COMPANIES

• Trai tells cellcos to justify low STD tariffs
• Jindal Strips in debt recast mode, to be EVA positive by fiscal-end
• Andhra Pradesh govt okays sale of Sponge Iron
• TVS Motor proposes Rs 500-cr production unit in Karnataka
• Sona Koyo net rises 27 per cent to Rs 6 crore in 2002-2003
• Merck to sell Taloja plant
• Panel asks Govt to expedite work on NCLT
• Tata SSL merged with Tata Steel
• Kothari Petro's caustic soda unit — Chemplast plans capacity expansion after takeover
• Vimta plans to set up more labs
• Hitachi Home BIFR-bound — Peak net worth erodes 50 pc
• Supply pinch: Toyota-Kirloskar, Kinetic Engg halt production
• Punjab Tractors: Drought, fall in sales to blame

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Infineon Q2 loss widens, hit by weak chip prices

GENERAL

• EU topped anti-dumping cases against Indian exports in ’02-03
• Govt to buy back high-cost loans from banks
• CAG blasts revenue dept for irregularities in tax assessment
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Royal Sundaram alliance offers homeshield classic
• AIBEA against PSBs marketing pvt sector insurance products
• Bank Of India to unveil international debit card
• Dharna over clearing house today
• Karnataka Bank offers resident f/c account
• IFCI ratings downgraded to junk status
• IRDA may be armed with adjudication powers
  

CAPITAL MARKET

• SEBI seeks details on Sahara's First India MF takeover bid
• Birla Mutual launches bond index fund
• MRPL to delist from 5 SEs
• CSE plans two-tier system to preserve arbitration records
• NSE removes VSNL from F&O list
• SEBI signs MoU with global body
• US fund sheds Infy, Reliance
• SCI , HMT in limelight
• Heavyweights weigh on Sensex
• DSQ price manipulation: SEBI debars entities
• Forwards plunge; g-secs dull