COMPANIES

• Tatas to invest $2 bn in telecom
• Bombay Dyeing rating reaffirmed
• Total Gaz to take stake in Shell Hazira
• Dr Batra's clinics move east
• GGS India to expand
• Novartis seeks tie-ups in India
• IOC ties up LNG sales
• Wipro ties up with Brillian
• Sanwaria Agro: Will move into the power sector
• Marico: Bonus days are here again
• Phillips Carbon: Looking at a Rs 1,000-cr turnover
• Maxtor launches One Touch hard drive
• ADP Wilco extends BPO to financial services
• Dabur: IT functions outsourced to Accenture
• BS15000 certification for Digital
• LG gifts for MY PCs
• Fontus Water: Water stores in 50 cities
• Jaeger-LeCoultre Watches: Time for luxury
  

GENERAL

• Global mobile industry to double
• TRAI considering number portability
• Ecomtech opens today in Mangalore
• FICCI team to visit Oman, UAE

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee extends loss
• SBBJ and ICICI Bank to share ATM network
• IRDA issues new insurance brokerage norms
• RBI: Banks have to accept coins of all denominations
• RBI to consider $ loans at special rates for Exporters
• Bank of Maharashtra: Issue oversubscribed 3.5 times
  

MARKETS

• ONGC IPO opens
• Dredging Corporation: Offer oversubscribed 6 times
• Stanchart MF launches IPO of its PF plan
• NSE moves 35 scrips to rolling segment
• Sensex down
• Private Sector may get IPO relaxations
• ONGC: Clarifies on PN issue

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• McDonalds: Goodbye to French fries
• Indo-Thai: FTA Group to meet after elections

PEOPLE

• N. Srinivasan to succeed Tarun Das in CII
• Ericsson ex-CEO Hellstrom on Bharti board
• Nicholas Piramal inducts Saran Narang
• New Mahindra British Telecom CFO
• Hari Verma for Toonz Animation