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Infosys' nearly 1 lakh employees to move into specialist roles as AI reshapes tech industry

Infosys plans to move up to one-third of its workforce into specialised roles and build a 6,000-member team of frontier engineers as AI reshapes the IT industry. The move comes as Indian IT firms face pressure on hiring, headcount-based pricing and traditional business models.

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Venu Srinivasan questions Noel Tata's appointment as Tata Trusts chairman, writes to Charity Commissioner

Venu Srinivasan, a trustee of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, requested an inquiry into the trust's administration, governance, and involvement in Tata Sons' business affairs, citing concerns over Noel Tata's

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Who Is Faiz Ahmed Kidwai? Additional Secretary Appointed As Part-Time Member Of PFRDA

Kidwai is a 1996 batch IAS officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre.

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Venu Srinivasan challenges Noel Tata’s chairmanship of Tata Trusts, seeks scrutiny of perpetual trustee status

Tata boardroom tussle: Venu Srinivasan is learnt to have questioned the appointment and continued status of Noel Tata as a perpetual trustee.

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HR Perspectives by Sharad K. Sharma: “We try to keep emotion out of people decisions”

Pramerica Life Insurance operates in a sector where the frontline workforce is large, geographically dispersed and under constant sales pressure. Attrition is a structural feature of the industry rather than an anomaly. The more useful question for HR, therefore, is not simply why people leave, but when the conditions that eventually lead to an exit [...] The post HR Perspectives by Sharad K. Sharma: “We try to keep emotion out of people decisions” appeared first on HR Katha .

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Trump-Tech czars sign 'morally binding' accord on super intelligence, tighter guardrails on cards

United States President Donald Trump and the chief executives of leading technology companies on Tuesday (local time) have signed a joint, "morally binding" accord committing to implement a comprehensive framework of "four layers of controls and audits" to govern the safety of frontier computing models, while keeping the door open to future legislative codification.

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Venu Srinivasan seeks inquiry into Tata Trusts’ governance, alleges lapses: Report

Tatas boardroom tussle: Venu Srinivasan, who serves as the joint nominee director of SDTT and SRTT on the Tata Sons board, questioned the appointment and continued status of Noel Tata as a perpetual trustee.

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Allcargo Logistics Appoints Vijay Nehra As Managing Director & CEO

Both Vijay Nehra and Ketan Kulkarni will report to Punit Misra, Chief Business Officer, Allcargo Group.

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NCLAT issues notice to creditors on Subhash Chandra's plea; sets next hearing for October 29-30

A three-member Bench of NCLAT also granted a week's time to Subhash Chandra to file a rejoinder to the creditors' reply

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Britannia rejigs senior management as N. Venkataraman moves to deputy MD role

Britannia Industries will appoint N. Venkataraman as Deputy Managing Director and Ramamurthy Jayaraman as CFO from October 1. The move separates the company’s finance leadership from Venkataraman’s wider responsibilities across strategy, legal, IT and other functions.

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Hero MotoCorp turns to industrial HR veteran Nikhil Diwan

Hero MotoCorp has appointed Nikhil Diwan as head – human resource, bringing into the two-wheeler major an HR leader whose career has been built largely across industrial businesses. Over 23 years, Diwan has worked across steel, cement, chemicals, petrochemicals, metals and mining. Plants, mines and manufacturing operations have been a recurring feature of his assignments, [...] The post Hero MotoCorp turns to industrial HR veteran Nikhil Diwan appeared first on HR Katha .

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Freshworks Co-Founder Girish Mathrubootham turns film producer for Tamil sports drama 'Sarpatta Parambarai 2'

Freshworks co-founder Girish Mathrubootham has officially joined director Pa Ranjith as a co-producer for the upcoming Tamil sports-drama sequel Sarpatta Parambarai Round 2.

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Shalu Sood moves up the HR leadership ranks at JSW Energy

Shalu Sood has moved up to vice president-corporate HR, talent & strategic initiatives at JSW Energy, continuing an internal progression that has steadily expanded her remit since she joined the company nearly five years ago. Sood took on the vice-president role in April 2026. Her current mandate spans corporate HR, talent and strategic people initiatives, [...] The post Shalu Sood moves up the HR leadership ranks at JSW Energy appeared first on HR Katha .

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28 years across factories and workforces: Atul Pandey takes HR charge at Victory Group

Atul Pandey has taken over as group human resources director at Victory Group, bringing nearly three decades of HR experience built largely across manufacturing and industrial businesses. In his new role, Pandey will lead the group’s HR agenda, drawing on a career that has taken him through auto components, electronics, FMCG, footwear, speciality films and [...] The post 28 years across factories and workforces: Atul Pandey takes HR charge at Victory Group appeared first on HR Katha .

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Market Crash Or Value Trap? | Oil Above $100 Vs Stock Market Crash | Dinshaw Irani | Helios Capital

Welcome to another episode of Market Guru on Business Today TV. With the Nifty crashing over 2,100 points to mid-April lows, investor panic is at peak levels. But is the Indian bull run really over? Joining us live to decode this massive market correction is Dinshaw Irani, CEO of Helios Capital. He breaks down why surging crude oil and 5.25% US bond yields are spooking foreign investors, and why FIIs have slashed their exposure to India's top 10 large caps to chase hyper-growth in mid and small-cap stocks. Discover the winning risk-management strategy behind the Helios Small Cap Fund’s staggering 33% return in just 6 months! We also discuss new portfolio additions, the boom in organized jewelry stocks, and the best mutual fund categories for new investors.

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Nifty Falls 7% In September: Crude, FII Selling & Rupee Pressure Hit Markets

Indian markets are witnessing a sharp September correction, with the Nifty falling around 7% over 22 trading sessions to levels last seen in mid-April. Higher crude oil prices, rising bond yields, heavy foreign investor selling and a weaker rupee have added pressure on equities. Dinshaw Irani, CEO, Helios Capital, joins Business Today to discuss the sharp market decline, the factors driving the sell-off and what investors should watch as September comes to an end. The discussion also looks at the outlook for the Nifty after a correction of around 2,100 points from its August high.

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Rentomojo To Raise Debt As It Targets 80-83% Occupancy: CEO Geetansh Bamania

Rentomojo CEO joins NDTV Profit to discuss post listing plans.

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Five roles in 7 years: Arshia Singh rises to VP at Tata Consumer Products

Arshia Singh has moved up to vice president-leadership, talent and learning at Tata Consumer Products, continuing an internal progression that has taken her through five roles in nearly seven years with the company. Singh has held the position since July 2026, according to her LinkedIn profile. In her latest role, she is responsible for leadership [...] The post Five roles in 7 years: Arshia Singh rises to VP at Tata Consumer Products appeared first on HR Katha .

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Meta launches Enterprise Platform, appoints MongoDB CEO Chirantan Desai as head

Meta has introduced the Meta Enterprise Platform to expand its AI offerings for businesses, with a new Indian-origin head leading the company's enterprise AI push.

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Ola Electric plans Rs 1,000 Cr rights issue, appoints new compliance officer

Ola Electric Mobility’s board has approved raising up to Rs 1,000 crore via a rights issue of partly paid-up shares to bolster its capital structure.

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Paras Health is trying to build one HR system for a workforce that has nothing in common

A hospital has one organisation chart. It does not have one workforce. At Paras Health, which operates eight hospitals and employs more than 2,800 people, the gap between those two things is where the HR challenge begins. Doctors, nurses, technicians, patient-facing teams, corporate employees and contracted workers operate in different environments, carry different responsibilities and [...] The post Paras Health is trying to build one HR system for a workforce that has nothing in common appeared first on HR Katha .

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Infosys to shift a third of 320,000 staff into specialist roles; here’s why

Infosys has more than 320,000 employees, but the growing impact of AI on billing models based on the number of people deployed on projects is putting pressure on the traditional headcount-driven pricing structure. The Bengaluru-headquartered IT services company is recruiting talent from leading Indian institutes as well as US campuses, with the company often competing with AI labs for the same pool of candidates.

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Coforge Share Price Gains After Company Appoints Akhil Gupta As Chairperson

Gupta's appointment follows the recent resignation of former Chairperson O P Bhatt and independent director D K Singh.

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H-1B visa registrations plunge 92% as top six Indian IT firms cut down filing: Report

Industry body Nasscom and immigration experts said the sharp fall among Indian IT firms is partly due to increased hiring of local talent in the US, which reduces the need to transfer employees from India.