COMPANIES

• Bharti's roaming throws cell flock, cops in a spin
• Titan, Maxima in race for 74% in HMT
• IBM may trim PwC India staff
• Mittal taps best of SAIL's talent
• Punjab Infocom to sell Puncom stake
• BSNL to offer STD calls over VoIP in 6 cities
• Used Maruti prices skid
• Reliance adds provisional patents to kitty
• Liquor brands going for stylish, sleeker looks
• Tata, Jindal may submit bid for SAIL's Salem plant
• Mobile war on, Hutch-to-Hutch incoming calls now free
• Reliance to complete Phase I K-G basin drilling by Dec
• GM India plans new model every year
• Guj Ambuja not to make fresh investment in hotels
• HMT, BHEL units bag major orders
• DCA to closely monitor buybacks
• Final open offer for Axles India
• DSCL net up; takes 51% stake in Moravie
• RPL used public issue proceeds to buy group co stocks: DCA
• Default notices to 69 foreign cos
• XPS Cargo signs MoU with Japanese cos
• Choice Hotels, Jet Air tie-up for corporates
• Novo Nordisk unfazed by `ragaglitazar' setback
• PowerGrid Corp asks WRLDC to take immediate action
• Apollo to focus on managed hospitals
• Oriflame plans new market foray, expansion in India
• Shell, IOC to pick stakes in GSPL

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Strike on Iraq would redraw regional economic map
• Bush set to sign trade bill on Tuesday
• Alvis buys Vickers unit from Rolls Royce
• BoJ to issue new notes to tackle counterfeiting
• Corporate crooks accused of fraud will be jailed
• Exxon, Shell profits slip on weak fuel prices
• Enron puts headquarters building on block
• Japan consumer finance firms hit by slack demand

GENERAL

• Economy expected to grow by 6% in FY 03: Icra
• PFC sets funding target for 10th plan at Rs 43,500 crore
• Higher farm income seen stopping child work in cocoa plantations
• Global stock slide to take a toll on G-7 countries growth
• Global slowdown hits IT sector in Karnataka
• Staggered Kashmir polls from Sept 16 to Oct 8
• Govt gives in to coal unions, dumps privatisation move

BANKING AND FINANCE

• HDFC to raise $100 m more
• General insurance cos sore over directives on TPAs
• Insurers told to stick to TPA fee ceiling
• PSU insurers dump compassion
• Primary dealers told to publish accounts
• RBI for ceiling on States' loan guarantees
• Catholic Syrian to offer VRS
• IOB keeping options open on second VRS
• Union Bank returns Rs 58 cr to Government
• Associate unattractive : `IDBI wants to merge with another bank'
• Exim Bank to extend $10-m credit to PTA Bank
• IndusInd bid to auction hotel property stalled
• IOB to raise Rs 175-crore tier-II
• MoF seeks RBI advice for changes in banking act
• States should assess guarantee-linked risks for PSU bonds
• BankAm cuts India growth forecast on drought fears

CAPITAL MARKET

• Many blue chips at 52-week low on BSE
• Takeovers skirt open offer route
• SEBI mandates MF trustees to meet once in 2 months
• Volatile movement
• ITC gains on talk of UTI offloading
• Buyback note leads to spurt in D-Link India
• Trent up on FDI hopes
• Sensex bounces back after hitting depths
• SEBI cautions Jardine Fleming
• Scattered rains revive FMCG, cement stocks
• Rupee stable; gilts rally

PEOPLE

• New Executive Director for BHEL
• Infosys will walk the talk, assures Murthy
• We shall reward investors in next 10-15 years: Mukesh