• Sona Koyo bags GM order for steering systems
• IVRCL receives Rs.199 crore of orders
• Mangalam Timber to wipe out losses by 2006
• Asian Paints to hike paint prices
• Ambuja Cement Eastern to set up new cement plant
• Madhucon Projects bags Rs.83.87 crore project from MPRDCL
• Mitsubishi Corp. considering investments in infrastructure sector
• ICSA receives Rs.6.36 crore contract from Eastern Power Distribution
• Jubilant Organosys eyes acquisitions in China
• Nicholas Piramal looks at acquisitions in UK, N. America
• Vestas eyes Rs.4,000 crore turnover
• Satyam to open School of Leadership
• Taiwanese handset major to set up shop in India
• IOC wants restriction on sale of PDS kerosene
• Fortis Healthcare looks to set up 25 hospitals in three years
• Roaming may be made mandatory
• Wind energy major Iberdrola eyes India
  

GENERAL

• Separate pricing models for different drug categories
• CII retail seminar in Hyderabad
• AP Govt. to outsource jobs
• Gujarat may implement VAT soon

• Rupee continues fall - bonds rise
• Iffco-Tokio aiming at Rs.750 crore in premium income this year
• ABN-Amro to expand micro-finance business
• Lending rates will harden gradually: ICICI Bank
• ICICI Bank to use IPO proceeds for internal growth

MARKETS

• Amex Info allots 5 lakh shares upon conversion of warrants
• Bajaj Hind allots 10.28 lakh shares upon FCCBs conversion
• Hikal picks up stake in Fortune 500 Sinochem's subsidiary
• MSK Projects to raise US$12mn from global markets
• Rasandik Engg. to raise US$10mn via FCCBs
• Fidelity MF to collect Rs.1 crore

INTERNATIONAL

• BP announces 'green' strategy
• Merck to slash 7,000 jobs over three years
• HSBC chairman Bond to retire May 2006
• Lavagna, Argentina's finance minister forced out

PEOPLE

• AMD chief Hector Ruiz visiting the country from Nov. 30
• Chandradeep Mitra new president at Mudra Group's Optimum Media