COMPANIES

• Birlas score in war of wills against Lodha
• ONGC-Mittal combine wins two blocks in Nigeria
• GAIL commissions gas pipeline project ahead of schedule
• Siemens and Huawei tie-up for the Indian networking market
• Air Force may soon vacate spectrum for mobile users
• ABB and IIT, Delhi, in R&D pact
• IFC package for LG Balakrishnan and Bros.
• Aban Loyd to buy 52 pc in Indonesian drilling co.
• Radico Khaitan announces joint ventures in UK, Africa
• Tata Tele, Maharashtra, narrows net loss in Q4

GENERAL

• Indiapost plans `anytime banking'
• MMRDA provides viability gap funding for Mumbai's metro rail project
• Inflation up at 3.96 pc
• NHPC takes up rural electrification project in five states

• Yechury asks for reinstatement of long-term capital gains tax

• U.S. stocks end the week higher - Nasdaq breaks losing streak
• NYSE to propose merger with Euronext
• BellSouth asks USA Today to retract story