• VSNL to set up INLD networks in S.Africa
• Essar Steel to get out of CDR cell
• AstraZeneca files suit against Ranbaxy over Nexium
• Reliance Info, IA in ticketing deal
• KPIT Cummins acquires stake in SolvCentral.com, Pivolis
• VSNL, Microsoft forge strategic alliance
• Madhucon Projects bags Rs.360 crore order from NHAI
• Zydus Cadila gets approval to market Sertraline in France
• SpiceJet pilots to be trained by Emirates Airlines
• UFO Moviez to invest Rs.300 crore for digital cinema expansion
• TRAI: Airtel, Hutch, BPL quality of service in Mumbai below par
• JNPT: major expansion on cards
• Viceroy to set up luxury hotels in Chennai, B`lore
  

GENERAL

• STD rates to fall below Re.1 under India One
• India's Oct crude oil output falls to 2.68mn tonne
• Cement output rises 7.42 per cent in Oct.
• Rs.300 crore mega IT complex to come up in Pune
• HC issues stay order on electronic meters
• Pension fund board defers rate decision
• Japan to make big investments in India

• Rupee falls; bonds rise marginally
• RBI lays out fresh guidelines for credit cards issuers
• HSBC opens fifth Indian group service centre at Kolkata
• Yes Bank to raise Rs.200 crore Tier II capital
• DCB ties up with NFS for ATM sharing
• Banks hike NRE fixed deposit rates
• Bajaj Allianz looks at covering foreign medical expense

MARKETS

• Ispat Ind. to merge Ispat Metallics and restructure capital
• L&T issues 6.12 lakh shares upon FCCB conversion
• India-Dubai commodity exchange JV begins operations
• MFs await RBI approval for equity investment in Fortune-500 firms
• Visesh allots convertible warrants to IndiaCo Ventures
• Prudential ICICI India fund raises $150-$200mn
• PVR IPO in Rs.200-240 band

INTERNATIONAL

• Angela Merkel is Germany's first woman chancellor
• Impasse at Geneva trade talks continues
• Internet advertising sales at record high
• Gartner: Worldwide cell phone sales soar in record quarter
• Hilton Group to sell another five hotels early next year