News Digest for the day

 Jury still out on impact on FII flows, says Sebi chief
Pending small IPOs to be cleared soon

 Talk to me, the ATM will soon say
Voice recognition software could make this the next big thing

 `MNCs must pay profit gas in kind'
GAIL takes on MNCs, says worldwide profit gas is paid in kind.

 The Economic Times

 RIL impasse still far from over
Despite rumour mills suggesting otherwise, the Ambanis' rift continues

 FM Remix: Jas can't stop loving it
Former FM Jaswant Singh's dilemma; dharma as leader of oppostion is to tear PC's budget apart, but so many of his ideas would be in it that he is likely to flinch at the thought

 Even PC can't cut kitchen fuel bill
Retail prices of LPG and kerosene may remain unchanged even if FM cuts duties on the fuels as oil firms are unlikely to pass on the benefits to customers.

 Business Line

 Budget could fuel an investment boom
Industry and corporate circles expect the second budget of the Manmohan Singh government to creat an enabling environment for industry to grow and also have significant initiative for development of rural India.

 Jet Airways IPO price fixed at Rs 1,100
Jet Airways IPO price fixed at Rs 1,100; 1.727 crore share issue was subscribed 16.2 times.

 Shasun plans isobutyl benzene plant in Thailand
Chennai-based Shasun Chemicals and Drugs plans Rs 32cr project in Thailand to produce 5,000 tpa of isobutly benzene - a key raw material for the manufacture of ibuprofen, an anti-inflammatory drug manufactured by Shasun.