COMPANIES

• Bharat Hotels to bid for Kanishka, Kovallam Ashok
• New chimney range from Faber Heatkraft
• Siemens Q2 net up 11%
• Castrol Q1 net up 32%
• ACC FY02 net zooms 128%
• RIL Q4 net down 11%
• ITC buys Minto brand from Candico
• Jenson promoter stake dips 6.4%
• Menezes seeks to market Old Spice
• Playwin Infravest plans Rs 350-crore expansion
• Citigroup stake values new Infy unit at $100 mn
• Siemens H1 net up 18%
• ACC net profit up 128%
• Tata, VSNL to cut telecom costs
• LIC's investment pegged at Rs 62,000 cr
• TCS goes for an image makeover
• Coca-Cola to set up tea, coffee plant in UP
• IOC rejects Essar stake offer
• Coca-Cola to up capacity of powder units
• Pepsi may go into fruit farming
• Nine bidders chosen for HNL selloff
• ThyssenKrupp to absorb Indian arm
• Reliance Petroleum Q4 net rises 5.5%
• Tata Tele to launch basic services
• Shalimar Paints to expand dealer network
• GRL profit declines 25%

GENERAL

• LIC business hit in Gujarat
• Debt write-off to cost exchequer Rs 400 crore
• Andhra plans submarine cable project
• Voicexpress launched

CAPITAL MARKET

• ICICI withdraws Rs 506 crore CDO Fund
• ICRA places IFCI in rating watch

PEOPLE

• Nilekani to head power, IT sector panel