India

17 Oct

TCS fires 16 employees involved in bribes-for-jobs scam

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

India's largest IT services firm TCS on Sunday said it has sacked 16 employees and banned six vendors in connection with a "recruitment scam"."Our investigation involved 19 employees… 16 employees have been separated from the company for code of conduct violations, and three employees have been removed from the resource management function," the company said in a statement in the evening. It also added that the six vendors, their owners and associates have been "banned" from doing any business with TCS.In late June, reports surfaced of a "recruitment scandal" at the largest software exporter, where vendors tasked with some of…

16 Oct

Ex-Starbucks employee reveals every drink’s recipe after termination

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

An ex-employee of the globally famous coffee chain Starbucks has created quite a stir on social media. Why, you ask? Well, the former employee went to X to leak details about the company's extensive menu, causing the post to go viral. He shares detailed recipes for various coffee concoctions that Starbucks is known for. This incident is not an isolated one, as several other employees who were fired from Starbucks also shared the company's menu on TikTok. These revelations have provided coffee enthusiasts worldwide with a deeper understanding of their favorite beverage.The viral thread, which includes everything from cold brew…

16 Oct

Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sets new record with over 1.4 billion customer visits

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness

A record 1.4 billion customers visited the platform during Flipkart's flagship festival sale event "The Big Billion Days' (TBBD) 2023".The event, which began on October 8 (with early access for VIP and Plus customers from October 7) and ended on October 15, "received a great response from both customers and a wide network of dealers across the country", said head Kalyan Krishnamoorthy. Flipkart Group's Executive Officer. The likes of smartphones, laptops, tablets and home appliances indicate a strong premiumization trend across India this year Televisions, audio devices, smartphones and grooming products were also among the top choices.According to Flipkart officials,…

14 Oct

Delhi Court warns Sanjay Singh against ‘political speeches’

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

A Delhi court had warned Aam Aadmi Party leader Sanjay Singh against using courtrooms to make political speeches. The Rouse Avenue court gave a firm reply while hearing the money laundering case against the AAP MP.When Sanjay Singh raised industrialist Gautam Adani's name in the court, special judge MK Nagpal said, "If you want to give speeches about Adani and (Prime Minister Narendra) Modi, I will ask for your production through video conferencing from now on."In the courtroom, Mr. Singh vehemently complained that the investigating agencies did not act on his allegations against Mr. Adani. The court directed Mr Singh,…

14 Oct

Gold remains flat at Rs 58,910 per 10/gm

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

According to the GoodReturns website, 24-carat gold prices were unchanged in the early hours of Saturday, with ten grams of the precious metal selling at Rs 58,910. Silver prices were also unchanged with 1 kg of the precious metal selling at Rs 72,600.22-carat gold prices remained unchanged from yesterday and the yellow metal was sold at Rs 54,000. Ten grams of 24-carat gold in Mumbai is equivalent to Rs 58,910 in Kolkata and Hyderabad. Ten grams of 24-carat gold in Delhi, Bangalore and Chennai cost Rs 59,060, Rs 58,910 and Rs 60,110 respectively. Ten grams of 22 carat gold in…

13 Oct

Actress Bhairavi Vaidya dies of Cancer at 67

Priyanka Bhowmickbollywood, Entertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Veteran actress Bhairavi Vaidya, who was battling cancer, passed away on October 8. She was 67 years old. She had been suffering for the past few months. With a career spanning over 45 years, Bhairavi was recently seen in the TV show 'Nima Denzongpa'. Her co-star Surabhi Das, mourned her death and shared with India Today, "I am truly saddened by the news of her death. I shared great times with her on the sets." Pratik Gandhi, who shared screen space with her in a film called Ventilator, shared, “I got an opportunity to work with her in 'Ventilator'. We…

13 Oct

Infosys to skip campus hiring this year

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

Infosys will not go to college campuses to hire freshers this year as the second-largest Indian IT services company still has a "significant fresher bench" amid declining demand in key markets like the US. In a post-results press conference on Thursday, CEO and MD Salil Parekh said the company is carrying inefficiencies in its employee pyramid and has enough room to tighten utilization to 84-85 percent. Pointing to a significant new bench trained in general AI, CFO Nilanjan Roy said the company is not yet looking to recruit new campuses. “We see, there is no possibility of going to the…

12 Oct

Military training should be mandatory after graduation in India: Kangana Ranaut

Priyanka BhowmickEntertainment, IndiaEntertainment, india

Kangana Ranaut feels that military training should be made mandatory in the country for everyone after their graduation. The actor thinks it will help to get rid of the "lazy" and "irresponsible" people in the country. Speaking at News18 'Amrit Ratna' 2023, the 'Manikarnika' actress argued that mandatory military training will create discipline and eliminate laziness and irresponsibility. "If military training is made mandatory in the country for every child after graduation, we will get rid of these lazy and irresponsible people. It will instill discipline in them," the actress said. Kangana is all set to appear in the upcoming…

12 Oct

16-Year-Old Pranjali Awasthi launches AI company with a staggering Rs. 100 Crore valuation

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness, india

At the entrance to a storm in the tech world, 16-year-old Indian adult Pranjali Awasthi has made waves with her AI startup, Delv.AI. During the Miami Tech Week event, Awasthi unveiled her Brainchild, revealing that she founded the company in January 2022 and has successfully raised nearly $450,000 (Rs 3.7 crore) in funding. Notably, Delv.AI's LinkedIn profile already brings together a team of 10 dedicated professionals. During the event, Awasthi attributed her entrepreneurial journey to her father. Her passion for technology was ignited at a young age, thanks to her engineer father's passion for the promotion of computer science education…

11 Oct

Google CEO Sundar Pichai reaches out to employees in Israel

Priyanka BhowmickBusiness, IndiaBusiness

Sundar Pichai contacted every Google employee in a company-wide email hours after Hamas launched an attack on Israel on Saturday. He said the company has reached out to all employees working or traveling to Israel and will continue to support them. Full text of email accessed by '9 to 5 Google'. Google CEO Sundar Pichai reiterated the sentiment expressed in his email in a post shared on X this morning. Lamenting the increasing clashes, he said the company's priority was to ensure the safety of workers. “Google has 2 offices and over 2,000 employees in Israel. It’s unimaginable what they’re…