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Statsguru: Has TCS's job cut signal set the tone for the IT industry?

TCS employed the highest number of workers in FY25, at 636,833 employees. Infosys hired the distant second-highest number at 348,596 in FY25, followed by Wipro at 235,415

Health ID - Digital, Secure, Inclusive

With a federated architecture, no health records will be stored in a central repository, reducing the risk of a single hacked server leading to leakages

China's clampdown on rare earths has prompted India to explore options

Japan is a model to look at. After the 2010 episode, it reduced its dependence on China to 60 per cent of its requirement of magnets

MS Dhoni wants to trademark 'Captain Cool'; legal experts raise flags

Dhoni filed his trademark application through the Trademarks Registry's Kolkata office under Class 41, which covers education, training, entertainment, sporting, and cultural activities

Tamil Nadu's MGNREGA efficiency outpaces bigger and poorer states

Over several financial years, the data shows that Tamil Nadu has received and utilised more funds than many larger and poorer states

Suresh Narayanan's journey: From Maggi crisis to Nestle India's growth

Breakfast with BS: Suresh Narayanan, Chairman & MD, Nestle India says Legacy brands can't rely on their past anymore. The challenge now is to stay relevant, be as nimble as startups, regional players

India's own Foxconn? Dixon's PLI-powered road map may reshape electronics

Dixon is transitioning from being predominantly domestic assembler - smartphone assembly accounted for 89 per cent of its revenue as of Q3 FY25 - to becoming a deeper player in electronics value chain

Port Talbot's green furnace marks end of costly firefighting for Tata Steel

Port Talbot, Tata Steel's upstream steelmaking facility in South Wales, had largely been a drag on the company's bottom line since it acquired Anglo-Dutch steelmaker Corus in 2007

From kitchen to Cloud: How Ajay Vij is steering Accenture's India engine

Lunch with BS: Ajay Vij, Senior Country Managing Director, Accenture India

Can mobile PLI scheme's winning model be replicated across other sectors?

An agile government-private partnership has proved a win-win for the mobile PLI scheme

Isro to industry: Tech transfers fueling private sector's orbital lift-off

Isro's tech expertise has found wider uses. Now, IN-SPACe is driving deeper tech transfers to power the private sector's orbital lift-off

Swiggy, Blinkit, Zepto rate users and delivery workers: Here's how it works

India's quick-commerce industry expected to grow threefold between 2024 and 2027, touching an estimated ₹1.5 trillion-₹1.7 trillion

India-Canada interim trade deal back on the table after 2 years of tensions

After two years of strained diplomatic relations, as India and Canada look to iron out creases, the interim trade deal is back on the table

IPOs mark a new era for India's hospitality industry with scale, ambition

In the past two months, international chains have announced aggressive expansion plans for India. Most plan to open 100-300 hotels in the next five years, said analysts at Elara Capital

Foxconn saga: Recall of Chinese workers hits India's iPhone manufacturing

With the recall of the Chinese workforce, the effort to transfer technology built by Apple has been interrupted at Indian plants

Beyond the Street: Shankar Sharma on return on equity in life, markets

'For 40 years, India valued only technical skills. IITs, coding - that became everything. Soft skills were sidelined. But those are the skills that will keep you employable now, not technical skills'

From cancer detection to treatment, how AI is transforming health care

Artificial intelligence is changing the DNA of health care with the promise of a 'healthier human'. The second of a three-part series

Buy-buy AI: Why India's retailers are betting big on AI-powered growth

The concluding part of the series looks at how artificial intelligence is transforming every aisle with algorithms, from product discovery to logistics and marketing

Cosmic connection: D2D technology may redefine telecom rules in India

Direct-to-device (D2D) satellite connectivity would allow users to access satellite connectivity on existing 4G or 5G smartphones - no special satellite phone would be needed

A watchdog's watchlist: Meet Ravneet Kaur, the 1st woman ever to head CCI

Only the second woman to head a regulatory body in India, Kaur tells about her deep interest in economics, the challenges of AI, and why she might be seen as a tough taskmaster