Karnataka IT/ITeS Employees’ Union slams government’ plans over 14 working hours/day for IT employees

Bangalore, 21/7: Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees’ Union has urged the Siddaramaiah government to reconsider its decision after the latter announced plans of extending the working hours of IT/ITeS/BPO sector. The Karnataka government is reportedly planning to amend the Karnataka Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1961, with which it is likely to give the nod for…

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Heavy rain lashes Odisha, 23 families evacuated to safety

Bhubaneswar, 20/7: Odisha experienced heavy rainfall on Saturday as a depression over the Bay of Bengal crossed the coast near Chilika Lake, officials said. At least 23 families were moved to safety from vulnerable areas in Malkangiri district, which received heavy rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more rain over the next five days….

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Retired Pakistani army men or highly trained terrorists likely involved in recent Jammu attacks: Report

Kashmir, 20/7: Precise firing, binocular fitted M-4 US carbines and Chinese steel core bullets have indicated that the terrorists involved in the recent Jammu attacks could be retired army personnel of the Pakistan Army of Special Service Group (SSG) or highly-trained in guerilla warfare, officials of the intelligence department said, according to a report by…

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Microsoft global outage: Working with CrowdStrike to bring systems back online, says CEO Satya Nadella

Washington DC, 19/7: Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella released a statement on the tech giant’s global outage that crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday. Yesterday, CrowdStrike released an update that began impacting IT systems globally. We are aware of this issue and are working closely with CrowdStrike and across the industry to provide customers…

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