HUL surprises street with a 9% rise in profit

Life Insurance Corporation (LIC) has reduced its stake in Tata Global Beverages by 2.14 per cent, selling 1.35 crore shares in the market. The public sector insurer, which had 9.85 per cent stake earlier, brought down its shareholding in the company to 7.70 ...

'With the appeal of both the Left and the Congress fading, Banerjee fears the saffron brigade's inroads into her citadel,' says Sunanda K Datta-Ray.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Bengal once resonated to Deshabandhu Chittaranjan Das' rallying cry, 'Exams can wait but freedom cannot!' -- a slogan that established the primacy of politics over education. Now, Mamata Banerjee is trying to set the clock back and persuade students that their future lies in shunning politics and attending ...

'Indrani said she had some things to discuss with Peter, which he digested with minor surprise.''He looked mildly dismayed. And refused to sit down next to her, in spite of her welcome.''In spite of months of wariness from Peter's side, the ice was broken.'Vaihayasi Pande Daniel reports from the Sheena Bora murder trial.Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com The first complete hearing of the Sheena Bora murder case at long last took place on Tuesday, July 4, a humid monsoon day, at the sessions ...