COMPANIES

• BSNL, MTNL selloff not before 2004: Mahajan
• Rural India bridges CTV divide, may contribute 70 per cent
• Green Label sakes McDowell thirst, more buys on hold
• Government rejects Nestle's royalty payment plan
• National Insurance Company to hire more agents
• BHP India's foreign pact gets second extension
• BNP Paribas lists Mukand as a wilful defaulter
• BSNL ready to match Reliance tariffs: CMD
• Perot Systems may review its JV with HCL
• Cell companies say no to Tata Tele and Reliance
• Nalco sell-off back on track
• Boeing eyes A-I deal
• TAMP tariff forces feeder operators to suspend service
• NTN Corp in talks with National Engg for global markets
• CV sales surge 23 per cent in November
• Mico yet to decide on future investments
• Aventis CropScience gets new name
• Indo Rama shareholders okay spun yarn demerger
• L&T to increase stake in Oman joint venture
• FIPB proposes, DEA opposes KK Birla group's plans for Chambal Agri hit roadblock
• Shalimar Paints plans Rs 12-cr unit in North
• ABN-Amro Lease, UK Paints in pact

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Infineon aims to grow faster than market
• Bloomberg has a $11bn dream for Manhattan
• Playing it safe: Auditors hike fee, cut client base
• Tyco probe may not reveal all
• Gold sponges its sparkle from global flashpoints
• Cellphone companies offer help to dispose of old handsets

GENERAL

• Textile ministry proposes cut in capital goods duty to 5 per cent
• S-E Asia to have duty-free gems, jewellery market
• Jewellery Council seeks $10-million advance remittance to Russia
• Dumping probe into NZ butter oil, duty on Chinese acid

BANKING AND FINANCE

• UTI Bank to rope in strategic ally only by March '03
• SBISA plans strike over job outsourcing in foreign dept
• RBI not to cut repo rate as of now, says Dr Jalan
• Derivative products to be mark-to-market on monthly basis
• PSB reduces PLR by 0.5 per cent
• Gujarat bodies' bonds downgraded
• M&M Financial PTC
• Bank, corporate bonds soon in repo market
• Indian Bank takes possession of assets of 2 firms
• Corp Bank's Lok Adalat
• Corpn Bank, New India `satisfied' with MoU progress
• Dena Bank in pact with Nabard for co-financing

CAPITAL MARKET

• Arbitrage opportunity high for Sensex ETF
• Sundaram MF to pay dividends on 9 funds
• UTI board meet on Mastershare
• Bull domination
• Exit polls boost Gujarat PSU stocks
• MTNL reacts to Reliance move
• Jaswantspeak takes HDFC to new high
• Euro firm; but no cheer for most exporters
• Re firms up; gilts higher