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Shankar has over two decades of professional experience in promoting revenue growth and improving client satisfaction. He will focus on accelerating GlobalLogic’s go-to-market engine, spanning sales, marketing, and industry business units.“As GlobalLogic continues its purposeful growth journey, bolstering our presence and enriching our services portfolio, we sought a strong leader with proven industry expertise and go-to-market experience for the next chapter of our growth” Nitesh Banga, CEO of GlobalLogic, said in a statement.Moreover, the company said that this appointment underscores GlobalLogic’s commitment to strengthening its leadership team, and its focus on customer success.“While we continue to play a critical role…

The ONDC Network has transformed the lives of more than 300 social sector sellers across 18 states and in over 60 cities.“Our driving force is to ensure that the benefits of the network reach those who have been missing from the digital commerce revolution. In an era where technology has the potential to reshape industries and empower marginalized communities, we stand as a beacon of change,” said T Koshy, MD and CEO at ONDC.Since the beginning of this year, ONDC has processed over 5,000 orders in the social sector domain.Currently, the Network showcases approximately 7,000 unique products and has successfully…

The 59-point manifesto, in which the Congress has tried to woo every section of society, was released in the presence of state unit head Kamal Nath, former Chief Minister Digvijya Singh, former Union Minister Kantilal Bhuria and Rajya Saha MP Vivek Tankha.Promises to farmers have got the first place in the 106-page election manifesto, which includes loan waivers and compensation for damaged crops on the basis of recommendation of the Swaminathan Committee.The Congress has promised to give farmers a MSP of Rs 2,600 per quintal for wheat, and rice at Rs. 2,500 per quintal.The Congress has also promised a health…

Kandasamy Senapathi, former chief priest of Sri Mariamman Temple in South Bridge Road, was sentenced to six years’ jail by a district judge in May this year, The Straits Times reported. An Indian national, Kandasamy had pleaded guilty to two charges of criminal breach of trust (CBT) and two charges of removing the benefits of his criminal activities from jurisdiction. Six similar charges were taken into consideration during the Indian national’s sentencing. Kandasamy was employed by the Hindu Endowments Board (HEB) in December 2013 and was promoted to chief priest at the temple in July 2018. In 2014, he was…

Google Chrome and other browsers have begun phasing out third-party cookies in order to better protect user privacy.“Starting January 2, 2024, Drive will start serving downloads without requiring third-party cookies,” the company said in an update.If you have specific workflows in place that rely on Drive’s download URLs or use an app which relies on Drive’s download URLs, you’ll need to switch to the Drive and Docs publishing flows by January 2.The change comes as Google prepares to disable third-party cookies by default in its Chrome browser, following similar action by Mozilla and Apple to enhance privacy.“Serving downloads without requiring…

The party, which released its manifesto for next month’s assembly elections on Tuesday, also promised free driving training for women workers. It has also assured 10 lakh jobs for youth in next five years. Fifty per cent of these jobs will be provided to women.The party promises one acre of land for every landless family. The land title will be issued in the name of women.The houseless will be allotted 550 square yards house sites. The government will also provide Rs 6 lakh for construction of houses.BSP state president R.S. Praveen Kumar, who released the manifesto titled ‘Bahujan Bharosa’, promised…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra holds the belief that one of either Yuzvendra Chahal or Ravi Bishnoi is likely to secure a spot in the Indian squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup. Chahal did not find a place in India’s 15-member squad for the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, happening on the home soil. A regular in India’s white-ball squads since his debut in 2016, the 33-year-old had played in 2019 Men’s ODI World Cup in England, picking 12 wickets.”Yuzi Chahal finds himself in a situation where the Indian team keeps him with them…

San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Tesla has been ordered by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the US to recall 54,676 Model X vehicles, the media reported on Tuesday.The US regulator asked Tesla to recall the cars as the vehicle controller is “likely to fail to detect low brake fluid and not display a warning light”, reports Reuters. The electric car company has already released an over-the-air (OTA) software update to fix the problem. “Tesla is not aware of any crashes, injuries or deaths that may be related to this condition,” according to the NHTSA.…

San Francisco, Oct 17 (IANS) Bat genes could hold the key to unlocking new ways to battle cancer and Covid-19, a new study has found.The study published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution looked at the rapid evolution of bats’ abilities to host and survive infections like Covid-19 and cancer.The scientists at the US-based Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) sequenced the genomes of the ‘Jamaican fruit bat’ and ‘Mesoamerican mustached bat’, compared these sequences to other mammals and found that rapid evolution has streamlined bat genomes to defend against infection and cancer.“We didn’t know immune system genes were so…

Wellington, Oct 17 (IANS) The New Zealand government is encouraging the public to report information on online extremism and terrorism following the 2019 terrorist attack on two Christchurch mosques that killed 51 worshippers, with the reporting system available in multiple languages, including Hindi, the Department of Internal Affairs said on Tuesday.Factsheets about how to report online terrorism and violent extremism are now available in a range of languages such as Maori, Samoan, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Hindi and as a version for those with hearing and speech impairments, Xinhua news agency quoted the Department as saying.Following the Christchurch terrorist attacks on…