COMPANIES

• Wipro net up 19 per cent at Rs 274 cr in Q3
• Ranbaxy enters the field of herbal medicine
• iGATE net loss at Rs 2.65 crore
• Hahnemann Herbal to set up Rs 30-cr project in Bengal
• Philips automotive lighting division expects 30 per cent growth
• Pricol to launch 2-wheeler security systems for OE sector
• BHEL bags power plant order
• OVL to acquire up 11 per cent stake in Sudan oil field
• Hutch launches e-TopUp pay facility in Gujarat
• VSNL net jumps 121 per cent in Q3
  
  

GENERAL

• Infosys first to use tax info network facility
• LNG price being finalised for fertiliser units
• Fresh BPO investments may dry up, alerts Nasscom
• Nasscom estimates $12 b software exports this year

BANKING AND FINANCE

• IMF's Krueger calls for full convertibility
• Bajaj Capital to expand in South
• Foreign partner ready to up stake in Birla Sun Life
• Syndicate Bank plans more branches in AP coastal region
• Indian Bank to sell UTI MF schemes
  

MARKETS

• Sensex plunges 164 points
• Finance Ministry to look into source of FII funds
• SEBI rejects ING Mutual loyalty bonus plan
• Templeton assets under management cross Rs 16,000 crore
• Patni Computers IPO price band at Rs 200-230

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Martha Stewart pleads not guilty
• Citigroup profit nearly doubles
• World oil prices rise to new post Iraq war high
• World Economic Forum begins in Davos

PEOPLE

• Nilekani, Ambani in top business leaders' list
• Top-level appointments by Birla Sun Life