COMPANIES

• Tatas launch two microsites
• Cars, CVs, 2-wheelers post sharp sales climb in July 
• RG Stone plans super speciality hospitals, satellite centres 
• HM to roll out low-priced Pajero in next few months 
• Singapore firm picks 49% stake in Vinyl Chemicals 
• Adobe software may be shaped locally
• The sting's in Dettol, Lux slides down
• Ranbaxy, Morepen may gain from loratidine ruling
• Tisco looks beyond steel, may join race for Nalco
• Corporate fliers can't opt for IA's Wings of Freedom
• Tatas' panel to guide Hughes integration
• Bhushan Steel promoters raise stake to 53%
• Tata Tele unveils flexi tariffs for limited mobility
• IFC sells 5% in Vysya to ING for Rs 29 cr
• Rivals steal Hero Hondas thunder
• National Geographic plans to bring in other media units
• Bombay Dyeing to move units into interiors
• New tech from Bajaj
• Banks, FIs role vital in BSL's takeover tussle
• `Board-level recast of SAIL by March 2003'
• French fries project set to go on stream
• Glaxo mulls India as R&D base
• 'Ban on Fujitsu may hit Zensar'

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Exxon's bigger than Pakistan
• US Air gets access to initial funds
• Slowdown-hit US gets stingy with H-1B visas
• Ex-Enron execs make big demand
• South Korea raps Merrill, UBS Warburg over leaks 

GENERAL

• Dhaka decision on natural gas to India soon 
• CMIE cuts '02-03 GDP growth forecast to 3.1%
• Garment industry still in tatters as far as FDI is concerned 
• Unreasonable riders in tenders illegal: HC 
• Govt to move SC today for transfer of all petitions 
• Delhi High Court stays cancellation order 
• SABF trade can touch $9 billlion in 3 Yrs: Lodha 
• Vegoil imports dip as prices shoot up 
• Post-quater profit margins of small units getting smaller, shows survey 
• Karnataka to raise Rs 1,398 crore loan from Nabard 

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Finmin promises to shoulder UTIs liabilities
• Allahabad Bank plans Rs 100-cr IPO in December
• Companies take refuge in MFs
• Moser Baer plans insurance foray with Vijaya Bank, PNB
• SBI slashes housing rates
• Aviva to expand operations in eastern States
• Can Jalan get the horse to drink?
• LVB star performers
• SBI cards for FD holders
• 10th Plan power capacity to fall short of target 
• Crisil gives top ratings to KMFL Rs 115-crore PTCs 
• OM Kotak Life plans to lower assured returns 
• NHB to issue 7.15% capital bonds today 

CAPITAL MARKET

• UTI committedto investors - Damodaran bullish on stocks
• Retail investors hold 72.61 pc of UTI assets
• Dabur attracts funds' attention
• Marginal gains
• Rains revive hopes of pick-up in stock market
• `Pipeline' value for IOC
• Ondeo Nalco flares up on better performance
• IDBI sells 1 pc in Coromandel Cement
• SEBI panel on delisting norms - `Decide offer price thru book-building'
• HLL, tractor stocks gain as drought fear recedes
• Rupee up two paise; gilts steady

PEOPLE

• Deepak Roy quits Guinness UDV