• PMO approves acquisition of Boeing aircraft
• Reliance FCCU shutdown extended
• SABMiller to invest more in India
• IOC sets up clean petrol unit at Haldia
• Gail gets Golden Peacock award
• SingTel to up stake in Bharti, if price is right
• India Cements declares net profit of Rs.5.85 cr in Q2
• M&M increases production in China
• BILT forays into paper tissue business
• Kingfisher launches non-stop service between Bangalore-Goa
• WNS acquires US-based BPO firm
• BSNL to cut ties with Huawei
• SBI Caps may assist MUL sell off
• Posco awards contracts to 30 firms for Orissa project
  

GENERAL

• WTO: India rejects EU proposal
• FM waves red flag to Left; plans to exit profitable PSUs
• Outward FDI from India touches US$1.46bn in 2004-05
• Oil imports touch US$33bn by March
• Wind energy output increases
• Japan looks towards bird flu-free India for buying poultry
• DoT may announce new revenue share ADC regime
• NCAER forecasts 7.60 per cent economicgrowth
• ADB may scale up assistance to US$3bn

• Rupee weak; bonds rise
• Govt. allows 49 per cent FDI in Asset Reconstruction Companies
• Chidambaram: Fall of rupee 'orderly and acceptable'
• Indian Bank gets customer friendly
• Tally Solutions forms alliance with ICICI Lombard General Insurance

MARKETS

• Karvy's NBFC licence cancelled
• ABN AMRO MF puts new fund offer in cold storage
• Mcleod Russel, Williamson Tea share swap ratio fixed at 3:1
• UTI Master Plus payout at 50 per cent
• No fee for shifting DP accounts
• Morgan Stanley increases stake in Pantaloon Retail

INTERNATIONAL

• WTO talks: EU and developing countries accuse each other of bad faith
• North Sea oil narrows UK deficit
• Ukraine out in the cold as EU goes "cautious" on further enlargement
• Big Oil defends profits in Senate hearing
• Mittal profits drop by 63 per cent