COMPANIES

• Siemens to build Bangalore international airport
• Bharti gets fixed-line licence for Delhi
• Jet Airways to hike fares from Nov 3
• Hero Honda October sales up 43.8%
• Cadbury Q3 net up 2.58%
• Rediff.com Q2 net loss $8.81 mn
• Saregama returns to black
• Wipro signs pact with HPL
• GE to invest $300 million in India
• Tata steel gets award for R & D
• Nestle Q3 net up 39.1%
• Ford's Mondeo makes its debut
• Lancer luxury edition to hit the road soon
• Satyam opens software centre in Sydney
• Philips buys 77 pc in CG Glass

GENERAL

• SP Bharucha sworn in as new CJI
• Nasscom revises software exports estimates
• Exports slump 1.95% in H1
• Karnataka withdraws software tax

CAPITAL MARKET

• SEBI approves stock futures in 31 shares
• SEBI modifies buyback regulations

PEOPLE

• Virendra Kumar appointed BHEL director
• Garcia is new Bata (I) MD
• Suvir Ahuja is Gesco MD
• D S Mathur is MRPL chairman
• Tata Engineering revamps board
• Helleur replaces Deshpande as MBT chief
• Satish Menon quits Zee News
• Rakesh Mohan to stay as FMs advisor