COMPANIES

• Indo Gulf Q2 net rises 35% to Rs 103 crore
• VSNL Q2 net down 33.27% to Rs 246 crore
• Bharat Forge net up 580% to Rs 17 crore
• Geometric Software posts 45% profit rise
• Panchayats, banks and NGOs can sell insurance
• Nalli: From soft wear to software
• Teleglobe's US bankruptcy filing to hit VSNL
• BSNL offer gets pvt cell firms' goat
• Bharti Cell plans to raise Rs 604 cr via 6-year ECB
• HCL Info net up 26% q-o-q, turnover rises by 74%
• TVS Motor Q2 net profit soars 197%, sales up 64%
• BHEL bags contract from PowerGrid
• Satyam Q2 results on Oct 23
• VSNL allowed to invest Rs 835 cr in Tata Tele
• Nirmal Agro setting up canned pineapple plant
• Escorts Heart centre at Jodhpur
• Madura sees robust growth for suits
• Synthite Chemicals set to post Rs 20-cr net
• Maruti loses 8 pc of market pie in 6 months

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Bankers' bonuses may be history

GENERAL

• US Chamber calls for relaxing sectoral FDI caps
• Private finance sought for infrastructure development
• Exports up 14.69% in April-July
• Western India faces daily load shedding up to 5,000 MW
• Transporters threaten strike from Nov 15
• Troops being trained to use portable radars
• Core Sector records a meagre 1.7% growth in Sept
• India, Brazil for use of trims to promote home units

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Uco Bank to infuse over Rs 100-cr Tier-II capita
• J&K Bank To Set Up MF, Scouts For Partner
• ING Vysya Life targets larger customer base
• Chola General Insurance kicks off nationwide operations
• ICICI Bank launches ‘Drivesmart’
• SBI Life all set to launch maiden Pension Policy
• Banks likely to be freed of statutory requirements
• RBI warns against using `e-gold' as currency
• Catholic Syrian H1 net up 60 pc
• United Western net down in Q2
• Andhra Bank wants RBI to make good Centurion `erosion'
• Corpn Bank cuts rates on deposits
• Karnataka Bank to distribute MetLife products

CAPITAL MARKET

• Rupee up 4 paise; gilts weak
• Sun Pharma plans stock split, buyback
• Trading in US-64 suspended from Oct 25
• Bears prevail
• Block deal in ETC Network
• Kotak report leads to selling in Balaji Tele
• BSE imposes special margin on 46 scrips
• FIIs step up exposure in Pritish Nandy
• Profit-booking in tech stocks amid thin trading
• CSE probe: Police query SHCIL chief executive

PEOPLE

• Mike Khanna may continue with JWT till '04
• BPCL's retail chief to join RIL