COMPANIES

• 20th Century, PNC join hands
• Infosys gets SunAmerica contract
• HLL to shift seeds business to subsidiary
• Dabhol Power sacks 50 HQ staffers
• Aarti Drugs to set up plant for high-end bulk drugs
• Zuari-Chambal Group eyes Paradeep Phosphate
• B4U TV scouts for strategic partner
• Chubb buys 2-3% in HDFC
• Dabur CGU to infuse Rs 110 cr
• Jindal Steel declares 50% dividend
• Tatas to invest in telecom biz
• Tata Chem revamps marketing network
• Godrej identifies 5 power brands
• Interbrew, SUN eye UB Beer
• Bates-Saatchi, Publicis arms to merge

GENERAL

• Govt bans PWG and MCC
• All India Bank strike on Jan 4
• India to build $969 mn fertiliser plant in Oman

PEOPLE

• Mayya on UTI board
• New CEO for AOL Time Warner
• Indo-American Society award for Rajat Gupta
• M Balachandran heads Apple India