India’s GCC sector adds 1.7 million jobs amid rising office space demand

IANS | May 25, 2026 12:16 PM

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Multinational IT, ITeS (Information Technology Enabled Services) and ER&D (Engineering Research and Development) operations in India have added nearly 1.7 million jobs to the country's job market since FY20, taking total sectoral employment to around 4.2 million, a report said on Monday.

AI can boost productivity, governance, financial inclusion in India: S. Krishnan

IANS | May 25, 2026 11:39 AM

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) Secretary of the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), S. Krishnan, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) presents India with a transformative opportunity to enhance productivity, improve governance and financial inclusion, and expand access to key sectors such as healthcare, education and manufacturing, the ministry said in an official statement on Monday.

Microsoft cuts Claude Code access as AI coding costs surge

IANS | May 25, 2026 10:38 AM

New Delhi, May 25 (IANS) US-based technology firm Microsoft has begun scaling back access to Anthropic’s Claude Code among its employees and is redirecting engineers towards GitHub Copilot CLI as surging AI usage drives up enterprise computing costs, according to multiple reports.

Foreign investors dump $6.6 billion in Samsung, SK hynix stocks

IANS | May 25, 2026 9:13 AM

Seoul, May 25 (IANS) Foreign investors sold more than 10 trillion won ($6.6 billion) worth of shares in Samsung Electronics and SK hynix last week while extending their net-selling streak in the South Korean stock market to 12 trading sessions, data showed on Monday.

Govt expands verification of CNG, LNG, Hydrogen dispensers with new fees, empower states

IANS | May 24, 2026 10:49 AM

New Delhi, May 24 (IANS) In a bid to improve efficiency and support the growing adoption of cleaner fuels across the country, the government on Sunday said it has amended the Legal Metrology (Government Approved Test Centre) Rules, 2013, to further strengthen India’s legal metrology ecosystem and expand the country’s verification infrastructure for weights and measures.

Rajasthan has immense potential in electronics manufacturing: Ashwini Vaishnaw

IANS | May 23, 2026 9:29 PM

Jaipur, May 23 (IANS) Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Saturday that Rajasthan has immense potential to become a major hub for electronics manufacturing, highlighting the Centre's push to expand the sector under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership.