Mumbai, March 12 (IANS) As India’s GCCs evolve from being identified as back offices to becoming innovation hubs, the workforce remains predominantly young, with 93 per cent of employees belonging to Gen Z and millennial cohorts — intensifying the war for talent and reinforcing the importance of strong workplace culture in attracting and retaining future-ready skills, a report showed on Thursday.India continues to strengthen its position as the global hub for Global Capability Centres (GCCs)…
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Kathmandu, March 6 (IANS) If the trends are an indication, Nepal’s mandate is all set for a Millennial Prime Minister who will assume office riding on a wave of Gen Z popularity. Balendra Shah does not reflect the image of the quintessential politician; he is rather like a musician-social media enthusiast who seems to ride the wave of popularity with elan. “Balen believes in spontaneity. He famously says that no plan is the plan he follows,” said 25-year-old Rajat Das Shreshtha, a well-kno…
New Delhi, March 5 (IANS) India on Thursday welcomed the successful conduct of elections in Nepal, congratulating the government, people and country’s Prime Minister Sushila Karki. “We welcome the successful conduct of elections and the exercise of their democratic mandate by the citizens of Nepal today, which have seen an enthusiastic participation. We congratulate Prime Minister Sushila Karki, the Government and the people of Nepal as well as various stakeholders for successfully holding these…
Kathmandu, March 5 (IANS) As Nepal goes through a hi-stake mid-term poll process on Thursday, following the Gen Z protests of 2025 that led to the fall of the-then K.P. Sharma Oli government last September, the spotlight remains on the protagonists who forced the change – on their present role now, and the future.“The polling is on; there’ll be a new government that’ll assume office soon; but our movement is not over yet. Because, the agenda of the movement was to seek accountability, go…
Jhapa (Nepal), March 2 (IANS) Nepal’s Jhapa-5 constituency, lying close to the India border, is bustling with activity this Monday, but if elections are about blaring loudspeakers, street corner meetings, and aggressive street marches, the hullabaloo is comparatively less hours before campaign ends officially. Significantly, on March 5, Nepal’s former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli takes on formidable Gen Z icon Balendra Shah.Yet, in Damak, said to be among the oldest municipalities in Nepal…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) realme continues to strengthen its connect with the young generation, emerging as the ‘Most Popular Smartphone Brand Among Youth’ driven by high user satisfaction and advocacy strength among Gen Z and Millennials, according to the CMR Consumer Insight Survey 2026 for realme.The study reflects how today’s youth seek powerful performance, reliable battery life, and design that mirrors their identity.The survey across eight cities, highlights how deeply smartphones ar…
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS) As India’s consumer durables market is expected to grow at an 11 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), reaching Rs 3 lakh crore by 2029, India’s salaried class, especially young professionals, will be the driving force of the sector, a report said on Friday.The report from GI Group Holding said that young professionals account for 37 per cent of fast‑moving consumer durables sales and nearly 45 per cent of financed purchases.Around 74 per cent of Gen Z consu…
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A multi-billion rupee Nepal project, a part of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been dropped from election pledges by former Kathmandu Mayor Balen Shah, who is contesting against former Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli in the latter’s bastion of Jhapa-5 constituency, reports said. Parliamentary election is scheduled in Nepal on March 5 under an interim government, which was constituted after the resignation of the Oli government facing widespread Gen Z …
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) It was an unexpected exchange between two otherwise composed senior women professionals in their mid-fifties that briefly cut through the din of the bustling newsroom. And the argument seemed to rival the drama of the flash shirtless protest by the Youth Congress workers during the AI Summit.While the newsroom was absorbed in covering developments at the summit on February 20, another story quietly emerged from Gujarat. The state government proposed to amend the Gujarat …
New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) Nepal, where parliamentary election is scheduled for March 5, witnessed the beginning of formal campaign activities on February 16 that included public meetings, rallies, use of loudspeakers, among other related exercises, which will end three days before the date of the poll. This election can be described as among the most consequential elections since the abolition of the monarchy in the country in 2008. It comes in the wake of the youth-led Gen Z anti-corruption prot…