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Shivani Shinde

Shivani Shinde

Shivani Shinde

With close to 20 years of experience, Shivani started her career by covering real estate till she moved tracks and ventured into technology. For close to 16 years now she has been tracking and breaking news on technology and startups for media house like Asian Age, Indian Express' Express Computer Magazine and Business Standard.

With close to 20 years of experience, Shivani started her career by covering real estate till she moved tracks and ventured into technology. For close to 16 years now she has been tracking and breaking news on technology and startups for media house like Asian Age, Indian Express' Express Computer Magazine and Business Standard.

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TCS onboards 10,000 freshers in Q2 FY27; plans to hire on demand

India's largest IT services firm says hiring will track client demand as it invests in AI skills, workforce training and niche talent, while subcontractor expenses rise in Q2

TCS onboards 10,000 freshers in Q2 FY27; plans to hire on demand
Updated On : 08 Oct 2026 | 11:56 PM IST

TCS Q2 results: Net profit rises 15% to ₹13,884 crore, revenue up 11.2%

The company's revenue grew 11.2 per cent in reported terms to Rs 73,188 crore for the second quarter, compared to Rs 65,799 crore year-on-year

TCS Q2 results: Net profit rises 15% to ₹13,884 crore, revenue up 11.2%
Updated On : 08 Oct 2026 | 11:38 PM IST

Voice AI adoption scales up in India, moves beyond experimentation

Multilingual, integrated and outcome-focused deployments gain ground as enterprises increasingly partner with technology providers

Voice AI adoption scales up in India, moves beyond experimentation
Updated On : 08 Oct 2026 | 8:55 PM IST

Proposed GST changes aim to make India's services exports more competitive

Proposed changes seek to widen the definition of services exports, ease rules around overseas branches and allow faster GST refunds through a risk-based mechanism

Proposed GST changes aim to make India's services exports more competitive
Updated On : 06 Oct 2026 | 11:31 PM IST

Indian-origin executives in demand to helm C-suite AI strategy globally

Honeywell Aerospace, Boeing, GE Healthcare, HCA Healthcare, MUFG and many others have created roles of chief AI and data officer, which are helmed by India-born engineers

Indian-origin executives in demand to helm C-suite AI strategy globally
Updated On : 27 Sep 2026 | 9:09 PM IST

Four out of five Indians to use AI assistants for festival shopping

Indians in Tier-II cities plan to spend ₹10,000-25,000 on shopping, matching Metro trends

Four out of five Indians to use AI assistants for festival shopping
Updated On : 27 Sep 2026 | 8:38 PM IST

As AI agents grow more autonomous, India faces a safety-regulation test

Recent incidents involving autonomous AI systems have sharpened debate over whether India's principle-based framework needs binding rules for frontier models and stronger independent testing

As AI agents grow more autonomous, India faces a safety-regulation test
Updated On : 23 Sep 2026 | 5:41 PM IST

Entry-level engineers face hiring gap as firms seek experience: foundit

Engineers with up to three years of experience comprise 45 per cent of active candidates but only 28 per cent of jobs, translating to 9.5 candidates per opening

Entry-level engineers face hiring gap as firms seek experience: foundit
Updated On : 15 Sep 2026 | 10:30 PM IST

Young workforce is India's advantage in manufacturing: Cedrik Neike

Cedrik Neike talks about impact of AI on manufacturing, Physical AI and jobs

Young workforce is India's advantage in manufacturing: Cedrik Neike
Updated On : 13 Sep 2026 | 10:29 PM IST

Indian banks bet on AI but hold back on scale amid deployment concerns

When it comes to end-to-end operational workflows or high-consequence decision-making, deployment drops off sharply

Indian banks bet on AI but hold back on scale amid deployment concerns
Updated On : 13 Sep 2026 | 9:59 PM IST

India is core to everything we're building: Anthropic's Irina Ghose

Anthropic India MD Irina Ghose says Indian developers' high tech intensity and willingness to experiment are helping shape AI playbooks for global markets

India is core to everything we're building: Anthropic's Irina Ghose
Updated On : 10 Sep 2026 | 10:25 PM IST

Population-level tokenisation needs high volumes: Nandan Nilekani

Nandan Nilekani says tokenisation infrastructure needs interoperability, liquidity and capacity to handle high volumes across multiple assets and use cases

Population-level tokenisation needs high volumes: Nandan Nilekani
Updated On : 10 Sep 2026 | 9:57 PM IST

Agentic AI, AI PCs reshaping Dell India strategy, says MD Manish Gupta

India MD Manish Gupta says enterprises are moving towards AI PCs, desk-side agentic deployments and end-to-end infrastructure as Dell scales manufacturing and AI capabilities

Agentic AI, AI PCs reshaping Dell India strategy, says MD Manish Gupta
Updated On : 09 Sep 2026 | 4:47 PM IST

NIXI, APNIC partner to strengthen internet routing security in India

Partnership will bring an APNIC RPKI repository mirror to India, helping reduce latency, improve network resilience and support wider adoption of the IPv6 protocol

NIXI, APNIC partner to strengthen internet routing security in India
Updated On : 08 Sep 2026 | 7:54 PM IST

Bank of America works on Zelle-UPI bridge for cross-border payments

BofA sees India as key cross-border payments hub as it pilots Zelle-UPI link

Bank of America works on Zelle-UPI bridge for cross-border payments
Updated On : 08 Sep 2026 | 12:10 AM IST

Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy next CEO; Narayen to be executive chair

India-born Anil Chakravarthy will take over as Adobe CEO on December 1, while long-time chief Shantanu Narayen will transition to the role of executive chair

Adobe names Anil Chakravarthy next CEO; Narayen to be executive chair
Updated On : 04 Sep 2026 | 7:57 PM IST

AI leads salary growth in India as employers pay more for scarce skills

AI leads salary growth in India as employers pay more for scarce skills

AI leads salary growth in India as employers pay more for scarce skills
Updated On : 02 Sep 2026 | 6:17 PM IST

IT services hiring demand hits 18-month high in September: Xpheno

Active demand in IT services has risen to 57,000 roles, with mid-senior and senior positions accounting for nearly 60 per cent as employers prioritise AI, cloud and digital skills

IT services hiring demand hits 18-month high in September: Xpheno
Updated On : 01 Sep 2026 | 11:27 PM IST

Mills to malls: How the Maximum City transformed from Bombay to Mumbai

How liberalisation, land-use reforms, technology, finance and infrastructure transformed Mumbai from a mill-driven industrial city into a sprawling services and financial hub

Mills to malls: How the Maximum City transformed from Bombay to Mumbai
Updated On : 01 Sep 2026 | 12:21 AM IST

ITC Infotech, Happiest Minds Technologies to merge in ₹1,330 crore deal

ITC will hold about 73.4 per cent in the merged company, which will have over 19,000 employees, serve 800 customers and target $1 billion in annual revenue by FY28

ITC Infotech, Happiest Minds Technologies to merge in ₹1,330 crore deal
Updated On : 31 Aug 2026 | 9:39 PM IST