In FY24, the company reported an average of 43,960 active on-roll employees, inclusive of all subsidiaries. In FY25, the headcount decreased to 39,368 on-roll employees. Out of the 39,368 employees, 32,614 employees were engaged in sales. The company's employee costs (excluding its employee stock options expense) decreased 21% year on year by about Rs 651 crore to Rs 2,473 crore in the fiscal year ended March 2025, from Rs 3,124 crore in FY24.
Trump 50% tariffs on India: Analysts predict India's GDP growth could decline by up to 1% due to the US doubling tariffs on Indian goods in response to continued Russian oil purchases. This move threatens to reduce Indian exports to the US significantly, impacting labor-intensive sectors and potentially forcing India to seek alternative markets.
The move is intended to help Krutrim leverage data and AI to enhance operations, improve user experience, and support development of large-scale data engineering and AI model development, AI training and inference.
India is set to boost its power generation. The power ministry plans to add 97 GW of coal and lignite capacity by 2035. This move aims to reach 307 GW of thermal power. It complements India's renewable energy goals. The country targets 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030. This expansion addresses rising electricity demand.
Roblox is a gaming giant. Half of American children under 16 play it monthly. Snatch a Seed is a popular game this August. It combines farming and strategy. Players steal farmers and grow seeds. New codes offer free rewards. Players can redeem codes in the game. Expired codes are listed. More codes are on Discord. Roblox continues to evolve.
Agro-based company Regaal Resources Ltd on Thursday said it has fixed a price band of Rs 96-102 per share for its upcoming Rs 306-crore initial public offering (IPO).
Mutual funds actively reshuffled their portfolios in the first quarter (Q1) of FY26, increasing their holdings in several mid-cap stocks within the Nifty500 index.
Indian airlines faced significant disruptions this year, with 2,458 flights cancelled or rescheduled due to regulatory and geopolitical issues, according to the civil aviation ministry. IndiGo and Air India were most affected, cancelling or rescheduling 1,017 and 662 flights, respectively. Despite these challenges, domestic airlines saw a 7.34% passenger growth from January to June 2025 compared to last year.
The report, ‘Attention Advantage’, jointly conducted by ephemeral messaging app Snapchat, media agency WPP Media, and attention analytics firm Lumen, found that attention is eight times more effective than VTR at predicting brand recall and four times better at predicting brand favourability. VTR measures the percentage of users who watched a video ad to completion after it began playing.
Tharoor questioned why India should stop at the current 17 per cent tariff and emphasised that the country should not be intimidated by such actions. He also said that no country should be allowed to threaten India in this manner.
India's Bajaj Electricals reported a 96.8% slump in first-quarter profit on Thursday, hurt by lower demand for its home appliances and a one-off expense.
SK Finance Ltd., supported by TPG Inc., is anticipated to launch its IPO as early as next week, having scaled down the offering size. The IPO aims to raise approximately 16 billion rupees, a reduction from the initially planned 22 billion rupees. Proceeds will be allocated for lending and general corporate needs.
Following a cloudburst and heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, the Border Roads Organisation is working to restore connectivity to Dharali and Harsil, tackling landslides and a damaged bridge. Connectivity is expected to be restored soon. 274 stranded individuals have been safely evacuated from Gangotri and other areas, with relief operations continuing.
Shares of Anil Ambani-led Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Power experienced a decline amid an ongoing investigation into a suspected Rs 17,000 crore loan fraud. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) questioned Anil Ambani regarding alleged money laundering related to the loan defaults by Reliance Group companies.
The funds have been shortlisted based on mean rolling returns, consistency in the last five years, downside risk, outperformance, and asset size (threshold size is Rs 50 crore).
UFC 320 is set to ignite Las Vegas with a series of compelling matchups. The event features a light heavyweight title rematch between Magomed Ankalaev and Alex Pereira, alongside a bantamweight title clash between Merab Dvalishvili and Cory Sandhagen. Macy Chiasson will face Yana Santos, and Veronica Hardy will battle Brogan Walker, adding depth to the card.
US President Trump’s additional 25% tariffs on India, totalling 50%, have sparked widespread concern among exporters. Sectors like textiles, engineering goods, and seafood face significant challenges.
Tasmania Police are searching for a missing light plane. The plane departed from George Town airport on August 2. Gregory Vaughan and Kim Worner were on board. The plane was headed to Hillston in New South Wales. Authorities have not had contact with the couple. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is assisting in the search.
European shares ticked higher on Thursday, with corporate earnings in full swing, while higher U.S. tariff rates on dozens of partners kicked in ahead of the Bank of England's monetary policy meeting.
Abhishek Banerjee, TMC leader, has strongly criticized the Election Commission, accusing it of bias and attempts to suppress the voting rights of West Bengal's citizens. He alleged the EC is being manipulated by the BJP to disenfranchise Bengali-speaking residents. Banerjee defended the state government's autonomy, emphasizing its accountability to the people of Bengal, not any political party.