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India news: Thousands affected as Oracle cuts jobs — reports

Deutsche Welle · 🇩🇪 public Germany · · 342 words · By Shakeel Sobhan
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What to know about India news: Thousands affected as Oracle cuts jobs — reports

India news: Thousands affected as Oracle cuts jobs — reports April 2, 2026What you need to know - Indian tech workers took to social media to say they had been laid off by Oracle and were seeking new opportunities - CNBC reported on Tuesday that the US-based…

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What happened

India news: Thousands affected as Oracle cuts jobs — reports April 2, 2026What you need to know - Indian tech workers took to social media to say they had been laid off by Oracle and were seeking new opportunities - CNBC reported on Tuesday that the US-based…

Why it matters

Indian outlets said between 10,000 and 12,000 employees in the country could be affected.

Common ground

Earlier this week, CNBC reported that the US-based technology firm was cutting thousands of jobs globally.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 7 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “IndiGo announced a revised fuel surcharge on domestic travel amid rising jet fuel prices”
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Claim 2: “Indian outlets said between 10,000 and 12,000 employees in the country could be affected”
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Wikipedia entries for 'Oracle' and related entities do not mention layoffs or employee counts in India. The evidence provided does not corroborate the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An oracle is a person or thing considered to provide insight, wise counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities. If done through occultic me…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oracle Financial Services Software Limited (OFSS) is an Indian subsidiary of Oracle Corporation which is involved in financial and insurance technology. Established in 1990, the company was known as i…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Skill India or the National Skills Development Mission of India is a campaign launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. It is managed by the National Skills Development Corporation of India. In 2025, …
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Claim 3: “The technology giant had about 162,000 full-time employees worldwide as of May 2025”
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Wikipedia entries for Oracle Corporation, Oracle Database, and Oracle Linux do not specify employee counts as of May 2025. No direct evidence supports the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Co-founded in Santa Clara, California by Bob Miner, Ed Oates, and current chairman of the board and c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oracle Database (commonly referred to as Oracle DBMS, Oracle Autonomous Database, or simply as Oracle) is a proprietary multi-model database management system produced and marketed by Oracle Corporati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oracle Linux (abbreviated OL, formerly known as Oracle Enterprise Linux or OEL) is a Linux distribution packaged and freely distributed by Oracle, available partially under the GNU General Public Lice…
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Claim 4: “CNBC reported on Tuesday that the US-based technology firm was cutting thousands of jobs globally”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to confirm CNBC's report on Oracle's global job cuts.
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Claim 5: “Indian tech workers took to social media to say they had been laid off by Oracle and were seeking new opportunities”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about Indian tech workers being laid off by Oracle.
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Claim 6: “The Indian census will see more than three million officials take part in data collection”
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No evidence found in cross-references, web search, or Wikipedia to support the claim about the Indian census involving three million officials.
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Claim 7: “Oracle is led by billionaire co-founder Larry Ellison, one of the richest people in the world”
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Wikipedia confirms Larry Ellison is Oracle's CTO/executive chairman and lists him as one of the richest people in the world (Forbes, 2025).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — David Ferris Ellison (born January 9, 1983) is an American film producer, media proprietor, and former actor serving as chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Paramount Skydance since August 20…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is an American businessman. He co-founded the software company Oracle Corporation, and was its CEO from 1977 to 2014. He now serves as its CTO and execut…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Oracle Corporation is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Co-founded in Santa Clara, California by Bob Miner, Ed Oates, and current chairman of the board and c…
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