Digital Disruption

India’s top 16 IT services companies paid a record ₹1.3 trillion to shareholders in FY26 through dividends and share buybacks, marking the fastest growth in payouts in nine years.

How should personal data be used and not used? What about the disintermediated media that has teamed up with Big Tech to re-invent politics by spreading post-truth and hate mail, wonders T N Ninan

Easing of profitability criteria could see entry of quant funds, robo advisory and smart ETFs

Vantage point: Insights from cutting-edge research

Study also finds areas such as cloud computing, analytics, mobility and security will most influence IT jobs in next 18 months