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Neha Bhasin recollects of Anu Malik made her uncomfortable : Neha Bhasin has revealed how music composer Anu Malik, who was called out by multiple women during India’s #MeToo movement, made her uncomfortable during their meeting many years ago. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Unaccounted gold above a certain threshold may account for heavy tax : To curb black money, the Narendra Modi government will soon announce an amnesty scheme for unaccounted gold. Individuals will be allowed to disclose unaccounted gold and beyond a certain threshold will have to pay taxes. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

India Banks may lose US$9 Billion in Payments Revenue by 2025, reports Accenture : According to a new report from Accenture, as much as 14% of Indian banks’ payments revenue, or US$9 billion, is likely to be displaced by the growth of digital payments and competition from non-banks, as payments become more instant, invisible and free. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Fireside Chat between Rajan Mathews, DG - COAI and Partha Narasimhan, CTO - HPE Aruba at India Mobile Congress 2019 : Customer service is one of the key reasons of HPE Aruba's success: Fireside Chat between Rajan Mathews, DG - COAI and Partha Narasimhan, CTO - HPE Aruba at India Mobile Congress 2019 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Partha Narasimhan, CTO, Aruba, HPE Aruba at India Mobile Congress 2019 : HPE Aruba's primary technology of choice to enable mobility is Wi-fi: Partha Narasimhan, CTO, Aruba, HPE Aruba at India Mobile Congress 2019 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Partha Narasimhan, CTO, Aruba, HPE Aruba at India Mobile Congress 2019 : HPE Aruba's primary technology of choice to enable mobility is Wi-fi: Partha Narasimhan, CTO, Aruba, HPE Aruba at India Mobile Congress 2019 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Rohit Singh - Country Head - AsiaPac & India - Telesoft at India Mobile Congress 2019 : Telesoft's technology is based on hardware acceleration and open source: Rohit Singh - Country Head - AsiaPac & India - Telesoft at India Mobile Congress 2019 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

TCS to remove digital classification from its business : Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) plans to remove the digital classification in its business from next fiscal year. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Apple's total cash in the fourth quarter is 2.2% less than last : Apple has disclosed its cash on hand in its fiscal fourth-quarter 2019 earnings report released on Wednesday. It reportedly has $205.9 billion in cash, while it had $210.6 billion in the previous quarter. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

ElasticRun receives $40 million fund : A logistic startup, ElasticRun, based out of Pune, has raised a fund of $40 million, led by Prosus Ventures (formerly Naspers Ventures) with participation from existing investor Avataar Ventures and Kalaari Capital. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Commvault opens its new office in Pune as a part of its expansion plans : Commvault has announced the expansion of its global and Indian business operations with a new office in Pune, India. The investment in the rapidly evolving business and technology incubation hub underlines VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Qoo10 acquires ShopClues in an all-stock deal : Singapore-based e-commerce platform Qoo10 has acquired ShopClues in an all-stock deal, bringing to an end a prolonged hunt by the Indian e-tailer for a buyer. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

As a cost cutting move, Cognizant plans to lay off 7,000 employees : Reports are running rife that Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS) will be removing 10,000 to 12,000 mid-to-senior level associates from their current roles. This was announced by Brian Humphries, CEO of Cognizant VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE Reports are running rife that  Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTS)  will be removing 10,000 to 12,000 mid-to-senior level associates from their current roles. This was announced by  Brian Humphries, CEO of Cognizant  in its earning call with analysts on Thursday. As a part of the lay-off move, the company also aims to reskill around 5,000 associates and redeploy them. This will result in around 5,000-7,000 employees eventually losing their jobs in the coming quarters.

German Chancellor to hold talks with PM Modi on bilateral issues during her India visit : German Chancellor Angela Merkel has arrived in New Delhi on Thursday night, starting on her two-day visit to the country. During her visit, she will hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on a host of bilateral issues VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Yariv Golan Atir - VP Sales Central & East Europe, India, Africa and Sales Operations, AudioCodes at India Mobile Congress 2019 : Voice is the most fundamental means of communication: Yariv Golan Atir - VP Sales Central & East Europe, India, Africa and Sales Operations, AudioCodes at India Mobile Congress 2019 VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

RBI orders probe on reports of 13 lakh credit and debit card holders being in risk : The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has swung into action to safeguard the interests of affected Indian customers, after reports surfaced of a debit and credit card details selling online. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Former Cognizant President Rajeev Mehta Joins Qualitest : Qualitest, the world's largest independent quality assurance and engineering company, announced today that Rajeev Mehta is joining its Board of Directors. Mehta brings over 20 years of experience in business development VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Israeli spyware used to spy on Indian journos, activists: Whatsapp confirms : The hackers allegedly used an Israeli technology, Pegasus develeoped by Israeli firm, NSO to the conduct cyberespionage. The confirm comes from WhatsApp, that at least two dozen journalists VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

France, Germany step up effort to build own Cloud firms : France and Germany are coming up with homegrown cloud firm to compete with the U.S. tech giants Amazon and Microsoft in cloud computing, according to a joint statement by the countries’ finance ministries report. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Huawei sees 480 million households worldwide with 5G access by 2025 : Huawei Technologies expects around 480 million households worldwide will have access to fifth-generation (5G) broadband service by 2025, the chief executive of its Brazilian telecoms operations said. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE

Sony to pull plug on Playstation Vue : Sony Corp said, it would shut down its cloud-based TV service PlayStation Vue in January, citing competition. VARINDIA- INDIA'S FRONTLINE IT MAGAZINE