COMPANIES

• NFCG approves institutes as corporate governance centres
• Major fire guts Godrej warehouse
• i-flex Solutions Q1 net up at Rs.41.5 crore
• VSNL net zooms 93 pc
• Tata Elxsi net up at Rs.4.39 crore
• Software for treasury ops
• Sierra in partnership with RightNow
• TCS issue oversubscribed 1.43 times on second day
• IA introduces lower fares on eight sectors
• Muralitharan signs on with Showdiff
  

GENERAL

• India and Thailand move ahead on FTA
• Monsoon 15 per cent below normal
• TN Assembly drops privilege action The Hindu and Murasoli
• Inflation unchanged at 6.52 per cent
  

BANKING AND FINANCE

• Rupee stabilizes and bonds recover
• CBI investigating RBI currency consignment shortfall
• SBI pays out Rs.345 crore dividend to Government
• Catholic Syrian Bank retirement fund to be managed by Birla SunLife
• State Bank of Indore and Franklin Templeton tie up
  

MARKETS

• Markets: All in all a good week
• Floater long-term scheme from Kotak Mutual

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

• WTO talks deadlocked
• InterVideo's multimedia solutions for 3G Phones
• AMI International: Increase in naval warship transfers
• TSMC nanometer design methodology awarded