COMPANIES

• 2 MNCs in contention for L&T glass container business
• IA to resume flights to Pak from January 9
• FACT employees not keen on VRS
• Crisil's `high safety' for Biocon debt
• TV 18 to examine FIPB rejection of application
• BSNL signs pact with ONGC
• BHEL stress on ISO certification
• Camera phones from Reliance
• AirTel customer base swells in AP
• Adaptive enterprise model strategy wins HP key clients

GENERAL

• CAs unhappy at `harmonisation'
• Operators told to offer Web access via ISPs
• Over 800 delegates to attend Nasscom summit in February

BANKING AND FINANCE

• CCIL to start cross currency settlement
• Corporation Bank to pay 30 per cent interim dividend
• `No plan to turn Cholamandalam Financial into bank'
  

MARKETS

• High volatility marks day's trading
• PNs account for quarter of FII funds
• Tata Motors to raise FII investment limit

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• FedEx Corp to acquire Kinko's for $2.4 billion
• US awards contracts for global network
• Hopes for 2004 drive up stocks; dollar declines

PEOPLE

• Patni expands board s