COMPANIES

• Alcatel mulls research centre in Bangalore
• Ogilvy & Mather is 'Agency of the Year'
• Contracts for Mercator Lines from ONGC and MRPL
  

GENERAL

• Planning Commission opposes Gail's plea for monopoly
• CII paper focuses on trade with ASEAN

BANKING AND FINANCE

• RBI warns on 'evergreening'
• Bajaj Allianz will SMS for motor claims alerts
• Bank of India to appeal against $82 million claim
  

MARKETS

• FIIs' debt investment capped at $1 billion

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Hamas Chief Sheikh Ahmed Yasin killed

PEOPLE

• Rahul Gandhi to contest from Amethi