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Saturday, February 21, 2026
TopicJob losses

Topic: job losses

Indian start-ups have laid off 23,000 people since 2020. But here’s why there’s still hope

A crowd-source database shows that at least half the layoffs — over 11,000 — happened in 2022 alone. But data shows that hiring intent has begun to look up. 

Covid-19 cost 10 million people their jobs in creative industries. Here’s how to protect them

A new report from UNESCO highlights that about $750 billion was wiped off the value of the global cultural and creative industries during the pandemic.

Delhi’s Baba Ka Dhaba now on Zomato, drawing crowds after video asking for help goes viral

An elderly couple who run Baba ka Dhaba in Delhi's Malviya Nagar had been struggling since the lockdown. A video about their hardships went viral and now their food is selling out.

On Camera

Youth Congress, your foolish protest helped the Modi govt climb out of the AI summit hole

In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

MoD, IAF agree on some exemptions to HAL for Tejas Mk1A, but no compromise on ‘must-have’ capabilities

IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.