COMPANIES

• US court brings Dr.Reddy down to earth
• Air India, Indian Airlines cut fares
• ONGC: fresh round of VRS
• Ester to dispose unit
• Skoda targets 40,000 car sales in five years
• FACT's net worth below 50 per cent
• Nortel to maintain growth
• GAIL to manufacture mosquito nets
• HLL to concentrate on Brooke Bond, Lipton
• Bristol-Myers seeks FDI nod
• Taj group to tap domestic tourism
  

GENERAL

• Lok Sabha polls: Schedule announced
• India reaches out to West Africa
• Chennai Container Terminal: Normalcy restored
• Exports to US up 10.5% in 2003
• Kerala allotted more rice

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Forex Reserves: Up by $169 million
• RBI: Independent Panel for ECB applications
• Corporation Bank: 'Favoured bank' for tractors
• HDFC: Raises Rs 1000 crore
• ADB plans fresh $100m rupee bond float
  

MARKETS

• FIIs net purchases at $526.9 million
• Delhi to host 'Made in Pakistan'
• Shourie goes public on market manipulation

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• US budget to produce huge deficits

PEOPLE

• National Bioscience award for Dr Ramesh Sonti
• O.N. Singh takes additional charge of IIBI