The petitioner approached the High Court seeking quashing of the appointment order and her own appointment based on merit. (AI image) In a strongly worded decision that upheld the constitutional right to equality in the public employment, the Gujarat High Court ruled that refusal to employ an unmarried woman on the assumption that she might…
IBM share price crash (AI image) IBM share price crash: Anthropic’s latest business move has hit shares of International Business Machines Corp or IBM hard. The stock tumbled on Monday after artificial intelligence startup Anthropic announced that its Claude Code tool can assist in upgrading COBOL, an aging programming language predominantly operated on IBM systems.In…
Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex opened in red on Tuesday on weak global cues following fresh tariff threats from US President Donald Trump. While Nifty50 dropped over 100 points, BSE Sensex went below the 83,000 mark. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 25,608.90, down 104 points or 0.40%. BSE Sensex was at…
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BENGALURU: The IT industry is undergoing one of its deepest structural shifts in decades as AI reshapes talent needs across the delivery chain. The traditional pyramid model with large teams of junior coders supervised by layers of managers-is giving way to a capability-dense, AI-augmented structure. “The shift is from coding depth to problem framing,” said…
Global stocks on Monday were dragged down by losses on Wall Street and European equities as fresh uncertainty around tariffs intensified after US President Donald Trump announced new levies following a US Supreme Court ruling last week.Wall Street’s main indexes slid, with software and financials being the biggest drags on the benchmarks. Citigroup was down…
NEW DELHI: In a stern message, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked banks to focus on core banking and said it was an offence to mis-sell insurance products.“I am glad that RBI is coming up with guidance on why mis-selling will not be entertained. The message should go to the banks that you cannot…
With appraisal season around the corner, conversations about pay hikes, promotions and performance rewards are returning to office corridors as companies reassess compensation strategies.Companies are preparing to roll out an average salary hike of 9.1 per cent in 2026, signalling a shift towards skills-based pay structures rather than uniform annual increments, according to a report,…
Traffic jam in Delhi Mumbai expressway (Photo credit -PTI) More than one lakh motorists stranded during a massive traffic gridlock on the Mumbai-Pune Expressway earlier this month will receive toll refunds worth Rs 5.16 crore, after authorities decided to return charges deducted despite suspension orders.The disruption followed a gas tanker accident on February 3 on…
The government has reduced duty benefits available to exporters under the Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products (RoDTEP) scheme by 50 per cent with immediate effect, prompting industry bodies to urge a review of the decision, PTI reported.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) said the applicable RoDTEP rates will now be capped…
