COMPANIES

• 7 bids for IBP
• ModiCorp out of race for VSNL
• Reliance Q3 net up 20%
• MTNL Q3 net falls 31.2%
• Grasim Q3 net up 8.1%
• Zurich finds partners for Indian insurance foray
• Daewoo India posts Q3 loss
• PSI Data to acquire Birla Technologies
• FIs moot tax-free bonds to refinance DPC foreign debt
• Reliance Industries gets clean chit
• ONGC posts increase in net profit in Q3
• Tata Elxsi to tap animation market in US
• Peopleone Consulting takes over Mumbai CA firm
• Bajaj Auto not to sell ICICI stake
• FIPB defers decision on Suzuki proposal
• NIIT plans more centres in China
• Surana Telecom net down
• Pantene wins packaging award
• Crocodile to install e-kiosks
• Tisco logistics venture eyes west coast
• Infy tops IT exporters list
• Sony slashes prices
• Bhel posts 1% growth in net sales
• Britannia Q3 net up 45%
• BPCL posts net profit of Rs 71.9 cr
• Bom Dye Q3 net loss at Rs 22.94cr
• Titan reports Rs 6.99cr Q3 net
• ICICI Bank CD gets top Icra rating
• Virgin offers free stopover in London
• Essar Steel Q3 net loss of Rs 142.15 crore
• IDBI Bank net up 20.97%
• Arvind Mills brings down losses in Q3
• Snowcem Q3 net dips to Rs 2.35cr
• Orchid's Q3 net profit falls
• UB reports Rs 21.51cr net loss
• KIOCL records net profit of Rs 53-cr
• Castrol Q4 net up by 14.13%
• PFC Q3 net profit dips 6%
• McDowell Q3 sales rise 7%
• LIC relaunches 3 pension plans

GENERAL

• TDSAT stays TRAI's order on STD calls
• Nasscom wants e-commerce out of tax net
• Fiscal deficit up by over 37 per cent
• GDP dips to 4% growth in 2000-01

PEOPLE

• Jet hires KLM man
• Pentasoft director quits