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H-1B visa registration process for the fiscal year 2026 begins today, March 7, 2025, and will continue until March 24, 2025. US employers looking to hire skilled foreign workers in fields such as IT, healthcare, and engineering must complete the registration process within this period. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has introduced major changes this year, including a significant fee hike and a beneficiary-centric selection process.

Tech Mahindra in China, addressed a diverse audience representing over 15+ countries. The talk explored India’s rich technological heritage, tracing its roots from Sanskrit texts to the development of large language models tailored to India's diverse dialects. Emphasizing India's commitment to responsible AI, Sharma highlighted Prime Minister Modi’s co-chairing of the Paris Summit as a testament to the country’s leadership in fostering AI for good and for all. The discussion also shed light on India’s thriving startup ecosystem, ranking 19th globally, with Bengaluru securing a spot among the top 10 startup hubs worldwide. India’s substantial new investment of $3 billion in AI infrastructure, the National Quantum Mission, and advancements in AI-driven applications across agriculture, cleantech, spacetech, and healthcare were underscored as key milestones.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Walgreens’s almost centurylong run as a public company is coming to an end. The embattled drugstore chain has struck a deal to be taken private by Sycamore Partners in one of the biggest leveraged buyouts in recent memory.

post-Budget webinar on employment. PM Modi underscored the importance of investing in people, the economy, and innovation, describing these themes as central to India's roadmap for becoming a developed nation. «Investing in people, economy and innovation is a theme that defines the roadmap for a developed India. You can see its impact on a large scale in this year's Budget. Therefore, this Budget has emerged as a blueprint for India's future,» said PM Modi, emphasising that the Budget has given equal priority to infrastructure, industries, and human capital.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Coforge Ltd on Tuesday said it has struck a mega 13-year deal worth $1.56 billion with Sabre Corp., a Southlake, Texas-based travel technology company. As part of the deal, Coforge will handle the software product delivery for Sabre and will also execute artificial intelligence-led tasks for the travel technology company.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. India’s second-largest pathology lab chain, Metropolis Healthcare, is strengthening its foothold in North India with another acquisition. The diagnostics player announced Monday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Metropolis Clinical Pathology Pvt.

digital reality – once confined to the gaming industry – now plays a transformative role across sectors. Its components like Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Extended Reality (ER) are revolutionizing industries like healthcare, education, tours and travels, retail, and even manufacturing. As businesses adopt immersive technologies, the demand for skilled professionals in digital reality continues to surge. That said, to build a thriving career in this dynamic field, acquiring the right set of skills and knowledge is essential. So, if you are planning to explore this space, here are 5 promising career options that are expected to expand in the coming years.

The data highlights key industries such as IT, BFSI, Manufacturing, and Healthcare as major contributors to this growth, alongside a rising demand for specialised talent in emerging technology roles. “The Indian job market is evolving rapidly, creating greater access and opportunities for women, particularly in high-growth industries and tech-driven roles,” said Anupama Bhimrajka, VP-Marketing, foundit in a statement.

perinatal care hospital chain reported good performance in the December 2024 quarter with 18% and 11% year-on-year growth in revenue and PAT respectively. The numbers surpassed Reuters-Refinitiv estimates by 3% and 6% respectively. While revenue growth was supported by increased patient volumes and average revenue per patient (ARPP), a significant jump in other income aided the bottom line. Operational efficiencies aided EBITDA,which grew by 14% year-on-year while the overall occupancy also improved. However, average revenue per occupied bed (ARPOB) declined amid an increase in average length of stay (ALOS) and new bed additions. The company operates 19 hospitals (and five outpatient clinics) across six cities. It has a bed capacity of 1,935 with over 835 doctors. It is benefitting from the growing paediatric healthcare market. Also, India’s low spending on childcare products and services, high birth rate compared to China and the United States, increasing maternity age, increased focus on preventive healthcare, and expansion of medical tourism are some of the tailwinds. Rainbow is distinctive from its peers as it offers the highest number of beds in paediatric intensive care units and neonatal intensive care units. It operates on a hub-and-spoke model (the central hospital delivers comprehensive outpatient and inpatient care whereas the satellite facilities provide emergency care) that helps in lowering costs.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Despite stocks, especially small caps, correcting steeply from their highs of September, markets could still undershoot on the downside as investor sentiment remains weak. However, they aren't likely to stay there for long, according to Mahesh Patil, chief investment officer of Aditya Birla Sun Life Asset Management Company Ltd.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Aiming to boost digital health accessibility among citizens, the Union government has planned to train joint directors to impart knowledge, help in implementation, and keep them updated about the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM). A two-day national workshop will be held in Bihar on 7-8 March, to focus on building the capabilities of these crucial links in the ABDM system.

Trump administration has cancelled several international aid projects, including contracts supporting HIV, polio, and malaria programmes in some of the world’s most impoverished communities. Earlier this week, the administration officially terminated these contracts through brief, direct emails. Around 5,800 contracts under USAID have been revoked. These included vital projects such as refugee aid, tuberculosis clinics, and polio vaccination initiatives, according to The New York Times.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge cooled in January, if economists’ forecasts are right. The Bureau of Economic Analysis is scheduled to release the latest reading for the personal consumption expenditures, or PCE, price index on Friday, Feb.

HCL Technologies are set to be in focus on Friday after the IT services company announced a strategic agreement with Children’s Minnesota to enhance operational efficiency and patient care using artificial intelligence (AI). The partnership, announced after market hours on Thursday, will see HCL Tech deploy its AI-powered platform, HCLTech AI Force, to modernize the operational systems of Children’s Minnesota, one of the largest pediatric healthcare providers in the United States. The AI-driven solutions aim to streamline service delivery, reduce manual processes, and enable data-driven decision-making, the company said in a statement.

DeepSeek AI had created a market rout upon its entry into the field of artificial intelligence through its V3 and R1 AI models, but it now looks like it is facing some competition from Tencent, another Chinese tech company that is claiming to have built an AI model that gives faster responses to prompts than DeepSeek, according to a Reuters report.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Industry body Nasscom sees the Indian IT sector surpassing the $300 billion revenue milestone in FY26. But it’s also expected to witness a reset, with slower employee addition, higher costs, AI-driven growth, code-automation and more.

H20 AI chips as DeepSeek's cost-efficient and affordable AI models have led to an increase in demand for these chips, reported Reuters.

Go Digit General Insurance has acquired a small stake in pharmaceuticals major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories through a cash infusion of Rs 30.06 crore, the insurance company said in a stock exchange filing today.

The Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (Irdai) has capped annual health insurance premium hikes for senior citizens at 10%, offering much-needed relief to an age group often hit hardest by unpredictable price surges.