COMPANIES

• Otis picks Usha Martin for wire rope products supply
• BPCL to invest Rs.1,200 crore for Euro-IV fuel
• Idea and Hutch launch EDGE
• New HP personal workstations
• 5-year warranty from Seagate
• Wipro into multi year contract from Loyalty Gate
• Designer plans for Kingfisher Air
  

GENERAL

• PM leaves on his first tour abroad
• Exim Bank to launch new Lines of Credit to South Asia
• Mumbai to host textile machinery fair
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee down 10 paise as bonds crash
• Oriental Bank of Commerce net rises 27 per cent
• PNB Q1 net up 28 per cent
• IndusInd Bank reports net profit at Rs.45 crore
  

MARKETS

• Markets: Lower volumes mark the day
• Tata Motors PAT up at Rs.223.36 crore

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• 8 nations join hands to harvest methane
• HP iPAQ h6300: Integrated wireless capabilities
• Tissot tactile watches: Information at the fingertips

PEOPLE

• Appaji will be new ED at Pharmexcil
• Umesh Kulshrestha bags young scientist award