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Monday, April 6, 2026
TopicJob cuts

Topic: job cuts

Why are Washington Post’s foreign correspondents around the world tweeting Save The Post?

‘We in New Delhi want to keep doing our jobs,’ wrote Washington Post India bureau chief Pranshu Verma.

LinkedIn cuts over 700 jobs, phases out China app as demand wavers

Microsoft-owned LinkedIn, which has 20,000 employees, has grown revenue each quarter during the last year, but it joins other major tech companies including its parent in laying off workers.

Accenture to fire 19k staff, about 2.5% of workforce, amid worsening global economic outlook

More than half of the layoffs will affect staff at its non-billable corporate functions, the IT company said, sending its shares up more than 4% before the bell.

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.

Silicon Valley’s honeymoon with wealth is ending. Employees are packing bags

Meta, Twitter, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Netflix, and Patreon have fired employees in droves. And funding is drying up for tech startups in India too.

Disney cuts 4,000 more jobs, workforce shrinks by over a tenth since Covid hit

The number of layoffs in the first half of 2021 went up to 32,000. Most of these job cuts were at Disney’s parks and experiences, which were forced shut due to the pandemic.

Disney slashes 28,000 workers in one of biggest layoffs of Covid era

The belt-tightening move affects Disney's theme-park, cruise-line and retail businesses, and includes executives and salaried employees.

Raymond is cutting jobs as people are not wearing suits, business clothes due to WFH

Raymond is reducing jobs, rents, and marketing costs to decrease expenses by as much as 35% for 2020-21, Gautam Hari Singhania says.

Covid has led to companies downsizing. Three things you can do to avoid being laid off

Good work is simply not enough to stay employed, especially during a crisis. These are the times when your professional relationships play an important role.

Swiggy could shut many of its cloud kitchens, lay off over 500 workers as sales slump

Layoffs are likely to take place next month from the cloud kitchens across 10 tier 1 and tier 2 cities, which operate Swiggy-owned Homely and The Bowl Company.

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Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.