• Jet plans services to US from June
• Tata Tea forays into the economy segment with Agni
• Bosch to launch 'do-it-yourself' tools next month
• FDA bans sale of Harpic
• Tecumseh exports one million compressors
• Quarterly Results: Finolex, Aztec Software

GENERAL

• China and India initiate financial dialogue
• Musharraf arrives in India today
• India and Qatar to firm up ties in the hydrocarbon sector
• BrahMos completes development phase with combat version test
• Inflation moves up to 5.26 per cent
• Govt. to divest stake in IA, A-I
• Passenger car, two-wheeler and CV sales up in 2004-05
• National jute policy unveiled

• Rupee weakens - G-Secs volatile
• BoB to finalise insurance venture - ties up with HP for tech upgrade
• IDBI to raise Rs.10,000 crore via bonds
• RBI auctions to raise Rs7,000 crore
• RBI's vision document: Maharashtra UCBs plan one-day strike

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