The coronavirus outbreak in India and its subsequent lockdowns have caused a migrant crisis in the country. The mass exodus of workers from various parts of the country to their hometown has been compared to the partition of India and Pakistan. Due to the closure of businesses and manufacturing industries, workers lost all of their…
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US firm Hughes fears Indian closure over unpaid dues
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•US-based satellite broadband provider Hughes Network System may have to shut its Indian operations due to unpaid dues owed to the government. According to Reuters, this development could put thousands of banking services at risk. Recently, the Supreme Court of India had ordered a number of telecom companies, including Hughes and larger firms like Vodafone,…
Cyrus Mistry takes Tata Sons to Supreme Court seeking the directorship
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•It looks like the ongoing tussle between Tata Sons and Cyrus Mistry is not coming to an end anytime soon. In a recent development, Cyrus Mistry and his investment firms have filed a fresh petition in the Supreme Court, pleading that they are granted directorship in Tata Sons Ltd. In the petition, dated 13 February…
Tata Steel announces new HR policy aimed at LGBTQ+ inclusion
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•In an attempt to promote equality, diversity and inclusion at workplace, Tata Steel has introduced its new HR policy allowing LGBTQ+ employees and their partners to avail the HR benefits, that had earlier been available only to employees with partners from the opposite gender. Some additional benefits are also incorporated for the LGBTQ+ employees. The…