Cognizant beats 1 mn AI skilling goal, doubles target to 2 mn; over 1.5 lakh Indians benefit
Around 76,000 have undergone intermediate training on Gen AI tools, and 9,000 have completed advanced role-based programs as of October 2025.
Suparna Mitra to take over as MD and CEO of TeamLease as founders step back from executive roles
Ashok Reddy, the current MD and CEO, will move to the position of executive vice chairman and work with Mitra on strategy, horizontal projects and new business adjacencies
LTIMindtree builds 1,500 AI 'digital employees' as CEO Lambu bets on agentic future
Each agent has a human mentor responsible for training and supervising and at some point, some of them might even be 'retired' or 'fired' if they do not learn well enough, Venu Lambu tells Moneycontrol
LTIMindtree will stop filing fresh H1-B visa applications: CEO Venu Lambu
Lambu said the impact on LTIMindtree's onsite delivery model will be limited because the company has already reduced its dependence on H-1B over the last few years and built a strong local hiring engine in the US.
TCS leases 3 million sq ft of office space between FY25, H1FY26: ICRA
According to ICRA data, IT-BPM sector had record office leasing between FY25 and H1FY26; TCS accounted for the highest office leasing across Bengaluru, Chennai and Hyderabad.
Can the misuse of AI really be stopped?
Modi’s call for a global AI compact is timely as the tech innovation threatens to upset the rhythm of economic development and human progress
Wipro taps IISc for joint drive in agentic AI, frontier computing
IISc researchers will work with Wipro engineers to build platforms, models, and IP that can be deployed across telecom, manufacturing, financial services, and healthcare
Tech Mahindra to build 8 bn-parameter education LLM under IndiaAI Mission, targets March 2026 launch
The model will be able to provide personalised guidance to students for various subjects in their preferred Indian languages.
Education alone is insufficient without jobs, says Infosys' Sumit Virmani
India’s next wave of social innovators must focus on turning education and training into tangible employment outcomes, Virmani has said
Xoriant acquires Latvia’s TestDevLab to strengthen European footprint, boost AI-led quality engineering
The deal marks Xoriant’s fourth acquisition in three years, as the ChrysCapital-owned firm expands aggressively across global markets. Xoriant currently operates 28 offices across India, the US and Europe.
Maharashtra sets out plan to outpace southern states in GCC investments
Kaustubh Dhavse, chief adviser on investments and strategy to the chief minister, said Maharashtra expects each Rs 1 crore in new investment to generate one direct and one indirect job, with a target of 400,000 jobs by 2030
Almost 60% of GCCs investing in Agentic AI; build incubators to globalise ideas: EY
GCCs are also institutionalising innovation, with 67 percent creating dedicated innovation teams and incubation programs aimed at global problem statements.
Accenture explores Agentic AI for high-volume enterprise workflows, says India head
Accenture is already applying Agentic AI in finance workflows for a large Indian retail company, where 5 agents are expected to deliver around 35% cost savings in payment operations.
Greed, leverage & complacency: Signs the next market domino may be ready to fall
History’s greatest investors made their fortunes not by predicting peaks, but by respecting cycles. Today’s environment of easy money, high leverage, and AI euphoria may look unstoppable but so did every bubble before it.
Cognizant seeks dismissal of Infosys counterclaims in TriZetto fight
The Teaneck-headquartered company has also asked the court to pause all antitrust-related discovery by Infosys until its dismissal plea is decided.
Infosys foundation awards Rs 2 crore to 8 innovators for social impact solutions
The Foundation awarded Rs 50 lakh each to the top innovators across three categories.
New labour code mandates salary disbursement by 7th of every month for IT employees
Also, the labour code asks IT/ITes companies to facilitate for women to work night shifts in all establishments, therefore, opportunity for women to earn higher wages.
From Rs 50K employee reimbursement to Rs 10 crore for IT parks: How Karnataka is luring IT firms to Beyond Bengaluru clusters
The measures are part of a wider strategy to ease pressure on Bengaluru’s strained infrastructure and seed new technology hubs across the state.
IT union slams Karnataka's self-certification policy, calls it anti-worker move
The new provision allows companies to self-declare compliance, which the IT union argues grants corporations a free hand to violate labour laws without fear of scrutiny.
Deepwatch opens GCC in Bengaluru with 50 employees, plans to hire 100 more
The new GCC will focus on building agentic AI systems, or autonomous AI agents that streamline cybersecurity workflows by automating repetitive tasks such as threat detection, investigation, and response.
Infosys launches AI-first model to help enterprises modernise GCCs
The model provides an end-to-end approach covering strategy development, site selection, entity setup, recruitment, and operational launch.
Entry-level tech demand slumps 20-25% as India shifts to diamond-shaped workforce: EY
Industry observers cited in EY’s report say several Indian IT services firms have already consolidated 20-25% of entry-level roles through intelligent automation and AI augmentation.
Labour commissioner of Pune summons TCS over layoff complaints by NITES
Over the past several months, NITES had appealed to CM Devendra Fadnavis, alleging TCS of illegally laying off nearly 2,500 mid to senior level employees in Pune.
Doing more with less: AI rewrites the operating model of Indian IT
Strategy has shifted to AI factories, agentic systems, and platform-infused engineering. And executives speak of productivity gains rather than fresher hiring now.
