* ABBOTT INDIA: Jan-Mar net profit increased 17% on year to 317 mln rupees. Net sales rose 11% to 4.06 bln rupees.
* BATA INDIA: The company's Jan-Mar net profit rose 6.84% on year to 384.61 mln rupees, while net sales grew nearly 12% on year to 4.54 bln rupees.
* BHARTI AIRTEL: Bharat Sanchar Nigam has accused the company of manipulating 3G spectrum auction; has said ther company formed cartel with Vodafone and IDEA CELLULAR to maximise their combined coverage.
* BIOCON: Reported Jan-Mar consolidated profit after tax of 2.49 bln rupees, boosted by an exceptional item of 2.02 bln rupees.
* COAL INDIA: Has invited merchant bankers to assist on investing in prospective coal business opportunities overseas.
* HIKAL: The company's second pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing facility has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration after the completion of an audit.
* IDBI BANK: Higher provisioning dragged down Jan-Mar net profit by 28.10% on year to 5.54 bln rupees.
* IDEA CELLULAR: Jan-Mar consolidated net profit increased higher-than-expected 29% on year to 3.1 bln rupees. Net sales increased 13% to 60.3 bln rupees.
* JINDAL STEEL & POWER: Jan-Mar consolidated net profit declined 35% on year to 7.6 bln rupees. Net sales increased just 2.2% to 55.83 bln rupees. Jindal Petroleum Ltd has begun production of oil from a newly-drilled well in one of its five oil and gas blocks in Georgia .
* JSW STEEL: Japan 's JFE Steel Corp has purchased 1.18% more stake in the company in Jan-Mar, taking its total shareholding to 16.17%.
* NIIT TECHNOLOGIES: Has received orders worth 3.44 bln rupees from Airports Authority.
* RALLIS INDIA: Reported consolidated net profit of 112.6 mln rupees in Jan-Mar, up 14% on year. Consolidated net sales rose to 2.79 bln rupees from 2.08 bln rupees.
* SONATA SOFTWARE: Has bagged a deal from Sage to extend the latter's enterprise resource planning product lines on Microsoft Inc's Azure Cloud platform.
* TATA STEEL: Has raised 13 bln rupees through a Singapore dollar bond issue at a coupon rate of 4.95%.
* TITAN INDUSTRIES: Has launched Iron Man 3 collection of watches under its ZOOP brand, priced at 895 rupees, under licence from Marvel Comics Group.
* UNITED BANK OF INDIA : Will revive its plan to raise capital through a rights share issue in 2013-14 (Apr-Mar).
