COMPANIES

• Tata Teleservices extends support to Childline
• Now its Nepal and Bangladesh for Jet and Sahara
• Zuari Ind gets Rs 66-cr I-T notice
• Lupin launches SupraxO in the US
• IT firm Keane to expand operations in India
• Hutch to expand in mobile gaming market
• Kejian to enter mobile phone market with Rajgarhias
• Microsoft initiates $20 m IT education programme
• New air-cooler from Symphony

GENERAL

• Poll India: 2004
• Moody's projects 6.5 per cent average annual growth
• Crisil: GDP growth will be higher than preceding years
• Jaswant: Low interest rates boosted economy
• Assocham submits queries on service tax rules
• Finance Ministry clears 34 FDI proposals

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee eases
• Exemption for Centurion Bank on subscribed capital norms
• Centurion Bank cuts deposit rates
• Syndicate Bank business crosses Rs. 62,000 crore mark
  

MARKETS

• Sensex down 15
• NSE warning on TV Today shares
• Bonus and stock split for Infosys
• OCBs permitted to buy equity in Orchid
• SEBI: Disclosure document mandatory for ESOP
• Datamatics IPO: Price band at Rs 101-110

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• US economy: Jobs are Marching in
• Microsoft readies Office 2004 for Macs
• Bank of America downsizes seven per cent

PEOPLE

• Moosa Raza to head Indian Steel Alliance