COMPANIES

• Eicher mulls merger of tractor, vehicles cos
• Sahara plans online auctions for Colombo flights
• Haileyburia Tea Estates re-opens
• Usha Martin gets nod for coal mining in Jharkhand
• `Flair' pushes up Ford Ikon sales
• BIFR okays scheme for Textool, LMW merger
• Gulf Oil Corporation in expansion mode

GENERAL

• 3G licence comes gratis in unified regime - DoT likely to lose substantial revenue

BANKING AND FINANCE

• IFCI scouting for strategic partner; may enter pension funds
• Central Bank H1 net rises 107 pc
• Centurion Bank eyes Coimbatore region for expansion
• Repco Home Finance to open 9 branches
• Monsterindia to handle UTI Bank recruitments

MARKETS

• Market may smile on SEBI booster