Unacademy is conducting another round of job cuts and laying off 350 employees or 10 per cent of its workforce of 3,500, as the SoftBank-backed edtech firm targets profitability and reduces costs, according to an internal note sent by Gaurav Munjal, co-founder and CEO of Unacademy group, to the staff. Munjal said the restructuring exercise would affect about 10 per cent of employees across the group. "I am deeply saddened to share that we will have to say goodbye to some of our extremely talented Unacademy employees," said Munjal in the letter addressed to employees and reviewed by Business Standard.
While Anjali Sivaraman is steadily making her mark as one of the freshest faces in Indian cinema, her fashion game deserves its own spotlight.
Raashii Khanna, who's gearing up for 120 Bahadur, has a style language that feels straight out of a love story, because she genuinely romances with her clothes.
'I won't name her; she's very successful and experienced.'
The firm, which has sacked 1,000 employees, says nothing new about it, laggards weeded out every year, this year is no different
As of date, the company has 449 employees on its roll, a company spokesperson said, adding it would be difficult to say off-hand the number of non-critical employees removed from the service.
Google Vice-President, People Operations, Laszlo Bock said, 'Given the state of the economy, we... needed fewer people focused on hiring,' following which it decided to 'wind down almost all our contracts with external contractors and vendors providing recruiting services... After much consideration, we have with great regret decided that we need to go further and reduce the overall size of our recruiting organisation by approximately 100 positions.'
The expatriates get between $15,000 to 18,000 salary per month besides perquisites such as five-star hotel accommodation and business class conveyance to their home country. Earlier, around Diwali, Jet had sacked about 1,000 temporaray staff but later rescinded its move by taking back all the employees.
India's assistant coach also Ryan ten Doeschate also lauded Starc for his excellent display with the pink ball.
Edtech unicorn Vedantu has laid off 385 employees, nearly 11.6 per cent of the company workforce, according to sources. This move is being seen as part of a drive in the edtech sector towards profitability via cost-savings and consolidation, as funds dry up, they said. The Bengaluru-based firm has laid off over 1,100 employees (both full-time and contractual), so far, this year.
The IT-BPO industry is becoming increasingly alert on fake biodatas. India's largest IT serivces provider, Tata Consultancy Service, has recently asked close to 20 employees at its Kolkata centre to leave after the company, during the background verification, found that these employees have used fudged resumes to get jobs.
Currently, industries with up to 100 workers were allowed to do this.
Capping days of frenetic confabulations and suspense, 136 ministers, mostly belonging to the Congress in over half a dozen states, were today shown the door on the last day of government downsizing exercise to meet the Constitutional requirement
Batting under lights on a lively track, Australia then suffered a collapse of their own and finished day two on 99-6 for an overall lead of 181 as they look to complete a series sweep.
Average tenure of CEOs and MDs has come down to 1-3 years.
"HCL's employees know that bill tightening has to happen, but in a collaborative manner. There is a trust factor between the employees, the company and the customers and we do not have a pink slip policy. That is why we squeezed utilisation up to 75 per cent and our hiring in the last two quarters has not been much," says Vineet Nayar, CEO, HCL Technologies.
This is the third time that the carrier is trimming its workforce. In 2007, the carrier cut staff by1,200 after it took over Air Sahara. In August this year, JetLite offered over 700 employees a voluntary separation scheme. This is the first time that the axe is falling on Jet Airways employees directly.
Anuja Mishra and Kartik Bajoria found themselves with no jobs exactly one year ago. Today they run a start-up that offers writing solutions to television channels, websites and corporate houses.
'Many were caught in a burnout race, chasing unsustainable growth without innovating.'
'The prospect of Konstas facing Jofra Archer with the first ball of the Ashes on November 21 -- potentially delivered at 155km/h -- doesn't feel like a fair fight.'
Nikita Dutta has the innate ability to create versatile looks by blending multiple fashion elements.
From the pretty Khushi Kapoor to the lovely Manushi Chhillar to the gorgeous Rekha, the Hindustan Times Most Stylish Awards 2025 saw the glitterati in attendance.
With Rasha Thadani, it's always a style carnival where the fun never stops!
Virat Kohli's refusal to make changes in his batting to overcome a weakness outside the off-stump has seen his average drop from the 50s to 48.13, says former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar.
India's mind games played a pivotal role in the dismissal of Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne.
Images from Day 1 of the 'Pink-ball' second Test between Australia and India in Adelaide on Friday.
The opening day drew more than 50,000 fans making it the fourth highest attendance ever for a day of Test cricket at the Adelaide Oval.
Pat Cummins took five wickets as Australia maintained their unblemished record in 'Pink-ball' Tests with a thumping 10-wicket victory over India in the second Test in Adelaide on Sunday to level the five-match series 1-1 in just two-and-a-half days.
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Shubman Gill dispelled all doubts about his thumb injury with a stylish fifty even as skipper Rohit Sharma kept cards close to his chest by coming in at No. 4 in India's curtailed pink-ball warm-up game against Prime Minister's XI in Canberra on Sunday.
India were struggling at 128 for 5 in their second innings, still trailing Australia by 29 runs at stumps on day two of the day-night Test.
Sunrisers had won the title in the inaugural season in 2023 by defeating Pretoria Capitals. They had beaten Durban SuperGiants in the 2024 edition of SA20.
What's absolutely loveable is the Navra Maza Navsacha 2 actor's knack for choosing the perfect look for any outing.
Talking to broadcasters after the India innings, Starc said he did not really visualise Jaiswal's dismissal.
New opener Steve Smith, thrust into the role after David Warner's retirement, fell to Roach for six in the first over of Australia's innings when a seaming delivery was adjudged lbw on review.
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No matter the occasion, the Stree actor has a stellar look to serve.
The day night Test will be played at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru from Saturday, March 12.
While the whole batting unit faltered, the spotlight fell firmly on seniors Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, whose lean patches in recent times have become a matter of concern.
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