President Donald Trump came to the defense of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday, dismissing fresh reports that Hegseth shared sensitive military information in a private Signal messaging chat with his wife, brother, and others. “I guess it sounds like disgruntled employees,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “You know, he was put there…
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is investigating dozens of allegations that Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT outsourcer, discriminated against its American workers based on age, race, and national origin. The claims primarily come from professionals over the age of 40, many of whom say they were targeted in layoffs while Indian…
American mortgage giant Fannie Mae sacked around 200 employees, a majority of them Telugus, over allegations that they engaged in a salary scam. The mass sacking involving Indian-origin employees has made three Indian-American lawmakers write to Fannie Mae, seeking an explanation. The lawmakers believe that the termination of the services of the Telugu staffers took…
A federal appeals panel on Friday halted parts of a district court judge’s injunction blocking the Trump administration’s effort to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, allowing officials to move ahead with firing some agency employees. Russell T. Vought, the White House budget office director, was named the consumer bureau’s acting director in February and…
NEW DELHI: Services of two J&K govt employees were terminated by LG Manoj Sinha Thursday over alleged terror links, taking the total number of such dismissals in the UT to 70.Senior assistant in J&K PWD Ishtiyaq Ahmad Malik and assistant wireless operator in J&K Police Basharat Ahmad Mir were sacked by invoking Article 311(2)(c )…
The United States issued a warning on Tuesday about deceptive recruitment tactics employed by Chinese intelligence to target current and former US government employees. The National Counterintelligence and Security Centre highlighted these concerns amidst sweeping federal layoffs initiated by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). “Foreign intelligence entities, particularly those in China, are targeting…
When Google lost its landmark antitrust trial in August, Kent Walker, its top lawyer, reminded employees, for the third time, that they were not allowed to discuss the case with one another or anyone outside the company. On Friday afternoon, Google rescinded the command as part of a settlement with the Alphabet Workers Union, a…
President Donald Trump’s administration told Congress on Friday it would cut nearly all remaining jobs at the US Agency for International Development and shut the agency, even as Trump promised that the US would provide assistance to Myanmar following a devastating earthquake. Humanitarian aid experts expressed alarm at the new cuts to an agency whose…
NASA has announced its plan to respond to President Donald Trump’s challenge to federal agencies to reduce “waste, bloat, and insularity.” Even though the specifics of the reforms are not yet available, the space agency is launching a reorganisation to achieve greater efficiency in its operations. This effort comes as NASA is tackling one of…
The UPS operates as a contributory fund with both subscriber and government contributions. (AI image) Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) The PFRDA has issued a gazette notification, introducing comprehensive guidelines for implementing the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS). Starting April 1, 2025, this scheme will be available as an alternative for central government employees currently enrolled in…