COMPANIES

• Star TV and Pacific Internet to form JV for narrow band
• Fiat banks of Weekend to take on Hyundai, Ford
• Maruti planning to launch Alto on Wednesday, despite staff stir
• Escotel to diversify into Net, radio services
• Fiat to infuse $4 m in R&D centre
• Tatas to bid for Tala transmission
• Boston Consulting to help HMR revamp products
• Marico terminates distribution deal with West Coast

GENERAL

• Petrol may be spared price hike

CAPITAL MARKET

• BSE to introduce new index for derivatives trading
• Maiden scheme from IDBI-Principal