COMPANIES

• AV Birla in talks for bank tie-up
• HLL can up FII stake to 49%
• Real estate: Firms buying less, leasing more
• Secretaries to take discuss ITDC hotels selloff today
• Prakj Industries expands R&D centre
• Usha Martin may sell Bangalore property
• Trigyn to liquidate UK unit
• PSU fertiliser firms in the red, co-ops fare better
• Bharti towers: HC restrains civic body
• ST deferrals: Probe at India Cements
• HC upholds CLB right to reject preliminary objections
• Plans to update RoC offices
• Sale of SAIL stockyard put on backburner
• ICICI grants debt revamp package to Alufluoride
• Birla VXL looking for contract manufacturers
• Rayon bets on mix of old and new
• MIPL hires Ascenda for selling industrial park
• L&T Ramboll feasibility report for EPL
• Morepen sees wider market for Loratidine post-OTC
• Indian Oil, BPCL to invest Rs 105 crore in Karnataka
• JK tyre eyes strategic outsourcing to up exports

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Fed to discuss economy; no move on interest rate
• IMF sees US outlook favourable, not to raise rate
• Folks have a new wagon
• Sacked Enron staff to get $29 million more
• Pak SC rejects interest-free banking
• United Airlines seeks $1.8-billion aid
• German Ifo business barometer falls
• Parmesan wins EU trademark war
• Dynegy announces plan to raise funds
• Airbus inks deal with 3 Japanese parts makers

GENERAL

• Govt allows FDI in print media
• Govt to hold 49% stake in ARCIL
• M&A activity falls 19% in H1
• Brand rate of drawback for exporters simplified

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Birla Sun Life AMCs gesture to Elite Circle
• Alliance Capital MF moots another equity product
• Pru ICICI unveils indicative portfolio on fixed maturity
• Kotak Mahindra bank to be operational by yearend
• Average CAR of 27 PSBs up to 11.43% in 2001-02
• Moodys move on Malaysia upsets analysts

CAPITAL MARKET

• SAT sets aside Sebi order on LKP securities
• Reliance group stocks under selling pressure
• Narrow movement on the bourses
• Nod for FDI brings media stocks into focus
• Videocon scrips in the limelight
• Cabinet nod for IPOs of oil PSUs in two months: Naik
• Union Bank files draft for IPO

PEOPLE

• Dhirubhai Ambani critical, on life support
• V S Jain ahead in race for SAIL chairman post
• Bernard Arnault quits Vivendi board