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Vivel unveils inspiring video on #BossWomen
MUMBAI: Unstoppable ambition and signature styles is what defines these non-conformists who aren’t deterred by gender stereotypes. Meet the #BossWomen who have blazed their own trails to the very top.
Vivel unveils an inspiring video series which explores their remarkable journey to shatter the glass ceiling in business. Their fearless pursuit of their dreams and the courage to say Ab Samjhauta Nahin brings to bear the indomitable spirit that continuously strives to encourage women to make their own choices.
Jagran Group president Apurva Purohit underscores how women need to change. It is the woman who has to make the choice to be the protagonist, the victim or the bystander of her own story! Your Story founder and chief editor Shradha Sharma points that women easily love everyone around them but forget to love themselves and in the process ignore their own dreams and desires and settle for a life of compromises. Shradha’s message to all parents – “Love your girls for being girls.”
ITC Infotech MD & CEO Sushma Rajagopalan urges parents to ignite a sense of ambition in a girl child right from a very young age. It is important to treat both small and big ambitions alike.
Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas managing partner Pallavi Shroff stresses that the most important thing for a woman is to believe in herself that she is capable, competent and can do whatever she wants to do.
Apollo Hospitals executive vice-chairperson Shobana Kamineni believes that a woman will always be faced with a multiplicity of choices but most of the decisions will be based on others. Thinking about yourself sometimes actually is good for everyone.
The personal and professional journey of these industry stalwarts is a true inspiration. #BossWomen encourages women to stop compromising on their dreams and ambitions and help in raising a generation that lives and breathes Ab Samjhauta Nahin!
Vivel Ab Samjhauta Nahin is a women’s campaign to crusade against time worn mind sets that tend to stereotype. It seeks to enable self-belief and self-reliance and thereby empower women to live fuller lives. Vivel not only celebrates a woman’s power, but also actively stands for her right to an equal life.
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Oracle layoffs affect up to 30,000 employees globally
Job cuts span US, India and more, staff cite abrupt emails, uncertainty.
MUMBAI: April began with an inbox shock and for thousands, it ended with an exit. Oracle has carried out a sweeping round of layoffs, impacting an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 employees across its global operations, even as the company continues to report strong business performance. The job cuts were communicated via emails sent early on April 1, affecting staff across multiple regions including the United States, India, Canada and parts of Latin America. The reduction spans a wide range of roles and functions, though the company has not disclosed specific criteria behind the decisions.
In the days following the layoffs, employees have taken to platforms such as LinkedIn to share their experiences, many describing the process as abrupt and unsettling. Several posts pointed to a lack of prior indication, with notifications arriving suddenly in early-morning messages.
A recurring concern has been the impact on long-tenured staff. Users reported that employees with decades of experience were among those let go, raising broader questions about job security even for seasoned professionals within large technology firms.
The layoffs have also sparked anxiety about the wider direction of the sector. As companies continue to invest heavily in automation and artificial intelligence, workforce recalibration is becoming more common often accompanied by uncertainty around future roles and skills.
For many affected employees, the immediate challenge lies in navigating career transitions in an increasingly competitive job market, with posts reflecting concerns about stability and next steps.
The development comes against a backdrop of strong financial performance at Oracle, which recently reported a 22 percent year-on-year increase in revenue, alongside continued growth in its cloud infrastructure business. The company has also been committing significant capital towards artificial intelligence and data centre expansion.
The contrast between growth and job cuts has added to the unease, underscoring a broader shift in how large technology firms balance expansion with efficiency sometimes at the cost of the very workforce that helped build that growth.
