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Censorship and its costly fallout

History shows the damage caused by rewriting unpopular elements of literature or economics extends beyond stifling the soul of education. It holds a nation's progress back

Recovery a couple of quarters away for Page Industries; stock falls 8.8%

In Q4, unit volume declined 14.6 per cent year-on-year

Street gives a thumbs up to LIC's results; most analysts bullish on stock

Analysts see an upside of over 24% in insurer's stock in one year

Strong growth prospects seen in Dixon Technologies, Amber Enterprises

Two stocks are up 14-21% in the last month; Amber has more upside given the target prices

Strong Q4 performance, robust cash flows and outlook to support BPCL stock

Attractive valuations and robust cash flows are the other positives

Street unhappy over Siemens' plan to sell its low-voltage motor unit

Stock plunges 8.35%; analysts divided over electrical equipment maker's prospects due to high valuations

The mystery of 20% TCS

There is a general principle that fiscal policies should be transparent and have obvious motives

ITC's stock rally has more legs; analysts remain positive after strong Q4

Continuing high raw material inflation is a key concern and rupee depreciation continues to be a pain point

Bharti Airtel's Q4 results give hope, experts see stock gaining 10-25%

Return on capital employed is low at 8.5 per cent, and the net debt: Ebitda is at 2.9x, consolidated

City gas distributors likely to see limited upside in the near-term

Some analysts believe the new APM formula provides only short-term respite and demand may not revive very much

Street rejoices DLF's strong Q4 performance, guidance; stock surges 7.4%

Real estate developers tend to have lumpy incomes and outflows, which makes profit and loss ratios less meaningful

Novelis' disappointing Q4 suggests near-term weakness for Hindalco stock

Analysts though are positive on Hindalco, and see an improvement in business prospects from the second half of FY24

Larsen & Toubro's rich valuations leave little room for disappointment

The stock fell over 5% after results on lower than expected show in core E&C segment, and possibility of slowdown in new orders

High valuations may cap further upside in ABB stock; prospects 'positive'

The company posted better than expected results for the March quarter, and prospects remain strong

Strong fourth quarter perks up Paytm stock; stock jumps nearly 5%

Stock jumps nearly 5%; analysts see up to 70% upside

Demand uncertainty may weigh on Havells stock; B2C sales show muted trend

Despite FY23 revenue growing 21 per cent YoY, Havells faced rising input costs and intense competition with moderation only in Q4

White hats versus black hats

A group of self-taught and eccentric individuals are on a mission to decrypt malicious software used by criminals who hold data hostage for ransom. Ransomware Hunting tells their gripping account

Tata Steel's Q4 points to divergent cyclical trends in steel markets

So are analyst opinions with ratings ranging between 'hold to 'buy', and valuations between Rs 110 and Rs 132

Brokerages share mixed views on SBI Cards and Payment Services

While cost of funds and credit costs are seen rising, growth in business is estimated to be good

Improving profitability, lower debt to give strength to UltraTech Cement

Operating performance in Q4 was in line with estimates