COMPANIES

• HPL will never cede management control to IOC, says Tarun Das 
• Refrigerator majors misleading consumers, says VOICE study 
• HLL eyes Bengal as source of fruits, vegetables
• Ion Exchange launches Zero-B watermart 
• Telco August vehicle sales up 26 per cent
• Petrol, diesel prices may rise marginally
• LG signs 14 captains to bat for it
• Shapoorji Pallonji, L&T in JV to build Cyber Tower in Mauritius
• Baxter Intl on prowl for acquisitions in cancer segment
• Trai notice to HCL Satyam for blocking ISPs sites
• Cable operators, TV channels at loggerheads
• Modis, financial institutions on collision path
• JK Tyre to brand F1 accessories
• Hyundai parks CV plans in garage, focus on exports
• Desi McDonalds gets one up on phirang outlets
• Linc to launch new oil-based gel pens
• Dabur launches `Thalix' - To highlight adverse effects
• Preference for staff-led bids in MOIL sell-off
• Kodak open offer
• Generating wealth from waste
• Essar Steel revamp soon
• Aurobindo Pharma to complete revamp process this fiscal
• German Remedies to close Andheri plant, offer VRS
• Iran co to exit MFL during strategic sale
• Pepsi plans for tender coconut water unit in Bengal
• CLB expands areas of single-member Bench
• AITUC hits out at `hasty' steps to privatise Salem Steel Plant
• Programme on TQM
• Philips sprucing up audio segment - Plans new models to take on Chinese radios
• Tata Steel: Future plans on course
• Tata Engineering vehicle sales up 26% in Apr-Aug
• Eicher Motors CV sales up 58% in Aug

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• US economy recovering despite bumps: Fed
• Consumer spending up
• NY economy outlook stays downbeat
• No going backwards, feel economists
• IMF head says global economy willl recover
• Asean-India inaugural meet on Sunday
• Fed says US economy recovering despite bumps
• Fed may delay rate cuts: Survey
• BIS starts search for crockett successor

GENERAL

• Rajdhani accident toll touches 80
• Maran hopeful of meeting 12% export target 
• Selloff din: Fernandes says no war within govt 
• States cry for more relief, FMs to meet again this week 

BANKING AND FINANCE

• OIC makes Rs 246-crore provision for third party claims 
• Allahabad Bank, ICICI Prudential in bancassurance tie-up 
• Bank of Americas Japan unit faces penalty 
• Experiment in LAB unsuccessful
• Forex release norms relaxed
• Corpn Bank to expand home loan portfolio
• Reinsurance rate hike may drive up project premiums
• Godrej & Boyce CP gets `P1'
• South Indian Bank `privilege card'
• Bank of India corporate banking branch at Coimbatore
• Bank wage talks to kick off soon
• Central Bank spots `excess manpower'
• Co-op banks in Gujarat - A crumbling edifice
• AP co-op bank licence cancelled
• US-64 to get 2002 sibling under UTI-II
• Punjab National Bank to pocket Nedungadi Bank

CAPITAL MARKET

• Birla Mutual launches two new schemes
• Bears prevail
• Gammon India in BSE-500
• BSE revises special margins on 87 scrips
• Shree Krishna Paper delists from JSE
• Bear run in PSU stocks
• FII interest perks up in ICICI Bank
• PSUs' loss is infotech's gain
• Nifty spot-futures gap widens
• HPCL, BPCL hammered down; lose over 20 pc
• Rupee up 9 paise; gilts range-bound

PEOPLE

• Rakesh Mohan takes over as RBI Deputy Governor