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Ronnie Screwvala said on Wednesday. “I think part of the rotten apples is because it was just too much money being thrown… this sector needs change with frugality. What I mean by frugality is that it forces you to innovate well, well beyond," Screwvala said at an event in Gurgaon.

Ashwini Agarwal, Founder, Demeter Advisors, says “I am quite excited by the whole chemical space where the earnings cycle seems to have bottomed out. I continue to believe in pharmaceuticals where I think the pricing environment and the demand environment are reasonably solid. I think IT services might be a place to hide. I do not own it personally. But from a risk return perspective in a benchmark portfolio and IT services holdings might do reasonably okay. I do not think a lot of absolute gain will be made there. But on a relative basis, they might hold up. I look at the stock price of Paytm, I look at the stock price of metals, I look at IT. I mean, there is bad news, there are bargains available. Ashwini Agarwal: Yes. There are bargains available for sure. If you look at the upstream chemical sector, after the peak of earnings in 2021, in the last one, one-and-a-half years you have seen a significant amount of decline in revenue and decline in margins led by inventory liquidation from the customers globally and you have seen a slowdown of demand as well. So, yes, there are bargains available.

Fresher hiring has been on a downward trend since the pandemic, according to findings by Indeed, a global matching and hiring platform. The demand from graduates for fresher roles has also drastically declined by 37.4% between December 2022 and 2023. Multiple reasons for the fall include hesitation to enter the job market during industry volatilities, skill mismatch amidst a changing tech landscape, and differing salary expectations.

A quick-moving winter storm that hit the Northeast on Tuesday has brought significant snowfall to some areas while others got less than expected

Bank of America has named Infosys McCamish Systems (IMS), the US subsidiary of Indian software services giant Infosys, as the source of a data leak owing to a ransomware attack suffered by over 57,000 of its users in November, according to documents reviewed by ET. “On or around November 3, 2023, IMS was impacted by a cybersecurity event when an unauthorized third party accessed IMS systems, resulting in the non-availability of certain IMS applications. On November 24, 2023, IMS told Bank of America that data concerning deferred compensation plans serviced by Bank of America may have been compromised,” said a letter sent earlier in February to Bank of America consumers informing about the data breach. ET has reviewed the letter.

Amazon.com. The consumer protection agency filed the long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon on September 26, accusing the online retailer of operating an illegal monopoly, in part by fighting efforts by sellers on its online marketplace to offer products more cheaply on other platforms.

snowstorm hit the Northeast on Tuesday canceling and delaying flights, making roads slippery and prompting many school districts to cancel classes or switch to remote learning —- or at least try to switch. In New York City, the online learning system that serves the nation’s largest school district experienced technical problems first thing in the morning, preventing many of the 915,000 students from logging in. More than 1,000 flights were canceled Tuesday morning, mostly at the airports in the New York City area and in Boston.

One 97 Communications has appointed an advisory board of prominent experts, including an ex-regulator, to advise it on regulatory and compliance matters. Consider the following points. One97, Paytm’s parent, is not the regulated entity.

Salary hike remains the number one reason for job hopping. If dreams of a fatter paycheck are what has attracted you to a particular job or designation, you are not the only one! After all, what is an attractive LinkedIn profile beefed up with glowing recommendations, impeccable academic qualifications, etc worth if they can’t fetch you an enviable paycheck at the end of the day? However, asking for a good salary — that is worthy of your profile, experience, and accomplishments may be an uphill task for many. Whether you are just painfully shy, or just unwilling to beat your drum, you may end up underselling yourself at the interview, and consequently, have to settle for a lesser pay packet. Career expert Matt Gavin, who is associated with Harvard Business School, shared some tips to put your best foot forward when negotiating your compensation package during an interview.

EY India has selected 11 entrepreneurs as finalists for EY Entrepreneur of the Year-India (EOY) 2023 Awards in its silver jubilee year. These finalists have combined revenues of over Rs 14,70,000 crore, market capitalisation of over Rs 42,00,000 crore and employ over 12,50,000 people worldwide. In addition to these finalists, EY has also announced that Venu Srinivasan, Chairman Emeritus, TVS Motor Company will be honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award and Tata Sons’ Chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran will be felicitated with Special Jury Award.

nor'easter looms over New York's special election set for Tuesday, adding a layer of uncertainty and drama to the political landscape. With forecasts predicting heavy snowfall and strong winds in the New York Metro area, this convergence of weather and politics could create the ideal storm of challenges for candidates vying for an ousted congressman's seat, Fox Weather reported. A powerful, fast-moving winter storm was dumping heavy snow on the US Northeast on Tuesday, creating a messy commute for millions of Americans, while forcing schools to close and wreaking havoc on air travel across the region, as per a Reuters report.

edtech unicorn Upgrad plans to go for an initial public offering (IPO) in around two years, cofounder and managing director Mayank Kumar said on Tuesday. Kumar said the company will go for an IPO once it reaches milestones such as achieving $750 million in revenue, maintaining an 80% gross margin, and sustaining a 50% net margin.

Mint in an interview. He also added that there are plenty of lessons the industry can learn from the Byju's fiasco. GSV has invested in Indian edtech companies including Physics Wallah, Lead Schools and Apna and manages about $800 million in assets.

Infosys has signed a multi-year contract with Singaporean shipping company Pacific International Lines (PIL) to accelerate PIL’s digital transformation initiative and help revamp PIL’s existing customer portal and deploy a scalable and modern technology platform. “This will enable PIL to further their ‘Driving Connectivity’ mission, which is aimed at connecting their businesses across the markets that they serve. In addition, PIL's web and mobile applications will undergo a comprehensive overhaul to simplify user experience and enhance customer engagement,” Infosys said in a statement on the exchange.

review petition has been filed against the Supreme Court's judgment that gave thumbs up to the market regulator SEBI probe in the Adani-Hindenburg issue. The petitioner has said that the judgment has 'apparent errors' and that the SEBI's regulatory failures were overlooked.

Indian Statistical Institute for collaboration in multiple research activities, which will be carried out under the cyber-physical systems (CPS) umbrella for three years. The two have set up a virtual interdisciplinary research centre to foster both fundamental and applied research in sustainable and trustworthy cyber-physical systems with immediate impact in deploying AI and CPS in the Indian ecosystem, a statement said.

artificial intelligence rules ahead of a vote by the legislative assembly in April that will pave the way for the world's first legislation on the technology. Called the AI Act, the new rules aim to set the guardrails for a technology used in a broad swathe of industries, ranging from banking to cars to electronic products and airlines, as well as for security and police purposes.

In fact, the incorporation in the first ten months of FY24 beats the full-year numbers for any of the previous financial years, senior government officials said.

The two Dartmouth players working to unionize their basketball team say other athletes have been reaching out to see if they can join the effort

Thousands of minority Serbs in Kosovo have protested a ban of the use of the Serbian currency in areas where they live

The National Labor Relations Board has granted Dartmouth’s trustees extra time to request a review of a regional official’s ruling that the school’s men’s basketball players are employees