COMPANIES

• Coke writes to JPC, seeks hearing
• IOC to import 65,000 t LPG next month
• Ashok Leyland Q2 net up 157%
• Nagarjuna Const bags Rs 250-cr expressway order
• BOC India launches mobile oxygen delivery service
• P&H Mine plans manufacturing base in India
• Cummins okays tech venture with parent
• New India, Corpn Bank corporate agency
  agreement formalised
• WorldSpace ties up with Virgin Radio
• Promoters to buy SSI unit for Rs 97 crore
• Mukta Arts to roll two projects

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Chola Investment Q2 net rises 30 pc
• Karnataka Bank Q2 net up at Rs 69 cr
• UCO Bank in talks with Rabo Bank - H1
  net up 80% at Rs 292 cr
• Andhra Bank H1 net rises to Rs 256 crore
• SBM net jumps to Rs 45 crore in Q2

MARKETS

• ICICI Bank bond issue opens tomorrow
• 3 block deals boost Cummins scrip
• Funds buying firms up Bharti Tele

PEOPLE

• IRDA member appointed
• Cabinet panel set to clear Damodaran as new IDBI chief