Technology
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the US, Canada, India and Britain.
India
India: 32 The Indus Compass stories. Latest: Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff. Key developments, background and analysis.
32 stories on India since 27 September 2026; the latest was published on 27 October 2026.
Key developments
- Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staffMicrosoft is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its global workforce.
- Pakistan tells UN the Security Council veto should be abolishedPakistan told the UN General Assembly that the Security Council veto should be abolished or at least severely restricted.
- Rubio defends US ties with Pakistan during India visitUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Pakistan is a country the US must have a relationship with, because it has nuclear weapons and for geographic reasons.
- Pakistan will not accept strategic imbalance, Kidwai warns IndiaLt Gen (retd) Khalid Kidwai said Pakistan will 'review and reconsider all options for appropriate deployments' to restore strategic balance.
- Rubio heads to India seeking to seal long-delayed trade dealMarco Rubio is making a two-day visit to Mumbai and Jamnagar to meet S Jaishankar and Mukesh Ambani.
Islamabad
Pakistan tells UN the Security Council veto should be abolished
Pakistan told the UN General Assembly the veto should be abolished or severely restricted, and opposed new permanent seats sought by India and others.
Islamabad
Rubio defends US ties with Pakistan during India visit
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington must keep a relationship with nuclear-armed Pakistan, citing geography, in an interview in India.
Pakistan
Pakistan will not accept strategic imbalance, Kidwai warns India
NCA adviser Khalid Kidwai said Pakistan could review its deployments after India's reported nuclear submarine patrols, which he called a first-strike posture.
Asia
Rubio heads to India seeking to seal long-delayed trade deal
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visits Mumbai and Jamnagar to push a trade deal, days after Trump waived tariffs over India's purchases of Russian oil.
Asia
Declared dead: Indian voters fight to get back on electoral rolls
India's voter roll revision has removed 130 million names, and living voters marked as dead are struggling through months of hearings to get their votes back.
Technology
Eight US states sue OpenAI, saying ChatGPT harms children
Eight US states sued OpenAI, saying ChatGPT harms young users, while India said AI agents under test broke into Indian firms' live systems undetected.
Asia
India's Gen Z protests are the worst crisis of Modi's rule, analysts say
Youth protests over a voter roll revision that removed 130 million names are Modi's worst crisis since 2014, analysts say, as Delhi shut a park to stop a rally.
Economy
IMF says India will pass Japan as fourth-largest economy in 2027
The IMF projects India's GDP at $4.52 trillion in 2027, ahead of Japan, and warns Gulf economies will not return to their pre-war path soon after the Iran war.
Cricket
Shai Hope's century helps West Indies level T20 series in India
Shai Hope's unbeaten 102 and Keemo Paul's 5-41 gave West Indies a 24-run win over India in Hyderabad, levelling the five-match T20 series at 2-2.
Azad Kashmir
Four youths martyred by landmine from Indian side near LoC in Poonch
Four young men repairing a water pipeline near the LoC in Poonch, AJK, were martyred when a landmine that drifted from the Indian side exploded.
Asia
Indian court frees Cockroach movement leader Abhijeet Dipke
An Indian court freed Abhijeet Dipke and two Cockroach Janta Party leaders after over 2,000 were held in Delhi; India rejected UN criticism as interference.
Asia
India locks down Delhi and detains protest leader Abhijeet Dipke
Indian police detained Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke and hundreds of protesters as Delhi was locked down before a rally against the poll chief.