COMPANIES

• IBM buys out Daksh
• Thinksoft Global and NSE.IT tie up
• Sam offers you a Mobile Wallet
• BHEL (R&D) bags Rs 18-cr orders
• Hetero Drugs: Congo order for anti-AIDS drug
• Bharti Tele raises $100 m through FCCBs
• Anchor Electrical takes over Rider
• Kuoni Travel acquires Resnet
• Rallis and EI Dupont will co-market insectides
• HM launches Lancer Invex
• Ashok Leyland has record vehicle sales
• Royal Challenge: Sales cross one million cases
• Shades to open in Hyderabad
• Try Vanilla Coke

GENERAL

• Poll India: 2004
• Shias and Sunnis take on the US in Iraq
• US Congressman supports outsourcing
• IIM: Deveshwar calls for review of the MoAs

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee up 20 paise
• Punjab & Sind Bank to audit performance
• RBI: Forex market is 'orderly'
• 'Finacle' in South Africa
• Tata AIG Life launches unit linked schemes
• Now `Car Overdraft' with ICICI Bank
• SBI Life to provide home loan cover for Union Bank
  

MARKETS

• Sensex: Down seven
• Six public nominees on BSE board
• ICICI Bank issue oversubscribed four times

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• News Corp to shift to US

PEOPLE

• Siddharth Jain is now COO of Zee Turner
• Rakesh Mittal new chief for CII (North)