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Leading FMCG firm of the country Hindustan Unilever Ltd. has declared its fourth quarter financial results for the fiscal year 2009-10 and it has informed that there has been a rise of 47.14% in the net profit figure of the firm in this quarter.

The company has posted a net profit of Rs. 581.2 crore for the quarter that ended in 31st March, 2010. The net profit was reported to be Rs. 394.99 crore for the same quarter in the financial year 2008-09.

Now-a-days, it has been sighted that people are more aware about their health and looks and are also increasing their spending to gain good health. To maintain a good health, it is now prescribed to consume calcium from early days. Calcium creates a positive effect on bones. This can also be helpful to stay slim afterwards.

A study was conducted on several pigs for three weeks about the consequences of calcium intake in early days. Half of the pigs were given good amount of calcium as compared to the other half.

Nagarjuna Construction Company has declared that its fourth quarter net profit has gone up to three-folds. It has announced its financial results for the fiscal year 2009-10 and it has managed to post an impressive rise in net profit figure.

The company has posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 102.61 crore for the quarter that ended in 31st March, 2010. This net profit figure has grown up by three times in this quarter as compared to the same quarter in the last fiscal. This has been informed by the firm in a filing at the Bombay Stock Exchange.

Calling the rail accident in West Bengal as "very unfortunate", the Congress said the ministry of railway and the state administration should take the incident seriously.

The Congress also said that all possible steps should be taken to prevent recurrence of such mishaps.

Congress spokesman Shakeel Ahmed said, "The railway authorities and state government should take serious note of the incident and take all possible steps to see that such incidents do not happen again."

The fourth quarter results of Steel Authority of India (SAIL) have been declared.

The steel major has booked in commendable net profit and revenue in the three month period ended March 2010.

The company has booked a net profit of Rs 2,084.9 crore for the fourth quarter as compared to Rs 1,485.2 crore for the same quarter in the year previous to that.

The net profit saw an increase of 40.37%.

A benchmark index for Indian equities broadened its gains in afternoon trade today, surging 1.1% from its last closure.

The 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) stood at 16,850.01 after gaining 183.61 points (1.1%) from its previous close at 16,666.4.

At the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the broader 50-share S and P CNX Nifty was trading 1.16% up at 5,061.1 from its previous close at 5,003.1 points.

Broader markets also witnessed good buying action, with the BSE midcap index trading 1.62% up and the BSE smallcap index 1.44% higher.