COMPANIES

• IA premium flattens as insurers calm down
• DoT for MTNL, BSNL merger advisor
• Birla's Idea stake sale hits pricewall
• PM steps in to defend selloff
• 'Film Bazaar' screens production facilities
• Goa to have Webfone by next week
• McDowells Signature to enter defence canteen stores
• Continental Metro Tyres in production JV,
• Tata Fin to move court for Pendse's prosecution
• India has muscle to be chip design powerhouse
• Skoda plans to procure spares from local units
• Honey or cream, they gel with urban lifestyle
• BankAm inks pact with Infosys, TCS, Accenture
• But for the Big 3, TV ads are dud cheap
• Avon Organics halves dividend
• L&T lowest bidder for UAE power project
• Kinetic to raise `Nova' output
• BEL declares 50 pc dividend
• DCA seeks to incorporate draft offer in share buyback petitions
• Tangible assets - Accelerated depreciation norms may be reviewed
• Indian Rayon to spin off insulator business - Joint venture with NGK, Japan
• Sun Pharma to hike Caraco stake to 50%
• Escorts plans to buy out US partner
• Toyota Kirloskar to invest Rs 340 cr
• Textile unions may take wage issue to Apex Court
• Covansys inks pact with US co
• Nirma's food foray

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Barjeel to open branch in Abu Dhabi soon
• Govt to push for clean-up of PSU insurers' balance sheets
• Kerala transport staff resent insurance premium hike
• Jindal Strips FD rated stable
• Co-op bank application rejected
• SBI may offload stake in STCI - To swap shares in DFHI
• Bid time advanced for bonds auction
• Fall in interest rates - NRIs shift to rupee deposits
• Andhra Bank branch gets ISO-9001

CAPITAL MARKET

• Hindalco open offer for Indal from Oct 14
• How deep are your options?