• metaljunction targets deals worth Rs.8000 crore
• VSNL to roll out S. African services by Q1 of 2006
• Reliance Energy Q2 net up 24.53 per cent at Rs.159.57 crore
• GA Cements Q1 net down 16.78 per cent
• Ranbaxy challenges AstraZeneca's Nexium patent in US
• JD Power customer satisfaction survey: Maruti tops the list again
• HCL Infosystems Q1 net up
• Cisco Systems outlines big investment plans in India
• Flextronics Software Q2 net up 24 per cent
• TCS gets shareholders' nod for merging Tata Infotech
• Wipro net up 16 per cent to Rs.478 crore
• Wockhardt Q3 net up 30 per cent at Rs.69.20 crore
• Varun Shipping Q2 net jumps 104.62 per cent
• Deccan Chronicle net increases by 51 per cent
• Infotech net up by 11.7 per cent
• Welspun-Gujarat Stahl Q2 net up 19.86 per cent
• REC pays Rs.176.5 crore dividend to Govt.
• Suzuki, Maruti to up capacity to fight competition
• Nissan mulls building India factory
• Biocon Q2 net down 21.42 per cent to Rs.44 crore

GENERAL

• Maran: e-governance plan to be placed before Cabinet soon
• British firm ILF is technical consultant for Iran-India pipeline
• Over Rs.1 lakh crore investment required in coal sector by 2025
• Velu: Railways net surplus to reach Rs.1,900 crore
• Gem & Jewelry exports up 20.73 per cent in H1
• HC stays I-T order on attaching bank accounts of Coca-Cola
• Central Government's net market borrowings rise by 123 per cent
• Maharashtra not to appeal against NTC mills decision

• Rupee volatile
• RBI: T-bill auctions fully subscribed
• Exim Bank to extend credit of Rs.800 crore for foreign acquisitions
• HDFC Bank and MasterCard offer corporate credit card for SMEs
• Visa credit card reports 42 per cent rise in card issuance
• UBI signs MoC with EXIM Bank

MARKETS

• Asian stocks down
• Suzlon Energy shares debut at 23.5 pc premium
• Cranes Software to split stock, issue bonus
• Investors should have the last word: SEBI chairman
• Sahara MF to launch infrastructure fund
• Prudential ICICI launches Services Industries Fund

INTERNATIONAL

• No progress at Geneva trade talks - US blames EU
• TUI to take over CP Ships and become fourth largest shipping operator in the world
• Daddy's day out: Paternity rights plan sparks row

PEOPLE

• Krishnamurthy Vijayan exits as CEO of JM Mutual Fund