Infosys intends to hire 55,000 techies or more this year

After reporting a profit of Rs 5,809 crore for the third quarter of the fiscal year 2021-22, IT giant Infosys is now planning to launch its global graduate recruitment programme. According to reports, the company intends to hire 55,000 new employees in fiscal year 23. As per an official statement, in order to support growth ambitions, the … Read more

33-year-old robbed of ₹14,000, mobile phone in Ludhiana

A 33-year-old man was robbed of ₹14,000 and a mobile phone by three bike-borne miscreants near Pasi Nagar here on Sunday, police said. The Dugri police have lodged an FIR against unidentified accused and initiated an investigation. Complainant Bhavdeep Singh of Shaheed Bhavdeep Singh Nagar said that he was waylaid near Pasi Nagar by the … Read more

Google Play Spotted With More Than 2,000 Malware-Laden Counterfeit Apps: Report

Google actively works to combat malware found on the official Android app store – Google Play. But there is no doubt it could improve its screening process in the app approval stage, thereby preventing the problem rather than looking for a cure. Google rival Apple’s App Store also has millions of apps, but it doesn’t … Read more

The best 4K TVs under Rs50,000

Xiaomi Mi TV 4 is one of the slimmest TVs with a thickness of just 4.9mm. You don’t need a big wallet to buy ultra high definition (also known as 4K) TVs and can get something dependable for less than Rs50,000. The fact that 4K content is more easily available these days through Netflix or … Read more

Apple To Develop New Feature For Indian Customers, Create 4,000 Jobs: Official

Apple’s Feature For Indian Customers To Create 4,000 Jobs: Official WASHINGTON: Apple Inc is developing features for Indian customers, including maps and other products, creating over 4,000 jobs, an official at the US tech giant has said. Last year, Apple launched a first-of-its-kind App Accelerator in Bengaluru and it has already trained thousands of iOS … Read more

Microsoft Confirms Layoffs, Said to Be Cutting 3,000 Jobs, Mostly From Non-US Sales Staff

Microsoft said Thursday it was cutting an unspecified number of jobs amid reports the US tech giant was reorganizing its global sales operations. “Today, we are taking steps to notify some employees that their jobs are under consideration or that their positions will be eliminated,” Microsoft said in an email response to an AFP inquiry. … Read more

TN to add 50,000 acres for industrial land bank

CHENNAI: Facing shortage of space to setup industries, the State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamilnadu Ltd (SIPCOT) is eyeing on adding 50,000 acres to its land bank including those in the peripheries of Chennai. Latest Comment ok…Yuvarajan M   Addressing the gathering on the occasion of a leadership session on “progressive Chennai: advancing success in … Read more

Plugging LPG subsidy leaks leads to Rs 21,000 crore savings

Representative image. NEW DELHI: As many as 3.3 crore fake, ghost and duplicate LPG connections have been blocked, leading to saving of Rs 21,000 crore in subsidies, said oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan. “When we assumed office (in 2014), we had a system of misdirected subsidies, rich and upper middle class were entitled to LPG subsidies. … Read more

Airtel Payments Bank providing banking services through 12,000 shops in UP

LUCKNOW: Airtel Payments Bank India’s first payments bank announced that it has opened over one lakh saving accounts in Uttar Pradesh within the first 2 weeks of its launch. Approximately 60% of these accounts have been opened in rural areas, underlining the massive scope for serving customers particularly in unbanked and under-banked pockets of the … Read more

D-Wave’s,$15,million,quantum,computer,runs,a,staggering,2,000,qubits

For D-Wave, the path to quantum computers being widely accepted is similar to the history of today’s computers. The first chips came more than 30 years ago, and Microsoft’s Basic expanded the software infrastructure around PCs. Quantum computers are a new type of computer that can be significantly faster than today’s PCs. They are still decades … Read more