• Tata Tea, Tetley merger by Dec
• Tata Tele may move apex court over TDSAT's Walky order
• BPL to divest dry cell battery business to Exide
• L&T consortium bags ONGC rig restoration contract
• Tata Steel strikes landmark deal with colliery workers
• Airtel, ICICI Bank and Visa launch payments via mobile phones
• China Mobile denies interest in Reliance Tele
• UTV Software strikes animation deal with US firm

GENERAL

• Made in India show kicks off in Colombo from Thursday
• Thailand asks India to shrug off 'aftershocks' post FTA
• Pak reviewing visa norms and air services agreement with India
• NELP-6 to kick off in January 2006
• Govt. in talks with Shell and ConocoPhillips for Australian LNG
• Prices of 15 bulk drugs, human insulin, brought under price control

• Rupee weak - securities dull
• Exim Bank raises 364-day loan of US$160mn
• Quarterly schedule for MSS bonds released
• Federal Bank declares 25 per cent dividend

MARKETS

• BSE issues investor advisory as bull run continues unabated
• Singapore Stock Exchange to re-launch Nifty futures
• Deutsche MF to launch the Flagship Equity Fund
• Tulip IT Services files prospectus for public issue

• Oil jumps above US$67 as cousin Rita pays a visit after Katrina
• Microsoft shores up defenses with another acquisition