Month: February 2023

PM addresses Economic Times Global Business Summit in Delhi

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi addressed the Economic Times Global Business Summit at Hotel Taj Palace in Delhi today. Addressing the gathering, the Prime Minister noted the changes that have taken place since his last appearance at the ET Global Business Summit three years ago. He recalled that it was just three days after the last Summit WHO had declared Covid a pandemic leading to massive rapid changes globally and in India. . The Prime Minister said that the context gave rise to discussion on the concept of ‘antifragile’…

Now its Google India who lays off 453 employees: CEO mailed to the affected.

Manish Kumar

Google India has reportedly sacked 453 employees across various departments The company said it would be firing 12,000 employees or 6% of its staff globally. Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai agreed to take full responsibility for the decisions that led the company to layoffs. Not only Google, but also Amazon, Meta has planned to remove people from its workforce. Google India has reportedly sacked 453 employees across various departments. The employees were informed of their termination through mail. The sackings were said to have taken place late at night on Thursday. According…

Indian American Neal Mohan is new YouTube CEO, Susan Wojcicki steps down.

Manish Kumar

Susan Wojcicki steps down as YouTube CEO, will focus more on “family, health and personal projects.” It was out of Wojcicki’s garage that Google operated in its initial days. Indian American Neal Mohan, a long-term deputy at YouTube to take over. Neal Mohan is excited to continue this awesome and important mission that Susan built.   Susan Wojcicki steps down as YouTube CEO and Indian American Neal Mohan will take over YouTube as CEO Susan Wojcicki, one of the most prominent women in the world of tech, has announced that…

Twitter Shuts Two Of Three Offices in India, Sends Staff Home

Manish Kumar

Twitter shut down offices in New Delhi and Mumbai but continues to operate its office in Bengaluru. The social media company fired more than 90% of its  staff in India late last year. Twitter has failed to pay millions of dollars in rent for its San Francisco headquarters and London offices. CEO Musk said he may need till the end of the year to stabilize the company.   Twitter, which fired more than 90% of its roughly 200-plus staff in India late last year, closed its offices in political centre…

North Korean Girls Can’t Have the Same Name as Kim Jong Un’s Daughter!

Manish Kumar

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned girls and women from using the same name as his daughter. The North Korean girls and women have been ordered to change their names “within a week.” It is speculated that the daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is being groomed as her father’s successor. State media have called her Kim’s “most beloved” or “respected” child and published a slew of photos and videos showing her closeness with her father. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has reportedly banned…

Salesforce fired 7,000 employees: CEO Marc Benioff admitted that it wasn’t a good idea

Manish Kumar

Salesforce, Inc. is an American cloud-based software company headquartered in San Francisco, California. In January it laid off about 7,000 employees, amid the ongoing global macroeconomic conditions. Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff admitted that laying off thousands of employees during a two-hour, all-hands meeting over a call wasn’t a good idea. The enterprise software company Salesforce in January laid off 10 percent of its workforce, impacting about 7,000 employees, amid the ongoing global macroeconomic conditions. Earlier this month, several Salesforce employees came to know that they have been fired. Salesforce, Inc.…

Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj elected chair of UN Commission for Social Development

Manish Kumar

India elected as the Chair of the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development. Ruchira Kamboj is the Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations and Ambassador. The opportunity comes at a time when India is leading the G20 and is steering the global agenda through its G20 Presidency India has been elected as the Chair of the 62nd Session of the Commission for Social Development. Permanent Representative of India to the United Nations, Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj expressed gratitude on behalf of India. “It is an honor for…

‘Designated Economic War Criminal…’: BJP Hits Back at George Soros for trying to ‘Break Indian Democracy’

Manish Kumar

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today returned fire at billionaire investor George Soros alleging that the businessman not only attacked PM Narendra Modi but also expressed a desire to break Indian democracy. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi, senior BJP leader and Union Minister Smriti Irani said that Soros, who is a ‘economic war criminal’, has expressed a desire to break India. Irani said that a foreign power, at the centre of which is a man named George Soros, has announced that he will attack the democratic structure of…

India Focussing on 300 Million Ton Annual Steel Production by 2030 – Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia

Manish Kumar

Union Minister of Steel and Civil Aviation Shri Jyotiraditya Scindia said that at present India is the fourth largest producer of Zinc in the world and 80% of Zinc produced in India is consumed domestically. Addressing the fourth Global Zinc Summit -2023 here today, Shri Scindia stated that Indian Railways and Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) are working together to produce corrosion free steel. With anti-corrosion features and quality to prevent oxidation in steel products, zinc has tremendous marketing potential for sectors like renewable energy, rural electrification, galvanizing the structure…

India of the 21st Century is moving with the mantra of ‘Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas:PM

Manish Kumar

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi inaugurated Aadi Mahotsav, the mega National Tribal Festival at Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium in Delhi today. Aadi Mahotsav is an attempt to showcase tribal culture on the national stage and it celebrates the spirit of tribal culture, crafts, cuisine, commerce and traditional art. It is an annual initiative of the Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation Limited (TRIFED) under the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. Upon arriving at the venue, the Prime Minister paid floral tributes to Bhagwan Birsa Munda and took a walk-through of…