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Now Reuters to outsource to India
LONDON: Outsourcing to India has now spread to journalism.
Reuters, which is implementing a massive cost-cutting programme, is to try out the reporting of Western business news from a base in Bangalore.
India has seen a flood of call centre and IT jobs from the West but now companies are looking at putting core operations and more sophisticated positions, such as equity research, in the country.
Reuters is to hire a reporting team to work alongside its existing data-entry operation in Bangalore.
Initially only half a dozen journalists will be taken on for the pilot scheme. They will concentrate on reporting about small and medium-sized companies listed in the United States.
David Schlesinger, Reuters’ global managing editor, said depending on the results of the trial, the journalism operation in Bangalore could be significantly expanded.
“It’s not just call centre jobs in India any more. What is very appealing is that there are a very well-educated people there, with good English…It’s a question of doing work where it is best suited,” he said.
Schlesinger said the Indian journalists would do “basic” reporting from “standardised announcements” such as company results. If the story turned out to need further investigation and interviews with company officials, Reuters journalists in the US would take over to produce updated versions of the news.
The move would enable Reuters to expand its coverage of small and medium-sized companies and that “cost was only one factor” in hiring the new journalists in India.
“We will still have journalists elsewhere doing the value-added stuff. This will free up journalists in the West for value-added, such as interviewing,” Schlesinger said.
Although Reuters is going through a restructuring process, which will see the loss of 5,000 jobs, the number of reporting positions has been almost completely protected from the drive to reduce the cost base by one billion pounds.
The company’s revenues have plummeted over the past three years as its customers in the financial services industry have retrenched.
“This pilot will not affect the jobs of any current employees,” Schlesinger said.
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UDF poised to return to power in Kerala, says Manorama-CVoter survey
Massive opinion poll projects shift in Kerala politics ahead of 2026 Assembly elections.
MUMBAI: The winds of change appear to be blowing through Kerala’s political landscape and this time, they seem to favour the United Democratic Front. A comprehensive mega opinion survey conducted by Manorama News in partnership with CVoter projects a potential comeback for the UDF in the upcoming Kerala Legislative Assembly Elections 2026. The survey, covering all 140 constituencies with a massive sample size of nearly 90,000 respondents, predicts the UDF could win between 69 and 81 seats.
The ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF) is expected to secure 57 to 69 seats, a significant drop from the 99 seats it won in the 2021 elections. This would mean the LDF losing 30 to 42 of its sitting seats. Meanwhile, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which drew a blank in 2021, is projected to open its account with 1 to 5 seats.
Region-wise, the UDF is expected to make strong gains in Malabar, winning 25 to 34 out of 48 seats, and in Central Kerala, where it could bag 29 to 33 out of 53 seats. In South Kerala, the LDF is likely to retain an edge with 21 to 25 seats, while the UDF may improve to 12 to 16 seats. The NDA could pick up 1 to 3 seats in the southern region.
The survey was conducted between 14 and 26 March 2026, with additional tracker and snap polls carried out from December 2025 to March 2026. A total of 89,693 respondents participated, ensuring representation across all demographics and social segments.
Manorama News has a strong track record of accuracy, with its previous projections closely matching the actual results of the 2019 and 2024 Lok Sabha elections as well as the 2021 Kerala Assembly polls.
In Kerala’s famously fierce political battles, this survey suggests the pendulum may be swinging back. Whether the final verdict matches these numbers or throws up another surprise, one thing is clear, the 2026 Assembly elections are shaping up to be one of the most keenly watched contests in the state’s history.
