COMPANIES

• Reliance Q3 net profit up 27 per cent
• SAIL posts record profit of Rs 1,498 crore for nine months
• Nicholas Piramal to set up subsidiary in US
• Liberty to set up new facility near Dehradun
• Indal to invest Rs 700 crore in Hirakud, Kerala smelters
• Metropolis to set up labs in every State
• BSNL introduces international roaming
• Ajanta projects Rs 120-crore turnover in FMCG
• Acer diversifies into enterprise storage
• HCL Q2net up 13 per cent
• MRO-TEK Q3net up 73 per cent
• Xerox to introduce out 20 new products
• Dabur India Q3 net up 47.4 per cent
  

GENERAL

• Average salaries to grow 12 per cent:survey
• Import of poultry food items banned
• TN approves Rs 127.41-crore IT Expressway
• Govt prepays Rs 1,350-crORE ODA loans to Canada
• ELCOT, Oracle tie up fore-governance

BANKING AND FINANCE

• ICICI Bank Q3 net up 33 per cent
• IDFC, NEC sign MoU on North East infrastructure
• BoI Q3 net up 16 per cent
• Dewan Housing income, net profit increase
  

MARKETS

• Sensex loses 73 points
• Dredging Corpn files IPO prospectus
• Ashok Leyland plans stock split
• Pricol announces 1:2 bonus

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Microsoft offers reward for tracing virus creator
• Adidas 03 net up 14 per cent

PEOPLE

• Tognatta to head Singer India