India’s securities regulator is proposing to allow companies undertake share buybacks via the open market, addressing investor demand to provide support to local stocks that are hovering near one-year lows,

The taxation framework governing the buyback of securities has undergone a significant change; now it’s taxed in the hands of shareholders as capital gains.

"From the early days of Christianity, Good Friday was observed as a day of sorrow, penance, and fasting," according to Britannica. Easter falls on Sunday, April 5, this year, and it celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ and follows a 40-day period known as Lent.