COMPANIES

• Coke coming up with milk-based drink
• Shiva group to invest Rs 10 cr in Indian units
• Coke undertakes fastest capacity expansion
• Kavithalayaa plans co-production pact with US company
• IndusInd Media unveils CAS brand plans
• Tata Engg to prepay half its debt
• Monsanto India margins resilient despite drought
• MetalJunction aims to double transaction value target
• Rothschild bid to switch on Dabhol
• Kinetic Group to shed accumulated liabilities
• No stock option for promoters on the rolls
• Tanir Bhavi-KPTCL row — Arbitrator's order may not impact power purchase cost
• Saregama chalks out turnover strategy
• Reliance in talks with Tata Power for gas sale
• Michelin to roll out 2 new tyres in India
• SAIL returns to black with Rs 242-cr net profit in Q4
• P&G for 25 per cent growth this quarter
• Leela’s Udaipur project gets new lease of life
• Another first at Infy: AGM to use postal ballot
• Interconnect pact: VSNL strikes it rich with BSNL, MTNL
• US visa bill may sink Big Three's onsite revenues

GENERAL

• Trade-tango depends on Pakistan’s initiatives
• G-8 summit to be briefed on plight of coffee growers
• Draft proposes longer time-frame for poor nations to eliminate tariffs

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Indian Bank close to recovering Ravi Shankar Prasad Group dues
• CCIL to hire settlement bank for CLS third party services
• HC spikes Tayal’s plea in share transfer case
• Pune court orders attaching state govt property, accounts
• Life Insurance players join hands to fight for stake in pension pie
• Canara Bank not to return equity before November
• UCO Bank cuts rates
• Banks flex CAR muscle
• ICICI Info's Newton takes off here with LVB
• Banks, FIs rejig Rs 33,000 cr corporate debt through CDR

CAPITAL MARKET

• New economy stocks stage smart recovery
• Lupin up sharply on stake sale rumours
• It's not all glitter for diamond cos
• China hopes lift steel stocks
• Rupee volatile; gilts rally

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Enron to sue bankers for bad advice
• S Korea for extra $3.34 bn for infusion into economy
• German consumers don't see prices falling: GFK
• US curtails issuance of H-1B visas
• Markets get the jitters as Fed talks deflation
• Year after 9/11: Global airlines reduce losses

PEOPLE

• Suresh Narayanan appointed executive vice president at Nestle Thailand