COMPANIES

• Govt, Tatas end standoff over VSNL investment
• RIL fined by SEBI over L&T deal
• Wipro says it is not affected by border tensions
• BPL pulls out of race for SCI
• Union Bank launches IT e-mpact rollout plan
• IDBI Bank joins hands with MasterCard
• Rupee Bank forms task force to tackle defaulters
• HLL expects MFIL to break even in two years
• LIC to invest Rs 6,000 crore in equity market
• i-flex IPO attracts highest bid of Rs 5,300
• Frequency spectrum for Idea Cellular
• IBM creates nanotech punch card
• LML speeds ahead with motorbike launches
• Videocon to venture into media business
• IDBI Capital net spurts 419% to Rs 234 crore
• RSPC signs gas supply agreement with GAIL
• TPC upset over delay in govt notification on new unit
• Madras Cements gross profit down 30%
• Net profits of 535 main companies up 10.2%
• Bharti Broadband, KVB pact for data processing centre
• UB likely to exit Aventis Crop via Bayer open offer
• NLC to set up plant in Rajasthan
• ITC, Maple Leaf join hands for greeting cards
• Salem Steel seeks relief from TN govt
• Bax Global foresees growth in India despite tensions

GENERAL

• Kalam is NDAs candidate for President
• Return on main income of 14 private banks at 12.8%
• RBI asks banks to step up security
• Interest profits up in mid-size banks
• E&Y, KPMG likely to get local licences

CAPITAL MARKET

• Bulls take over the bourses
• FII limit up to 49 per cent in Zee TV
• SEBI gets powers for search and seizure
• Mid-cap, small stocks excel in broad-based rally
• IBP scrip loses 60% last month
• Markets greet Indias peace move
• HM scrips become a favourite
• SWCs 1,000-crore tax dues may affect SAB tie-up