COMPANIES

• Anthrax vaccine to open BT account for Kerala
• A makeover for Taj group business hotels
• Castlerock in pact with Japan co for Surimi project
• Ganjam pact with Italian brand
• Kirloskar acquires stake in UK pump firm
• Novo Nordisk launches 2 new insulin analogues
• BPL puts officers on delayed salary cycle
  

GENERAL

• Third world urged to change stand on farm issues

BANKING AND FINANCE

• ICICI Bank cuts home loans by 25-50 bps
• Tayals open to increasing stake in BoR to 49%
• Central Bank Of India mulls major branch consolidation
• Andhra Bank revises NRE rates
• Dewan Housing gets $12.5-m IFC term loan
  

MARKETS

• Technical snag hits NSE trading
• Apollo Hospitals hits new intra-day high
• Eveready on a high
• BPCL mulls IPO for Numaligarh Refinery
• Sweetening up
• Rupee a tad lower; gilts range-bound
  

PEOPLE

• Pendurkar joins HSBC as senior marketing manager