India, Jan. 9 -- The country's largest software services firm TCS on Friday reported a 7.2% rise in consolidated net profit to Rs.8,701 crore for the December 2020 quarter. This is against a net profit of Rs.8,118 crore in the year-ago period, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) said in a regulatory filing. Revenue of the city-based firm grew 5.4% in the quarter under review to Rs.42,015 crore from Rs.39,854 crore in the corresponding period last fiscal, it added. This is the strongest December quarter growth in nine years, TCS said. "Growing demand for core transformation services and strong revenue conversion from earlier deals have driven a powerful momentum that helped us overcome seasonal headwinds and post one of our best performances in a December quarter," Rajesh Gopinathan, chief executive officer and managing director of TCS, said, adding that the company is entering 2021 on an "optimistic note".P12...