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While generative AI impacts white-collar jobs, Blackstone's Jon Gray highlights a surge in blue-collar employment driven by AI infrastructure investments. Massive spending on data centers is creating lucrative opportunities for skilled trades, though a significant talent shortage looms. Companies are now investing in training initiatives to address this growing demand.

A Blinkit delivery executive's quiet moment with a cricket bat, culminating in a tender kiss, has captivated hearts online. This simple act reveals a deep love for a postponed dream, resonating with many who understand the sacrifices made for responsibility and survival. The gesture highlights the enduring power of passion, even when dreams are set aside.

Tech layoffs in 2026 have already surpassed 92,000 jobs across 98 companies, making it the worst year for tech employment since the post-pandemic bust. Meta, Amazon, Microsoft, Snap, Oracle, and Block are among the biggest names cutting staff, with AI infrastructure spending cited as the primary driver. But beneath the efficiency narrative lies a more complicated story—one of overhiring, debt, and a workforce reckoning that's far from over.

Global condom giant Karex Bhd is hiking prices by up to 30% due to Iran war-induced supply chain disruptions and soaring raw material costs. Naphtha shortages are crippling production, leading to a worldwide shortage of essential goods, from condoms to plastic packaging, impacting public health initiatives, especially in developing nations.

From counting strays and drug addicts to SIR and Census work, govt school educators have ever-longer to-do lists

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University has introduced an M Tech programme in robotics and artificial intelligence for the 2026-27 academic session through its USICT department. The course offers 21 seats and targets growing industry demand across sectors such as healthcare, finance and manufacturing. Admissions will prioritise GATE-qualified candidates, followed by CET and CUET merit lists. Applicants must meet specified academic criteria, with the application deadline set for March 31, 2026.

Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education under President Donald Trump, addressed the growing skills gap in the US during an interview on FOX Business, highlighting the 8 million unfilled jobs across the country. She emphasized the need for educational reform, particularly in middle and high schools, to better align curricula with workforce needs in fields like AI and manufacturing. McMahon advocates for short-term certificates over four-year degrees and calls for increased focus on vocational training to address these challenges.

According to a 2023 report of the parliamentary committee on the welfare of scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs), the only category of jobs in ministries and departments of the central government where SCs and STs have a share larger than their quota of 15 per cent and 7.5 per cent respectively are the Group C jobs excluding safai karamcharis and an even larger share among safai karamcharis or sanitation workers. More than one third (37 per cent) of the safai karamcharis employed in central government ministries are from scheduled castes and 7.4 per cent are tribals.

A parliamentary standing committee report shows that even with some ‘dominant’ scheduled castes or tribes taking advantage of quotas, many vacancies remain unfilled

Mumbai, Dec 20 () Even as marketing and sales jobs are seeing a growth for suitably skilled professionals, there continues to be a talent mismatch in Hyderabad, making it difficult for employers to hire people, a survey said.

SSC is planning to introduce a sliding mechanism to improve recruitment efficiency and reduce unfilled government posts. The system will allow shortlisted candidates to choose between fixing their allocated post or opting for a floating upgrade option based on merit and vacancy availability. The reform aims to streamline hiring, reduce absenteeism, and speed up final appointment processes.

The accident in Fatehpur has once again turned the spotlight on safety-related vacancies in the railways, which have risen to around 1 lakh as on March 2010 even as the rail ministry languishes without full-time political leadership since May 2009.