COMPANIES

• DRL wins dispute on generic Norvasc sale
• Max Healthcare bags Rs 98-crore ADB loan
• Reference date for Bajaj Auto valuation holds key to talks
• Ranbaxy Labs to receive CiproR royalty
• Ford plans to pep up Ikon, hike prices
• Steel majors to complete revamp by Jan
• Idea Cellular to place $100m quasi-equity
• Shapoorji leases out 40 per cent of AP biotech park
• Italian retail chain, church to create jobs for women in Kerala
• Zensar Tech acquires Suntech for foray into BPO space
• MoF asks ONGC to get PIB okay for MRPL deal
• HCL arms plan closer ties to exploit synergies
• Indian Oil plans to tap S-E Asian markets
• Polaris says dispute is commercial, not criminal
• NFCL bags environment award
• Pepsi plans foray into bulk water segment
• Cos Bill aims at reviving sick units
• BIFR pulls up Montari Leather for violating SICA provisions
• Wipro sees energy practice chipping in 30 per cent to enterprise
• JK sees China as global base for tyre exports
• BPL home gadgets biz sees higher sales this season
• M&M unveils Bolero Sportz

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• China makes it easier to buy a .cn Web site name
• Majority of WorldCom board resigns
• Bank of New York to take charge on UAL leases
• United may scrap labour agreements with key unions
• Ex-Tyco director pleads guilty to fraud
• McDonald's to post first-ever loss
• Yahoo, AP establish fee-based news archive
• Cadbury to snap up Adams for $4.2bn

GENERAL

• States should curtail their borrowings, states 10th Plan
• New GoM to be set up on gas pricing issue
• Exports under capexil shoot 18 per cent in Apr-Oct
• Ficci wants rural richies to be tapped for widening of tax base

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Deustche AMC to launch bond fund
• Improve macro-economic policies for BoP safety: Jalan
• FinMin calls stakeholders meet before finalising recast of RRBs
• DTA receipts from SEZ allowed credit in EEFC account
• ICICI Bank eyes 30 per cent share in retail credit market
• Goldquest plans to set up mint in Bangalore
• ICICI Bank offers to help Federal, South Indian Bank
• SBI, BoI going in for US GAAP
• Corpn Bank, Bank of Rajasthan to share teller machines
• Banks meet today on Roofit asset seizure
• BoI cuts deposit rates

CAPITAL MARKET

• Dr. Reddy's scrip in the limelight
• Bears march ahead
• Grasim volumes surge
• Fund buying in HDFC Bank
• BEML surges on speculative interest
• Avon Organics stock jumps on order talk
• Bank stocks steal the show even as others slip
• Re edges up; gilts rally

PEOPLE

• Mumbai HC removes ‘no arrest warrant’ for Dilip Pendse
• PM to talk to Megawati for Jain's release