COMPANIES

• MSEB discontinues load-shedding on power availability from
  eastern region
• Trai QoS measurement to benefit VSNL most
• Adams to be part of Cadbury India's mass markets division
• Gail signs deals with 3 fert firms to sell natural gas
• MobileFirst STD rates now cheaper by up to 30 per cent
• Toyota to phase out Qualis
• NTPC bags US award

GENERAL

• Exports log highest growth in Asia, Oceania regions
• Inflation skids to 6.16 per cent

BANKING AND FINANCE

• BoB brand-building to mirror IT-savvy business strategy
• ISO certification for Union Bank training centres
• Sri Visakha Bank sets target of Rs 1,000 crore
• Andhra Bank spl counters to replace notes
• RBI warns 2 public sector banks to clean note policy
• Indian Bank net zooms to Rs 188.8 crore

CAPITAL MARKET

• FIIs can't control firms via pref shares
• Funds of funds will provide diversification
• Bharat Forge and HDFC attract market attention
• Indices likely to move up
• Big jump in euro-trading volumes
  

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Strung up: Pearls in a jam over SARS
• Iraq may get most of the region's FDI, fear Arabs
• US steel protection tariffs illegal: WTO
• Berkshire rings in record operating profit of $1.7bn
• Disney net dips 11 per cent

PEOPLE

• No income-tax sops for crorepati sportstars