COMPANIES

• Irdas income in 2000-01 at Rs 22 Crore 
• Chimayo Chains Hunts for strategic investor in Qwikys 
• L&T inks pact with Bangladesh cement firm 
• Pfizer net rises 4.5% to Rs 15 crore in August-quarter 
• Wockhardt drug is top indian brand: survey 
• RIL contributes Rs 26 crore towards DCA
• Berger Paints in parleys to snap up Snowcem
• MashreqBank walks out of RIB deal
• Aluminium foundry to help Maruti save Rs 2,000 per car
• Mudra sets up new division to handle pharma a/c
• P&G to outsource Vicks to Hyderabad manufacturer
• Indo-Nissin, Marico end marketing tie-up
• Now we transfer petrochem technology to the US
• Hind Tele staffers are set for rough times ahead
• Escorts to offload stake in healthcare venture
• Fiat tests MUV Doblo for launch
• ACT gets stay against notice from Chennai port
• Depreciation rates cut to 80 pc on tangible assets
• SWC hires Mercer to draft HR roadmap
• Chambal Fert to acquire 51% in Australian biotech giant
• Alembic's new division `SynX' launched
• GRT Grand Days tightens belt to face competition
• Infosys eyeing treasury, wholesale banking sector
• M&M sees tractor sales dipping 5% this year

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Terror trail: US plans tighter customs norms
• Jobless claims rise in latest week
• Liberalisation of trade in services boosts growth: Mamdouh
• Oil prices fall as traders await hurricane impact
• US CEOs expect slower economic growth ahead
• Japan explores The Other Side of Broadband
• Are dumb blondes set for extinction?
• After Life: Elvis continues to rock
• Andersen holds rummage sale at Chicago HQ
• EDS object of SEC probe
• Flopped bank sale hold bad Omen for Thai privatisations 
• Indonesias IBRA plans to sell $7 billion in loans 

GENERAL

• Report says US has okayed P-3 Orion sale to India 
• Make good use of GATS provisions: WTO official 
• ComMin seeks Spl policy to Woo FDI in IT, to ramp up services exports 
• Fernandes Oman visit from tomorrow 
• Naik remains unnerved; insists IPO route better than strategic sale 
• Ministry looks for succour from plan panel 
• BJP backs Shourie, Naik at one go 

BANKING AND FINANCE

• ICICI Bank to sell retail finance products in all 400 branches 
• INBEF to protest delay in passing debt ordinance
• Curbs in call market likely to affect PDs
• Good response for UBI's `Union Rent'
• Minister favours support for Exim Bank
• IDBI seeks to become stand-alone bank
• Bonds auction
• Karnataka Bank inspection seminar

CAPITAL MARKET

• Sundaram Mutual's combined asset plan takes new avatar
• Bears prevail
• DSE directors
• Two-wheeler stocks see selling pressure
• PM brings cheer to PSU scrips
• Karur Vysya losing appeal
• Special margin on Kaashyap Radiant
• Key index stocks slide; PSUs regain some sheen
• Warrant sought to arrest DSQ promoter
• SEBI seeks FIRs against 44 cos on CIS refunds
• Rupee stable; securities rise
• Threat of war, sliding stocks keep dollar in check

PEOPLE

• S.V. Narasimhan takes addl charge as MD