COMPANIES

• CIPL participants asked to furnish letters of comfort
• Gujral Group diversifies into hospitality management studies
• Thai Battery firm sees 20% profit growth
• SRF subsidiaries pile up losses of Rs 80 crore
• Indian Oil in talks with firms for cheaper crude to N-E refineries
• Tatas SOS Mahajan on BSNL pact
• DCA officials check Ferguson records
• JM Morgan critical of Zee Telefilms
• Software MNCs drive job market
• Colgate parent has no plans to delist arm, for now
• Leyland loses 3% share to Telco in July
• UB uncorks tamper-proof capping to check cheats
• L&T plans to raise Rs 50 cr via private placement
• Jubilant out of race to buy HOCL stake
• IA woos travel agents with new bonus scheme
• Toyota Kirloskar rides Qualis break-even route
• Videocon to launch Kenstar line of fridges
• Longines, Tissot to become Asian Games timekeepers
• Kinetic Engg begins exports of Boss
• Panel formed to study auditor-company ties
• Experts to study I-T breaks for more services cos
• FICCI for easy norm on co deposit with minimum risk
• Fortune promoters to hike stake
• MNC pizza chain to take a `Slice' of Italy Restaurants to be relaunched by year-end
• Reebok, VLCC tie-up ends
• ICRA to foray into healthcare grading - Renews ties with Hospital Services Consultancy
• Prasar Bharati pact with Global Cricket
• Tata plans to up bus market share
• TVS hopeful of 24 pc pie in mobikes market
• Tatas launch two microsites

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Floods continue to hit Europe, mop-up costs likely at $20bn
• Dont pay child support, go to jail
• Andersen sells off artwork
• Chrysler to take Dodge overseas
• Tokyo govt hedges risk, to keep some deposits in foreign banks
• Nasdaq calls quits on Asia
• Argentina's bank deposits rise: reports
• Business buys into earth summit, but at what price?
• Anti-fraud Act to affect firms outside US

GENERAL

• Advani lambasts Lyngdoh over Gujarat poll
• HC declines stay in sealed pump cases
• CAG unearths flaws in land allotment in UP
• Drought has railways pocket bulging from freight traffic
• Rs 506-crore FDI sases cleared
• Tenth Plan: fate of central schemes likely by tomorrow
• Post-quake investments in Kutch pegged at Rs 1,100 crore
• Ficci seeks insurance against scandals for public deposits
• Crude palm oil at 3-yr high
• Suresh Prabhu resigns on Thackeray's orders

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Fitch adds directional ratings for deposits
• SBI Life chalks out portfolio expansion
• Rangarajan urges banks to be cautious with insurance business
• Credit-deposit ratio of 26 PSBs up 49.6% in 01-02
• UTI shareholders to consider package after act repeal
• IDBIs universal banking plan stalled again
• SBI Life to pay 2.5% bonus to policyholders
• Netravati Bank schemes for entrepreneurs
• `Housing finance cos ready to cut rates... '
• GIC Housing Finance sees scope for growth
• Insurance panel views will decide fate of life rider cap
• Federal Bank's online ATM services
• Canara Bank to trim equity base prior to public offer
• `KSFC mulls lending'
• UTI Bank, NHPC ink pact

CAPITAL MARKET

• Narrow movement
• NSE annuls trade of 14 entities in Cyberspace
• Optical fibre stocks pinned down by telecom slowdown
• Strategy shift helps HCL Tech
• IOC, IBP flare up on block deals
• Tractor stocks fall in narrow trading session
• Canara Bank to trim equity base prior to public offer
• Rupee dips; securities gain