COMPANIES

• BHEL wins order for hydel project
• KSE bags productivity award
• Sujana Metal to purchase Padmini assets
• Maruti plans second manufacturing facility in Haryana
• Apollo Hospitals in pact with Hygeia Nigeria
• EMC to increase R&D team
• Motorola bags $307-m illion telecom orders
• STMicro to invest $100 m in India
• Tata Motor's ratings unchanged: S&P
• Wipro launches SuperGenius desktops
  

GENERAL

• Q3 growth estimated at 8.9 per cent
• `Project Shiksha' approved in Kerala
• Compex ties up with Rashi for Wi-Fi products

BANKING AND FINANCE

• CUB targets Rs 10,000 crore business
• UCO Bank reduces crop loan rates
• Vijaya Bank launches Bangalore card
• RBI closes on-tap sale of 2015 loans
  

MARKETS

• Sensex down by 172 points
• Principal Mutual launches Global Opportunities Fund

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Former Enron chief executive pleads innocent
• Monster.com, eBay partner on job recruiting
• Coke Co-Chairman plans to retire

PEOPLE

• Punjab Tractors reappoints Mahajan as MD