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ED's Parimatch heat reaches Zepto; SPC's India deeptech pushZepto has come under the ED's scanner as part of its probe into Parimatch. This and more in today's ETtech Top 5.
Wipro plunges 8% after shares turn ex-record date for Rs 15,000 crore buybackWipro shares fell sharply on Friday after turning ex-record date for its Rs 15,000 crore buyback, despite broader market gains in the early...
Quote of the Day by Kailash Satyarthi: ‘For centuries, we were taught that anger is bad...’ - What the Nobel laureate understood about turning frustration into social changeQuote of the Day by Kailash Satyarthi challenges the notion that anger is always destructive. He advocates for transforming anger stemming ...
Quote of the Day by Amal Clooney: ‘As women, we may not be a minority, but there is a bond that we all share; it is...’ - What the Lebanese-British human rights advocate understood about the struggles of womenQuote of the Day by Amal Clooney highlights a universal bond among women, transcending geography, religion, and culture. It focused on shar...
After TCS and Infosys, Tech Mahindra in row over alleged religious bias; issues statement on ‘Footwear Free Zone’ viral imageTech Mahindra is facing online criticism after a 'Footwear Free Zone' sign went viral. The IT firm has denied allegations of religious bias...
Indian techie opens up about facing racism at US firm, reveals he was called a 'scammer'An Indian software engineer alleges racial discrimination during a U.S. job interview and subsequent employment. The interviewer insulted h...
Indian techie faces disturbing racist abuse at US job, gets locked out after filing HR complaintAn Indian software developer shared his experience of facing racist remarks during a job interview and while working remotely for a US-base...
'IITians will always look down on you': Angry techie advises non-IIT graduates to leave India for a respectful careerAn engineer on Reddit suggested Tier 2 and 3 college graduates leave India for a respectful life. He claimed IIT graduates look down on non...
Meta must face lawsuit claiming it prefers foreign workers over US citizensThe legal landscape shifted with the Section 1981 ruling impacting tech giants like Meta Platforms and Apple. Cases against biased hiring p...
US court spikes caste bias case against Cisco employeesWhile the CRD has voluntarily sought the dismissal of the case against the two Indian-American employees of Cisco, it is still processing t...
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchyThe dispute - the first U.S. employment lawsuit about alleged casteism - has forced Big Tech to confront a millennia-old hierarchy where In...
Caste in California: Tech giants confront ancient Indian hierarchyApple confirmed that it "updated language a couple of years ago to reinforce that we prohibit discrimination or harassment based on caste."
Caste discrimination rampant in global tech ecosystem, activists sayThe Google issue has reignited the conversation around caste-based discrimination across technology organisations that employ Indian-origin...
ETCIO session on inclusive work culture powered by Uber: 5 insights on challenges faced by women in techHere are five key takeaways (edited excerpts) from one such insightful chat on ETCIO, powered by Uber.
Former employee alleges sexual harassment by two Cognizant executives, files lawsuit in USAccording to the lawsuit filed in the court of Middle District of Florida, the former employee, a woman of Hispanic origin, was hired by Co...
After case against Cisco, US group gathers evidence against caste discrimination in Silicon ValleyAmbedkar King Study Circle (AKSC) in California is collecting evidence following the US State’s lawsuit against networking tech company Cis...
Macho culture, coding contests & hackathons: Why women are being put off by Data Science rolesWomen hold less than a quarter of jobs in data science.
TechM asks staff to speak up against discriminationTaking care so as not to see a repeat of a social media blow-up after an ex-employee complained on Twitter against IT firm’s Chief Diversit...
Tech Mahindra sacks Chief Diversity Officer for discriminationPramanik said he answered all the questions asked by the Tech Mahindra ombudsman and provided evidence for investigation.
Tech Mahindra sacks executive after ex-employee complains of discrimination for being homosexualTech Mahindra said that the company believes in diversity and inclusion, and condemns "discrimination of any kind in the workplace".