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TCS layoffs: IT Ministry keeping close watch on situation

New Delhi: IT Ministry is keeping a close watch on the developments after Tata Consultancy Services' (TCS) decision to lay off over 12,000 employees, according to sources. Employment growth remains a key priority, with sharp focus on how initiatives like Employment Linked Incentive can help...

Starlink

Starlink can give only 20 lakh connections pan-India: MoS Telecom

New Delhi: Billionaire Elon Musk-led satellite communication services provider Starlink can have only 20 lakh connections in India, Union Minister Pemmasani Chandra Sekhar said on Monday, playing down the threat to state-run BSNL and other telecom players. The Minister of State for Telecom was speaking...

Service sector

India’s top IT cos wrap up Q1 with single-digit topline growth

New Delhi: India's top IT services firms delivered single-digit revenue growth in April-June, capping off a mixed, somewhat-sobering quarter as macroeconomic instability and geopolitical tensions weighed on global tech demand and delayed client decisionmaking. Management commentary painted a mixed picture, caution prevailed, yet industry CEOs...

TCS to lay off over 12,000 employees this year

New Delhi: India's largest IT services firm, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is set to lay off about 2 per cent, or 12,261 employees, of its global workforce this year, with the majority of those impacted belonging to middle and senior grades. As of June 30,...

Indian Army, Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi

Gen Dwivedi launches apps to pay tributes to Kargil martyrs

Drass (Kargil): Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi Saturday launched three projects, including a portal where people can pay 'e-shradhanjali' to martyrs, as part of the 26th Kargil Vijay Diwas. The others were a QR code-based audio gateway, on which people can listen to...

India test-fires UAV-launched precision-guided missile ULPGM-V3 in AP

New Delhi: In a significant boost to India’s indigenous defence capabilities, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) Friday successfully carried out flight trials of the UAV-Launched Precision Guided Missile (ULPGM)-V3 at the National Open Area Range (NOAR) in Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh. Announcing the achievement...

 

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