COMPANIES

• ONGC, BG hope to settle PMT row my month-end
• TP Issue: Irad calls insurers, transporters’ meet on Oct 28
• Zee fails to prove mettle, brass takes first flight
• Pfizer takes back Becosule production from Omni
• Infosys springs a Q2 surprise, net up 12%
• Reliance Infocomm plans 1,000 outlets for telecom needs
• Amtek buys Ahmednagar Forgings for Rs 50 crore
• Telco raises Rs 100 cr via debenture issue
• Ecotel hotel to be unveiled in Delhi by month end
• BM Thapar buys 10% in Crompton Greaves from market
• BILT posts 56% rise in net at Rs 21.2 cr
• Hyundai launches new diesel engine for Accent
• New owners pump Rs 36 cr into Hotel Sreelekha
• Jindal Vijayanagar contract for Mecon
• Exide plans to introduce `Eternity' car battery
• L&T wins two IBRD projects in Tanzania
• Out-of-court settlement fails - `Phaneesh suit will hit results'
• Tata Engg raises stake in Concorde to 49 per cent
• Chordia group plans food park in Pune
• Exide arm to make switch mode rectifiers for telecom sector
• Foretech in expansion mode
• Reva ties up with UK co for Europe foray
• Albert David, Calcutta varsity sign R&D pact
• SRF board clears move to invest in IT-based biz
• Decision soon on Trayons revival
• M&M auto sector grows 27 pc in Apr-Sept
• Maruti opens first used car outlet in TN
• Scorpio stings Bolero's share

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Less Frito-Lay, same pack
• In bear market, investors tuning out media
• EU raids offices of ExxonMobil, Bayer in price fixing probes
• World economy to recovery in 2003: UN
• Bofors hopeful of winning Indian howitzer order
• Bush wins end to West Coast lockout

GENERAL

• PDP springs a maiden surprise in Omar wash-out
• ‘Cauvery’ sets kollywood on fire
• Textile row: miles to go before India, EU come closer
• EU asks for rise in cap on foreign firms’ Pprticipation
• HC dismisses DVB union plea on pension

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Retail banking thrust helps IDBI Bank turn around in Q2
• Andhra Bank open to acquiring small banks
• RBI lists out early warning signals to arrest NPA slide
• Crisil arm takes interest in integrated Ccre sector projects
• ABN Amro Bank foresees future in securitising assets
• PNB Gilts shifts focus to co-ops, RRBs
• HDFC mulls bonus issue
• DCB to sell Birla Sun Life products
• IRDA warns insurers on motor tariff norms breach
• Large withdrawals at United Western Mumbai branches
• No VRS plans for India: StanChart
• IDBI to be recast as stand-alone bank - Package awaits Jaswant's nod
• RBI suggests mechanism to spot potential bad assets
• Andhra Bank not keen on Centurion; fears erosion
• Good response expected for finance expo

CAPITAL MARKET

• Rupee slips; securities weak
• `Overwhelming' response to Kodak open offer
• Mastershare trading volumes spurt
• Bear-run arrested
• More arrests likely on CSE case
• Block deals in Marico
• Hindalco stock touches new low
• New NSE circuit limit for derivatives
• Infosys leads tech rally on bourses
• Dow closes 248 points up

PEOPLE

• SHCIL MD, IndusInd V-P arrested in securities Scam
• Narayana Murthy is Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur 2002
• Rana Talwar eyes Centurion Bank