COMPANIES

• Tata Chemicals to take its salt brand global
• HFCL plans to hive off services arm
• Wipro plans to recruit 6,000 software engineers
• M&M's Rs 1,722-cr bid for Finnish firm Valtra
• Saregama to venture into crossover movies
• Reliance Info offers two schemes to upset Tata Tele
• Royal Enfield to come out with a new range
• Air India to unveil multilingual website

GENERAL

• India to force for cut in farm subsidies
• SC reserves order on HPCL, BPCL privatisation
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee should be a strong international currency: Jalan
• SBI seeks local loans for RIB redemption
• StanChart plan for 100% NBFC okayed

MARKETS

• SEBI regulations for appointment of ombudsmen
• Sensex opened higher in last 18 trading days
• Around 575 companies ready to enter the market

PEOPLE

• B P Mishra to be India's ED at IMF