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Updated on: Jun 2026
Paytm Trims 400 Staff While Adding 10% More AI Roles
Industry

Paytm Trims 400 Staff While Adding 10% More AI Roles

Indian fintech pioneer Paytm has announced a comprehensive structural restructuring. The company is aggressively steering its core platform towards an artificial intelligence-driven ecosystem. As part of this overarching strategic pivot, the digital payments giant plans to recruit roughly 4,000 new professionals over the next nine months. This will result in an approximate 10% expansion of […]

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IIT Graduate Rejects 90% Pay Cut Internship, Sparks Debate
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IIT Graduate Rejects 90% Pay Cut Internship, Sparks Debate

A viral social media post by IIT Bombay graduate and software professional Soham Nayak has reignited discussions around compensation fairness, hiring ethics, and the growing use of internship-based employment models for experienced talent. Viral Post Brings Recruitment Practices Under Scrutiny Soham recently shared a discussion with a recruiter who approached him with what initially appeared […]

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Barclays Asia Pacific Head-HR, Aditi Mahadevan Nair Bids Farewell
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Barclays Asia Pacific Head-HR, Aditi Mahadevan Nair Bids Farewell

Barclays is set for a senior HR leadership transition as Aditi Mahadevan Nair, Managing Director and Head of Human Resources for Asia Pacific, announced her departure. Sharing the update on LinkedIn, Aditi reflected on her four-year journey with Barclays, describing it as an “unforgettable” chapter marked by meaningful professional relationships, leadership support, and opportunities that […]

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Pune TCS Employee Dies by Suicide; Senior Colleagues Booked
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Pune TCS Employee Dies by Suicide; Senior Colleagues Booked

A 48-year-old software professional employed with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) died by suicide at his residence in the Pimpri-Chinchwad region of Pune. Following the recovery of a suicide note, the Bhosari police registered a formal First Information Report (FIR). This document charges three individuals with abetment to suicide. Among those booked are two female TCS […]

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Mankind Pharma Appoints Nilesh Kulkarni as Group Head- HR
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Mankind Pharma Appoints Nilesh Kulkarni as Group Head- HR

Mankind Pharma has appointed Nilesh Kulkarni as Group Head- Human Resources and Senior Management Personnel (SMP), effective June 08, 2026. In his new role, he will play a key role in advancing the company’s people agenda, strengthening leadership capabilities, and supporting business growth through strategic talent initiatives. Extensive Experience Nilesh is a seasoned HR professional […]

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Eight Public-Sector Banks Add 13,223 Employees in FY26
Industry

Eight Public-Sector Banks Add 13,223 Employees in FY26

Reaffirming that human resources remain a central pillar of growth despite rapid digital transformation, India’s state-owned banks expanded their hiring significantly. According to data compiled from annual bank disclosures for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, eight of the country’s twelve public-sector banks (PSBs) collectively added 13,223 professionals to their payrolls. This hiring surge […]

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Microsoft Halts Claude Usage Over Anthropic’s 30-Day Data Trap
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Microsoft Halts Claude Usage Over Anthropic’s 30-Day Data Trap

Tech giant Microsoft has implemented internal operational restrictions blocking its employees from utilizing Anthropic’s flagship artificial intelligence model, Claude Fable 5. The sudden policy enforcement stems from a critical legal and security impasse regarding mandatory, non-configurable data retention clauses appended to the newly released architecture. The restriction creates a rare corporate paradox. While Microsoft engineers […]

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Hyatt Beats Global Hiring Target After Employing 12,000 Disconnected Youth
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Hyatt Beats Global Hiring Target After Employing 12,000 Disconnected Youth

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has announced a milestone in its global workforce development strategy. The international hospitality giant has successfully hired more than 12,000 “Opportunity Youth” across its commercial portfolio. The figure comfortably surpasses the organization’s original benchmark goal of securing 10,000 placements between 2018 and the end of 2025. Hyatt Bridging the Disconnection Gap Launched […]

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PwC Elevates Anumeha Singh as Partner & Head- People Consulting, India
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PwC Elevates Anumeha Singh as Partner & Head- People Consulting, India

PwC, one of the Big Four professional services firms, has elevated Anumeha Singh as Partner and Head of People and Organisation Consulting, India. In her new role, she will lead PwC India’s People and Organisation Consulting business, overseeing workforce transformation, advisory services, digital solutions, and strategic alliances to drive organizational growth and change. Extensive Experience […]

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TCS Opens India’s First Oracle AI Lab in Kolkata with 4-City Expansion Plan
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TCS Opens India’s First Oracle AI Lab in Kolkata with 4-City Expansion Plan

India’s largest IT services exporter, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), has officially inaugurated the nation’s first Oracle AI Data Platform Lab and Center of Excellence (CoE). Located at Delta Park Lords in Kolkata, the specialized facility marks an intensification of TCS’s 35-year strategic alliance with Oracle, focusing squarely on transitioning enterprise artificial intelligence from experimental pilots […]

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Infosys Expects Big AI Investments to Pay Off Well in the Long Run
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Infosys Expects Big AI Investments to Pay Off Well in the Long Run

India’s second-largest software services exporter, Infosys Ltd., anticipates a net positive financial benefit from its artificial intelligence (AI) implementations over the medium-to-long term. The corporate outlook follows high-level institutional meetings with JM Financial, where the tech giant mapped its evolving business architecture against a landscape disrupted by generative and agentic AI. The baseline growth strategy […]

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Samsung Staff Now Allowed to Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude
Industry

Samsung Staff Now Allowed to Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude

Samsung Group has launched a sweeping corporate initiative designed to fundamentally reshape its operational framework. Dubbed the “AI Transformation” (AX) program, the South Korean conglomerate has officially granted its global workforce permission to utilize prominent external generative AI tools, reversing prior conservative stances on commercial AI software. Effective immediately, Samsung personnel across various business units […]

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