Ritu Jha – Several Indian American Google employees have openly joined Amnesty International in calling on Google to cancel project Dragonfly. The original letter, put together by Amnesty International along with 14 other human rights organizations this August and addressed to Google CEO Sundar Pichai, described concerns about reports that Google is developing a […]
Five reasons why US economy is as good as it gets, and turning over Partha Chakraborty Annie Lennox and David Stewart had it like most of us in a family, puissant and pusillanimous at the same time in their coexistence. Their 1983 Album rocked the waves with Sweet Dreams. Sweet dreams are made of this […]
Frank Islam Entrepreneurship in India today takes many forms. It ranges from entrepreneurs running neighborhood stores, to those establishing businesses in emerging cutting-edge areas such as information technology, media and entertainment, and life sciences, to start-up operations related to new national initiatives such as Make in India. One of the things that those successful […]
But other experts are convinced that even if it not illegal there is evidence of preferential treatment for Indian workers Ritu Jha Tata Consultancy Services denied any wrongdoing in the allegations that it discriminated against non-Indian employees. In 2015, three employees – Steven Heldt, Brian Buchanan, and Christopher Slaight – alleged that recruiters […]
Marketers at TiE event extol the joys of mingling creativity and tech while maintaining old values Ritu Jha There is something about personalized marketing, the kind that corner stores back in the 1800s would recognize, that no new-fangled method can – be it all AI-driven conversational, account-based or influencer marketing. That came […]
A tech entrepreneur who set up a restaurant brings a unique set of Indian flavors to the Bay Area Ritu Jha Anirban Datta of Curry on Wheels is not a chef by profession. But that may be difficult to explain to the Bengalis who were there for his bijoya buffet (served on the […]
Indica News Bureau With the White House stressing that President Donald Trump wants H-1B visas in more highly-skilled roles as opposed to outsourcing ones, a coalition of American employers representing top IT companies have claimed there has been a “dramatic increase” in the number of H-1B visas being held up. The White House on […]
An economics professor said there was evidence of bias in the way South Asians were terminated compared to locals Ritu Jha Former employees of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd told the jury in an ongoing trial at the Northern District Court of California, Oakland Division, the company discriminated against individuals who are not South Asians. […]
indica Washington Bureau In what can be called a sign of good economic health, India jumped 23 places to move to 77th position among 190 nations in this year’s global ease of doing business rankings. According to the World Bank’s annual ‘Doing Business 2019: Training for Reform’ report, released on October 31, India carried […]
The new Apna Bazar store in Pleasanton, California is the 14th in the business Ritu Jha An Indian store that’s open 24/7 may seem over the top. But Ravinder Singh, owner of the new Apna Bazar- Farmer’s Market, opening in Pleasanton, California, says he has tested the model for 15 years and is quite […]
