COMPANIES

• Aurobindo Pharma to net Rs 65 crore from 3 new plants
• Toyota postpones SUV launch
• Dalmia Consumer to venture into bidi biz
• LG Electronics’ eyes Rs 1,500-cr xxports in 5 yrs
• Few takers for DCA exit option for defunct cos
• PepsiCo hives off non-cola business
• BIFR orders winding up of Modern Denim
• JB Chem in pact with Arrow group
• IFCI stake in Indo Rama Synth falls to 3.9 pc
• Tax sops for Mangalam Cement Rajasthan unit
• HC dismisses Shaw Wallace writ petition
• Essar begins marketing imported oil products — Invites EoI from bulk users
• 4 cos shortlisted for SCI stake
• Blasts rock Ranbaxy plant, 20 hurt

GENERAL

• Negotiations for FTA with Thailand, PTA with S Africa underway
• Govt notifies electricity bill 2003 Sans Clause on regulators

BANKING AND FINANCE

• IDBI caps declares 100 per cent dividend
• Centre asks RBI, Sebi to expedite probe into SHCIL
• KRC plans Rs 370-crore bond issue
• PSB to market Bajaj Allianz products
• Return on main income of 18 NBFCs up
• HDFC Bank to extend forex trading business
• Co-op bank victims to hold rally
• BOB pares rates on farm, SSI credit
• IDBI Capital net down 2.5 per cent on interest rate volatility

CAPITAL MARKET

• Exports, products seen boosting Nicholas Piramal
• Bank of Punjab surges on takeover talk
• Tata Steel to delist from 7 exchanges
• New medium-term plan from StanChart MF
• Re firms up to 46.69; G-secs post gains
• Bank, power stocks help maintain momentum

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Royal Bank of Scotland buys Churchill Insurance
• Glowing glass that provides stock info
• PeopleSoft drops merger suit threat: Oracle

PEOPLE

• Khetarpaul quits over Udeshi elevation to DG
• Ex-CSE President remanded to police custody till June 20
• Lazard CEO, two top executives quit