COMPANIES

• Bharti Tele to acquire 27 per cent stake in Hexacom
• UB scouts for buys in wine, RTD segments
• Regulator stops BSES from cutting supply
• BHEL bags order from Ambuja Cement
• Shasun plant passes European inspection
• Patent violation: Mauser plans legal action
• Colour Chem offers VRS
• AP Paper Mills stake sold to L.N. Bangur
• US nod for Gland Pharma injectables unit
• Bharti Infotel announces launch of WiFi services
  

GENERAL

• Act against criminals, court tells Bihar
• Inflation rises marginally
• Green marble, soap stone quarrying stopped
• IIP growth dips to 5.4% in October

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Online clearing will hit banks hard
• UTI Bank opens `highest' ATM in Sikkim
• KMB promoters to wait & watch on stake dilution
  

MARKETS

• Current stock boom secular, says Jaswant
• Ester shareholders' meet on Jan 5
• 3 groups make open offer for 20 pc in Sterling Holiday
• Ma Foi proposes public offering
• Canbank MF dividend

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• PM visualises a single currency for S. Asia
• EU, G-20 call for resumption of talks
• $ hits 11-year low vsersus £ on huge current a/c deficit