COMPANIES

• IOC gets control over HPL
• First Mobile Group sets up Indian arm
• Indian Rayon plans capacity expansion
• Chinas Haier looking for trading partner
• Andersen, KPMG begin merger talks
• Escotel to offload equity
• Britannia in JV with Fonterra Group
• Coca Cola launches power drink
• Keane Inc buys SignalTree
• Kodak India net down 38.47%
• Hyatts to enter Mumbai, Kolkata
• Mahindra to launch Scorpio in May
• Bhel bags Rs 51 cr order from Bhutan
• Voltas board approves merger of 2 subsidiaries
• Wockhardt buys out Rhein stake in JV
• ETC Networks allots preferential shares to Zee
• Egana to set up unit in Mumbai
• M&M farm sector workers get VRS
• Kvaerner Powergas to make RIL plant design
• Infosys ties up with Northwestern Mutual
• Rolta India to pay 30 pc
• Gillette to boost alkaline battery biz
• Lupin launches anti-TB tablet
• Guj Samachar, 8 others submit EoI for Hind Newsprint
• J P Morgan to up stake in India arm
• Bajaj offers Rs 50 per share for MSL
• Airbus offers VIP jets to India

GENERAL

• 2,000 feared killed in Afghan earthquake
• FDI proposals worth Rs 500 cr cleared
• Petrol, diesel prices may go up
• Digital library on Indian medicine launched
• Discovery launches late night shows
• Bt Cotton gets govt nod
• IRDA caps agency commission at 15 pc

CAPITAL MARKET

• T+5, T+3 settlements to be separate
• IDBI-Principal relaunches 2 fixed maturity plans

PEOPLE

• Andersen CEO resigns
• 6 new directors for ISE named