COMPANIES

• Pawar wants fresh evaluation of Bajaj assets
• Mergers set Hindalco firmly on Nalco trail
• Philips wants to bet on premium, price
• Split of Hotel Ashok plot led to land-use violations
• ICICI VF still keen on stake in EIL
• Bajaj Allianz records Rs 18-cr loss in 1st yr
• BoB net profit unchanged at Rs 182.84 cr
• GE Shipping to exit from Prime Securities
• Xerox ModiCorp made payments to fictitious firms: PwC
• Hindalco sets 1:12 swap ratio for Indo Gulf
• Idea to invest Rs 800cr in Delhi circle
• World Cup: Sony to rake in ad moolah
• Gail hopes talks with Haldia Petro may lead to deal soon
• No recruitment at IHCL for now
• DCA finds Jet Airways failed to get approval for raising credit limit
• JSPL to invest Rs 3,600 crore on greenfield steel plant in Orissa
• PowerGrid's new transmission line to be ready by August
• Delta Jute Mill reopens; resolves labour dispute
• Corporate sanctity MNCs' double standards
• Coke mulls phased divestment
• FIPB waiting for clear plan
• Crisil reaffirms NCD, CP ratings
• Aksh to raise more funds through debt
• `RPL public issue funds used for paying call money'

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Krishnan sells stake in Petronas towers
• No Asian rescue for global investors
• Bush knew of oil firms' woes when he sold shares
• Japan to fund bank mergers
• WorldCom bondholders fail to get debt-for-equity swap
• Siemens declines comment on further 2,000 job cuts
• Thailand's PTT to explore Oman oil, gas concession
• Gulf Cable up 3.5% on H1 results
• Fraud case shakes faith in electronic banking

GENERAL

• OVL project may boost Indo-Sudanese ties
• Govt plans yet another bailout for IFCI
• Bid to retire states costly debts: Finmin finds no takers
• Baltic Index dry run may be revived by 03-04 export target
• Over 8% GDP may contain poverty level: Mitra
• Motorcycles zoom, scooters slip, mopeds stagnant in Q1
• TDS on dividends: Waiver cap may be raised to Rs 2,500

BANKING AND FINANCE

• LIC (South) Q1 premium income Rs 1,042 crore
• Bill on NPA recovery puts in more action Wilful defaulters may find going tough
• Investor Personal Finance Show 2002
• Corporation Bank mulls VRS
• LIC launches Jeevan Rekha today
• A wad of notes till staples do them apart
• Banks discover life after VRS, warts and all
• Securities thru `SPEED-e at Geojit
• Investors turning to fixed income products It's portfolio review time for funds

CAPITAL MARKET

• Stocks hitting 52-wk high fall sharply
• `Drop in opening of new DP accounts'
• Damp sentiment likely to continue
• No respite for dollar bulls!
• Bond market volumes dip on liquidity fears

PEOPLE

• HSBC gets new dy CEO for Indian operations