COMPANIES

• Tata Engineering FCCB issue oversubscribed
• Zee Telefilms promoters sell 3% stake to FIIs
• NDTV seeks nod for StanChart arm buying stakes
• Infotech inks deal with Tele Atlas
• Sentini, H&R Johnson tie up for ceramic tiles plant
• Ranbaxy Q2 net up 42% sales rise 20%
• IOC to continue with Chennai-Madurai pipeline
• Honda Siel targets No 1 slot in premium segment
• ACC records 122% rise in net profits
• TCL Q1 net up 43% to Rs 49 crore

GENERAL

• Vajpayee admits that unemployment prevails
• MSP of paddy to remain the same

BANKING AND FINANCE

• SBI net profit up 20% to Rs 914 crore in Q1
• Canara Bank slashes home loan rates
• ABN Amro net profit rises 15% to Rs 146 crore
• SICOM cuts lending rates

CAPITAL MARKET

• Pantaloon Retail witnesses block deals
• Reliance hogs the limelight
• Brokers' union agrees to CSE demutualisation proposal
• UTI RIS declares 0.6% dividend
• Rupee goes a bit up

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Oracle may need $1 billion more to buy PeopleSoft
• Microsoft to add 5,000 jobs
• Kodak to cut 6,000 jobs
• Sony profits down 98% in Q1

PEOPLE

• Jacob Kurian quits Tanishq
• Electrolux Kelvinator goes for internal recast