COMPANIES

• Vodafone-Essar to award $1.8-billion network contract
  
• FIPB clears ICICI's sale of 24 per cent in insurance subsidiary to foreign investors
• NTPC to set up 750 MW thermal power project in Assam

• Guidelines revised for issue of PAN to Indians abroad
• Plan panel sets up committee on financial sector reforms
• Stage 1 of Tehri hydro-power project commissioned
• FDI inflows up 185 per cent at $15.7 billion in 2006-07
• No terror outfits in Indian stock markets, says Chidambaram
  
• China set to replace US as world's No 2 exporter
  
• India to become world's third largest economy: Chidambaram

• More US hedge funds may blow up this year, say analysts

• SBI to sell Fidelity's mutual fund products countrywide

• CIA, FBI computers used to edit Wikipedia entries
• Russia resumes joint war games with China
• `Microsoft hires lobbyists to fight Google'
• American Airlines sues Google over search words
• Recall of Chinese toys has led to factory closures: China Toy Association
• US mortgage lender First Magnus Financial Corp lays off 99 per cent staff, closes 300 offices
  
• Over half of Chinese toys harmful to children: Russian watchdog
  
• Boston Scientific to explores divestment of surgical products unit