COMPANIES

• Hutch has more than 8 lakh subscribers
• BHEL wins mega NTPC contract
• Maruti Omni to be overhauled
• Microsoft puts quarterly sales growth at 7percent in Asia
• Rohm and Haas commences operations in India
• Combined package from Airtel, Videocon and Alcatel
• Amtek to buy UK auto parts firm
• Nokia unveils new services
• Silverline's US arms filing for liquidation

GENERAL

• Auto excise refund for units in NE, J&K, Kutch
• Row erupts over incentive schemes for pay channels

BANKING AND FINANCE

• 36 listed banks report high profitability
• ABN net up 13 percent

MARKETS

• Samir Arora stocks tumble
• Alliance Capital suffering setbacks
• Mutual funds upbeat
• Deutsche arm launches equities business in India
• AMFI cautions against high profile fund managers
• Titan shines as gold price goes up
• MRPL sees buying interest
• MFL gains on sell-off hopes
• Sustained buying perks up power sector stocks
• Sensex ends on positive note
• Dow closes 26 points higher
  

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• HP device to convert VHS movies to DVD

PEOPLE

• Sapient's India chief quits under a cloud