COMPANIES

• Orange-BPL: the biggest cellular provider in India?
• VSNL lures new customers with offers of free Net surfing at night
• Mahindras’ to hike stake in Gujarat Tractors to 60%
• Manikgarh cement unit put on the block by Century
• BSES in discussions with railways for supply of power via a JV
• Murugappa and Cadilla Pharma enter into marketing pact
• New 4-stroke CNG auto launched by Bajaj Auto
• Ranbaxy finalises ESOP
• Ranbaxy and Cigna to form healthcare insurance JV

GENERAL

• Rupee pushed to a new low
• Government to shortlist 3 consultants for Air-India selloff

CAPITAL MARKET

• Pharma, FMCG pull up sensex
• NSE trading terminal opened at MgSE

PEOPLE

• Poonawalla and Tetra members step down from Alfa Laval board
• Trai gets new full time chief in Justice SC Sen
• Government appoints new chiefs for CBDT and CBEC
• Nicholas Piramal reshuffles its top brass