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Karnataka CM D K Shivakumar said on October 30, 2026 the state will act on complaints of IT hiring bias against Kannadigas, ahead of KRV's November 1 campaign.

Delhi's draft IT Policy 2026-2031, reported around October 28, 2026, aims to train up to 6 lakh youth in digital skills and attract over 200 GCCs.

Randstad's tech talent report of 29 October 2026 says banks pay software engineers about 13% more than tech firms, and healthcare firms up to 17% more.

CM Vijay opened Rs 5.10 crore electrical labs at 30 government ITIs on 28 October 2026; a pact for 40 more takes the programme to 70 ITIs.

Cognizant added 3,200 staff in the September quarter to reach 359,900, it said on October 29, 2026, while narrowing its 2026 growth forecast.

A TeamLease Digital report released October 26, 2026 says 44% of India's 2,117 GCCs own platforms and AI work, and AI skills earn a 30-40% pay premium.

NIIT's AI-linked revenue rose to 12.4% of sales in July-September 2026, its October 27 results show, but total revenue fell 6% as big IT firms moved training in-house.

Dropbox said on October 28, 2026, it will cut about 9% of its workforce, roughly 200 roles, at a cost of $27-33 million, and that CTO Ali Dasdan will leave.

At Lucknow's GCC summit on October 26, 2026, UP signed 15 MoUs and LG pledged Rs 634 crore for a 500-job centre; the state targets 500 GCCs by 2031.

HAN Digital's outlook, released October 28, 2026, projects 2.1 lakh fresher hires in India's IT-BPM sector in FY27, up 20%, with AI-ready graduates paid far more.

Blackstone said on October 27, 2026 it has opened a Global Capability Center in Bengaluru for finance, technology and other corporate functions.

US wealth-technology firm AssetMark opened a global capability centre in Hyderabad on 27 October 2026, built for about 500 people, and has begun hiring.

SonicWall announced a Pune engineering office on October 22, 2026 and says it plans 400 engineering roles in India across AI, cloud and security research.

New Zealand's India Skilled Work Visa, in force since October 20, 2026, allows up to 4,400 Indian professionals, including IT and engineering workers, for three years.

The UK's Digital and Technologies Jobs Plan, published October 21, 2026, aims for about 200,000 entry-level tech jobs in ten years, backed by TechFirst.

Telangana opened a Green Skills and Applied AI Centre of Excellence in Hyderabad on October 23, 2026, with Microsoft and 1M1B; 100 job offers were announced at launch.

USCIS has started approving some H-1B petitions without the $100,000 fee after courts blocked it, a US law firm said on October 25, 2026; an appeal is pending.

The World Bank launched its first digital strategy in Seoul on October 20, 2026, aiming to connect one billion people by 2030 and help close a youth jobs gap.

Goa launched its AI Policy 2026 on 22 October 2026 with a target to train and certify 50,000 people in AI by 2030, plus a BITS Pilani MoU and a state hackathon.

Combined headcount at TCS, Infosys, HCLTech, Wipro, Tech Mahindra and LTIMindtree fell nearly 3% to 797,722 in the year to October 2026, Xpheno data shows.

Court filings reported on October 18, 2026 show Disney will offer jobs to at least 60 Character.AI staff for about $60 million a year after the start-up's bankruptcy.

Barclays said on October 22, 2026 it expects about 5,000 job cuts this year, 60% in support roles including developers, citing AI efficiency.

Tata Power plans a Rs 54.31 crore global capability centre in Khordha, Odisha, focused on AI for the power sector, expected to create 110 high-skill jobs, it was reported on October 21, 2026.

Amazon said on October 20, 2026 it will hire over 300,000 US workers for the holidays, up from 250,000, with seasonal pay averaging $20 an hour and new health cover.

A Princeton chemical engineering PhD's account, shared October 19, 2026, of 2,300 job applications without a stable job has fuelled debate on graduate hiring and AI.

Manipur said on October 14, 2026 that 57 of 116 students trained under HCLTech's TechBee have joined the firm, and signed an AI and skilling MoU with Microsoft.

Recruiters show stronger demand for AI and data graduates at older IITs before placements open on 1 December 2026, officials said on 17 October.

A US Congressional Research Service report dated October 14, 2026 shows H-1B lottery entries from Infosys and TCS fell over 90% for FY2027.

Engineers India Limited opened applications on October 19, 2026 for 109 fixed-term engineer and officer posts for Dangote fertiliser projects in Nigeria and Ethiopia.

PwC's 2026 survey of 49,364 workers, released October 15, finds 64% use AI at work but only 51% have the training they need, down from 59%.

Grab and OpenAI launched GO Forward with AI in Thailand on October 14, 2026, to train 3,000-plus gig workers, part of a 30,000-worker Southeast Asia plan.

JD Vance said on 17 October 2026 his 'indentured servants' H-1B remark was imperfect, after India's MEA called it deeply offensive, but stood by his criticism of the visa system.

MeitY's IndiaAI Fellowship 2026-27 is open until November 30, 2026, offering up to Rs 1 lakh for undergraduates and Rs 2 lakh for postgraduates working on AI.

IMF research on 700 million job ads, presented on October 12, 2026, finds AI-exposed jobs ask for AI skills twice as often, while demand for programmers fell about 10%.

Senate and House bills filed in October 2026 would raise the H-1B salary line for exempt workers at H-1B-dependent firms from $60,000 to about $140,000. It is not a minimum wage.

Oyster's Global AI Talent Report, out October 14, 2026, finds AI skills named in 15% of roles in early 2026, often added without new titles or pay.

Netflix began cutting about 1,000 jobs, 6% of staff, on October 14, 2026, mostly in product, tech, legal and HR, its biggest layoff since 2022.

Microsoft president Brad Smith called JD Vance's green card fraud claims 'completely off base' in remarks published October 15, 2026, a week after a PERM freeze hit eight firms.

Wipro's headcount fell by 6,716 to 2,36,328 in the September quarter, results showed on October 15, 2026; it plans more fresher hiring in the second half.

Forward deployed engineer job postings in India rose about 19-fold between June 2025 and June 2026, Indeed data reported on October 14, 2026 show.

DHS proposed on 14 October 2026 to scrap the rule that makes officers defer to earlier approvals in H-1B and L-1 extensions; comments close 13 November.

Kerala launched Skill Kerala, reported 13 Oct 2026: fully state-funded training for 10,000 students in 70-plus courses across 17 emerging tech fields.

Dutch banking-software firm Backbase opened a 30,000 sq ft expansion of its Hyderabad centre on October 9, 2026; Telangana's IT minister said it will create 300 jobs.

Infosys Foundation said on 13 October 2026 its free Springboard Livelihood Program has enabled over 2.5 lakh job offers, half its 2030 target of 5 lakh.

Uttar Pradesh's cabinet approved the UP AI Mission on October 9, 2026 to train five lakh youth in AI, support 100 AI start-ups and set up AI centres in all 75 districts.

Festive white-collar hiring rose 7% to 1,27,080 roles while overall hiring fell 11% in September, foundit's tracker of October 6, 2026 says.

Zoho will not give annual pay rises this year because AI and data-centre costs have soared, co-founder Sridhar Vembu said on October 12, 2026, calling the software job outlook grim.

China's labour ministry said on 10 October 2026 it will launch an AI employment action and write over 200 job standards by 2030 for new AI-era roles.

A BinQle report released 9-10 October 2026 says India's AI talent demand is 3.5 times supply, with cloud, cybersecurity and data roles also short and pay up 30-35%.

IIT Hyderabad's hybrid Applied AI Professional Certification Programme runs 24 October to 14 November 2026, teaching professionals to build AI agents.

At the e-Rakshak hackathon finale in Surat on 10 October 2026, Gujarat said student-built tools will be used for FIR registration and cybercrime cases.

Karnataka's second Bengaluru Skill Summit runs November 3-5, 2026, with an emerging-skills track on AI and Industry 4.0 and a new nationwide Skillathon.

The US Labor Department on October 8, 2026 barred eight employers, including Infosys, TCS, Wipro and HCL, from PERM green card filings, with no end date.

Edtech firm byteXL raised $9 million led by Elevar Equity and plans to bring AI and tech skilling to 120 engineering colleges and 5 lakh students in two years.

India's active tech job openings reached about 1.23 lakh in October 2026, an 18-month high, Xpheno data shows; only about 15,000 are entry-level roles.

NITI Aayog's 'Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047' says India has trained 7.67 crore people since 2014-15 but must now measure careers, not course completions, as AI reshapes work.