COMPANIES

• Dr Batra's to expand
• Granules India facility gets USFDA approval
• Orchid's drug clears phase one trials in Europe
• Tata Motors to go for capacity expansion
• GSM operators bring down roaming charges
• Nortel emerges lowest bidder for BSNL deal
• Artisan to invest in its Bangalore R&D centre
• O&M bags account for new Bajaj bike

GENERAL

• Poll India: 2004
• Manmohan: India needs strong public and private sectors
• A July presentation for the Budget likely
• Auto component makers eye Russia
• NASSCOM: Outsourced technical support CAGR to
  be at 9.6 per cent
• EOUs seek parity with SEZs

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee weaker
• Andhra Bank opens financial services branch
• General insurance officers' body gets recognition

MARKETS

• Markets: Going through the motions
• Union Bank and Reliance MF tie up

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• SIA eyes expansion in India
• US defers decision on shrimps tangle

PEOPLE

• HSBC restructures at the top
• New President and CEO for Andale