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Boeing Lays Off Over 400 Members Of Professional Aerospace Union
Boeing has laid off more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labour union, the union has revealed.
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LinkedIn Fined $335 Million Over Targeted Advertising Practices
The lead European Union privacy regulator on Thursday said it had imposed a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine on Microsoft's professional networking platform LinkedIn over its targeted advertising practices.
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India Closely Engaged With US On H-1B Visa Issue: Union Minister
India is engaged with the US administration and its Congress on issues related to the movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H1B visa programme, said Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Thursday.
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"Zero Tolerance": Centre Brings Tough Law On Attacks On Health Workers
With attacks increasing on healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government has brought in an ordinance to protect doctors. Attacks on health care workers have been made a non-bailable offence and will carry an imprisonment from six months to seven years, union minister Prakash Javadekar has announced.
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Railways To Hire Public Relations Experts, Woo Social Media Influencers
A team of private public relations professionals will soon drive the railways' publicity campaign both at the Union ministry in the national capital as well as in each of its zones, with the national transporter for the first time issuing a set of guidelines to hire such private agencies to manage its publicity.
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BJP Complaint Shows Nitish Kumar Man Prashant Kishor Fair Game For Party
The student elections in Patna University became a flashpoint today between the Bihar BJP and its ally, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, in which party vice president Prashant Kishor allegedly bore the brunt of the BJP attack. The BJP did not name Mr Kishor, but its press release attacking the police, the administration and "certain event manageme...
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UK To Ease Visa Cap On Indian Doctors, Nurses
The UK government is set to ease its immigration cap blocking professionals such as Indian doctors from being brought in to tackle shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
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Tamil Nadu Techies Say They're Moving To Form India's First IT Union
A week after employees complained against IT major Cognizant for pink-slipping them, techies in Tamil Nadu are forming a union. More than 100 software professionals have signed up as members. The union, to be called "Forum for IT Employees, Tamil Nadu " will lobby for women's safety and protect members' rights by holding IT firms to labour laws, sa...
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US' Loss, Europe's Gain? EU Says 'Open To Highly Skilled Indian Professionals'
The European Union today said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed "regre...
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Nitin Gadkari Seeks Indian-American Participation In Start-Up Movement
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today urged the Silicon Valley professionals of Indian-origin to participate in India's Start-up Movement to help make it a success.
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Situation At Patiala House Courts Was Handled Tactfully, Say Delhi Police
The situation at Patiala House Court was handled very "tactfully" and in a "professional" manner when JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar was produced in court, Delhi Police said in its report to NHRC.
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After US, UK's Proposed Visa Fee Hike To Hit Indian Techies
Companies in the UK hiring non-European Union workers like Indians are expected to face a new 1,000 pound annual surcharge per employee.
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Party Loyalty or Legal Commitments? It's a Thin Line for Some Congress Leaders
Former union ministers, Congress party spokespersons and now back to being high-profile lawyers. As former Congress ministers head back to the courtroom, many of them have to tread a thin line to avoid getting caught between party loyalties and professional commitments.
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Bangalore techies: saving files at work, lives outside
Nearly 8000 IT professionals in the IT City have volunteered to be a part of the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA's Civil Defence Wing, which is witnessing a gradual rise in enrollment. An initiative of the Union Home Ministry, the Wing aims to recruit at least one percent of a city's population as part of the volunteer force.
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UK defends limit on Indian professionals
The David Cameron government on Friday defended its decision to introduce an interim limit on skilled workers from India and other countries outside the European Union, despite concerns raised by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and others.
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Boeing Lays Off Over 400 Members Of Professional Aerospace Union
Boeing has laid off more than 400 members of its professional aerospace labour union, the union has revealed.
-
LinkedIn Fined $335 Million Over Targeted Advertising Practices
The lead European Union privacy regulator on Thursday said it had imposed a 310 million euro ($335 million) fine on Microsoft's professional networking platform LinkedIn over its targeted advertising practices.
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India Closely Engaged With US On H-1B Visa Issue: Union Minister
India is engaged with the US administration and its Congress on issues related to the movement of Indian professionals including those pertaining to the H1B visa programme, said Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan on Thursday.
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"Zero Tolerance": Centre Brings Tough Law On Attacks On Health Workers
With attacks increasing on healthcare workers amid the coronavirus pandemic, the government has brought in an ordinance to protect doctors. Attacks on health care workers have been made a non-bailable offence and will carry an imprisonment from six months to seven years, union minister Prakash Javadekar has announced.
-
Railways To Hire Public Relations Experts, Woo Social Media Influencers
A team of private public relations professionals will soon drive the railways' publicity campaign both at the Union ministry in the national capital as well as in each of its zones, with the national transporter for the first time issuing a set of guidelines to hire such private agencies to manage its publicity.
-
BJP Complaint Shows Nitish Kumar Man Prashant Kishor Fair Game For Party
The student elections in Patna University became a flashpoint today between the Bihar BJP and its ally, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United, in which party vice president Prashant Kishor allegedly bore the brunt of the BJP attack. The BJP did not name Mr Kishor, but its press release attacking the police, the administration and "certain event manageme...
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UK To Ease Visa Cap On Indian Doctors, Nurses
The UK government is set to ease its immigration cap blocking professionals such as Indian doctors from being brought in to tackle shortages in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS).
-
Tamil Nadu Techies Say They're Moving To Form India's First IT Union
A week after employees complained against IT major Cognizant for pink-slipping them, techies in Tamil Nadu are forming a union. More than 100 software professionals have signed up as members. The union, to be called "Forum for IT Employees, Tamil Nadu " will lobby for women's safety and protect members' rights by holding IT firms to labour laws, sa...
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US' Loss, Europe's Gain? EU Says 'Open To Highly Skilled Indian Professionals'
The European Union today said it is ready to accommodate more Indian IT professionals and denounced any form of protectionism in global trade, amid anxiety over the Trump administration's possible clampdown on H1B visa. Pushing for deeper trade ties with India, a delegation of European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs also expressed "regre...
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Nitin Gadkari Seeks Indian-American Participation In Start-Up Movement
Union minister Nitin Gadkari today urged the Silicon Valley professionals of Indian-origin to participate in India's Start-up Movement to help make it a success.
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Situation At Patiala House Courts Was Handled Tactfully, Say Delhi Police
The situation at Patiala House Court was handled very "tactfully" and in a "professional" manner when JNU students union president Kanhaiya Kumar was produced in court, Delhi Police said in its report to NHRC.
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After US, UK's Proposed Visa Fee Hike To Hit Indian Techies
Companies in the UK hiring non-European Union workers like Indians are expected to face a new 1,000 pound annual surcharge per employee.
-
Party Loyalty or Legal Commitments? It's a Thin Line for Some Congress Leaders
Former union ministers, Congress party spokespersons and now back to being high-profile lawyers. As former Congress ministers head back to the courtroom, many of them have to tread a thin line to avoid getting caught between party loyalties and professional commitments.
-
Bangalore techies: saving files at work, lives outside
Nearly 8000 IT professionals in the IT City have volunteered to be a part of the National Disaster Management Authority or NDMA's Civil Defence Wing, which is witnessing a gradual rise in enrollment. An initiative of the Union Home Ministry, the Wing aims to recruit at least one percent of a city's population as part of the volunteer force.
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UK defends limit on Indian professionals
The David Cameron government on Friday defended its decision to introduce an interim limit on skilled workers from India and other countries outside the European Union, despite concerns raised by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and others.
