UK PM's office apologises for Diwali reception menu

Prime Minister Keir Starmer's office on Friday apologised for a 'mistake' in the organisation of its Diwali reception at 10 Downing Street after some British Hindus objected to non-vegetarian food......

Families move in with students in Kota as suicides mount

From mothers on sabbatical to grandparents and homemakers, many people are choosing to shift to the coaching hub Kota with their children to ensure they are not stressed while preparing for......

Why unicorns are investing in startups

Byju's, Flipkart, PharmEasy and CRED, among others, have taken the acquisition route to grow, reports Shivani Shinde. Illustration: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Even as startups in India continue to......

How Indian IT giants are playing catch-up in consultancy

The issue large Indian firms face is not bandwidth or scale but one of mindset and business model. Shivani Shinde reports. The analyst community tracking the Indian IT services industry took......

IT majors to focus on localised hiring

TCS, Infosys ramp up onshore hiring; Infosys committed to hire 25,000 over 5 years, reports Shivani Shinde. IMAGE: Between April last year and January 2021, onshore hiring, including taking in......

Automation gobbles up jobs in the IT sector

At Infosys and Wipro, 8,200 roles have been impacted in six months, discover Ayan Pramanik and Shivani Shinde Nadhe. Automation is eating up jobs in the information technology sector of the......

Twenty new athletes added to 2024 Games' TOPS list

IMAGE: India weightlifter Mirabai Chanu in action during the Tokyo Olympics. Photograph: Chris Graythen/Getty Images As many as 20 new sportspersons were on Monday added to the list of Target......

Indian junior Fed Cup team qualifies for World Group

The Indian junior Fed Cup team has qualified for the World Group after finishing third in the Asia/Oceania Final Qualifying event following a 2-1 win over New Zealand in the Play-off, in New Delhi......