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Srinivas Pallia replaced Thierry Delaporte in the corner room of Bengaluru-headquartered Wipro Ltd, the company is attempting to settle lawsuits it had filed against two former senior executives, according to a review of court filings and two executives aware of the development. Jatin Dalal, former chief financial officer of Wipro, and Mohd Ehteshamul Haque, the company’s former senior vice president and head of healthcare and medical devices business, were sued by India’s fourth-largest IT services company for breach of employment contracts. Both had joined rival Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp less than 12 months after resigning from Wipro.

US inflation probably moderated in April for the first time in six months, offering a ray of hope that price pressures will start to ease again after a string of upside surprises. The core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes food and fuel, is seen rising 0.3% from a month earlier after 0.4% advances throughout the first quarter. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will issue its CPI report on Wednesday. Compared with April 2023, the core CPI is projected to rise 3.6%. While that annual increase would be the smallest in three years, it's still running too fast to placate Federal Reserve policymakers, who want evidence inflation is slowing consistently as they debate interest-rate cuts.

cooling products like air conditioners, refrigerators and fans, besides ice cream and beverages. There is a 20% year-on-year increase in rural job vacancies, according to executives at recruitment services and consumer companies. They estimate 20,000-50,000 new temporary jobs are being created this year thanks to robust summer season demand in rural and semi-urban areas while companies with a large focus on rural businesses are looking to bolster sales and distribution presence in the hinterlands. Riding on strong rural consumption, many companies are increasing hiring on behalf of clients for sales, services, manufacturing and retail roles, said executives at recruitment firms ManpowerGroup, TeamLease Services and Adecco. «Companies that make summer products expect to hire even more temporary workers because it's getting hotter in May and June,» said Alok Kumar, president, Manpower, a subsidiary of ManpowerGroup.

India is in a «great spot» and could realise a growth rate of about 7.6% or more in 2024-25, said Sanjay Nayar, the new president of the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham). However, a lot hinges on the monsoon rains and global inflation, which influences the interest rate regime, he said. The National Statistical Office, in its second advance estimate, pegged the country's 2023-24 growth at 7.6%, which Nayar said was «like hitting the ball out of the park» given the global turmoil. In an interview to ET, Nayar called on the government to maintain its capital expenditure push for some more time to «crowd in» private investment.

Preparing for the D-day Social media narrative notwithstanding, ruling BJP is confident of coming back for a third term at the Centre. The government machinery is working towards a specific date — June 10 for swearing in and the first Cabinet meeting. The government is also working towards rolling out a 100-day agenda after a full-body Niti Aayog meeting on June 24. Campaign stuck due to traffic Pune traffic is turning out to be a nightmare for Lok Sabha candidates, especially during the second half of the day. Maharashtra deputy chief minister Devendra Fadnavis had a first-hand experience when he reached the city to campaign for BJP candidate Murlidhar Mohol. While Fadnavis was somehow able to reach the designated venue on time, Mohol arrived late as he was stuck in city traffic.

Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran will also assume the role of chairman, Tata Electronics, at a time when the Tata group company has earmarked about $14 billion in investments to spearhead its entry into the semiconductor business. Chandrasekaran will take over from Banmali Agrawala who has held the post for the last few years. Chandrasekaran who is already chairman of many key Tata group companies will take charge after requisite regulatory approvals. Agrawala, a key Tata Sons aide, has taken on an advisory role recently in the group. Chandrasekaran's role as chairman is seen as significant as it signals the importance of the semiconductor business to the conglomerate, say insiders.

Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Global News has learned.Amandeep Singh, 22, is the fourth suspect charged so far with Nijjar’s killing, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has linked to the Indian government.The resident of Brampton, Ont. was charged with first-degree murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

European business leaders don't seem much concerned about the prospect of another Trump presidency. Some even view it optimistically. Not even Trump's expected unilateral trade moves seem to alter the equation much. In fact, such a move on Trump's part could provide European business leaders with political cover to help them justify shifting production out of Europe. Motivation to shift capital and production out of Europe go well beyond the oft-cited lower cost of energy. To the West, labour productivity in the US on average grew 0.8 percentage points faster a year between 2008 and 2023 than in the eurozone. To the East, there is high growth potential and associated investment opportunities.

election on Sunday whose outcome will reverberate in Spain's national politics. The ballot will be a test both for the strength of the separatist movement in the wealthy northeastern part of Spain and for the policies of Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez.

More working U.S. parents than ever are celebrating their first Mother’s Day with hard-fought access to paid time off to care for newborns

Moosa Zameer has said that significant strides have been made in expediting India-assisted projects in the Maldives, as he underscored the government's commitment to prioritising the resumption and completion of these projects. Zameer, who visited India from May 8 to 10 on his very first bilateral official visit, said he and his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar engaged in bilateral discussions on May 9 to address pivotal matters aimed at expediting the projects initiated with India's financial assistance. He said the discussions with Jaishankar focused on the operational dynamics of the committees entrusted with executing these projects, psmnews.mv reported. Speaking at a press conference held in the President's Office, Zameer said India has given the Maldives the green signal to extend the repayment deadline for USD 150 million of a USD 200 million debt. The loan was secured by the previous government upon assuming office in 2019.

violent clashes between security forces and protesters agitating against high prices of wheat flour and electricity in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, media reports said on Sunday. The disputed region witnessed clashes on Saturday between the police and activists of a rights movement amid a wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across the territory, the Dawn newspaper reported. Mirpur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Kamran Ali told Dawn.com that sub-inspector Adnan Qureshi succumbed to a gunshot wound in the chest in the town of Islamgarh, where he was deployed along with other police personnel to stop a rally for Muzaffarabad via Kotli and Poonch districts under the banner of the Jammu Kashmir Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC).

South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 trillion won ($7.30 billion), the finance minister said on Sunday, after setting its sights on winning a «war» in the semiconductor industry. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said the government would soon announce details of the package, which targets chip materials, equipment makers, and fabless companies throughout the semiconductor supply chain.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying while the BJP has been «counting the notes» it got from «tempo wale billionaires», his party will conduct a caste census to ensure equality. The former Congress president was reacting to Modi's remarks on the Congress receiving cash loaded in tempos from Adani and Ambani. In a post on X, Gandhi said, «They have been 'counting notes' they got from 'tempo wale billionaires' for the last 10 years. We will X-ray the country through 'caste census' and ensure equitable share for every section». He also shared a party advertisement which takes on the government over the caste census issue.

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President Joe Biden on Saturday called Donald Trump «clearly unhinged» and claimed that «something snapped» in the former president after he lost the 2020 election, CNN reported. «It's clear that… when he lost in 2020, something snapped in him,» Biden told supporters in Seattle at a private fundraiser Saturday, according to reporters in the room. «He's not only obsessed with losing in 2020, he's clearly unhinged. Just listen to what he's telling people.»

PM Narendra Modi was continuing to «peddle lies» about Sandeshkhali, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday questioned why he was maintaining a stoic silence on the allegations of molestation against Governor CV Ananda Bose and not asking him to resign. Addressing an election rally in North 24 Parganas' Amdanga, which is a part of the Barrackpore Lok Sabha constituency, Banerjee said the PM should be ashamed that "BJP's conspiracy" about Sandeshkhali has become public. «The PM is still peddling lies about Sandeshkhali. He should be ashamed as the BJP's conspiracy has now become public,» Banerjee said, apparently referring to a purported video in which a local BJP leader was heard saying that over 70 women had received Rs 2,000 each for taking part in protests against TMC strongman Shahjahan Sheikh who is accused of sexual assault and land grab. In an earlier clip, a man resembling BJP's Sandeshkhali mandal president Gangadhar Kayal was heard saying that the «staged» protests were done at the behest of Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari who was behind the «whole conspiracy».

Delhi gears up for the sixth phase of Lok Sabha elections on May 25, Union Minister General VK Singh exuded confidence that PM Modi's government will come to power for the third time in the ongoing elections. Speaking to ANI, General VK Singh said, «We have to give a message to the people of Delhi that PM Modi's government will come to power for the third time and the Sikhs are also standing in support of him.» When asked about being criticised by the opposition over BJP's slogan, 'Abki baar, 400 paar', Singh said, «Everybody has a different mindset. For some, it is negative but we think positively. We will win.»

The New York Times and ProPublica reported that former US President Donald Trump could be hit with an IRS penalty exceeding $100 million as a result of a government audit that found he double-dipped on tax losses related to a Chicago building. The claim was based on a years-long audit and public filings. It is anticipated that the results of the investigation may bring attention to Trump’s business background once more as the presumed Republican nominee looks to win back the White House following his defeat in 2020.

Secunderabad, which has a history of a two-sided contest between BJP and Congress, is set to see a three-way contest with Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) fielding Padma Rao Goud, a former minister and a sitting BRS MLA. Secunderabad has been under the control of either the BJP or Congress since 1957, except for a 10-year period starting from 1967 when M M Hashim from Telangana Praja Samithi won two consecutive terms. In the last twenty years, the voters in this area have switched their allegiance, giving two terms to Congress when the state was undivided and two terms to the BJP in the state of Telangana. BJP's journey towards dominance began in the early 1980s when their candidate, Bandaru Dattatreya, now the Haryana governor, narrowly lost to Congress's T Anjaiah, a former Chief Minister of the undivided Andhra, by around 8,000 votes.

Voting for the fourth phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh covering 13 parliamentary constituencies will take place on Monday, with all eyes on the prestigious Kannauj seat from where SP president Akhilesh Yadav is seeking a re-election. Another prominent candidate in the fray in this round is Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Mishra Teni, who is contesting from Kheri. Voting will take place in Shahjahanpur (SC), Kheri, Dhaurahra, Sitapur, Hardoi (SC), Misrikh (SC), Unnao, Farrukhabad, Etawah (SC), Kannauj, Kanpur, Akbarpur and Bahraich (SC). A total of 130 candidates are in the poll fray in this phase.