COMPANIES

• Ranbaxy sees 3rd milestone payment from Bayer for Cipro
• Dr Lal PathLabs buys Delhi-based Raptakos Brett
• Lehman shortlists TCS, Infy, Wipro
• Zensar teams up with HK firm to enter China
• Dainippon Ink to raise local arm holding by 10%
• Cadila in JV talks with Far East firms
• Tata Steel inks JV for port, logistics
• BPCL moves Mumbai HC with Nocil winding-up plea
• Hero Honda October sales rise by 25%
• GSK Q3 net rises 55% at Rs 37 crore
• BSNL gets TRAI nod to cut night-time Internet charges
• Indian Bank buys 75% of loan portfolio from ailing housing arm
• HDFC to hold EGM on Dec 3 for bonus approval
• CESC nears another 'due' date after May default
• Stewarts & Lloyds look for foreign tie-up for tech inputs
• Chhabria estate must answer case: Mallya
• Mitsui, Oman govt offer to buy out SCI in Greenfield
• Le Meridien plans to buy six more hotels
• Zydus Cadila gets Brazilian FDA approval
• SIV management declares lockout
• Mahindra Subhlabh in talks with FIs for fund infusion
• Elgi Equipments net dips; to pay 50% interim
• Boxer propels Bajaj's sales in October
• Honda Siel sales up 55% in October
• L&T cement despatch rises

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• US economy rebounds to 3.1% growth in summer
• BHP Billiton Q1 net dips 6% on weak commodity prices
• NASD seeks real-time info
• Justice dept to oppose EchoStar offer for Hughes
• SEC frames tough rules to check inflated profits
• EU fines auction house Sotheby's for colluding with Christie's

GENERAL

• Corporate governance institute planned
• Appointment norms for SEZ managers eased
• High interest burden bleeds bottomlines hospitals
• Ministry meet to end state power cos' rating row
• NTPC Kayamkulam capacity to go up
• Call to reduce net worth for pvt health insurers
• Exports post 13.5% growth in H1
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• HSBC to spend $150 million in India operations
• Private banks outperform PSU peers in Q2 profitability
• RBI allows banks to enter forward markets in gold
• RBI directive to banks on exporters' packaging credit
• Uco Bank cuts interest rates
• SC approves SBI-NHB deal on 1992 transaction dues

CAPITAL MARKET

• Volatile movement on the bourses
• Muhurat trading
• i-flex Solutions at new high on strong orders
• With turnaround sighted, LML sees better volumes
• Silverlining for Titan
• Sales figures drive up two-wheelers
• Infosys firm; Reliance slips on profit-booking
• BSE sees exodus of 201 firms in three years