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Updated on: Dec 2025
SMFG India Credit Launches Auto-Approved Paid Menstrual Leave
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SMFG India Credit Launches Auto-Approved Paid Menstrual Leave

SMFG India Credit (SMICC), a leading Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC) and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG), announced a significant stride in its employee welfare policies with the introduction of a Paid Menstrual Leave Policy for all its women employees, effective December 2, 2025. This proactive nationwide initiative positions the financial services […]

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Centre Demands Immediate Action Plan from IndiGo
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Centre Demands Immediate Action Plan from IndiGo

IndiGo, India’s largest airline by market share, is currently facing increasing pressure from the Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) regarding a persistent shortage of cockpit crew, a situation that has reportedly hampered the airline’s ability to fully utilize its rapidly expanding fleet. The Central government has intervened, demanding that the low-cost carrier submit a comprehensive […]

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India’s Aerospace Sector Needs a Specialized Talent Overhaul
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India’s Aerospace Sector Needs a Specialized Talent Overhaul

India’s ambition to become a global hub for aerospace manufacturing, maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) is accelerating, driven by the government’s ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative and significant global defense contracts. However, the success of this monumental shift hinges on resolving a critical bottleneck: the urgent shortage of a highly skilled, precision workforce capable of meeting global […]

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LTIMindtree Employs 1,500 AI ‘Digital Employees’ for Scalability
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LTIMindtree Employs 1,500 AI ‘Digital Employees’ for Scalability

LTIMindtree, a leading global technology consulting and digital solutions company, has made a landmark strategic move by deploying approximately 1,500 AI-powered “Digital Employees” across its operations. This large-scale integration of agentic AI will fundamentally redefine the company’s operational model. It targets ambitious non-linear growth that aims to double revenue over the next five years without […]

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Indian IT Firms Secure Lowest Number of H-1B Visas in a Decade
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Indian IT Firms Secure Lowest Number of H-1B Visas in a Decade

The landscape of skilled foreign employment in the United States has undergone a dramatic transformation, evidenced by the sharp drop in approvals of H-1B visas for major Indian IT firms. According to a policy brief by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), the top seven Indian IT services companies secured just 4,573 H-1B petitions for initial […]

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Labour Rights in Question as TCS Staff Face Forced Resignations
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Labour Rights in Question as TCS Staff Face Forced Resignations

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of India’s largest and most valuable IT service providers, is currently facing intense public and legal scrutiny over fresh allegations that employees are being coerced into resigning, with the threat often stemming from failure in mandatory internal assessments. The controversy has prompted leading IT unions to intervene, demanding increased transparency […]

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Cognizant Introduces New Platform to Future-Proof Enterprise IT
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Cognizant Introduces New Platform to Future-Proof Enterprise IT

Cognizant, a leading global professional services company, has announced the launch of a significant new offering aimed at revolutionizing enterprise IT operations. Dubbed Cognizant® Resilient IT Operations, the platform-powered solution is designed to tackle persistent industry challenges such as operational debt, high downtime costs, and fragmented legacy workflows by leveraging a cutting-edge blend of automation, advanced […]

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Casagrand Rewards 1,000 Employees with London Trip
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Casagrand Rewards 1,000 Employees with London Trip

In a remarkable display of employee recognition, leading South Indian real estate developer Casagrand has rewarded its entire workforce of approximately 1,000 employees with an all-expenses-paid trip to London. This unprecedented incentive, dubbed the “Profit-share Bonanza,” marks one of the largest corporate travel rewards programs ever executed by an Indian real estate firm, underscoring the […]

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SAP Employee Trust Reduces as AI & Cloud Restructuring Booms
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SAP Employee Trust Reduces as AI & Cloud Restructuring Booms

German software giant SAP SE is grappling with a steep decline in employee trust, an unexpected internal fallout from its aggressive, multi-billion dollar strategic pivot toward cloud computing and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Recent internal surveys reveal that confidence in the Executive Board has fallen significantly, highlighting a growing tension between market-driven strategic imperatives and internal […]

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TCS faces $194 mn after US appeals court upholds damages
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TCS faces $194 mn after US appeals court upholds damages

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is staring at a major financial blow after a US Court of Appeals upheld a District Court ruling ordering the Indian IT major to pay $194 million in damages linked to a long-running trade secrets dispute. In an exchange filing on 22 November 2025, TCS termed it an “Adverse Ruling” and […]

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GCCs Aggressively Recruit for LLM and Prompt Engineering Roles
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GCCs Aggressively Recruit for LLM and Prompt Engineering Roles

Global Capability Centers (GCCs) in India are rapidly transforming their talent strategies, moving beyond traditional back-office roles to prioritize the hiring of highly specialized professionals in Generative AI (GenAI), machine learning, and niche engineering domains. This significant pivot is driven by the growing trend of parent multinational corporations (MNCs) granting their Indian GCCs “end-to-end ownership” of global […]

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OpenAI CEO Reassures Staff Despite Google’s Advantage
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OpenAI CEO Reassures Staff Despite Google’s Advantage

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman issued a candid internal memo to employees, acknowledging that the accelerated success of rivals, particularly Google’s Gemini 3 model, could “create some temporary economic headwinds for our company.” The leaked memo marks a rare public concession from the leader of the generative AI pioneer, signaling an intensification of the global artificial intelligence […]

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