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Thursday, April 9, 2026
TopicMass layoffs

Topic: Mass layoffs

Fear & despair outside Oracle office. ‘It was ruthless, we’re all replaceable’

'By the afternoon, he was locked out of Slack, email, and finally his laptop,' said an Oracle engineer who was not among the 12,000 employees laid off by the company in India.

McKinsey cuts about 200 tech jobs as it shifts more roles to AI

As encroaches on tasks carried out by humans, banks alone are likely to cut as many as 200,000 jobs in the next three to five years.

US Judges order Trump 2.0 to reinstate thousands of probationary workers fired during mass layoffs

A judge in Baltimore ruled 18 agencies violated regulations, while another San Francisco court ordered reinstatement of those fired from departments of defense & agriculture, among others.

US Education Dept to cut half its staff as Trump administration moves to downsize federal agencies

The terminations are part of the dept's 'final mission,' which oversees $1.6 tn in college loans, enforces civil rights laws in schools & provides federal funding for needy districts.

Wipro, TCS, to Infosys, why mass layoffs by Indian IT companies come at a social cost

Companies treat layoffs as a cost-cutting instrument to boost performance and expect to be rewarded by stock markets. But evidence contradicts this notion.

On Camera

India has enough coal stocks to meet power demand, says govt as war pushes up mining costs

LPG supply eased for more industries, govt says coal gasification is next growth avenue. Centre welcomes US-Iran ceasefire but asks Indians to leave Iran.

Western theatre against Pakistan to be headed by IAF, Northern theatre under Army to focus on China

India's military to get Vice Chief of Defence Staff along with one Theatre Commander from each of three services, it is learnt.

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.