% In IDBI Principal JV
• Crisil says paper firms' ratings will remain stable
• ABN Amro launches online funds transfer
  

MARKETS

• UTI Mutual Fund to offer VRS
• Huge block deal helps Nestle
• Sun Life Fin to exit stock broking business
• Sensex 24 points down
• TCIL plans Rs 300-crore IPO

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• StanChart pre-tax profit zooms 17% to $741 million in H1
• Bill Gates sells over 2 million shares

PEOPLE

• B M Munjal leaves Omax Autos board