*Earnings growth, mkt returns to double in 4 years: BoAML
*Midcap index to top 20,000 in next two-and-half years: Udayan
*Nifty to hit 10,000 by next Budget, says Raamdeo Agrawal
*Interest in defensives still exist; like Maruti: Altamount
*Lot of opportunity for Japan in Indian FDI: ICICI’s Kochhar
*Sri Lankan president Rajapaksa likely to meet PM Modi in New York
*Japanese industry sees better ties with India under Modi as PM
*AP govt to execute two metro rail projects
*Ashok Leyland sales up 17% in August
*M&M auto sales down 7.2% in August
*Ssangyong may set up China manufacturing JV if sales rise
*Hyundai sales down 8% to 48,111 units in August
*Maruti at new high; Aug sales ride 27% on Celerio, Dzire, Ritz
*Natco Pharma at record high; partner Mylan files ANDA
*Debt private placements fall by 55%
*HDFC Life launches modified Health Assure Plan
*Airtel gains on acquiring Kenyan mobile brand yuMobile
*United Bank of India declares Kingfisher Airlines wilful defaulter
*Neyveli Lignite to invest over Rs 500 cr in renewable energy projects
*Brigade Enterprises soars 8% on realty pact with Singapore firm
*FDI in railways will usher modernization, generate jobs
*HCL Infosystems ties up with Hamilton Beach
*HSBC mfg PMI slows marginally in Aug, but remains ‘solid’
*Buoyed by demand, Wipro plans to double headcount in Muscat
*Security and land purchase issues ground NTPC’s Jharkhand mines
*AG asks apex court to exempt 46 mines from de-allocation
*Oil stocks up; Sept diesel under-recovery seen at Rs 0.08/L
*See FY15 GDP growth in 5.5-6% range: Rangarajan
*CBI court rejects bail plea of Registrar of Companies, Chennai
*Govt urges Supreme Court to not cancel some ‘illegal’ coal mines
*Nifty ends above 8000 for first time, Sensex at new high; banks rally
*Reliance Group to apply for new banking licence with Nippon
*Nippon, Reliance Group launch India funds for Japan investors