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While the talent pool may grow to just 1.2 million, this presents a significant opportunity for reskilling and upskilling existing professionals. Companies are facing a growing shortage of skilled professionals as they rush to implement artificial intelligence (AI) solutions.

IKEA flatpacks which are affordable, easy-to-assemble furniture kits, in order to build makeshift bedrooms inside federal office buildings, that they are trying to dismantle in the first place. This comes as they work to shrink the same government agencies they’re temporarily living in, according to recent Politico report. DOGE has fired several federal workers and canceled their contracts, and pushed to reduce government property in just a few weeks. But while slashing costs, employees aren’t skimping on sleep. At least four rooms on the 6th floor of the General Services Administration (GSA) building have been turned into sleeping spaces, complete with IKEA beds, lamps, and dressers, two employees told Politico.

Gulmarg found wide echo in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly on Monday with Chief Minister Omar Abdullah saying his government had no role in the event organised at a private hotel and would not have given its permission even if it was not Ramzan. At the centre of the controversy over the show, which Kashmir's chief priest Mirwaiz Umar Farooq dubbed obscene, were designer duo Shivan & Narresh. As the issue over the March 7 fashion walk through the snow meadows in Gulmarg escalated, they expressed deep regret. The Delhi-based designers, whose full names are Shivan Bhatiya and Narresh Kukreja, had showcased their skiwear collection to mark the 15th anniversary of their label. «Our sole intention was to celebrate creativity and the ski & apres-ski lifestyle, without any desire to offend anyone or any religious sentiments.

Amazon now in control of the James Bond franchise, the search for Daniel Craig's replacement is intensifying. Following its $1 billion acquisition of the James Bond franchise, Amazon must make a significant choice. In 2021, Daniel Craig announced that he would be hanging up his tuxedo to pursue other projects after playing James Bond for almost 20 years.

For years, American financial companies have fought the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau — the chief U.S. consumer finance watchdog — in the courts and media, portraying the agency as illegitimate and as unfairly targeting industry players.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. President Donald Trump said Americans should expect “a little disturbance" from his tariffs and trade policies and he wouldn’t rule out the potential for a recession this year. “I hate to predict things like that," Trump told Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Tribunals were meant to be India’s answer to an overburdened judicial system—a fast-track mechanism to resolve disputes efficiently outside the traditional civil court structure. However, the idea of tribunals being a faster and better alternative to court cases has not worked out as expected.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Prince Pipes & Fittings, India’s fifth-largest plastic pipe manufacturing company, reported a decline in its third-quarter earnings due to decreased sales volume, inventory losses, and a weak demand environment. Consequently, the stock has halved in the last one year, and fallen 35% so far in 2025.

Among the 20 most active VC investors analyzed, several firms, including Z47, Stellaris Venture Partners, and Nexus Venture Partners, reported no women at all within their investment teams. Peak XV Partners topped the list with the highest number of women investors, comprising 13 out of 44. Other firms like Blume Ventures (6 out of 23) and Accel India (5 out of 25) showed relatively better representation, while Lightspeed Ventures (4 out of 16) and Elevation Capital (7 out of 33) reflected the broader industry challenge where women are consistently outnumbered across major firms.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Cloud firms that rent out servers have been some of the early winners in the AI revolution. Some of the early winners in the AI boom are the cloud companies that rent out servers—primarily Amazon.com, Microsoft, and Alphabet.

Tata Group’s retail arm, Trent Ltd, fell by as much as 2.6% on Monday to Rs 4,868.25 on the BSE after brokerage Kotak Institutional Equities cut the stock's target price to Rs 5,150 from Rs 5,550. The downgrade was driven by concerns over the company's store expansion strategy and revenue throughput. Kotak Institutional Equities highlighted that Trent's aggressive store expansion, particularly for Westside and Zudio, could pressure its revenue growth. The brokerage noted that Trent's densely located newer stores might cannibalize sales, leading to lower-than-expected revenue throughput. Consequently, it revised its earnings estimates for FY2026-27 down by 1-5% and retained a «reduce» rating on the stock.

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JSW Steel climbed as much as 2.1% on Monday to a four-month high of Rs 1,032.5 on the BSE, after the company reported a 12% year-on-year (YoY) increase in consolidated crude steel production for February 2025. In a filing to the exchanges on Friday, JSW Steel said its consolidated crude steel production for February stood at 24.07 lakh tonnes, compared to 21.49 lakh tonnes in the same period last year. The company’s domestic operations contributed 23.32 lakh tonnes, reflecting a 13% YoY jump, while its U.S. steel production came in at 0.75 lakh tonnes.

large language model of its own, named FoxBrain. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the company designed the model for internal use initially. FoxBrain can perform functions such as data analysis, mathematics, reasoning and code generation. Foxconn said Nvidia has supported the model through its Taiwan-based supercomputer and technical consulting, enabling successful model training.

Rodrigo Duterte said in Hong Kong that he was ready for possible arrest amid reports the International Criminal Court (ICC) was poised to issue a warrant over his years-long «war on drugs» that killed thousands. The «war on drugs» was the signature campaign policy that swept Duterte to power in 2016 as a maverick, crime-busting mayor, who delivered on promises he made during vitriolic speeches to kill thousands of narcotics dealers. The office of the current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said on Monday no official communication had been received from Interpol yet, but indicated Duterte could be handed over.

Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and Indian Premier League (IPL) organisers to take action against the promotion of alcohol and tobacco through advertisements and endorsements. The letter, dated March 5, was addressed to IPL Chairman Arun Singh Dhumal and BCCI officials, urging them to prohibit all forms of tobacco and alcohol advertisements, including surrogate ads, across IPL stadiums, related events, and television broadcasts, ET reported on Monday. The letter further emphasised that sportspersons, including commentators, should refrain from directly or indirectly endorsing these harmful products.

Balkrishna Industries Ltd.(up 0.57 per cent), Ashok Leyland Ltd.(up 0.49 per cent), Tata Motors Ltd.(up 0.33 per cent) and Maruti Suzuki India Ltd.(up 0.07 per cent) were among the top gainers.

The report highlighted that IT companies integrating AI into their operations and services are more likely to achieve higher productivity, faster growth, and access to larger transformation deals as businesses increase their AI investments. It said «The consensus among IT industry leaders is clear — AI is not optional, it's an imperative».

Infosys Ltd.(up 1.57 per cent), HCL Technologies Ltd.(up 0.45 per cent) and Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.(up 0.16 per cent) were among the top gainers.

real money gaming companies, AIGF, EGF and FIFS, have jointly signed a "code of ethics" which their member companies will adopt for promoting user safety and responsible gaming practices, including KYC verification, spending limit etc, a join statement said on Monday. The members of these gaming industry bodies include Dream11, My11Circle, Khelo Fantasy Live, SG11 Fantasy, WinZO, Games24X7, Junglee Games etc. «The All India Gaming Federation (AIGF), the Federation of Indian Fantasy Sports (FIFS), and the E-Gaming Federation (EGF), today jointly signed a 'Code of Ethics' (CoE) »The CoE is aimed at enforcing consistent standards of user safety across the industry through the implementation of responsible gaming and advertising policies and mandates annual third-party audits and comprehensive reporting mechanisms to ensure accountability and transparency," the statement said.