COMPANIES

• SCI may not see sell-off problems
• Reliance Info to appoint Sprint as CDMA advisor
• GACL in talks with Holcim
• Peoplesoft to hire 700 for Bangalore hub
• Kiran, Komal join the board of SWC, SABMiller joint venture
• Bharat Aluminium raises Rs 1,000-crore syndicated loan
• International Tractors plans to enter utility vehicle segment
• Bollywood trailers for Idea customers
• New HP workstation
• Infosys gets top corporate governance, value creation rating

GENERAL

• S&P sees positive trends
• Oil marketing cos looking forward to price reduction
• Fallout of SC verdict on HPCL, BPCL divestment — Finance Ministry allays fears over fiscal deficit target
• SEBI expands co secretaries' role
• ICAI relaxes accounting standards for SMEs

BANKING AND FINANCE

• India Inc covering $10-Bn short forex positions
• IDBI corporatising plan in full swing

MARKETS

• Sebi can track traders by fingerprints
• Sebi clamps down on single-investor schemes
• News Corp arms get Sebi waiver for Hughes Soft open offer

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Silicon Valley firms look to India for HR pool
• Grasso quits as NYSE chief
• Yahoo sees sponsored search business doubling
• Ex-Merrill bankers charged in Enron case

PEOPLE

• Maneka Gandhi accused of embezzlement