COMPANIES

• Decision on HPCL, BPCL selloff in December
• Infosys seeks a charity tieup with MS
• LIC loses 7% of market since April
• PNB, Vijaya may finalise life insurance ally by October-end
• JVSL gets FI nod to reduce capital
• ESPN-STAR gets HC nod to telecast Test highlights
• Bajaj Auto to sell ICICI Bank stake
• LG, Samsung to make PCs to take on grey market
• Marico Q2 net jumps 17% to Rs 13 crore
• Yamaha bets on cruisers, forecasts 50% jump in sales
• Telco's Indigo to roll out only by year-end
• Ranbaxy Q3 net zooms 79% on spurt in sales
• Aurobindo Pharma gets non-infringing patents in US for new process
• Cathay Pacific increases freighter flights to India
• Panel refers open offer issue to L&T board
• Kochi Refineries pays Rs 1.54 crore
• S-E Asia, the hotspot for Club Mahindra
• ECE ties up with German co for customised lifts
• Witness in partnership with FutureSoft India
• Sri Vishnu Cement `potentially sick'
• Cognizant adds 950 staff, ups revenue hope
• Morepen exports up 115 pc in H1

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Loan losses cost JP Morgan dear
• Merrill net up 22% on cost cuts
• US, Europe to blame for global trade disputes: WTO chief
• UN Conference on climate change on Oct 23

GENERAL

• Services HQs still waiting for orders
• CII textile panel seeks early withdrawal of SAD
• Exporters cry foul over Canadian duty on Indian garments
• 8% growth target ambitious not unrealistic

BANKING AND FINANCE

• HDFC to mull share buyback
• Sicom to float tenders for selloff partner by Oct-end
• Sebi act to include provision to put income in public a/c
• Special credit facility for exports to Lanka
• RBI asks banks to install Systems for reporting frauds
• HDFC moots 1:1 jubilee bonus; Q2 net up 21 pc
• HDFC Chubb goes on stream
• Citibank opens branch in Kochi
• Nicholas Piramal NCD gets `MAA'

CAPITAL MARKET

• MTNL tumbles on merger fears
• Ondeo Nalco parent seeks exemption from open offer
• L&T closes near open offer price
• UTI recast: Some JPC members irked at being kept in the dark
• Restricted movement
• MSE moves to `Orbit'
• Patent ruling in US drags Cipla down
• Mukta Arts gains on new movie plans
• Kaashyap Radiant to mull stock split
• Market rebounds on tech stocks' rally
• Rupee steady; bonds up

PEOPLE

• Jumbo shifts top executives to India, plans to cut cost