At least six passengers were injured and hospitalised after a Swiss Air flight from Delhi to Zurich aborted takeoff and was evacuated on the runway at Delhi Airport early on Sunday, according to reports. An engine of the aircraft reportedly failed and caught fire during the takeoff roll, prompting the crew to stop the aircraft and initiate an emergency evacuation.

Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce, has announced plans to hire 1,000 graduates and interns. He said the recruits would support its expanding artificial intelligence (AI) products, including Agentforce and Headless360. Benioff added that concerns about AI eliminating entry-level roles are overstated. This comes after the cloud software provider reportedly cut fewer than 1,000 jobs in February.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced a $12.7-billion investment in India, to boost the country's cloud and AI infrastructure by 2030. India is among a select group of countries where AWS operates multiple regions, with Mumbai and Hyderabad regions fully scaled, AWS VC Prasad Kalyanaraman said. He added that AWS has trained over 7 million people in India in cloud skills.

Samir Dhir, who has led Sonata Software as CEO since April 2022, will step down effective May 8, with Chief Delivery Officer Rajsekhar Datta Roy set to take over for a three-year term. Roy will become the company’s fourth CEO after Sanjay Viswanathan, P Reddy and Dhir. Sonata reported $1.2 billion in revenue last year, marking a 15.46% year-on-year growth.

Addressing gas supply concerns amid the ongoing Middle East war, the Petroleum ministry said, "Natural gas supply is at 100% for domestic PNG consumers and transport (CNG)...and around 80% for industrial users." It added that LPG supply is smooth, with no shortages reported at distributors. The government said prices remain unchanged and urged consumers to avoid panic buying.

The newly appointed Vice Chairman of Niti Aayog, Ashok Kumar Lahiri, on Saturday said, "Achieving that [Viksit Bharat vision] in a country of 140 crore people is not an easy affair." After meeting PM Modi, he emphasised that the vision goes beyond income, encompassing education, health and overall well-being. "What is very important is a change in mindset," he added.

At a salary of ₹50,000 with ₹25,000 as basic pay, a 25-year-old employee can create a corpus of ₹2,93,92,257 by age 60, through EPF at an interest rate of 8.25% and annual salary increment of 9%, NDTV Profit reported. For this, the person will contribute 12% of basic pay and dearness allowance (₹3,000) monthly and the employer will contribute ₹917.

The government has issued operational guidelines for the ₹10,000-crore Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0. The scheme will invest in SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds, which will invest in DPIIT-recognised startups. The guidelines classify AIFs into four segments, including those focused on deep-tech, early-growth stage startups, tech-driven manufacturing and sector-agnostic startups.

A video showing BYD's billionaire CEO Wang Chuanfu travelling in a subway to Beijing Auto Show, one of the world's largest car shows, has surfaced online. Meanwhile, the automaker unveiled the production version of the world's fastest electric supercar, U9 Xtreme, at the event. Notably, BYD overtook Tesla as the world's largest electric car maker by sales in 2025.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced a 20-year tax exemption to foreigners on their overseas income if they relocate to country. Only money earned inside Turkey would be taxed. The Turkish government also announced a flat 1% inheritance and gift tax rate for such individuals. The move is aimed at positioning Turkey as global hub for capital, trade, and talent.