Assam: 1 killed, 16 hurt in blast

One Hindi-speaking person was killed and 16 others injured, four of them seriously, when a bomb planted by suspected United Liberation Front of Asom militants went off at a daily market in eastern......

Assam MLAs get extortion calls from ULFA hawks

Sitting MLAs from various political parties in Assam have received extortion demand from the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom. Though exact number of such MLAs receiving......

ULFA serves Rs 2 crore extortion notice to HLL

The banned United Liberation Front of Asom has served a Rs 2 crore extortion notice to the Hindustan Lever Limited's Doom Dooma division in Assam, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.The company......

Assam: 4 ULFA men surrender

Four hardcore militants from the 709 battalion of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) surrendered on Thursday before the Army at an Indian Army base at Kamalpur in Kamrup district,......

Labour pangs for Corporate India

Labour trouble is slowly making a comeback in Indian companies. F MCG major Hindustan Unilever locked out its Doom Dooma unit in Assam after a series of flash strike by its workers even as public......

HLL Q4 net down at Rs 511 cr

Hindustan Lever on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,890.53 crore (Rs 18.90 billion) for the year ended December 31, 2006 as against Rs 1,355.92 crore (Rs 13.55 billion) in......

HLL not to close Assam unit

Tea major Hindustan Lever Ltd, facing threat to its employees from United Liberation Front of Asom, will not withdraw its operations from Assam following an assurance by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi......