COMPANIES

• Nicholas Piramal quits pharma alliance
• Linc Pen to manufacture Mitsubishi products
• Novartis receives exclusive marketing rights for Glivec
• Natco bags award for cancer drug research
• 3 FIIs pick 4.6% promoters' stake in Pantaloon Retail
• Tata Steel banks on carbon trading to fund expansion
• OVL to remain flagship for investments abroad
• BPL to raise $100 m from external borrowing for turnaround
• LG Pune factory to be made export hub
• Residency Hotel to offer service apartments
• Shalimar Paints in talks with 2 global majors -
  Plans strategic tie-ups in non-decorative coatings
  

GENERAL

• Manufacturing aids industry post 6.5 pc growth in Sept
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Allahabad Bank to recruit 119 specialist officers
• Indian Bank home loan fair
• GTB mulling rights issue
  

MARKETS

• Niche business helps Cranes Soft gain ground
• Hectic activity in Sesa Goa
• Geodesic Info: Space connection?