COMPANIES

• SC notice to GMR Technologies on Germany firms plea 
• Govt gets poorer by Rs 5,000 crore in a day
• Wadia says not batting for BAT
• Grey cells still ring the loudest
• Maruti 800 a big hit again
• Whirlpool gives Videocon a hot tumble wash
• LML shifts gear, to focus on bike market, exports
• Intel plans to invest $200m in India over 3 years
• Oil ministry to oppose BPCL, HPCL selloff
• Fate of HPCL refinery in Punjab hangs fire
• Essel Propack on shopping spree
• UB, SWC in race for Rajasthan Breweries
• Reliance to return 3.7 crore IPCL open offer shares 
• FIs extend LML debt repayment by over a year 
• Tatas maintain golden silence on October meet 
• Steel prices may rise on US trade panel ruling
• Call centres moving into smaller cities
• FM players get breather till Monday to pay licence fee
• DSP Merrill consolidating its holding in AMC
• Philips to divest printed circuit board assembly business
• HPCL has no plans to exit MRPL `at the moment'
• Leyland gets export orders for Rs 34 cr
• Emcure, NCL develop new drug
• Parakh Foods mulls new refineries
• Kaveri Telecom facility launched
• DCA sets up panel to review `Maocaro'
• DCA favours stringent penalties
• ICAI questioned on `non-audit work' ambit
• Mahindra Ugine eyes revival
• Fresh proposal sought for Trayons' revival
• Vebtel forays into IP telephony; to invest Rs 5 cr

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Ex-Lehman broker pleads guilty to mega fraud
• America Inc. fears cyber attacks in next 12 months
• US GDP growth unrevised at 1.1% pace
• Maharishi Mahesh Yogi floats bonds for peace
• Reckitt Benckiser Q2 profit up 21%
• US to restrict foreign aircraft on September 11

GENERAL

• Petrol, diesel prices may go up from Sept 2 
• Fiscal deficit down 6 per cent 
• Leasehold system to be abolished in Delhi 
• Study paints rosy rpicture of job potential in food sector 
• Slip of tongue cost a minister his job in Jaya cabinet 
• Furore in UP assembly over World Bank letter 

BANKING AND FINANCE

• RBI wants banks risk profiles by Sept 15 
• Union Bank IPO oversubscribed by 5 times, mops up Rs 1,380 crore 
• Reserve Bank opens up coin distribution channel to agents 
• Allow pension offerings sans restrictions: Irda
• Aviva Life plans pension product, rural cover 
• No talks on ITC stake sale 
• Company law is ancient, says DCA secretary 
• ICICI Bank moves to take control of Fed Bank
• Bonds to bail out UTI likely only next fiscal
• NRIs can remit inherited assets sans RBI okay
• Birla Home Fin to focus on small towns
• SBI Life launches policy with new features
• United India expects profit to double
• New IRDA motor norms may add to insurance cos' woes
• Karnataka Bank cuts term deposit rates

CAPITAL MARKET

• IPCL plunges on news of early open offer closure 
• Hectic trading at Satyam counter
• Sebi hires auditors to probe SHCIL's books
• SEBI proposes `corporate governance rating' soon - In touch with Crisil, ICRA
• Bear run arrested
• OTCEI mulls various options for survival
• BSE, NSE warn badla traders
• HPCL, BPCL plummet on disinvestment delays
• `SE boards must have equal numbers from all stakeholders'
• Rupee ends weak; securities rise

PEOPLE

• Kelkar to head 3 task forces on tax reforms