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Wednesday, August 27, 2025
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Topic: IT Sector

India’s ties with Russia a ‘deal with the devil’ & IT sector pins hope on Modi-Trump bonhomie

Global media also traces Air India's 'corporate turnaround story in sync with India’s triumphalist narrative'. But it isn't in the clear yet; losses & scepticism may be holding it back.

Malls, restaurants, markets set to open 24/7 in Madhya Pradesh in bid to boost economic growth

Labour minister had already given in-principle nod & a draft will be sent to legal department before notification is brought out, says senior official.

Big tech’s laid off over 2.6 lakh people since 2022. Why Indian industry will face limited impact

Pandemic-driven enthusiasm around digitisation & technology drove companies to go on hiring spree, which came to screeching halt towards later part of 2022, as workforce reductions started.

‘Hunger games’ in Bengaluru as home rents spike. Spruce up your LinkedIn, brokers are watching

As companies call back employees to work post pandemic, rent up by 15-20 per cent as against pre-pandemic levels & as high as 30 per cent in some residential localities.

Technicians in villages to ophthalmologists in cities—Deep-tech startups can help them all

In 'Against All Odds: IT Story of India', S. Kris Gopalakrishnan, N. Dayasindhu, Krishnan Narayanan write about the history of India's IT sector over the last six years.

Hired, but no job: Why some of India’s top IT firms are leaving ‘thousands’ of recruits in limbo

Some tech companies have allegedly delayed onboarding new hires indefinitely, or revoked job offers completely for 'bizarre' reasons. Distressed techies want govt to intervene.

Harish Mehta’s book shows why NASSCOM is a catalyst in India’s start-up world. It’s a treat

Thanks to the IT industry, India is no longer about wandering cows and fakirs. Harish Mehta's 'The Maverick Effect' tells that story.

India’s ITES-BPO industry expected to grow at 8 per cent CAGR, reach US$225-250 bn by 2025

Skilled & educated workforce, lower cost of service provided, favourable & liberalised policy framework some of the reasons behind the growth of India's ITES-BPO industry,

Covid vaccine, energy, IT to be building blocks for India’s engagement with Biden govt

India believes it will take the new US govt some time to focus on key policy areas of defence and trade, so it will focus on ‘non-traditional’ areas of cooperation.

High productivity, less gossip, but no work-life balance — WFH tales of Bengaluru techies

Covid lockdown has transformed how IT sector works, with firms making quick transition to work from home to sustain operations. But the experiment has got mixed reviews.

On Camera

India needs a National Jobs Mission, not just skilling

Training millions of young people without commensurate opportunities risks producing not more employed youth, but more skilled unemployed.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Op Sindoor lesson: IAF chief bats for joint planning & coordination centre in Delhi, not theaterisation

Contrary to claims regarding implementation of theaterisation, ThePrint first reported on 17 June 2021 that it will be delayed. Now, ACM Singh bats for different structure.

That Oval Office picture for ages deserves closer Indian reading, with a geopolitical lens

Putin sees this as a victory. Europeans have decided to deal with Trump on his terms for the sake of the larger Western alliance. We look at the lessons for us in India.