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Updated on: Aug 2020

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VMware to layoff employees in India

Aug 18, 2020

Wipro completes acquisition of Brazilian firm IVIA Servios

Wipro completes acquisition of Brazilian IT firm IVIA Servios for . mn Wipronbspon Saturday s...

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Aug 17, 2020

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Oracle lays off developers in Commerce Cloud biz

Oracle lays off developers in Commerce Cloud biz- Report San Francisco Cloud major Oracle has repor...

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Aug 17, 2020

Latest news: Oracle lays off developers in Commerce Cloud biz - SightsIn Plus

Tata Sons may take over Air India by end of August

Tata Sons is likely to take over Air India by end of August The Tata Group is likely to make a ...

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Aug 16, 2020

Latest news: Tata Sons may take over Air India by end of August - SightsIn Plus

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Wipro Collaborates with Intel to Drive Business Continuity

Integration to enable remote IT support and provide enhanced security solutions Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, today announced that it will join forces with Intel to enable Wipro’s LIVE Workspace™, Wipro’s digital workspace solution with the Intel vPro® platform. This joint collaboration will help customers drive business continuity by enabling […]

Aug 8, 2020

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ABB India opens new robotics facility in Bengaluru

ABB India opens new robotics facility in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ABB India on Friday announced the opening of a new facility in Bengaluru that would enable it to deliver robotic applications and digital solutions for a variety of industries, including automotive, food & beverage, electronics, and other upcoming sectors., the company said in a statement. […]

Aug 1, 2020

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EC clears Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation

European Commission clears Alstom’s acquisition of Bombardier Transportation The European Commission has given its go-ahead to the acquisition of the rail business of Canadian engineering firm Bombardier by French train maker Alstom Alstom and Bombardier welcome the European Commission’s (EC) decision for conditional clearance of the proposed acquisition of Bombardier Transportation by Alstom. The Commission’s […]

Aug 1, 2020

Coronavirus

Most of staff at IT companies continue to Work From Home

Most staff at TCS, Infosys, HCL, and Wipro continue to work from home In wake of the pandemic, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has extended the relaxation in work from home (WFH) norms till 31 December 2020, The move is appreciated and welcomed by the IT industry. This is the second extension of relaxations by […]

Jul 29, 2020

Coronavirus

Swiggy lays off 350 more employees

Swiggy is laying off 350 more employees as part of ‘final realignment exercise’ Swiggy lays off 350 more employees, two months after it shed 1,100 jobs across levels nationally to mitigate the coronavirus lockdown impact. Swiggy said in a statement, “In May, we began the exercise of realigning resources to create capacity in higher potential […]

Jul 29, 2020

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Cognizant to Acquire New Signature

Cognizant to Acquire New Signature, a Leader in Cloud-Native Business Transformation Cognizant has announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire New Signature, one of the world’s largest independent Microsoft public cloud transformation specialists. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020, subject to regulatory clearance and other closing conditions. Financial […]

Jul 29, 2020

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Bharat Petroleum offers VRS to employees

Bharat Petroleum offers VRS to employees ahead of privatisation State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) has brought a voluntary retirement scheme for its employees ahead of the government privatizing the country’s third-biggest oil refiner and second-largest fuel retailer. “The Corporation has decided to offer a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS), with a view to enable employees, […]

Jul 26, 2020

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HUL shuts down Haridwar plant, employees test positive

Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL) shuts down Haridwar plant after many employees test positive for coronavirus Hindustan Unilever temporarily shuts down the Haridwar plant as many employees have tested positive for coronavirus. The company did not disclose the exact number but said that its employees had been diagnosed with the coronavirus. “We can confirm that several […]

Jul 21, 2020

Coronavirus

L&T board members take up to 53% pay cut in FY20

Several board members of engineering and construction giant Larsen & Toubro took voluntarily steep pay cuts in their salary in FY20 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and its adverse impact on business. L&T Chairman A M Naik took a 24 percent pay cut. L&T CEO and MD SN Subrahmanyan took a pay cut of 43.91 percent L&T CFO […]

Jul 21, 2020

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Great time to invest in India: PM Modi tells IBM CEO

Great time to invest in India: PM Modi tells IBM CEO Arvind Krishna This is a great time to invest in India and the country is welcoming investments in the tech sector, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told IBM CEO Arvind Krishna on Monday. In a virtual interaction with Krishna, the prime minister noted that while […]

Jul 20, 2020

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EY, IBM expand global alliance to help organizations

EY, IBM expand global alliance to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation EY and IBM has announced an enhanced, global multi-year alliance designed to help organizations accelerate digital transformation and improve client outcomes, including leveraging the hybrid cloud capabilities of Red Hat OpenShift, as well as IBM Watson, IBM Blockchain and IBM’s 5G and edge technologies. “Together, IBM and EY […]

Jul 20, 2020

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Wipro has no layoff plans due to pandemic: Rishad Premji

Wipro has no layoff plans due to pandemic impact on business: Wipro Chairman, Rishad Premji While addressing the 74th annual general meeting (AGM) IT major, Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji said, “So far, we have not laid off any employee and has no plans to retrench employees due to the Covid-19 pandemic impact on business.” However, the company is driving […]

Jul 13, 2020