BENGALURU: Headcount is passé, outcomes are the new currency. India’s top five IT services firms witnessed net workforce contraction in FY26, reversing the modest hiring recovery a year earlier, as demand uncertainty, delayed decision-making and AI-led efficiency gains weighed on headcount.The traditional fresherheavy pyramid is being reshaped. A people-plus-AI model is upending its foundation, putting…
Not shipshape: Poor campaign planning and failure to find an answer to BJP’s identity politics have been a hindrance for Congress NEW DELHI: In cricketing analogy, Congress got off the mark with Kerala. The party notched its first victory since winning Telangana in Dec 2023, and finally showed some resilience after its commendable show in…
(Image via Getty: Maxx Crosby and Trey Hendrickson) Backstory: Maxx Crosby was almost traded from the Las Vegas Raiders to the Baltimore Ravens for a massive blockbuster contract.After a failed physical, the Baltimore Ravens chose to give up on Maxx Crosby.When the new league year approached, Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Trey Hendrickson signed a massive…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday visited Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon for a routine check-up, a police source told news agency PTI.The former Congress president is at the hospital and will leave soon, the officer said.There was no comment from the hospital on the visit, PTI reported.Earlier, on March 25, Sonia Gandhi had…
Africa’s top public health agency has declared an Ebola outbreak in the eastern Ituri province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with 246 cases and 80 deaths reported so far, mainly in the gold-mining towns of Mongwalu and Rwampara.The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said preliminary laboratory tests conducted at…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: Sudeep Shah, Head – Technical Research and Derivatives, SBI Securities recommends buying Varun Beverages Ltd, and Elecon Engineering Company Ltd as the top stock picks for the May 25, 2026 week. The expert also shares his outlook for Nifty and Bank Nifty:Varun Beverages LtdVBL has…
Apple has delivered a stronger-than-expected second quarter for fiscal 2026, beating its own guidance and market forecasts, with growth powered largely by iPhone demand and continued momentum in services. The company reported revenue of $111.2 billion for the March quarter, up 17% year on year—comfortably above its earlier projection of 13–16% growth. Net profit came…
NEW DELHI: In a significant breakthrough, the Centre and Ladakh representatives Friday agreed on creation of an elected body at UT level “with full legislative, executive and financial powers”, apart from having similar bodies in each of the seven districts.The two sides – which resumed talks after a gap of over three months, with environmentalist…
Abhishek Banerjee (File photo) Kolkata: Trinamool national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee wound up his Bengal poll campaign at Nadia’s Haringhata on Saturday with a sharp attack on BJP, saying the saffron party had “humiliated and deprived” Matuas by promising them citizenship and jobs.Accusing BJP of shedding “crocodile tears” for the community in North 24 Parganas…
Western Railway commenced a massive anti-encroachment drive at Garib Nagar, Mumbai, demolishing hundreds of structures near Bandra station to reclaim valuable railway land. MUMBAI: In the biggest anti-encroachment operations undertaken by Western Railway till date in Mumbai, officials began demolishing hundreds of structures at Garib Nagar near Bandra railway station after securing clearance from the…