India’s fourth-largest IT services provider, is mandating that all its employees globally work from the office at least thrice a week from this month. Companies have been reversing or modifying their “remote work” policies as COVID-19 pandemic-related restrictions wound down for reasons including better communication and collaboration among workers. Last week, Infosys, India’s No. 2 software services exporter, asked some employees to return to the office 10 days a month, industry leader TCS has asked employees to return to the office for five days a week. Wipro has been encouraging…
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Meta bans political campaigners and advertisers from using Generative AI in ads
Facebook owner Meta is barring political campaigns and advertisers in other regulated industries from using its new generative AI advertising products. Its advertising standards prohibit ads with content that has been debunked by the company’s fact-checking partners but do not have any rules specifically on AI. The policy update comes a month after Meta announced it was starting to expand advertisers’ access to AI-powered advertising tools that can instantly create backgrounds. Alphabet’s Google recently launched similar generative AI ad tools and plans to prevent political content by blocking certain “political…
WeWork, Once A $47 Billion Giant, Files for Bankruptcy In US; WeWork India Clarifies it is a separate entity from WeWork Global
WeWork Inc, a co-working company, was once a high-flying start-up valued at $47 billion that has struggling in the aftermath of the pandemic. WeWork, the New York-based company listed both assets and liabilities in the range of $10 billion to $50 billion in a Chapter 11 petition. WeWork’s real estate footprint sprawled across 777 locations in 39 countries as of June 30, with occupancy near 2019 levels. But the enterprise remains unprofitable. WeWork’s bankruptcy filing allows it to keep operating as it chalks out a debt repayment plan. WeWork India…
New Twist in Betting Scam: “CM Advised Me to Go to Dubai,” Claims Betting App Owner; ‘Don’t know this person, never met him’: Baghel reacts
The case involves allegations of money laundering and use of illegal funds during the election against Mr Baghel, which comes days before Chhattisgarh is expected to vote. Sources said accused Shubham Soni has made a video from Dubai that levels several serious allegations against Mr Baghel. In the video, Soni claimed that he had gone there on the advice of Mr Baghel. Recently, the ED had seized ₹ 5.39 crore in cash from a courier called Asim Das, and he claimed that Shubham Soni had sent it from Dubai for…
Dr. Singh lauds role of Brigadier Rajinder Singh for saving Jammu & Kashmir
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology, MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh today said that the Partition of India was gravest blunder in the recent history of world and a self-styled plan of a few ambitious individuals who allowed themselves to be played in the hands of a divisive design of the British rulers. The partition, said Dr Jitendra Singh, was vociferously opposed not only by Mahatma Gandhi but also across the sections of masses including many a Muslim intellectuals…
CVC observes Vigilance Awareness Week 2023 from 30th Oct-5th Nov, 2023
Central Vigilance Commission is observing the Vigilance Awareness Week 2023 from 30th October to 5th November, 2023 with the following theme: “Say no to corruption; commit to the Nation, भ्रष्टाचार का विरोध करें; राष्ट्र के प्रति समर्पित रहें” Vigilance Awareness Week 2023 commenced today with the administering of the integrity pledge to the officials of the Commission by the Commission – Shri Praveen Kumar Srivastava, Central Vigilance Commissioner and Shri Arvinda Kumar, Vigilance Commissioner at 11am at Satarkata Bhawan, New Delhi. As a prelude to Vigilance Awareness Week 2023, the Commission had earlier issued instructions detailing a three-month campaign period…
PM Modi has taken several path breaking decisions for martyrs’ welfare, says Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh today said that Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has taken several path breaking decisions for martyrs’ welfare over the last nine years and unlike the earlier governments, the government headed by him is deeply sensitive and concerned about the welfare of Armed Forces and their Martyrs. No other Government has come out with so many benefits and welfare measures to take care of the families of martyrs as initiated in the last more than nine years, he said. “Though the loss of a precious life…
ICG Subordinate Officers’ Conclave 2023 held in New Delhi
The 6th Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Subordinate Officers’ Conclave was organised in New Delhi on October 26 & 27, 2023. The theme of the conclave was ‘Towards an Inclusive Approach’. It comprised various brainstorming sessions and lectures on a variety of subjects including IT, health, HR, leadership and media sensitisation. Subordinate officers from various Coast Guard units across the country attended the event. Various MoUs towards enhancing welfare measures for the personnel of Coast Guard were signed. The deliberations during the conclave focused on the future inductions in ICG, based on the principles of ‘Aatmanirbhar Bharat’, refinement…
Raksha Mantri visits forward posts in Arunachal Pradesh; Reviews defence preparedness along LAC
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, on October 24, 2023, visited the forward posts in Arunachal Pradesh and carried out first-hand on-ground assessment of the operational preparedness of the Armed Forces there. He interacted with the troops deployed in the frontline locations along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and celebrated Dussehra with them. The Raksha Mantri expressed gratitude to the unyielding spirit, unwavering commitment and unparalleled courage of the troops, who are deployed on the borders in tough conditions, but always ensure that the nation and its people are safe.…
“Unshackling” of Space sector has led to StartUp boom, says Dr Jitendra Singh
Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Science & Technology; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space said in Hyderabad today that “unshackling” of the Space sector by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has led to StartUp boom, as a result of which, within a short span of just about four years, the number of Space StarUps has gone up from a mere single digit to over 150, with some of the earlier ones like the “Skyroot” turning into lucrative entrepreneurs. During a visit to the newly setup facility…