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What is happening to the Indian IT bench?| Explained

Once a strategic buffer against fluctuating project demand, the IT bench is becoming a more tightly managed pool of talent, shaped by utilisation, changing demand and the growing premium on specialised skills

3 Oct 2026 3:17 am
India standardises names of 28 places in Ladakh

The list in Ladakh includes 11 peaks, five mountains, six land areas, two glaciers, two passes, one valley, one river, one lake and one other water body

3 Oct 2026 2:56 am
Rules framed to standardise appointment of heads, members of various tribunals

According to the Union Law Ministry, the rules will enable the newly-created National Tribunals Commission appoint chairpersons and members to 16 tribunals and appellate bodies

3 Oct 2026 2:01 am
NC legislator alleges bodyguard attacked him; police accuse him of assault

Conversely the policeman has accused Mr. Kaloo and another NC leader of assault. The J&K Police have reportedly filed an FIR against the legislator.

3 Oct 2026 1:58 am
Foreign buyers impressed by experiential tourism avenues in Keralam

Buyers at the 13th edition of the Kerala Travel Mart highlight the State diverse culture, wellness offerings and potential as an experiential tourism destination

3 Oct 2026 1:52 am
Deleted, and left in limbo

Across Bihar and West Bengal, lakhs of voters were deleted from the electoral rolls during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise, leaving them unable to vote in the 2025 and 2026 Assembly elections. Over 47 lakh names were deleted in Bihar and nearly 91 lakh in West Bengal. Shrabana Chatterjee and Senjuti Sengupta met some of those affected, documenting the uncertainty, paperwork, and repeated attempts to prove their citizenship and eligibility that followed the deletions

3 Oct 2026 1:37 am
Tennessee execution survivor Christa Pike on ventilator, attorneys say

Pike remains in critical condition, her lawyers said, two days after the state administered two doses of pentobarbital but failed to kill her.

3 Oct 2026 1:30 am
Swadeshi products can strengthen self-reliance, says BJP

Khadi Santa marks Gadhi Jayanti celebrations in Vijayawada

3 Oct 2026 1:22 am
Blocked routes and repeated detentions mark SIR protest in Delhi

Protesters fan out across central Delhi from multiple points in an attempt to reach Jantar Mantar; AISA president Neha among those who jumped off police buses; NSUI chief questions restrictions

3 Oct 2026 1:19 am
CJP announces Jantar Mantar protest on October 10 if CEC Gyanesh Kumar does not resign

He added that it is up to the government and the Delhi Police whether they respect our right to peaceful protest or repeat the brutality we witnessed on July 20.

3 Oct 2026 1:04 am
Aradhana Misra Mona appointed as new chief of Uttar Pradesh Congress

Imran Masood, Saharanpur MP, appointed Working President; the appointments, coming months before the Assembly polls, are seen as an attempt to forge a social coalition of Brahmin-Muslim-Dalit communities

3 Oct 2026 12:57 am
Congress targets PM Modi over insensitivity with regard rising prices and its squeeze on household budgets

Describing him as the pravachan mantri, Jairam Ramesh shared a media report on X which said household kitchen budgets had increased by 20% to 25% over the past three months and asked when people would get relief from back-breaking inflation

3 Oct 2026 12:43 am
Dino Morea questioned by Mumbai EOW in Mithi River Desilting contracts case

The EOW has arrested three people in connection with the case, which relates to contracts awarded by the BMC for desilting the Mithi River. Investigators have alleged irregularities in equipment hiring rates and the contracting process.

3 Oct 2026 12:39 am
A fierce battle on in Dharapuram among three leading contenders

Leaders of the three parties are making last-minute outreach to the voters,even as Chief Minister C. JosephVijay, who covered the constituency once, is planning to visit it again on October 4

3 Oct 2026 12:39 am
Favourite India will be wary of a resilient Malaysia in gold-medal match

India got a wake-up call against a fighting Pakistan, losing its shape, tempo and control in the final 20 minutes after leading 3-0. It was a lesson in what can happen when teams start celebrating too early or assume a result before the final whistle.

3 Oct 2026 12:30 am
Minority TVK government has forced byelection for CMs selfish gain: DMK president Stalin

Actor Chief Minister C. JosephVijay, after playing a hero inJananayagan, had turned a villain by imposing abyelectionthrough horse-trading and murder of democracy, says Stalin

3 Oct 2026 12:28 am
Lawyers group announces independent panel of ex-judges to enquire into SIR aftermath

The panel will independently evaluate the constitutional and statutory validity, methodology, and overall impact of the SIR exercise on eligible voters

3 Oct 2026 12:10 am
A Court divided by its own architecture

The Court needs structural reform to strengthen constitutional adjudication and consistency

3 Oct 2026 12:06 am
Indias Model BIT a decade later, amid changes

India must draw lessons from a decade of investment treaty experience

2 Oct 2026 11:55 pm
Obstacle race: On Special Intensive Revision exercise

The SIR is threatening universal adult franchise

2 Oct 2026 11:48 pm
Rescue act: On tiger reintroduction in West Bengals Buxa

Preventing ecological degradation is the way to protect wildlife

2 Oct 2026 11:35 pm
Hindu group says probe confirms it did not ask Eiffel Tower to remove women employees during visit

The investigation establishes this fact that BAPS made no such request for women to be excluded along the visitor route, says BAPS Paris

2 Oct 2026 11:30 pm
Day after arrest, Mohammad Deepak gets bail in abuse case

Deepak Kumar came to the national spotlight when he confronted right-wing activists who were allegedly intimidating an elderly Muslim shopkeeper

2 Oct 2026 11:24 pm
Photo exhibition on Mahatma marks Gandhi Jayanti at ANU

40 photographers from across India receive awards for participating in the Independence Day photography competition conducted by Photography Academy of India

2 Oct 2026 11:22 pm
Pakistan government holds talks with Imran Khan's party to defuse tensions ahead of long march to Islamabad

The negotiations were being held in the chamber of National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, who was facilitating the dialogue between the two sides

2 Oct 2026 11:13 pm