COMPANIES

• President of India unveils bio-suite
• An RFID enabled store from Wipro Technolgies
• Tanishq launches '19k=22k' exchange offer
• Dell products cheaper by six per cent
• Progeon posts higher revenues
• New orders worth 204 crore for Nagarjuna Construction
• Pfizer and Pharmacia boards approve amalgamation
• Mastek Q4 net up
• iGATE posts small Q1 net
  

GENERAL

• Railway Minister orders fresh probe into Godhra carnage
• Senior Citizens savings scheme from 1st August
• Power Grid and NHPC sign up with REC for rural electrification
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee at 46 to the dollar
• Govt stock auction fully subscribed
• HDFC Bank net rises
• UTI Bank net up 35 per cent
  

MARKETS

• Markets pick and choose through the day
• Actis sells off five per cent stake in UTI Bank
• SBI divests 37 per cent in SBIMF

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Indian amongst Cisco's new generation technology leaders
• Filters to reduce mad cow disease proteins from blood
• Grid Computing adoption rises by 75 per cent
• WHO pre-qualification list: New anti-Aids Medicines

PEOPLE

• New DGMs for Karnataka Bank