± HCL Technologies has signed a multi-year IT infrastructure management deal with pharmaceutical firm Purdue Pharma. (ET)
± Sun Pharmaceutical has received a tentative approval from US health regulator to market generic donepezil hydrochloride tablets used for treating Alzheimer's disease in the American market. (ET)
± Videocon Industries along with its partners Oilex, Sasol Petroleum Australia, Bharat Petro Resources and Hindustan Petroleum, have entered into a farm agreement with Apache Northwest for WA-388-P gas exploration license in offshore West Australia. (FE)
± SAIL has signed a memorandum of understanding with Japanese steelmaker Kobe Steel Ltd for a comprehensive strategic collaboration covering technologies, projects and other areas. (BL)
± ABB Ltd to buy Baldor Electric Co for about US$3.1bn in cash to expand in the North American market for industrial motors and drives. (BS)
± Neyveli Lignite Corporation sets up a 1,980 mw coal-based power project near Kanpur. (FE)
