COMPANIES

• Britannia Q1 net up at Rs.60 crore
• TCS sells BPO stake to HDFC
• BOC India to install first gas plant in the south
• AirTel and Micro Tech launch vehicle security system
• TCS Q1 net at Rs.519 crore
• TCS plans Rs.600 crore capital expenditure
• Cadbury is back with new packaging
  

GENERAL

• Three Indians held hostage in Iraq
• Shahabuddin case: Patna High Court sacks judge
• Telecom Commission gets new members
• FICCI awarded for boosting trade links with Israel
• ICRA enters European market
• Exports in June up 34 per cent
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee slips lower
• IDBI Bank net up 64 per cent
• Rs 20 crore Q1 loss for ING Vysya Bank
• Laxmi Vilas Bank deploys Newton
• ICRA cuts HMT bond ratings
  

MARKETS

• Markets: Breathing easy
• As promised Transaction Tax is revisited
• CSE to go in for demutualisation
• CalPERS receives FII status from SEBI

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• Microsoft announces $30 billion share buyback
• BTG and Teleshuttle sue Microsoft and Apple for patent infringements
• Motorola and Nextel clarification on A-GPS services
• Intelligent video surveillance deployed at US base in Djibouti

PEOPLE

• IMG India takes on Harish Doraiswamy