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Anand Mahindra couldn't stop watching this 15-cent cigarette lighter video; What it revealed holds lessons for building the next Apple or Tesla in IndiaAnand Mahindra says a 15-cent disposable lighter made in China's Shaodong manufacturing hub offers a valuable lesson in industrial competit...- The AI play no one is talking about: Why BofA is snapping up power & metals instead of ITBofA Securities India's Amish Shah advises shifting from IT to infrastructure, citing a 'dangerous gap' in consensus earnings forecasts. He...
- US bill targets H-1B pipeline, seeks to end route to permanent residencyA Republican lawmaker has introduced legislation to overhaul the H-1B visa program, aiming to end its use as a pathway to permanent residen...
- The rupee warning: Six actions for business leadersThe Indian rupee is dipping to historic lows, approaching the 100-dollar threshold. Driven by market sentiment and a perilous cycle of fore...
- Pune hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 17 as 22 police, excise officials suspended, methanol supplier tracedA spurious liquor tragedy in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad has claimed 17 to 18 lives. Most victims were daily wage labourers. The state govern...
- Physical data collection from the real world is India's new backoffice job for AICompanies such as HumynAI Labs, Egodata, Neo Cambrian, XP Robotics, and Objectways have deployed people on the ground starting early this y...
- Indian students, workers dominate exit trend as UK migration drops sharplyNet migration to the UK has significantly fallen, nearly halved from its peak, with Indian students and workers leading the exit trend. The...
- Sensex to hit 89,000? Why Morgan Stanley is betting big on India Inc after 6-quarter slowdownMorgan Stanley has turned more bullish on India, forecasting the BSE Sensex could rise to 89,000 by June 2027, implying around 15% upside f...
- Govt can allow establishments to hire up to 25% apprentices but with riders: Skills secretary Debashree MukherjeeLarge industries can be allowed to take up to 25% apprentices provided they have reached the 15% limit in the last three years, will pay at...
- How ultrasound plays critical role in healthcare and why PC-PNDT Act deserves careful reformIndia's PC-PNDT Act, enacted to curb female foeticide, has had a modest impact on sex ratios over 30 years. While the law's intent is valid...
- Gen Z conspiracy: China thinks the West is pushing its youth to quitIn a cultural shift, many young Chinese individuals are opting for 'lying flat'—a lifestyle choice that rejects pressures of constant work ...
- AI disrupting traditional IT, but will not shrink market: Coforge CEOCoforge sees artificial intelligence as a growth driver, not a threat to the IT services sector. The company reported strong financial resu...
- Maximum Mumbai: India's financial capital is seeing its biggest infrastructure push yet. But, is it enough?Mumbai has been undergoing an unprecedented infrastructure push in the 2020s, with over $60 billion being invested in metro networks, expre...
- Bill for 3-year pause on H-1B visas introduced in US CongressUS Republican lawmakers propose a three-year pause on the H-1B visa program. The proposed End H-1B Visa Abuse Act of 2026 aims to reform th...
- North-South, real gaps, false binarySome of the south's wariness is misplaced. Urbanisation leads to the same effects of increased economic clout combined with political margi...
- Indian IT much beyond exploiting cheap labour: HCLIndian technology companies have moved beyond exploiting availability of cheap labour in India to helping their clients reimagine their bus...
- India's cheap labour a 'myth', says Assocham PresidentJajodia said poor infrastructure, "extremely high" cost of power in addition to high interest rates are eroding the competitiveness of Indi...
- Indian worker has always come cheapThe contract system and racist policies favouring European immigrants forced many to return and their role is generally downplayed.
- Rising China wages to end cheap labourThe days of endless cheap labour in China could be numbered as a shortage of workers and government fears of social unrest drive up wages,
- China's reputation for cheap labour at stake?Global cos struggling with life-or-death pressures to control costs are finding that legions of low-wage Chinese workers they rely on have ...
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