• VSNL listing at NYSE: Ratan Tata rings opening bell
• Ispat completes takes over of Bulgarian steel mill
• ONGC and Mittal group bid for PetroKazakhstan
• Chinese oil companies in the fray for PetroKazakhstan as well
• FICCI survey: 84 per cent of foreign companies give country a positive assessment
• Muthuraman: Tata steel eyeing acquisitions in South-East Asia
• Kerala's Asian School of Business set for launch
• Dredging Corp mulling JVs for Sethusamudram project
• StanChart Bank is title sponsor for the Afro-Asia Cup

GENERAL

• Independence Day broadcast: PM says focus to be on infrastructure development
• IACC: Utilise foreign reserves for infrastructure projects
• PwC study: M&A deals in India increase to US$6.9bn
• TRAI asks for incentives for cell operators to start rural operations

• New products from SBI as India Millenium Deposits fund nears redemption
• Bank of Baroda global expansion grows apace
• Life insurance industry growth up 21 per cent in Q1

MARKETS

• Oil prices recede from record highs
• US budget: Higher tax collections to reduce deficit

• MphasiS BFL CFO Ravi Ramu quits — to join Times Internet Ltd.