Capgemini India CEO now backs 47.5-hour work week, no emails on weekends

IANS | February 25, 2025 5:54 PM

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) As the debate over work hours in India continues after Larsen & Toubro (L&T) Chairman S.N. Subrahmanyan suggested a 90-hour work week, Capgemini CEO Ashwin Yardi on Tuesday put forward a more balanced approach, supporting a 47.5-hour work week while discouraging emails to employees on weekends.

Credit card spending clocks double-digit jump in January

IANS | February 25, 2025 1:07 PM

Mumbai, Feb 25 (IANS) Consumer expenditure through credit cards has shot up by 10.8 per cent year-on-year to Rs 1.84 lakh crore in January 2025 with HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank recording the highest increase, according to the latest data compiled by the RBI.