Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT exporter and private-sector employer, has carried out its steepest-ever job cuts as the twin pressures of artificial intelligence and strained US-India trade ties shake up the country’s $280 billion technology industry. The company’s workforce has dropped below the 6,00,000 mark for the first time in over two years, signalling a turning point for India’s outsourcing powerhouse. In the quarter ending September 30, TCS reduced its workforce by 19,755 employees, trimming its headcount over the span of just three months.

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Record job cuts and shrinking headcount

According to its latest earnings report, in the quarter ending September 30, TCS reduced its workforce by 19,755 employees. The figure inclu

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