COMPANIES

• Tehelka.Com gets many suitors including Zee
• VSNL to launch DTH services by October
• Sun Pharma plans merger with its R&D arm
• Sandvik Asia to merge with Titex India
• MRTPC pulls up Johnson & Johnson
• HDFC AMC may induct Standard Life as shareholder
• TCS-HDFC to rope in third JV partner for call centre
• Star likely to enter FM radio services through the backdoor
• Tatas’ exit Hitech Drilling
• Balco unions refuse to meet management
• Bajaj to revamp marketing, sales strategies
• Ispat Group works out restructuring for Dolvi
• Enron rejects IOC's bid for Panna-Mukta
• NFL staff threatens agitation against privatisation
• Reliance Petro files Rs 144 crore insurance claim
• Godrej Soaps buys out brand rights of Godrej Foods
• Xerox slapped with racial discrimination charge

GENERAL

• Dismantling APM may be hit by Opec decision
• India-born develops new chip to unite wireless systems
• ICICI sets in motion plan to bring down NPAs
• Company secretary certification to become compulsory
• Assocham projects huge potential in Indian biotech market
• HC passes pathbreaking order in domain name case
• PPF rate cut to hit old accounts also
• Government does not extend counter-guarantee

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sebi denies waiver on settlement records norms to CDSL
• Sebi widens probe to cover price-rigging
• BNP Paribas may pick up 50 per cent in SBIMF
• ANZ Grindlays MF gets approval for ownership change
• Banks protest as CSE invokes guarantees

PEOPLE

• Ohio University bestows honorary doctrate on Ratan Tata
• Ken Eldred and Baba Kalyani to form call centre