COMPANIES

• Balmer Lawrie to tie up with Kuoni to beef up tourism biz 
• Telco yet to get intimation on govt orders for Safari 
• Overseas OEMs target India, China for sourcing
• Western Union ties up with HPCL 
• Nestle's latest to join hunt for Indian talent
• Nicholas Piramal to push up stake in Boots JV to 49%
• Premier tows Fiat to CLB on mismanagement charges
• EPIL selloff likely to be concluded by December
• CTV makers slash prices by up to Rs 5,000 on MRP
• E&Y to value Allied stake in Baskin Robbins
• Movenpick falls out with NCR franchisee
• Two-wheeler firms may cut growth targets by 10%
• UB, Bacardi, Roy in final race for Green Label
• FIs ask Jindals to buy steel units
• Apollo introduces arthoscopy of shoulder joint
• GAIL seeks Govt nod to market LPG
• MphasiS board meet on October 9
• KAL bags Rs 96-cr export order
• Rasoi open offer for buyback soon
• Kshema restructures business again - To sharpen focus
• Operations overboard: NEC
• Commerce One, Satyam join hands
• No bacteria found in seafood shipment to Norway: HLL
• Sundram Fasteners upbeat on outsourcing
• Zee Tele ad revenue flat, to pay 55 pc
• `Speed' forms 35-40% of BPCL petrol sales

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Dresdner sues Enron tieup
• Merrill takes on Allegheny
• Superman in the works: If some body's game
• Super Mario does too little after doing too much!
• IBM to boost 2002 mobile services sales: reports
• Alcatel cuts jobs at Alcatel Space unit
• Vivendi shakes up board, sets out asset sale strategy
• Ford CEO sees no end to Detroit price war
• IMF sees world growth at 2.8% in 2002
• S&P threatens to downgrade Japan ratings too

GENERAL

• 'Services leave much to be desired 
• KoPT quashes P&O ports bid for Vallarpadam 
• WTO working group on trade and competition meeting today 
• Power ministry forms high-level team to inspect Dabhol Project 
• Eight-digit customs classification likely in winter Session 
• Delhi to put VAT in place my mid-Nov 
• Dumping probe against Chinese ball bearings 

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Irda sets up committee to examine agency structures 
• New regulations for corporate agents by mid-Oct 
• Irda sounds alert over deluge of assured return schemes 
• SBI Life to foray into pension products market 
• IDBI bank launches debit-cum-ATM card 
• South Indian Bank lowers home loan rates
• HDFC Chubb may get licence soon
• `Insurance companies loading higher motor premiums'
• TVA Help.com to offer insurance for laptops
• Usha Beltron NCD downgraded
• IDBI Bank plans to expand retail reach
• 2 more UTI Bank ATMs opened in Kochi
• IOB Tier-II bonds

CAPITAL MARKET

• SEBI favours self-regulation for mutual funds
• SEBI cancels JF Mutual's registration
• Bear-run arrested
• Six CSE brokers in police custody
• Markets brave the shoot-out
• Trading in Sify suspended on Nasdaq
• Plant sale talk weakens Glaxo
• Settlement for derivatives deferred by a day
• Tech stocks shine despite all round gloom
• Rupee steady; gilts decline