COMPANIES

• Reliance Industries profits crosses $1bn
• Prize Petroleum and Aban to develop ONGC fields
• Bombay Dyeing retains rating
• Pfizer to appoint valuers for Pharmacia merger
• Jindal Steel to complete expansion ahead of schedule
• Rs 35,000-cr CAPEX plans for Reliance
• Bharti tele-ventures migrates into Unified Access Service Licences
• Alcatel and ITI tie-up for BSNL network
• Stock trading on mobiles with Hutch GPRS
• BOW launches online fleet-tracking system
• Pepsi launches Slice in PET packs
• Rasna to triple capacity

GENERAL

• Poll India: 2004
• India lift junior Asia Cup
• NCAER: GDP may rise to 7.1 per cent
• TRAI: Broadband is next telecom revolution

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee down to one month low
  

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Volkswagen recalls Passat and Audi A4 and A8 models

MARKETS

• Sensex slides 45

PEOPLE

• BME confers Dhatu Ratna title on Surendrabhai Nanalal Parikh