Bajoria hearing deferred: The Alipore court in Calcutta on Thursday adjourned the hearing of jute baron Arun Bajoria's case till April 24. Bajoria's counsel said his client would move a special leave petition in the Supreme Court against the order of the Calcutta high court rejecting his bail plea.

"Dunlop unit survival in govt hands": The general industrial opinion is that the West Bengal government's temporary takeover of Dunlop's Sahaganj unit won't help. Only central intervention could bring salvation. The state government did not have the legal jurisdiction to take over a closed unit, experts argued.

Punjab & Sind Bank net: The net profit of the Punjab and Sind Bank is expected to exceed Rs 55 crore notwithstanding the frequent changes in theinterest rates and poor offtake of credit which marred the performance of the banking industry during the last financial year.

BEFI opposes RBI notification: The Bank Employee's Federation of India has opposed the RBI instruction to keep banks open for two full days on April 11 and 12 and would stage a demonstration in front of the apex bank on Saturday.

BJP softens on TDP: The BJP on Thursday extended issue-based support to the ruling Telugu Desam Party in Andhra Pradesh and said it would not adopt a "confrontationist" attitude against the Chandrababu Naidu government.

"No more tests for Agni": Defence minister George Fernandes said on Thursday that India had completed all the necessary tests for its "Agni" intermediate-range ballistic missile. He said on Thursday that the programme for the 2,500-km (1,500-mile) missile was an "ongoing project".

Power supply to be restored: Normal power supply would be restored by April 11 in Maharashtra following load-shedding in the lastfew days in some parts of the state after supply was reduced by 900 MW, an MSEB spokesman said on Thursday.

BJP-Trinamool meet next week: The BJP and the Trinamool Congress will formally meet in Calcutta on April 13, for the first time after the Lok Sabha elections. They will discuss seat adjustments, campaign style and other "policy matters" for the ensuing panchayat polls in West Bengal.

Common agenda for south: The CII has mooted a common economic agenda for the southern region of the country. If the concept finds favour with the governments, the four constituent states and one Union territory should be moving towards a uniform and rationalised tax regime within the next two to three years.