COMPANIES

• Infosys posts 39.23 per cent rise in Q1 net
• Nasscom rankings for software and service exports
• Skoda announces plans to set up R&D units
• BHEL bags Rs 6 crore order for solar cells
• Nippo shifts account to O&M Chennai
• Katrina Kaif to model for Old Admiral brand
• Ford launches customer loyalty schemes
• Marico launches Mediker with natural ingredients
  

GENERAL

• SYL issue: PM calls CMs for meet
• CBT defers decision on provident fund interest rates
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee sheds 18 paise
• RBI to divest stake in SBI, Nabard and NHB
• Indian and Corporation Bank to share ATM network
• PNB lowers FCNR rates
• ABN-Amro net up 33 pc to Rs 195 cr
  

MARKETS

• Infosys scrip braves brokers' boycott
• Brokers meet FM
• Day traders' strike: Infosys Q1 result plays spoilsport

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Indian companies on Fortune 500 list
• Google to list on Nasdaq

PEOPLE

• New GSA India Chapter Chairman
• Umesh Chandra to lead TNS offshore research
• Shankar is new CFO for Cranes Soft