COMPANIES

• L&T hires Accenture to devise cost cuts
• SCI set to delink, transfer maritime training institute
• Jet Air forms executive panel to look after day-to-day management
• Glaxo spins brand promos for Boost with Cricketers
• Infosys plans $100-mn ADR float on Nasdaq
• Shree Rama in talks to sell controlling stake to Hind Seals
• SAB to buy out partners in Indian beer venture
• Datamatics plans to sell hardware unit
• NTPC to chart out 5-year development plan
• Sun 'n' Sand's on the prowl
• Kawasaki to source small bikes from Bajaj Auto
• Reliance to hike PSF capacity
• KNNL to raise Rs 125 crore through bonds
• Consultant named for Air India, IA revamp
• Gillette to sell Geep battery business
• Lafarge still eyeing L&T's cement biz
• Aztec mandates ING to scout for buy-outs
• NPIL proposes merger with Global Bulk Drugs
• Cabinet approves Bill on company tribunals
• Himalaya looks to double turnover in 2 years
• M&M bets on Bolero Sportz

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• US economy up 4 per cent in Q3
• Microsoft holds 7.4% stake in Comcast
• $2.7-mn credit scam busted in US, 3 charged
• Tech Data sees US tech spending softening in Q4
• New Jersey to sue Tyco, Sears, others
• Intel increases flash-memory chip prices by 40 per cent

GENERAL

• Centre to assess Kerala drought soon
• Alignment of FDI definition with IMF soon
• Buffer stock for sugar
• House panel report on power bill by mid-Dec
• Cabinet nod for Company Law Tribunal

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Crisil sees financial recasts key to reviving steel firms
• SBI not to levy service charge for cash plus
• BoB cuts rates for small borrowers
• STCI taps foreign currency deposits for fund needs
• No inspection of Tata Fin books
• AAA rating for Exim Bank issue
• Core group of lenders to frame IFCI recast plan
• PNB hikes rates for short-term deposits
• Lord Krishna Bank gain assets through ordinance
• Parliament gives assent to NPA Bill
• Insurance meet to be held in Hyderabad

CAPITAL MARKET

• Bulls march ahead
• Hind Motors up on positive triggers
• Indigo drives up Tata Engg
• Divestment hopes revive HPCL
• NSE derivatives turnover crosses Rs 3,000 crore
• Grasim hearing today as SEBI makes its case
• SEBI to review `takeover code'
• Banking advisory board to probe UTI investments
• Re range-bound; gilts up

PEOPLE

• Watal is the new MD of APSFC
• Taj Group to get its first-ever expat COO
• Damodaran to head both UTI-I, II `for time being'