COMPANIES

• Govt clears Rs 1400 crore for IDPL
• Swissair cuts 9,000 jobs
• New CMC board finalised
• HLL to hike FII limit to 49%
• HLL plans to issue bonus debentures
• Cadila Pharma wins brand name
• Timex to focus on mid-segment range
• Bellary Steel management reshuffled
• France Tele seeks higher stake in Batata
• Gesco to invest Rs 300 crore in residential complexes
• NDDB registers Rs 565.59cr turnover
• UB to launch 'UB Ice'
• Bajaj Tempo to ramp up tractors sale
• Mohan Clothing to tap market
• ABB bags Haryana power board order
• Dainippon to take majority stake in Coates
• Hughes Spaceway scouting for partners
• Samsungs festival offer

GENERAL

• U.S. planes pound Kabul, Herat
• More protests in Pak, clerics held
• Hardware units slam luxury tax
• Software exports to suffer
• Indo-Bangla waterway proposed
• Promoter-directors excluded from Esops guidelines