• Tata Power to invest up to US$3.3bn in coal plants
• TCS picks up Australian software maker for US$26mn
• Tata Steel to set up pellet plant
• Darashaw buys 51 per cent stake in Tata Share Registry
• Tata Holset to double manufacturing capacity in 2-3 years
• DD to telecast Sri Lanka, S. Africa series
• FedEx to scale up operations in India
• ICICI Ventures buys 10 percent stake in Scandent
• Wipro gets 100 acres of land in AP
• SA to start direct flights to Hyderabad from Oct.30
• Satyam Computer Q2 net up 32.80 per cent
• KPIT Cummins Q2 net up 19.21 per cent
• Zee Tele Q2 net down 38.50 per cent at Rs.42.50 crore
• IDBI Q2 net up at Rs131.84 crore
• Novopan to set up new facility in Uttaranchal
• Opto Circuits to acquire European firm for Rs.60 crore
• Dell opens another global development centre in Hyderabad

GENERAL

• Cabinet clears telecom FDI norms, frees media
• PSU oil firms ramp up LPG imports

• Rupee slips further - bonds bearish
• SBI signs pact with Crisil
• Reverse Repo rate hike likely
• LIC to grow income from properties
• Foreign banks seek leeway on rural branches
• Indian Bank plans to enter insurance broking

MARKETS

• Vikash Metal to raise Rs.25 crore from IPO

INTERNATIONAL

• Oil drops
• Intel reinvents the Pentium
• China's third quarter GDP grows at 9.4 per cent

PEOPLE

• Narayana Murthy resigns as BIAL chairman
• ONGC, IOC likely to have two chief executives