• Dr. Reddys in pact with Merck
• DoT to fine telecom co.'s for not fulfilling roll out conditions
• Jubilant bags manufacturing contracts worth US$40mn
• McLeod Russel acquires entire share capital of Doom Dooma
• Dalmia Cement to raise up to Rs.700-cr for expansion plans
• TCS merges three subsidiaries with itself
• Ford India reports 124 pc increase in sales over Jan. last year
• DLF Universal enters into JV with British firm
• Hindalco hikes aluminium prices by Rs.6,000 per tonne
• Mahavir Spinning to become Vardhman Textiles
• Hero Honda Jan sales up 8 pc
• Maruti Jan sales up 3.2 pc
• Bajaj Auto reports 28 pc higher two-wheeler sales in Jan.
• Fedders Lloyd plans merger of PSL Engineering with itself
• Microsoft to go rural - to set up 50,000 IT kiosks
• Govt. in favour of BSNL, MTNL merger
• HCL Tech. in alliance with Synchron
• Assam Company posts Rs.11.57-cr net
• Pentamedia posts 8 pc rise in net profit
• Gangotri Textiles to float IPO
• Ashok Leyland receives Rs 2.3 bn order from army
  

GENERAL

• PM says sixth pay commission likely
• India may begin exporting zinc
• Cabinet approves privatization of airports
• Calicut airport gets international status
• Mumbai Port, JNPT to share channel dredging cost
• Centre's gross tax collection up 19 pc till Dec. 05
• Cabinet postpones decision on OVL's exploration bid in Nigeria
• NPPA revises drug prices
• Assocham advises consensus to end confrontation on airport

• Rupee falls
• ICICI Bank changes NRE, FCNR deposit rates
• DCB to float IPO - offers ''Free Style Savings Account''
• Bank of Maharashtra signs pact with Western Union Money Transfer
• IDBI hikes retail-lending rates by 25 bps
• SBI undecided on hiking home loan rates

MARKETS

• Birla Infrastructure Fund from Birla Sun Life
• Mercator Lines to issue 32 lakh warrants
• STCI acquires UTI Securities
• Bhushan Steel nod for preferential issue
• ONGC receives highest ever ratings from Moody's
• JK paper to go for pref. issue to raise Rs.99.97
• 125 per cent dividend from Patni Comp.

INTERNATIONAL

• India and EU join the steel wars — warn France
• Time Warner posts 20 per cent growth in Q4 profits
• Research In Motion wins ruling on BlackBerry patent
• GM to build hybrid transmissions for SUVs

PEOPLE

• Nripendra Misra on short-list for TRAI chief post
• RPG Retail VP Radhakrishnan quits - will head Dimexon venture