BENGALURU: Headcount is passé, outcomes are the new currency. India’s top five IT services firms witnessed net workforce contraction in FY26, reversing the modest hiring recovery a year earlier, as demand uncertainty, delayed decision-making and AI-led efficiency gains weighed on headcount.The traditional fresherheavy pyramid is being reshaped. A people-plus-AI model is upending its foundation, putting…
Bollywood couple Raj Kundra and Shilpa Shetty are back in the spotlight, this time for a heartwarming and candid conversation about faith, spirituality, and personal transformation. In a recent interaction, Raj Kundra revealed how he went from being a “borderline atheist” to embracing Sikhism and how his wife, Shilpa Shetty, couldn’t be more pleased about…
S Sreesanth cuts all ties with Harbhajan Snigh NEW DELHI: The long-standing tension between S Sreesanth and Harbhajan Singh has resurfaced, and this time it appears to have completely ended their relationship. The two former India teammates, once involved in the infamous 2008 IPL “slapgate” incident, had seemingly moved on over the years. However, recent…
Shares of Nvidia surged to a record high on Friday, pushing its market capitalisation past $5 trillion for the first time since October, as investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence chips gathered pace ahead of key earnings from major tech firms.The stock climbed 4.3% to close at $208.27, marking a strong comeback after a weak start…
Taron Egerton discovered he had a genuine fear of heights while filming the new thriller ‘Apex’ with Charlize Theron. The Welsh actor, who co-stars in the film directed by Baltasar Kormákur, has opened up about how the intense, wilderness-based production forced him to confront and overcome this discovery mid-production.“I didn’t really realise until this movie…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi during the warm up session (ANI Photo) A video shared by Rajasthan Royals showed teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi pulling off a stunning helicopter shot during a net session in Jaipur. The clip quickly went viral across social media.In IPL 2026, 15-year-old prodigy Sooryavanshi continues to shine as one of RR’s standout…
PUNE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that banks should continue to have a human interface while serving the customers despite the massive continuing thrust on digitisation.“Digitisation should happen. It brings in greater inclusivity. But as this digitisation is happening we should ask ourselves whether we are getting distant from our customer base,”…
Charlize Theron opened up about a deeply personal chapter of her life, sharing how her mother killed her father in self-defense and how that moment shaped her emotionally. In an interview reported by The New York Times, the Oscar-winning actor spoke in detail about growing up in a volatile home in South Africa, the trauma…
Gaganjeet Bhullar (PTI Photo) SINGAPORE: Gaganjeet Bhullar wore a smile as he stepped off the 18th greens of the immaculate Serapong course with a birdie. Fairways found, tick, greens in regulation met, tick, putts converted, tick. It’s as if the first round was replayed on Friday … until the 14th and 15th, where he dropped…
MUMBAI: Belgium’s top insurer present in life and non-life in India aims to break into the top 10, and will also explore acquisition opportunities as they arise, deepening its commitment to one of its fastest growing markets. The strategy builds on earlier moves, including becoming the first insurer in India to hold over 70% in…
