• Pantech to supply 300,000 CDMA handsets to Tata Teleservices
• HM to ramp up production of auto parts
• Ford plans expansion in Chennai unit
• RIL to meet KG gas deadlines or face penalty
• US FAA to open liaison office in India
• MRTPC bans LG advertisement
• Nicholas, AstraZeneca sign deal
• Glenmark subsidiary acquires marketing company in Argentina
• Govt. to get first right on 50 per cent of De Beers equity
• Ranbaxy, Cipla approach Govt. for assistance on Tamiflu
• L&T sells off glass container unit to Somani Group
• Nokia expands entry level portfolio
• Corporate results: Tata Steel, ONGC, Mahindra & Mahindra, RSWM, Sify

GENERAL

• India plans extensive FTAs by 2006
• UK to grant four lakh visas every year
• Ahluwalia: high growth rate a must for reduction of poverty
• Maharashtra gets compensated for VAT loss in Q1
• CPI (M) to prepare note on IT sector unions by Dec.

• Rupee ends flat - bond prices rise
• HDFC to team up with WL Ross & Co.
• Franklin Templeton in tie up with OBC
• Bank and Finance cos. results: IndusInd Bank, IOB

MARKETS

• Bharti seeks authorisation for board to approve FII investments
• Indiabulls Financial scrip takes a tumble on I-T survey
• UTI Mutual hikes stake in IVRCL to 9.45 per cent
• Spentex plans to raise Rs.81 cr through pref. issue
• Bharat Overseas Bank plans Rs.100 crore IPO

INTERNATIONAL

• China, Kazakhstan PMs back purchase of PetroKazakhstan
• Anglo American to restructure - to return US$1bn to shareholders
• Toyota to overtake GM by next year
• Amazon announces lower profits
• Daimler profits zip past US$2bn

PEOPLE

• Chakrabarti appointed CMD of New India Assurance