COMPANIES

• Bharti likely to slash rates by 20 paise per minute
• Launch of Ford Endeavour delayed
• MUL selected to make Suzuki's new compact car
• Maruti to launch upgraded Grand Vitara
• NDDB to invest Rs 580 crore to build up operations
• Record profits for Bhilai Steel this fiscal
• Sun sells Rs 2-crore software deal
  

GENERAL

• BJP sweeps assembly polls; Sheila sole Congress survivor

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Bank Muscat, Sabre to name two each to Centurion board
• Visa launches POS terminal
• HSBC open offer for UTI Bank stake on 31 Jan
  

MARKETS

• Bulls surge ahead
• Vedanta listed on LSE, gets oversold
• FII sells 3.5% in ICICI Bank for Rs 572 crore
• Report: 216 stocks scale all-time highs since 1 Nov
• NSDL cuts transaction charges

PEOPLE

• M B N Rao becomes Indian Bank CMD