COMPANIES

• RIL plans $400-m GDR to fund utility, port
• SPIC clocks net loss of Rs 215 crore
• Sun FC seeks SEBI approval to buy 2 AMCs
• GM China to source parts from India
• ING to up stake in Vysya Bank to 49%
• Kotak buys out Jhawars 5% in Usha Martin
• Lean season may trigger airfare war
• Rs 20-crore ad spend for Scorpio
• Shareholders approve Infar name change
• Omnex sets up division for Six Sigma
• HLL restrained from product defamation
• SWC ramping up capacity at Charminar Breweries
• Sun Pharma to issue bonus preference shares
• L&T division targets 15-20% rise in turnover
• Bata India in talks with parent to kick up pace
• PFC to go in for recast prior to IPO
• Tetley to launch value-added products
• L&T gets nod for revised bypass toll
• Tisco wants talks with Jharkhand on lease issue
• HPCL in deal with Gail, ONGC to buy LPG
• Three-fold rise in IFCI losses at Rs 885 crore
• VSNL assess dues from WorldCom

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Greenback struggles but cushioned by BOJ wariness
• Fiat sells 34% in Ferrari to banks
• UK bankers charged with Enron-related fraud
• Roche vitamins biz spin-off to raise cash
• Hagemeyer sees H1 EPS dip 40%
• Philips to shut Mexican plant, shed 900 jobs
• Putin aide takes over as chairman of Gazprom
• Holland may become top business destination
• Thomas Cook losses widen in first half
• Pfizer to sell gum, razor units

GENERAL

• Corporate tax collections double
• Mass transfers demoralise taxmen
• Govt for concurrent audits of projects in north-east
• NCAER, IEG disagree on GDP forecast for 2002-03
• Agriculture growth pegged at 6.11%
• Taskforce report on agri marketing reforms
• Kashmiri carpets still suffer from 9/11 fallout
• Steel industry regains strength

BANKING AND FINANCE

• NHB settlement saddles StanChart with Rs 393-cr loss
• Centurion gets breather for preparing balance sheet
• Bank Muscat PAT declines to Rs 0.66 crore
• Home banking looks the future way
• StanChart Grindlays records Rs 393-cr net loss

CAPITAL MARKET

• Paper companies scrips soar
• Bulls in charge on the bourses
• SBI stock gains on better performance
• Open offer hopes revive Ray Ban
• i-flex ends Day 1 below offer price
• Geodesic Info up as it seals deal with US firm
• Sell Nifty 1100 call
• MFs must enter into G-sec deals in demat only

PEOPLE

• Ambani still on full life-support systems
• Sachin brand ambassador of ESPN-Star Sports
• Rakesh Mohan to be RBI deputy governor
• Telecom sector guru Grubman subpoenaed