Numaligarh refinery seeks govt nod for 29% pvt placement with OIDB
The promoters of the Numaligarh refinery, BPCL and IBP, have sought the approval of the petroleum ministry to privately place 29% of the project's equity with the Oil Industry Development Board.

Godrej Soaps paid Rs 18 cr to re-acquire brands from Cussons
Godrej Soaps has paid around Rs 18 crore to Cussons India for acquiring the detergent brands Ezee, Trilo and Key.

Ispat Ind fails to meet export obligations till April, to seek time
Ispat Industries Ltd has failed to meet the export obligations by the scheduled date of April 23 this year, and plans to petition the government for a two-year extension till March 31, 2001.

CORPORATE
HPL yet to finalise deals to bridge gap in equity funding
Kotak names new board members

ECONOMY
Kargil locals don't share national high over its importance
Sonia-shunned Cudappa is blase to poll-time fun

EXPRESSIONS
Capital goods: Stepped-up performance
Stubborn deficit

MARKETS
Wipro set to launch employee stock option plan
Time to pick bargains as markets decline

LEISURE
Venture capitalists may be kept out of Internet
Transparency, shared vision will help carry changes through