COMPANIES

• ASDC: TCS buys out SIA
• Rajasthan: Cairn strikes Oil once more
• Ranbaxy achieves billion dollar sales target
• e-Gov: Microsoft to conduct seminars
• Bombardier Aerospace bullish on India
• Tractors: Same Deutz-Fahr plans new launches
• Orchid Chemicals to raise funds
• Polyplex delists
• Zee Tele gets nod for fund raising plan
• Amtek Auto to consider purchase of UK company
• ValueLabs plans centre in Hyderabad
• JP Mobile in pact with MS
• Software to prepare DA bills in Kerala
• Protonweb plans to double staff strength
• Wipro and iPolicy to ally
• FCS launches Impakt
• Fuchs plans $-2m spend on marketing
• Two new evening shows on CNBC
  

GENERAL

• India Shining: EC orders removal
• Polls will now be in five phases
• Prices of 97 drugs revised
• Steel at cheaper rates for small units
• TRAI panel to look into channel rates, revenue sharing
• Kochi port okays cut in vessel-related charges

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee higher
• ICICI Bank ties up with Microcredit Foundation
• Syndicate Bank: Designated to collect taxes in AP
• DCB ties up with Visa
• Andhra Bank: Securitises home loans
  

MARKETS

• Markets fall
• Counters
• CDSL launches Easiest
• Geojit and Doha Bank offer online trading
• Polyplex delisted from UP, Ahmedabad SEs
• Straight Through Processing: Soon for the entire market
• Public Issues
• First Custodian and Harvest Deal: Suspended

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• India gets Admiral Gorshkov: On its way for refit
• Pakistan tests Shaheen-II
• EU: Transparency in anti-dumping measures