The Hindu American Foundation has sought to intervene in the alleged caste-discrimination case at tech giant Cisco, contending that the case constitutes “unconstitutional efforts of the State of California to decide the scope and nature of Hindu religious teachings and practices.”
IANS- Facebook on Wednesday announced the appointment of former Cisco executive Bipasha Chakrabarti as its new communications head to lead the social media giant’s growing corporate communications and public relations mandate in India. As part of her new role as Communications Director at Facebook India, Chakrabarti will lead the communications charter for both Facebook and […]
indica News Bureau- Indian origin Abhijit Prasad, of Tracy, California was sentenced to three years in prison and forfeiture of USD 1,193,440, for H-1B visa fraud and aggravated identity theft on Tuesday, December 17, by U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of California, Charles R. Breyer. Prasad, 52, was charged of visa fraud, […]
indica News Bureau- Abhijit Prasad, 52, of Tracy, California faces 21 counts of visa fraud and two counts of aggravated identity theft as well as the maximum statutory penalty of 10 years in prison. He also received a $250,000 fine for the visa fraud, according to the press release. Prasad is scheduled to be […]
IANS- Networking giant Cisco on Monday said it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Kerala State IT Mission (KSITM) to bring the benefits of digital technology and data science to the farming communities in the state. The first phase of this initiative will be rolled out in 15 Panchayats across Kannur […]
Ritu Jha – John Chambers, Chairman of the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) has been honored with the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award conferred by the Government of India, in 2019. Known as a leading figure in technology and a speaker and mentor, he has also been a great advocate of India […]
The matters discussed included trade wars, IPR, red tape, privacy and innovation Ritu Jha More than 250 people, including academics, executives, entrepreneurs, researchers and students attended the third-US-India Conference, held September 7 at the Hass School of Business, UC Berkeley, California. The daylong conference built around the theme “A transforming India: tapping growth opportunities” discussed […]
While recent efforts have improved the situation in tech, a lot still needs to be done, according to the industry Ritu Jha “MeToo has changed a lot of things at offices.” That was Shanthi Iyer, vice president, information technology, Cisco discussing the effect of recent efforts to curb sexual harassment in the workplace. She […]
