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The Trump administration has announced the suspension of a key employment-based green card process for eight major technology and outsourcing companies, including Indian firms Infosys, TCS, Wipro and HCL. The action also covers Cognizant, Capgemini, Microsoft and Adobe. US Labour Secretary Keith Sonderling said the suspensions followed ongoing federal investigations into the companies. The programme, known as PERM, is a key step for employers seeking green cards for foreign workers. Vice President JD Vance accused…

Gurugram : Cars24, an AI-native automotive ecosystem, in collaboration with the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT), Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Startup Policy Forum (SPF) and MeitY Startup Hub (MSH), today announced its inaugural Grand Startup Challenge. With a ₹1 crore prize pool, the national challenge is designed to give India’s most promising early-stage founders access to capital, mentorship and a real, national-scale environment in which to prove what they have built. The…

Gurugram : SABAQI, a Made-in-India premium furniture startup, has officially launched its brand at Dialogue Udaipur, held from October 1–4, marking the beginning of its formal journey in India's premium furniture market. Founded by three industry veterans, SABAQI is now scaling its pan-India presence with a focus on design-led furniture, manufacturing and customisation, and is targeting approximately ₹80–100 crore in project closures over the coming year. Founded by Hitesh Sakariya, Nakul kanchhal and Dheeraj Gehani,…

“The RBI’s decision to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.50% reflects a calibrated approach to managing inflationary pressures while sustaining the momentum of economic growth. The upward revision of the GDP growth outlook to 7.1% is encouraging and reflects the resilience of the Indian economy. For the banking sector, the current environment calls for a balanced approach to growth, liquidity and asset quality. As a small finance bank, our priority at ESAF remains to support responsible credit growth and deepen…

Hyderabad : BioAgri-2026 Awards spotlight Women Leaders, Scientists and Innovators in Biological Agriculture at the Bio Agri 2026 summit, the India’s leading conference on Sustainable Biological Agriculture which just concluded in Ramoji Film City (RFC) in the city outskirts. BioAgri 2026 put spotlight on the missing women in Agri-Business Boardrooms Women are everywhere in agriculture—but are they equally visible in the boardrooms of the agricultural industry? That question found an unusual spotlight at BioAgri 2026,…

India : Dating today isn't just about meeting someone. It's also about figuring out what to text, when to text, what that “haha” actually meant and whether a perfectly good date was, in fact, a perfectly good date. According to the real life dating app happn, based on a survey of more than 1,000 Indian Singles, modern dating comes with its own mental gymnastics. From rewriting a message before hitting send to replaying a date days later, Singles are spending plenty of time decoding moments that may have taken only…

New Delhi : The AI Alliance announced significant progress for Project Tapestry, combining completion of its first technical milestone with expanded sovereign AI collaborations with Vietnam and India during United Nations General Assembly Week in New York. Project Tapestry is building an open, global consortium to develop advanced AI, enabling nations and institutions to collaborate on increasingly capable foundation models while retaining control of their data, sovereign models, and deployments. First Technical…