COMPANIES

• Stay order on Nocil sale dampens Reliance’s interest
• Parke-Davis minority shareholders oppose swap ratio with Pfizer
• Cement demerger proposal within law, says L&T
• Cross-manufacturing propsal put on hold
• Desai Brothers to set up factory in south
• Consumers WiLL rejoice as Tatas clear Trai hurdle
• I3L's biggest BPO JV on the cards
• Mumbai distributors ditch HLL, cite margin squeeze
• EBG India plans long-term pacts for raw materials
• MsourcE to tie up with Accenture for BPO business
• Reliance Info to tap RIL's network for handset sales
• Madras HC directs IOC to provide jobs to families displaced
• Goetze board okays merger with subsidiaries
• Hyatt Regency opens in Mumbai
• Jindal Strips to increase ferro chrome capacity
• IOC signs lubes supply contract with Tata Steel
• Apollo proposes to roll out truck radials from April
• Yamaha sees India as component hub

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Airfare wars in US seen only after holiday season
• Global economy heading for recession, fears World Bank
• Citibank eyes China share market, sas Questions about participation
• Ford board will look at CEO deal
• Fiat chairman won't quit now
• Pam Anderson, Tommy Lee win judgment on sex video
• China's booming economy drives world oil demand
• EU unveils new rules on merger investigations
• Sony Ericsson again delays launch of camera phone
• Aetna cutting 690 jobs, taking charge

GENERAL

• Shourie supports EOUs’ demand on tax sops
• Ministry begins pre-exim policy parleys, meets EPC chiefs
• Food industry seeks globally uniform laws
• Nabard, farm insurance co to be under agri ministry

BANKING AND FINANCE

• PNB looks at BoB's HR integration model for Nedungadi
• Exim Bank to create $100-million corpus to boost trade with Eastern Europe
• SBI cracks down on Lubrichem Industries
• Australian bank seeks nod for NBFC
• Vijaya Bank cuts home loan rates
• Kerala Govt ties up with SBI for home loans to staff
• ICICI Info to roll out insurance products
• ING-Vysya structures $30-m interest corridor for pvt airline
• IFC lines up 10 cos for funding
• Securities lacklustre
• Call money: Second stage of prudential limit from Saturday
• Banks told to make NRE rupee deposits unattractive
• Vijaya Bank eyes northern peers
• Nedungadi merger: PNB won't take loss above Rs 35 cr
• Plea on pension option
• CII seminar on insurance
• Federal Bank launches mobile alert
• Stanchart CEO to head OTC derivatives panel

CAPITAL MARKET

• Pru ICICI MF assets cross Rs 10,000 cr
• US stocks upbeat at close
• Early gains not held
• Pvt placement talk jacks up UTI Bank
• Bank of Baroda gains as sentiment turns positive
• M-cap: bank stocks add Rs 6,000 cr
• SEBI debars Rakesh Mehta
• Infosys, bank stocks save the day
• Rupee hits calendar high at 48.14 vs dollar

PEOPLE

• Nayak is new MD of Lord Krishna Bank
• Nani Palkhivala passes away
• Hikal gets new President