COMPANIES

• Hero Honda renews technical pact with Honda
• Andhra firms, Monsanto in tie-up for Bt cotton
• Hyundai finds the going tough
• Godfrey to export own brands
• McDonald's plans to prune price points
• AMP willing to exit life JV with Sanmar
• Reliance Industries hikes polyester intermediate prices
• GMR forms consortium with Fraport, IDF to bid
  for airports revamp
• GE, Bechtel initiate arbitration against Govt in Dabhol case
• Radico Khaitan to buy 8 more bottling units
• Ford Endeavour leads in SUV segment
• Deepak Fertilisers plans Rs 350-cr investment

GENERAL

• Pre-budget exercise to begin on June 4
• 7 - 8 per cent for 2004-05 says FM
• Corporate profits more than double in 2 years
• Gujarat plans SEZ for auto components
• Indian pharma companies target Japanese market
• Gujarat to become power surplus in five years

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rural disbursement up

MARKETS

• Chidambaram, FIIs help sensex rise 88 pts
• FIIs return to the market
• Tata Power dips on MERC refund order
• PSUs firm up
• GAIL may list on NYSE or NASDAQ
• Rising yields leads MFs, foreign banks to sell bonds

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Renault unveils cheap car for emerging markets
• Panel set up to assist Wal-Mart source goods from India

PEOPLE

• Indian needs capitalism with human touch says
  Narayana Murthy