PM Narendra Modi just undertook a major political shift"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's controversial decision to install a rabble-rouser as leader of India's most populous state may signal a new direction in his policy platform and potentially sow seeds of religious tension.Following an impressive victory in recent state elections, Modi's ruling faction — the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) — named Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh chief minister on Sunday. A 44-year old priest, Adityanath is a well-known figure of Hindutva, a right-wing ideology that champions Hindu nationalism.In the past, he's made numerous remarks perceived as hateful towards minority religions in the Hindu-majority nation. He's asked Indian Muslims to leave the country, recently praised President Donald Trump's travel ban on certain Muslim-majority countries, and suggested that minorities were to blame for communal riots. Last year, he claimed Mother Teresa was part of a conspiracy to Christianize India.

After IT, fear of layoffs hits telecom space; 10,000 jobs at risk"

With many telecom companies joining hands to beat competition and cut costs, some industry employees are having restless nights out of fear they may lose their jobs.A Hindu BusinessLine today quoting industry sources, says that thanks to the spate of consolidation recently, as many as 10,000 employees may lose their jobs over the next year.A large merger, such as the one announced between Idea and Vodafone earlier this week, tends to many job roles redundant at participating companies due to duplication.“Some departments may have surplus employees. Jobs like telecallers or ground-fleet salesmen would be too many in number and a good portion of them might have to be let go,” Dinesh Goel, Co-Founder CEOTelecom companies are generally bottom heavy with a lot of entry level staff for sales and back office operations, he added.Other support teams like finance and legal may also see surplus of employees, which will result in layoffs.Companies that are coming together

FEATURE- With automation threat looming, IT cos ramp up reskilling. 

But is it enough?As need for manpower continues to shrink for traditional application and maintenance business, IT companies are reskilling their million-strong workforce in newer technologies. Developers today need to focus on full-stack programming rather than specialize in a particular technology. Full stack programmers can work on both front end and back end tech, including design.India’s USD 154-billion technology industry is in the midst of its biggest transformation ever, as automation disrupts delivery models.  With clients asking outsourcing majors to bring down the costs year-on-year for the traditional application and maintenance business, vendors have no choice but to automate processes, which threaten to make 30-40 percent of existing workforce redundantAs need for manpower continues to shrink for traditional application and maintenance business, IT companies are reskilling their million-strong workforce in newer technologies. Developers today need to focus on full-stack programming rather than specialise in a particular technology.