COMPANIES

• SAIL net up 336 per cent
• Tube Investments board okays merger with TIDC India
• GAIL Tel to invest Rs.750 crore
• Datamatics net drops seven per cent
• Kale gets Kuoni contract
• Satyam to partner with OATSystems
• Wipro ties up with eGain
• Camlin slashes price of Repelmos
• Pure ghee from Mother Dairy
  

GENERAL

• Thackeray: NDA does not exist
• DD invites private channels to join DTH platform
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee hits Rs.46.47
• IDBI Bank to merge with IDBI
• IDBI Q1 net dips to Rs.23 crore
• Andhra Bank Q1 net up 27 per cent
• Karnataka Bank payout at 40 per cent
• Lower net for Bank of India
• Dena Bank net up 26 per cent
  

MARKETS

• Markets: Positive ending to a busy day
• SEBI issues norms for IDR
• TCS IPO bids come in at the lower end
• Tata MF plans core sector fund

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• US imposes duties on shrimp
• Fairchild's new RF Power Amplifier Module

PEOPLE

• Aryabhatta award for Deekshatulu
• New head for ICWA