HCL Technologies plans to double its fresher hiring for the upcoming financial year (FY23) as attrition continues to inch up. The company said that it will hire 40,000-45,000 freshers for FY23, up from 20,000-22,000 target for FY22. The company also stated that to ease supply-side constraints and to have access to diversified skills, it was expanding into other geographies over […]

From terror attacks to natural disasters, U.S. history is replete with examples of Americans of different backgrounds unifying in the face of hardship. Unfortunately, the COVID-19 pandemic will likely not be remembered as such an occasion. The coronavirus, which originated in China, ushered in a surge of violence directed at Asian Americans at a time when hate crimes were already […]

Asian stocks posted strong gains on Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell did not provide any new details on interest rates at his Senate confirmation hearing. Powell has made it clear interest rates will increase if inflation persists but also said he expects some of the supply chain problems that are pushing up prices will ease in the middle […]

Moderna Inc. plans to market a combined COVID-19 and flu booster as soon as the fall of 2023, according to Chief Executive Officer Stephane Bancel. The one-yearly booster would also work against Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV, a common respiratory virus, in single shot that would be administered before winter. While speaking on a panel at the World Economic Forum, […]

A former top editor of the New York Post has filed a lawsuit against the New York Post, alleging that she endured years of sexual harassment by former longtime editor Col Allan, but was demoted and dismissed following her complaints about it. Michelle Gotthelf was fired last week, according to her lawsuit, after a 21-year career at the publication, most […]

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‘It’s important to find that balance between lives and livelihoods, make sure that we protect lives while ensuring that the economic recovery is back on track.’ The coming Union Budget needs to provide support for touch services sectors such as hospitality, tourism, leisure and others as they have been the worst affected by restrictions, T V Narendran, president, Confederation of […]