• Reliance Energy, REVL merger approved at a swap ratio of 7.5:100
• S. Kumars expects Rs.145 crore earnings in FY06
• Ashok Leyland in deal with Sri Lankan leasing firm
• Venus Remedies applies for third patent
• Aurobindo gets US approval for anti-AIDS drug
• Reliance Ind. may announce Q3 results on Jan 10
• Air India plans food festival on flights
• Madras Cements plant voted greenest in India
• Birlasoft to launch new facility
• Micro Technologies, WIAA sign deal
• Godrej may hive off foods division
• King Koil to enter India
• Eveready expands FMCG business
• IOC asks government to lower duties
• Jubilant, Eli Lily in five year pact
• Royal Enfield banks on exports
• Marico acquires soap brand 'Manjal'
• BBC, Jhunjhunwala to buy stake in Radio Mid-day
• Maruti Udyog sell off on Jan 12
• Covansys opens new concept centre
  

GENERAL

• Spectrum allocation: new policy to plug loopholes
• Assocham tells govt. to cut wasteful subsidies
• Bihar govt. offers stamp duty exemption on agricultural loans
• DFID may raise grants to WB
• CBEC to intervene in disputes over branded jewellery

• Rupee higher
• ATM pricing issue to be addressed
• ING Investment into portfolio management
• Greek bank selects Flexcube
• Reliance General gets approval for 17 branches
• Bank of Baroda to revamp subsidiaries
• RBI has US$1bn pending in foreign realty plans

MARKETS

• CSE invites merchant banker for divestment
• StanChart Mutual Fund plans Enterprise Equity scheme
• UTI Mutual introduces leadership equity fund
• ING Group scheme bets on fund managers
• Nitesh Estates to get Siachen Capital's US$100mn funding
• Royal Orchid plans IPO to fund expansion
• Videocon to come out with mega FCCB issue to fund expansion

INTERNATIONAL

• Argentina clears off entire IMF debt of US$9.5bn
• China takes another step towards yuan float
• ThyssenKrupp matches Arcelor's bid for Dofasco

PEOPLE

• N. Shukla is new CEO for SQL Star