COMPANIES

• PwC buys Andersen's Global Best Practices
• BPCL sell-off unlikely this financial year
• Daksh gets $21 mn VC funding
• Film makers take Road to greed
• DRT order restrains Essar Shipping ops
• TFL case adjourned to amend complaint against Dilip Pendse
• PowerGrid warns of grid collapse as SEBs ignore frequency issues
• Southern fizz: Sakthi Sugars to bottle drinks for Coca-Cola
• Sahara pays Rs 115 crore for Centaur Airport Hotel
• Boston Scientific, testing DRL’s drug for restenosis
• Major brands target men's accessories now
• Lee Cooper 'watch'es out for local JV
• Try chewing on this: Coffee gutka’s here
• Sathavahana Ispat shuts down plant for repairs
• Eicher opens workshop in Kochi
• ONGC-MRPL deal to be reviewed
• Panel for greater disclosure of intra-group transactions
• Havell's India in marketing pact with Dubai co
• VSNL, ITXC in long-distance pact
• Satyam ties up with Inktomi
• BIFR dismisses Siris India reference
• Hooghly bridge dues dog BBJ
• LG Electronics to invest Rs 500 cr in Indian arm
• `South emerging market for laser printers'
• Taj group looking to expand Gulf presence
• Mott MacDonald's Indian arm to be developed into a hub
• Eicher Motors vehicle sales up 47% in Sept

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• BoJ seeks infusion of public funds
• Loan rangers: Japan banks look for doubtful numbers
• Kmart unit seeks court OK for ISP sale
• US retail sales plunge by 1.2% in September

GENERAL

• Rlys, MoF consider KRCL capital recast on IDFC recommendations
• Twenty major IT firms spent 24.3% more on R&D in ’01-02
• September blues: Cell companies add only 3.6 lakh users

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Profit, loss route to forex adjustments
• RBI rejects Kumar Auto application
• HDFC finds going good
• Cap on health riders in life policies - IRDA makes insurers uneasy
• Liquidity overhang pulls down real yields
• Bank of Punjab's `Mobile Wallet'
• Telebanking from Dhanalakshmi Bank
• REC cuts rates for short-term loans
• PDs can lend 25 per cent in call market

CAPITAL MARKET

• Dow shoots up 313 points at close
• Re up two paise; securities flat
• Geometric ESOP
• Bull onslaught
• Ex-CSE official, badla player interrogated
• Sensex up 26 as tech stocks rise
• Excise relief talk fuels rally in ONGC stock
• Export focus takes JB Chem higher
• VisualSoft gains on hive-off talk
• Gujarat Gas turns volatile
• Tech-inspired rally maintains momentum
• Ranbaxy allots bonus shares

PEOPLE

• ING Bank country head resigns
• Vizag ex-CMD B N Singh joins LNM Group