COMPANIES

• Vajpayee settles selloff row, wins Fernandes
• IOC to float Rs 1,600-cr IPO in Jan
• India Inc. overseas investments up 24%
• Balmer Lawrie gets 16 bids, staff unhappy
• Rain gods play truant with pharma cos
• BPL pulls out of EIL divestment race
• Taj to invest Rs 100 cr in destination spa
• Roche, NPIL biotech pact off
• Cutty Sark to invest Rs 25 cr to boost local sales
• Non-life insurance cos woo banks for customers
• KPMG Consulting to retain name in India
• Chinese TV firm scouts for Bollywood flicks
• Sony targets Rs 750-cr sales this year, unveils car stereos
• SPIC ammonia unit shut due to leakage problem
• Vestergaard Frandsen unveils `Zerofly' sheets
• Allergan India to invest Rs 20 cr in Global Bulk
• Boston Scientific to launch drug-coated stents soon
• Rs 256-cr GAIL dividend paid for 2001-02
• SEW Eurodrive puts off plans for second plant - Chennai's loss may be Lanka's gain
• KMML plans to spend Rs 23 cr on capacity hike
• SEBI notifies 3-yr lock-in for sweat equity shares
• Public arms of foreign cos can revert to pvt status: DCA
• Pentamedia Graphics board allots bonus
• Hyundai sales up 64 pc in Sept
• Rly catering corpn posts profit in maiden year

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• OECD sets alarm bells ringing on world economy
• Nokia colour-screen phones slightly delayed
• Cisco's Chambers paid $1 salary, no bonus for 2002
• Millions of computers infected by Bugbear
• H-P's Fiorina sees muted economic recovery in 2003
• 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

GENERAL

• New Delhi dubs Shaheen as provocative; Akash test-fired
• SC orders Karnataka to follow CRA directive
• Krishna says impossible
• Govt cuts depreciation rates
• Despite some Hitches, states resolve to Meet VAT deadline
• Panchayats to have more powers: PM
• Lead tourism Show: govt tells corporates
• IMD admits drought, leaves many questions Uuanswered

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Bajaj Allianz mobilises Rs 128-crore H1 premium 
• IDBI set Tt tap market with Rs 300-crore flexibonds in 02-03 
• Lakshmi General eyes insurance broking 
• UCB heads form panel to tackle credibility issues 
• PFC raises Rs 324 crore in bond market without intermediaries 
• TCS to implement trade finance solution for SBI
• BoB Housing cuts rates
• Central Bank cuts rates on housing
• LIC says no to takeover of term loans by banks
• Affordable insurance cover against cancer
• SBM celebrates 90 years
• Citibank issue gets `AAA'
• TN: Prime property deals thru Debt Recovery Tribunal
• TN SSIs move High Court for bank loan waiver
• Gujarat has little time to tackle co-op bank scam

CAPITAL MARKET

• Market now pins hope on Oct-Feb rally
• Marginal loss
• Snowcem up on reports of talks with Berger
• CESC slides on SC directive
• FII selling in Reliance
• PNB lacklustre due to lack of interest
• NSE expels Home Trade
• SEBI notifies 3-yr lock-in for sweat equity shares
• SEBI debars 5 Ambuja Zinc directors
• CSE scam accused remanded to custody till Nov 15
• Rupee steady; securities up

PEOPLE

• Raju to step down as Sify chief