COMPANIES

• Global IT firms target chip designers from India
• Health insurance cost to go up
• Education may get priority sector tag
• Sweet treat: Top-end candies grow 40%
• NIIT to buy eGurucool, eyes bigger domain
• Strong rupee may hurt Satyam, Wipro earnings
• Tata Engg ties up with Arcelor, Nippon
• Maharashtra Scooters sale hits roadblock
• Bajaj Auto to revamp supply chain
• Foreign investors to hike stake in Centurion Bank
• IndusInd Fin may divest stake in Hinduja group firms
• Crown Worldwide to pump $6 mn into India ops
• Cosmo Films controls 55% of BOPP market
• IMRB goes international, changes name
• Want to track people real time?
• Bollywood bigwigs to drive Escorts into hinterland
• Keller award for NTPC, 2 others
• BSNL completes 2, yet no `navaratna' ring
• Channels waking up to late-night shows
• Have a pizza or two with coffee!

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Give more ODA to 3rd world: India
• IMF ponders crisis prevention at meeting

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Bailout conundrum
• Andhra Bank plans campaign 
• CEOs favour 50 bps cut in bank rate to spur growth
• Bankers bet on PSU debt papers for large spreads
• Charminar bank revival: CM's intervention sought

CAPITAL MARKET

• Public bails out of top stocks
• New price criterion for PSU open offer
• Heads we win, tails you lose!
• No place for ethical funds, right now
• Markets vulnerable to even whiff of negative news
• Numbers to drive two-wheelers
• Speculative action seen in KPIT Info
• Wipro bucks trend