COMPANIES

• i-flex Solutions and IBM in alliance
• Dr Reddy's files ANDA for Rabeprazole Sodium
• Pfizer & Bayer in alliance for veterinary products
• Hero to drive in Italian Aprilia
• Reliance proposes power project near Bangalore
• New Lancer variant to be launched soon
• Supreme Petro shelves plan for placing bonds with IFC
  

GENERAL

• First phase of `Virtual Institute' on Nov 22
• Civil aviation policy to be announced in December
• Shipping Minister to hold meeting with Vajpayee
  on Sagar Mala soon

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Re volatile against dollar
• Re appreciation issue referred to Finance Ministry
• IFC sells part of stake in Orchid Chem
• SBH net up 45 per cent in first half
  

MARKETS

• BSE institute to conduct financial markets training
• Demerger blues pull L&T, Grasim
• Acquisition rumour fuels IndusInd Bank
• SEBI asks brokers to disclose nature of business

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Bra wars: Dragon, Uncle Sam square off
• US high-tech jobs continue to evaporate
• SEC to draft new rules for MFs