COMPANIES

• Shell seeks government permission to invest in Hazira LNG
• Bharti plans to invest in call center
• MTNL to offer new cellular tariffs
• BPLNet to offload part of equity in AFX
• Compaq to restructure equity stake in Indian subsidiary
• Cisco; outsourcing to compensate for lay-offs in India
• Titan plans huge outlay for IT, plant upgradation
• A-I earnings skyrocket; losses down to Rs 29cr
• Mahindra Realty ropes in IFC
• Tisco net expected to rise by 42 percent to Rs 650cr
• Honda, Scooters India to focus on scooters segment
• SBI offers stake of one percent to primary dealers in Clearing Corp
• MSEB undeterred by the PTN to slap another penalty on DPC
• Reliance to restrict its shares to BSE and NSE
• SBI Life targets LIC Bima Nivesh, introduces Sanjeevan
• Singapore FII picks up 5.72 per cent in UB
• Essar Steel bags $50 million export deal to China
• Star TV India to distribute National Geographic’s new channel in India
• Is Arvind Mills selling-off Arrow brand-licensing rights?
• Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank appointed by Reliance Petroleum for its GDR float
• Pantaloon announces shifting manufacturing base to Bangladesh
• Madura Coats seeks shareholders’ nod to buy back shares
• WagonR ahead of Matiz says survey

GENERAL

• Analysts say MSCI India weightage cut will have little impact
• EPF rates to be cut to 9.5 percent by government

CAPITAL MARKET

• US-64 net sales up in year 2001

PEOPLE

• Executive vice-president Shaw Wallace resigns
• Sebi says Damani group involved significantly in bear hammering