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Shashtri’s birth anniversary celebrated

New Delhi: The nation celebrated on 2nd October 2023, the 119th birth anniversary of the late Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri. The occasion was marked by various programmes held in the capital beginning with bhajans at his Samadhi at Vijay Ghat organised by the Government of NCT of Delhi. Excerpts of Shastri’s speeches were also played.

TCS to consider share buyback proposal

New Delhi: IT major TCS will consider share buyback proposal in its board meeting to be held next week, the company said on Friday.  The company had last announced share buyback of up to Rs 18,000 crore entailing 4 crore shares at Rs 4,500 apiece which closed in March 2022.

‘FMCG consumption showing improvement’

New Delhi: Helped by encouraging macro indicators, FMCG consumption is showing improvement year-on-year, though the recovery has been gradual, Dabur India said in its quarter updates.