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CCI approves proposed acquisition of C&S Electric by Siemens : The Competition Commission of India (CCI) approves proposed acquisition of C&S Electric Limited by Siemens Limited. The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 100% of the share capital of C&S Electric Limited (C&S) by Siemens Limited (Siemens India). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Three More Video Conference Solutions Announced For Government Support : Union Minister for Electronics & IT, Communications and Law & Justice,  Ravi Shankar Prasad announced, the results of Grand Challenge for Developing Video Conference Solution. Announcing the winners of the Grand Challenge, he said, “I am delighted that Indian VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

PESB names Sanjeev Kumar to head TCIL, giving rise to a controversy : The Public Enterprises Selection Board (PESB) has announced the selection of Sanjeev Kumar, director - Technical at Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) to head the Telecommunications Consultants India Limited (TCIL). VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Web Werks expands into Pune; Launches its 4th Data Center : Web Werks, a national data center provider, today announced the launch of its 4th data center in the country and the 2nd in Hinjewadi-Pune. This new standalone 35,000 sq.ft. structure is a well-equipped, next-generation Tier 3, Uptime designed data center with 5MW VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Vertiv Introduces High Performance, IP-Based KVM Receiver to Enable Switching Between Virtual and Physical Machines : Vertiv, (NYSE: VRT), a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, today introduced the Vertiv™ Avocent® HMX 6500R receiver, a high-performance KVM receiver that allows users of Avocent® HMX KVM switches to seamlessly switch between VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Reliance Retail acquires majority stake in leading digital pharma market place 'Netmeds' : Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) announced that its subsidiary Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL) has acquired a majority equity stake in Vitalic Health Pvt. Ltd. (“Vitalic”) and its subsidiaries (Collectively known as ‘Netmeds’) for a cash consideration of approximately VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Rola Dagher named as the Global Channel Chief of Dell Technologies : Dell Technologies today announced Rola Dagher as its new global channel chief, reporting into Bill Scannell, Dell Technologies president, global sales and customer operations. She will replace  Joyce Mullen, who after a 21-year career at Dell, announced her departure in VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Schneider Electric Hosts Innovation Talk with Industry Leaders on New Digitised World : Schneider Electric, the global leader in digital transformation of energy management and automation hosted a webinar on the theme of ‘Striving for Operational Resilience Through Digital Services’. The panellists at the session included Anil Chaudhry, Zone President VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Citi's $900 million 'clerical error' raises stakes in Revlon : On last Wednesday, loan operations staff at the New York bank wired $900 million, seemingly on behalf of Revlon Inc., to lenders of the troubled cosmetics giant controlled by billionaire Ron Perelman. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

VARINDIA "Dad is on the road of recovery": SP Balasubrahmanyam's son : Legendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam was recently diagnosed with global pandemic and was put on ventilator. As per the reports the signer’s condition is deteriorating. Now he is shifted to the ICCU as per a report paper released by the hospital authorities. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Deloitte India acquires Keytree, a tech consultancy firm : Deloitte has announced to acquire the business and assets of Keytree, the technology consultancy firm. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Flipkart to enter e-pharmacy space too : According to news reports, Flipkart is looking to enter the e-pharmacy space as demand for online medicine delivery gains speed. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Clearview AI inks deal with ICE : AI provides a search engine tool based on a database of billions of photos scraped from Internet-based public sources. The recent contract signed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of worth $224,000 has been spent on New York-based Clearview licenses VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Google Cloud is top cloud service provider for retailers worldwide : Canalys’ latest research from its Cloud Channels Analysis service shows that Google Cloud ranks as the number one cloud service provider to the retail sector, outpacing overall market leader AWS and second-placed Microsoft Azure. Canalys assessed the top cloud VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Is Google to buy ShareChat? : According to reports, Google is in talks with ShareChat for investing in the social media firm. On the other hand, ShareChat is looking to raise $150-200 million and is holding discussions VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Chinese firms hit by new import hurdles in India : Chinese firms like Xiaomi are facing delays getting approvals from India's quality control agency for their goods, five industry sources told Reuters, as the business environment deteriorates after a clash on their Himalayan border. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Air India Sacks 48 Pilots Overnight, Says No Money to Pay : The current crisis resulted, Air India has forced to sack 48 pilots who resigned last year but withdrew their resignations within the six months’ notice period time as per rules. The Company is incurring huge net losses and does not have the financial ability to pay, VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

NCC set for a major expansion to cover 173 border and coastal districts : Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has approved a proposal of the National Cadet Corps (NCC) for a major expansion scheme to meet the aspirations of youth in all the border and coastal districts. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Anti-drone system developed by DRDO deployed near Red Fort : An anti-drone system developed by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) was deployed near the Red Fort on Saturday on the ocassion of the 74th Independence Day. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Appointment of retired central govt officials on contract basis: FM : The expenditure department has framed draft regulations for salary payments in case of appointment of retired central government employees and has invited comments of ministries/departments within 10 days. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE