Stocks in news:

• AV Birla, RIL eye Shopper's Stop - TOI
• Govt Issues 7.95%, 2026 Bonds Worth Rs 3,610 Cr To 23 Fertilizer Cos
• Rationalization of freight rates to continue in Rail budget - Sources
• DLF-Educomp:
  DLF to sell 30 sites in its townships at discounted price to Educomp for setting up schools
  Already signed for Chennai township
  Alert: Educomp plans to set up 150 new schools across India by 2012; 90% will be owned
  Alert: Educomp also entered a 30-year lease contract with Ansal API for 16 schools
• New listing:
  OnMobile Global
• Adlabs says:
  Not got I&B Min approval for transfer of radio licence in favour of Reliance Unicom
  Will not be able to demerge radio business as per original scheme
  To go ahead with amalgamation of Entertainment One, demerger of Digital cinema business
  Seeks HC sanction for modified scheme
• FIIs need RBI nod to buy shares of TV18 as 26% limit is hit
• REC IPO opens today; issue of 15.6 cr shares in price band of Rs 90-105
• Financial Tech says has filed DRHP for MCX IPO
• United Phosphorous acquires Colombia’s Evofarms
• Everest Kanto acquires a US company for $70 mn
• Pyramid Saimira board meet on Feb 19 to consider commencing Foods & Beverages business
• Ushdev International board approves rights issue of 1 share for every 2 at Rs 100/share; each rights shares to have 1 detachable warrant
• convertible into equity at Rs 100/sh
• Sujana Towers board meet on Feb 23 to consider & approve FCCB/ADR/GDR
• Compact Disc secures animation contract for US$ 15.70 million
• Swaraj Mazda says: Sumitomo, holding 41.03% has sold 2% stake to Isuzu Motors Japan
• RIL may team up with US based Vorando for $1bn realty fund - ET
• Armani ties up with DLF for retail foray in India - ET
• TVS Motors plans to rekindle Flame with another engine - ET
• Spectrum allocation delayed till year-end, new mobile players, 3G plans on hold - BS
• Indaibulls enters chartered aviation services - BS
• Orrisa Polution Board has issued a closure notice to Bhushan Power & Steel - BS
• Ansal Proporties has deferred its Rs 1000 cr FPO by few months - PTI
• Arcil has acquired bad home loans worth Rs 800 cr in last 6 months, looking to buy more by year-end - DNA
• Crisil Q4
  Net profit at Rs 27.5 cr vs Rs 7 cr
  Income at Rs 84.7 cr vs Rs 41.8 cr
  Optg profit at Rs 37.6 cr vs Rs 13.2 cr
  FY07 EPS at Rs 98.73