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Traditional recruiters will be out of business; people are going to act as recruiters: Kartik Man...

Traditional recruiters will be out of business; people are going to act as recruiters: Kartik Man...

The Economic Times — A personal experience of the co-founders (which was quite hectic), when recruiting suitable employees for his company, Science Inc, led Kartik Mandaville and his colleagues to make a employee hiring platform for it. He says SpringRole community is growing by over 20,000 candidates per day. SpringRole is a recruitment marketplace powered by referrals.

Demand to raise cap of H-1B visa raised by foreign-born entrepreneurs in US

Demand to raise cap of H-1B visa raised by foreign-born entrepreneurs in US

The Economic Times — Last Updated: Apr 23, 2015, 04.10 PM IST By: Aashish Aryan Applications for H-1B visa, which allows US businesses to hire foreign workers in science, engineering, and computer programming, totalled a record 233,000 for 2016, exhausting the limit within five days of being opened.

How Nishchal Kesarwani of Todoed.co wants to change the way we plan our tasks

How Nishchal Kesarwani of Todoed.co wants to change the way we plan our tasks

The Economic Times — No one plans to fail. People just fail to plan. Planning is one of the most effective ways of ensuring smooth working on almost every project on this planet. While most corporate structures and companies have apps that help them plan easily, this setting does not work as effectively on an individual level.

Coronavirus: Pre-lockdown stocks running out, stores wait for trucks and labour

Coronavirus: Pre-lockdown stocks running out, stores wait for trucks and labour

Indian Express — Shelves in stores are gradually emptying as pre-lockdown stocks run out and replenishment is a big challenge as labour migration poses fresh hurdles across the supply chain - from the manufacturing stage to last-mile delivery.

Drivers abandon loaded vehicles, trucks stuck as state borders still clogged

Drivers abandon loaded vehicles, trucks stuck as state borders still clogged

Indian Express — Truck owners said almost half the number of drivers fled to their native towns and villages following a pile-up of vehicles at inter-state borders, with some even leaving behind vehicles loaded with goods worth crores of rupees unattended along the highway.

India Inc reaches out to employees as companies across sectors may dock part of salary for March,...

India Inc reaches out to employees as companies across sectors may dock part of salary for March,...

Indian Express — With the 21-day mandatory lockdown in place starting to have an impact on cash flows, companies across India have started sending out mails to their employees, explaining the impact and the near term plan.

Coronavirus: Lockdown triggers changes in viewership trends; data usage spikes delayed, extended

Coronavirus: Lockdown triggers changes in viewership trends; data usage spikes delayed, extended

Indian Express — With the country under a complete 21-day mandatory lockdown and nearly 10 days of partial lockdown and work from home to limit the spread of coronavirus, the data usage patterns of users has undergone a shift, according to the initial data collected by the three major telecom companies.

India Inc reaches out to employees as companies across sectors may dock part of salary for March,...

India Inc reaches out to employees as companies across sectors may dock part of salary for March,...

Indian Express — With the 21-day mandatory lockdown in place starting to have an impact on cash flows, companies across India have started sending out mails to their employees, explaining the impact and the near term plan.

Coronavirus: DoT writes to states again, asks them to ensure critical telecom services remain ope...

Coronavirus: DoT writes to states again, asks them to ensure critical telecom services remain ope...

Indian Express — The letter was preceded by another letter written by DoT advisor K Ramchand to the state and UT secretaries. Ramachand had, in his letter, suggested the states allow free movement of people working on key and critical telecom equipment and infrastructure.

Coronavirus: Telcos assure they are ready for contingency measures amid rising loads

Coronavirus: Telcos assure they are ready for contingency measures amid rising loads

Indian Express — The three major telcos - Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea - on Monday sought to assure users that they were prepared for additional load on their networks in view of many people working from home to prevent the spread of Covid-19.

Centre tweaks rules for companies under IBC

Centre tweaks rules for companies under IBC

Indian Express — The central government on Sunday notified new rules, which mandated that companies obtain new Central Goods and Service Tax (CGST) and State Goods and Services Tax (SGST) registration numbers once the corporate insolvency resolution process (CIRP) of a company is initiated and an interim resolution professional (IRP) or resolution professional (RP) is appointed.

Cabinet okays three schemes worth Rs 48k crore to promote electronics manufacturing

Cabinet okays three schemes worth Rs 48k crore to promote electronics manufacturing

Indian Express — The union Cabinet on Friday approved three new schemes, worth over Rs 48,000 crore, to promote large-scale electronics manufacturing, electronic component, and semiconductor manufacturing in the country, Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Saturday.

DoT asks states to ensure critical telecom functions remain operational

DoT asks states to ensure critical telecom functions remain operational

Indian Express — The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) on Saturday wrote to the chief secretaries of all the states and Union Territories to ensure that critical telecommunications services remained uninterrupted in view of many states curbing travel bans and movement restrictions to contain the outbreak of covid-19.

Gujarat Model of VRS: Ex-gratia plus pension payout to be capped for BSNL, MTNL staff

Gujarat Model of VRS: Ex-gratia plus pension payout to be capped for BSNL, MTNL staff

Indian Express — The central government used what it calls a 'Gujarat Model' of voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for the payout of the nearly 93,000 Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) employees, who retired on January 31, 2020, according to papers accessed by The Indian Express.

DoT lists MNP capacity limitation, economic impact, public interest as reasons to seek extended t...

DoT lists MNP capacity limitation, economic impact, public interest as reasons to seek extended t...

Indian Express — In a climbdown of sorts, the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) approached the Supreme Court Monday with a plea to extend the timeline for payment of adjusted gross revenues (AGR) by telecom operators.

Gram panchayat net connectivity project deadline pushed by 17 months to August '21

Gram panchayat net connectivity project deadline pushed by 17 months to August '21

Indian Express — The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has pushed the deadline for completing the gram panchayat (GP) internet connectivity scheme, BharatNet, by 17 months to August 2021. The current deadlines for the completion of phases one and two of the scheme was March 2020.

DoT yet to submit evidence to back up its Rs 21,135-crore AGR claims to Reliance Communications R...

DoT yet to submit evidence to back up its Rs 21,135-crore AGR claims to Reliance Communications R...

Indian Express — Despite repeated reminders from the resolution professional (RP) of debt-laden Reliance Communications (RCom), the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) is yet to submit any documentary evidence to support its adjusted gross revenue (AGR) claim of Rs 21,135 crore, The Indian Express has learnt.

'BharatNet is a good idea but lack of Right of Way, last-mile connectivity may delay project'

'BharatNet is a good idea but lack of Right of Way, last-mile connectivity may delay project'

Indian Express — BharatNet as an idea is good, but the challenges of Right of Way as well as the lack of last-mile connectivity, which were not taken into factor when the project began, are likely to delay the completion of the gram panchayat internet connectivity project, Anand Agarwal, Group CEO, STL told The Indian Express.

Major telcos cite industry health, seek data price floor for 2-3 years

Major telcos cite industry health, seek data price floor for 2-3 years

Indian Express — The country's three major telecom operators, Reliance Jio Infocomm, Bharti Airtel, and Vodafone Idea, have joined hands to jointly suggest that there should be a floor price for data prices in India.

Rs 21,533 crore: Voda Idea AGR estimate less than half of DoT's calculation

Rs 21,533 crore: Voda Idea AGR estimate less than half of DoT's calculation

Indian Express — Vodafone Idea on Friday said that total adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues payable by the company between financial year 2006-07 and 2018-19, according to its internal self-assessment, stood at Rs 21,553 crore. This amount includes a principal AGR amount of Rs 6,854 crore, and the interest on AGR up to February 2020, the company said in an update with the exchanges.

NCLAT dismisses plea by former auditors against impleadment

NCLAT dismisses plea by former auditors against impleadment

Indian Express — A two-member bench of the NCLAT, headed by Justice S J Mukhopadhaya, stated that the rules of natural justice dictated that if the NCLT thought it fit to pass order against any party asking them to join investigation, the same must be done.

NBCC receives NCLT approval to acquire Jaypee Infratech

NBCC receives NCLT approval to acquire Jaypee Infratech

Indian Express — The principal Bench of National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on Tuesday approved, with modifications, the resolution plan submitted by NBCC (India) to take over debt-laden Jaypee Infratech. A two member Bench, headed by acting president B S V Prakash Kumar, in an oral order said the Rs 750 crore, deposited with the Supreme Court by Jaypee Associates, would also be part of the plan.

Bharti Airtel, Jio, Voda Idea clear deferred spectrum dues

Bharti Airtel, Jio, Voda Idea clear deferred spectrum dues

Indian Express — The three major telcos, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Jio Infocomm, and Vodafone Idea Tuesday deposited Rs 1,950 crore, Rs 1,053 crore, and Rs 3,043 crore, respectively, as deferred spectrum payment with the Department of Telecommunications (DoT).

Internet shutdowns: 314 times between 2017 & 2019; 95 lasted more than a day

Internet shutdowns: 314 times between 2017 & 2019; 95 lasted more than a day

Indian Express — The number of preventive internet shutdowns enforced by the central and the state governments in India saw a major spike between 2017 and 2019, and as many as 95 of these lasted for more than 24 hours.
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