COMPANIES

• HDFC acquires Hometrust Housing Finance for Rs 50 crore
• Disinvestment in Indian Oil may happen in April 2001
• Control in India Gypsum changes hands
• Murugappa group to restructure financial business
• Singhanias plan to hike stake in LML
• HDFC and TCS sign pact for IT-enabled services venture
• Magal of Israel bags Reliance Petroleum order for security systems

GENERAL

• Leading merchant bankers in race for Air India mandate
• Several global majors bid for tie-up with railways for telecom and internet project
• Government to decide on DTH before monsoon session

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sebi to shortly announce norms against insider trading
• Hong Kong stock exchange goes public

PEOPLE

• Subbaiah to take over as managing director of Centurion Bank
• Kumar Mangalam Birla takes over as Indal chairman