COMPANIES

• Virgin, Maharajah make up, bookings start again
• ICAI issues guidelines for hospitality sector
• Qualcomm may not invest in Reliance Info
• DCA suspects foul play in Ranbaxy deal
• Tatas tighten grip on group companies
• Auto majors go for more diesel debuts
• M&M turns around with Rs 8 crore Q1 net profit
• MRF Q3 net surges 260% to Rs 29 crore
• Orchid Pharma profit down 47% to Rs 3 Crore
• TVS Motor posts 149% rise in net
• DRL to take discovery route to turn global
• TVS arms to pick up 56% in Harita Finance
• Titan announces VRS
• Some brands do shine in gloomy FMCG market
• Howzzat! ESPN-STAR to air cricket from 5 nations
• Apollo Q1 net jumps 137 per cent
• VSNL Q1 net falls 28.5% to Rs 261 crore
• Parent to make open offer for Kodak at Rs 350
• Accounts in order, says Satyam
• Jaishu Shipping to sail with US co for overseas projects

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Hallowed cricket turf up for sale
• Brazil too moves WTO against US steel tariffs
• WorldCom to transfer wireless customers
• WorldCom hires restructuring specialists
• US economy strongest in the world: Treasury secy

GENERAL

• Panel members resent setting up of NCLT
• Centre to pay Rlys for carrying water to drought-hit areas
• Plan panel worried over shortfall in budgetary support
• Defence sector gives huge growth potential for C&I industry
• NMDC to set up first pig iron plant
• Edible oil imports set to surge
• Parliament mourns Kant
• Nitish trounces Mamata as cabinet stands by him

BANKING AND FINANCE

• RBI sets up panel to tackle export credit delivery issues
• PNB net up 20% in Apr-June to Rs 202 crore
• Bank credit to SMEs falls to below 8%
• ING plan to hike Vysya Bank stake to 49% hits roadblocks
• HC pulls up govt for failure to check outflow of forex
• ICDS unveils repayment options for investors
• Lord Krishna picks 20% in Flexcel
• IndusInd Bank net rises 53.74 pc
• Bank of Rajasthan Q1 net rises
• Q1 profit numbers muted for PSBs
• Oriental Bank Q1 net up 20.4 pc
• Banks set to withdraw suits before recovery tribunals
• Canara Bank cuts deposit rates

CAPITAL MARKET

• Volumes shrink as FIIs lie low
• John Fowler seeks delisting Buyback offer closed
• TVS to make 2nd open offer for Harita Fin
• Templeton completes Pioneer ITI takeover
• Bulls make a comeback
• Stocks rally in volatile trade
• Hughes Soft at new low on Q1 results
• UTI's basket trading lifts indices
• Retail investors, MFs reduce stake in Maharashtra Scooters
• Late buying helps market to recover
• Re down 7 paise; securities weak

PEOPLE

• VSP CMD resigns in a huff