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Mint, Nisheeth Srivastava, chief technology & innovation officer, India Industry Platform, Capgemini, shared that the increase in headcount aligns with industry competitors, marking a positive shift after a challenging FY24 across the IT sector. As of February 2024, Capgemini had 175,000 employees in India.

TPEML IPO: Riding the wave of India’s burgeoning electric vehicle (EV) market, Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEML), a subsidiary of Tata Motors and the brain behind popular models like Nexon EV and Tiago EV, is revving up for a potential initial public offering (IPO) in the next 12-18 months. This public debut, aiming to raise $1-2 billion, signifies the Tata Group’s strategic push towards monetising its investments in the fast-growing EV space, according to a report by The Hindu BusinessLine.

(Reuters) -Goldman Sachs and Abu Dhabi's sovereign wealth fund Mubadala have struck a $1 billion deal, signing a seperately managed account in which the companies will co-invest in private credit in the Asia Pacific, the companies said on Monday.

Ukraine's defense minister says half of all promised Western military support fails to arrive on time

Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has issued a statement regarding the plea of four Indian youth who were allegedly forced to join the Russian army and are now stranded in Russia along the war-torn Ukraine border. Expressing concern over the situation, the MEA clarified its stance on media reports regarding Indian nationals seeking discharge from the Russian army. According to the MEA, every case brought to the attention of the Indian Embassy in Moscow has been strongly taken up with the Russian authorities. Similarly, cases brought to the attention of the Ministry have been addressed with the Russian Embassy in New Delhi. This effort has resulted in several Indians being discharged, with the MEA reaffirming its commitment to actively pursuing all relevant cases of Indian nationals for an early discharge from the Russian army.

Mark Zuckerberg was in Japan on Monday on a mini-Asia tour involving sword-making, mixed-reality headsets in Seoul and reportedly also lavish pre-wedding celebrations for an Indian multi-billionaire's son. Zuckerberg posted footage on Sunday on social media of a «special afternoon learning about making katanas» with a sword master, including of him hammering molten metal and swinging a blade.

CUET UG 2024 is set to commence shortly, with the exam scheduled to take place between May 15 and May 31, 2024, according to the NTA. Meanwhile, candidates can apply online via the official website cuet.samarth.ac.in. The CUET (UG) - 2024 serves as the entrance examination for admission to undergraduate programs across all Central Universities for the academic year 2024-25.

Bihar Sakshamta Pariksha 2024: The first Sakshamta Pariksha or Competency examination is beginning from today, February 26 which is being conducted by the Bihar School Education Board (BSEB) is holding . These exams for teachers will wrap up by March 6.

PTI, the Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering, Science and Technology (TAMEST), which bestows this award to promising researchers in the state, recognized Veeraraghavan, who serves as a professor of electrical and computer engineering at Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering.

OnePlus is set to unveil its OnePlus Watch 2 at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, while a dedicated Amazon microsite for the smartwatch reveals that it will launch in India alongside its global launch today. In a departure from the square design of the previous generation OnePlus Watch, the latest smartwatch will feature a circular design on the front and will run on Google's WearOS. According to tipster Ishan, the Indian version of the OnePlus Watch 2 will start at ₹24,999, while the US version will start at $299 and the UK and EU versions will start at £299 and €329 respectively.

Sensex eased 15.44 points, or 0.02%, to close at 73,142.80, while the Nifty 50 ended 4.75 points, or 0.02%, lower at 22,212.70. “This week, the market might take a pause ahead of various global economic data releases. US would be reporting its Q4 GDP numbers along with Initial jobless claim, PCE data and Consumer Confidence for the month of February.

Reliance Industries: Walt Disney and Reliance Industries have signed a binding agreement to merge their media operations in India, a Bloomberg report quoted people familiar with the matter. The report said billionare Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries is expected to own a 61% stake in the merged entity as Disney reassesses its strategy in India amid intense competition. The distribution of shares among the partners could undergo alterations based on the inclusion of Disney's additional local assets at the time of finalizing the deal, the report said.

artificial intelligence services and forge ties with business and government leaders in the region. Meta Platforms Inc.’s chief executive officer, who’s been in Japan the past week to accompany his family on a ski trip, will meet with his company’s developers in Tokyo on Monday and Tuesday, according to a spokesperson. They’ll discuss the company’s Quest virtual-reality headsets and its large language model Llama, one of its efforts to compete with OpenAI’s ChatGPT.

PM Modi to lay foundation for upgrading Gurgaon railway station: Rao Inderjit Singh, Union minister of State and Gurgaon MP, announced that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation for upgrading the Gurgaon railway station on February 26. In the first phase, the project worth has been estimated at ₹295 crore, according to a report by Indian Express. News9 Global Summit-PM Modi to deliver keynote address. Tony Abbott, S Jaishankar, Smriti Irani, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Anurag Thakur to attend: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will deliver the keynote address at the News9 Global Summit on February 26, the TV network said.

A mirage of calm at Byju’s vanished on Friday, with a battle for the edtech firm’s control out in the open between significant investors and its founder. Rebellious investors called an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) where 60% of shareholders reportedly voted out founder and chief executive officer Byju Raveendran along with the board.

Employee quits as boss cancels leave for brother's wedding in Bali; Netizens say, 'Quick fix - Boss has to….' A user wrote, "Now take a good rest, my friend." "My only thing with quitting like that is that the people who pushed you to do it really don't care and/or are happy afterward. In my ideal situation, they are screwed with my departure," another user wrote. Last week a report emerged in which an employee in Australia by the name of Noel chose to quit rather than miss their brother's wedding when his boss cancelled his leave for his brother's wedding in Bali.

Sebi had initially set a deadline of 31 March 2023 for account holders to nominate beneficiaries or formally opt out. The regulator had indicated that non-compliance would lead to account deactivation. The deadline was later extended twice, with the previous extension until 31 December 2023.

U.S. military service member set himself on fire, in an apparent act of protest against the war in Gaza, outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. The man was transported to an area hospital after the fire was put out by U.S. Secret Service officers, DC Fire and EMS posted online. The man remains in critical condition, a Metropolitan Police Department spokesperson said Sunday afternoon. An Air Force spokesperson confirmed that the incident involved an active-duty airman. «I will no longer be complicit in genocide,» said the man, wearing military fatigues, in a video he broadcasted live over the internet, according to the New York Times.

SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's financial regulator on Monday announced reform proposals to nudge listed companies with low valuations to report plans to boost shareholder returns in an effort to reduce the «Korea discount» on stock prices.

southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat" if a deal is reached for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. He further claimed that total victory in the territory would come within weeks once the offensive begins in Rafah as four of the six remaining Hamas battalions are concentrated there. Thus, Israel is set to undertake plans to expand its offensive against the Hamas militant group to Rafah on the Gaza-Egypt border even as humanitarian groups have warned of a catastrophe.

Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Ola Electric—have already cleared the eligibility criteria for the incentives for multiple products, the certifications for auto parts makers were significantly delayed given a complex process involving auditor certifications for domestic value addition (DVA) at the component makers’ tier-II and tier-III vendors. With the advanced auto parts makers receiving certification confirming they meet the stringent 50% DVA criteria laid down under the scheme, the decks have now been cleared for the government’s move to finally start disbursements under the scheme, which it has said will begin in fiscal year 2025.