IT Sector

Air freight ‌rates have surged since the US-Israeli war on Iran began at the end of February, as higher fuel costs and disrupted sea shipments squeeze capacity

Infosys has lost over ₹2 lakh crore in market value this year and has slipped out of India’s top 10 most valuable companies. But this is bigger than one stock crash.

Cognizant may cut up to 15,000 jobs as it pivots to an AI-led model, reflecting deeper shifts in IT services economics and weakening demand

IT services major Infosys has announced plans to set up a permanent, 20-acre campus in Visakhapatnam, signalling confidence in the region's economic and technological potential. The facility is designed to accommodate 7,000 professionals. Over the last two years, Infosys' growth in the city has scaled in the port city from 250 employees to 1,900, with an additional 750 seats set to become operational in the near-term, said an official press release on Thursday. "The company has outlined plans for a permanent 20-acre campus with a long-term seating capacity of 7,000 professionals - demonstrating strong confidence in the region's long-term potential," said the release. A defining feature of the IT services company's growth is its deep integration with the local talent ecosystem, it said. The Visakhapatnam campus has recruited over 1,000 freshers and 500 lateral hires from the region, reflecting the availability of industry-ready talent and the success of Andhra Pradesh's focused ...

Valuations are now more balanced after the correction and advises investors to adopt a staggered approach to equity investing, says Devalkar

NASSCOM's new chair highlights AI as both disruptor and growth driver, amid hiring slowdown, rising compute costs, and global uncertainty shaping India's tech sector

Tech Mahindra reported a 16 per cent rise in Q4 FY26 net profit, while revenue grew 12.6 per cent year-on-year, though profit missed Bloomberg estimates

Client cutbacks, macro jitters trim growth expectations

Ravi Kumar's pay rises on higher stock awards, while CFO Jatin Dalal's compensation declines; proxy filing details executive payouts

TCS allows work-from-home at its Nashik centre after harassment allegations trigger arrests and a police probe into workplace safety concerns

Wipro plans Rs 15,000 crore share buyback, its largest ever, offering 19 per cent premium to market price as it looks to reward shareholders and support stock performance

Krithivasan discusses growth prospects for FY27, the perceived threat from artificial intelligence tools, and hiring trends

TCS rolls out 25,000 fresher offers for FY27, its slowest start in years, as AI-led skill gaps and cautious hiring reshape campus recruitment trends

Placement of women in contractual or flexible roles in the IT and IT-enabled services sector has reached 40 per cent in FY26, reflecting the growing adoption of the workforce model, a report said on Saturday. Women's placements increased by 10 percentage points from FY22 to FY26, reaching 40 per cent in FY26, said talent solutions provider Careernet's report - Women in IT/ITeS: Trends in Contractual/Flexi Roles. The preferred roles tilt toward finance and accounting (43 per cent), followed by data science and analytics (34 per cent), UX, design and architecture (31 per cent), IT and information security (29 per cent) and engineering - software and QA (27 per cent), it said. Consulting (20 per cent) continues to lag, pointing to areas that have greater headroom for inclusion, added the report. Careernet's report is based on an annual sample of 3,000 placements in contractual positions in FY26 and was compared with data from the last four fiscal years. With respect to preference for

IT major rolls out pay increases effective April 1 across grades, even as headcount declines year-on-year and the company steps up investments in AI-ready workforce

Nifty Bank index has fallen 8 per cent since the start of the Iran war at the end of February, underperforming the benchmark Nifty 50, which is down 4.7 per cent over the same period

SenseAI report shows capital concentrating in mega-rounds, with Indian startups scaling AI applications rapidly and reaching revenue early as value shifts to the application layer

The technology sector has seen major job cuts recently, with companies including Oracle, TCS, Amazon, Microsoft, Intel and Block cutting thousands as they restructure and invest in AI

FY26 was a muted year for Dalal Street, with flat index returns and repeated bouts of volatility driven by FPI outflows, IT sector correction, and global tensions. In this episode of Markets Special,

Infosys' acquisitions of Optimum Healthcare IT and Stratus Global strengthen AI-led capabilities, while sector valuations remain below historical averages amid ongoing correction