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Topic: Hindustan Unilever

News of the day: 11 July, 2025

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

Hindustan Unilever reports rise in quarterly profit, helped by price hikes

The company's net income increased nearly 20 per cent to Rs 2,616 crore ($315.8 million) in the second quarter that ended September.

Why IIM prof opted out of Gurugram college convocation over HUL invite, & what firm had to say

IIM-B prof Deepak Malghan declines invite to 15 June convocation of MDI Gurugram, which has invited Sanjiv Mehta, CEO and Managing Director of HUL, as chief guest.

‘Nobody sells their child’ — Story of MDH, an original Indian ‘start-up’ that won’t go to HUL

MDH has rubbished reports of a takeover by Hindustan Unilever Ltd. It's a company that journeyed from a shop in Sialkot to become one of India’s leading spice producers.

‘Haven’t seen this kind of inflation for many years’ — HUL warns of challenges after profit jump

Hindustan Unilever indicated that inflationary pressures were likely to persist, spooking investors. Its shares slipped 4% at the close of trading — the most since early May.

‘Meri khubsurti ka raaz…’: The Shah Rukh bath-tub ad that made Lux soap bold & beautiful

The 2005 ad flipped the game of advertising women's beauty products by focusing gaze on a man instead of sexualising women. Some argue it didn't really work, others applaud the bold move.

Hindustan Unilever profits jump 41% on shopping spree in early 2021

Hindustan Unilever’s shares rose as much as 1.8% after the results were announced, before giving up the day’s gains almost entirely by the time markets stopped trading.

Hindustan Unilever sees biggest revenue spike since 2011 on rural demand

The optimism, though, is yet to translate into gains for investors as Hindustan Unilever’s shares underperform while the IMF further slashed India's economic growth forecast.

Profit jumps for Indian consumer goods giant despite lockdown as people stocked essentials

Prospects for Hindustan Unilever will now depend on how quickly the Indian economy rebounds after the government started easing the lockdown.

Unilever’s Facebook ad boycott only applies to US, won’t affect Indian subsidiary HUL

Unilever will be stopping ads on platforms like Facebook & Twitter as part of a US campaign aimed at building pressure on social media sites to crack down on hate speech.

On Camera

TTP is byproduct of Pakistan’s own policies. Attacking Afghanistan won’t solve crises at home

Pakistan aimed to convey a message to the West about its counterterrorism efforts and show China that it has control over the CPEC routes. However, both messages fell flat.

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.