COMPANIES

• TISCO into joint venture with Thai firm for limestone
• Toyota to set up R&D centre
  

GENERAL

• Modest hikes in Central Plan outlays
• Hike in service tax and net widened
• Cap for SSI loans raised to Rs 1 crore
• FIPB to fly with clipped wings
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Bond prices crash
• With Rs 9,000 crore IDBI to have zero NPA
  

MARKETS

• Markets thumb down Transaction Tax
• Transaction tax at 0.15 per cent

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• NRIs hail budget