We are witnessing a false dawn of efficiency. Throughout 2025, corporate America has engaged in a frantic restructuring of the labor market, cutting more than 1.17 million jobs in the first 11 months of the year, a 54% increase from 2024. From the 14,000 corporate cuts at tech giants like Amazon to the nearly 300,000…
India’s space industry has attracted $150 million in funding so far in the current financial year, marking the highest-ever fund mobilisation since the government opened up the sector to private participation in 2020, INSPACe Chairman Pawan Goenka said on Thursday, PTI reported.Speaking at the India Economic Forum in New Delhi, Goenka said the funding milestone…
premium Women’s employment rate has increased only marginally in India between 2017 and 2023 | Illustration: Binay Sinha 2 min read Last Updated : Dec 18 2025 | 11:21 PM IST The labour force participation rate (LFPR) for women in India has increased in recent years — this is frequently cited as a positive…
The firm behind President Donald Trump’s Truth Social platform is merging with a Google-backed energy company in a deal valued at more than $6bn (£4.4bn). Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG) and TAE Technologies announced the plans on Thursday in a joint statement, which said the move would “create one of the world’s first publicly…
“No PUC, No Fuel” — that blunt message greeted motorists across Delhi on Thursday as the city, choking under dense smog, rolled out one of its most stringent enforcement drives yet to curb vehicular pollution. With the air quality index (AQI) hovering at 358, firmly in the “very poor” category, traffic police and transport…
For Gen Z, the entry-level career ladder is getting steeper by the month—and there’s no sign of it letting up. Unemployment among recent grads has climbed to 5.8% (the highest since 2013, excluding the pandemic) as companies rethink hiring amid AI-driven productivity gains. The pressure is already forcing young people to rethink what it takes…
The India–Oman Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) will add to India’s growing network of preferential trade arrangements in the Gulf, but its significance lies more in consolidating market access and investment presence than in sharply expanding trade volumes, Ajay Srivastava, founder of the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said.India and Oman signed the agreement on…
Theo LeggettInternational Business Correspondent BBC Listen to this article Critics call it “carspreading”. In the UK and across Europe, cars are steadily becoming longer, wider and heavier. Consumers clearly like them – a lot. Big cars are seen as practical, safe and stylish, and sales are growing. So, why are some cities determined to clamp…
premium Radico Khaitan continues to see sentiment remain upbeat in the third quarter as well, which is traditionally its strongest quarter. (Photo: AdobeStock) 5 min read Last Updated : Dec 18 2025 | 9:02 PM IST As India dances through its biggest drinking season, from Diwali and Christmas to year-end celebrations, alcobev companies are…
President Donald Trump demanded Wednesday that Venezuela return assets that it seized from U.S. oil companies years ago, justifying anew his announcement of a “blockade” against oil tankers traveling to or from the South American country that face American sanctions. Trump cited the lost U.S. investments in Venezuela when asked about his newest tactic in a pressure campaign against…