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<p>Google has advised its staff that if they don't comply with the company's COVID-19 vaccination policy, they will lose salary and eventually be fired, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing internal documents.</p>

<p>According to a memo sent by leadership, employees had until December 3 to disclose their vaccination status and upload proof of vaccination, or seek for a medical or religious exemption.</p>

<p>According to the business, employees who had not uploaded their status or were unvaccinated, as well as those whose exemption requests had been denied, would be contacted after that date, according to the business.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Employees who do not comply with the vaccination guidelines by the January&nbsp;18 deadline will be placed on "paid administrative leave" for 30 days, according to the memo.</p>

<p>The employer will then place them on "unpaid personal leave" for up to six months before terminating them.</p>

<p>While much of the IT industry continues to push back return-to-work plans and businesses large and small prepare for a flexible future, Google has announced that its employees would be required to come into physical offices three days a week starting in the new year.<br />
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<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/googles-year-in-search-2021-tells-of-a-world-looking-to-heal-435374"><strong>Also read | Google's Year in Search 2021, tells of a world looking to heal</strong></a></p>

<p>It's also displaying signs of exhaustion with individuals who refuse to take vaccinations that have been publicly available for months.</p>

<p><strong>Watch | Omicron variant: Google Delays Mandatory Return-To-Office globally</strong></p>

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<p>When contacted by Reuters, Google did not directly comment on the CNBC report, but said, "we`re committed to doing everything possible to help our employees who can get vaccinated do so, and firmly stand behind our vaccination policy."</p>

<p>Google postponed its return-to-work plans indefinitely earlier this month, citing concerns about the Omicron variant and employee reluctance to company-mandated vaccines.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)&nbsp;</em></p>


Google has advised its staff that if they don't comply with the company's COVID-19 vaccination policy, they will lose salary and eventually be fired, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing internal documents.

Google has advised its staff that if they don't comply with the company's COVID-19 vaccination policy, they will lose salary and eventually be fired, CNBC reported on Tuesday, citing internal documents. According to a memo sent by leadership, employees had until December 3 to disclose their vaccination status and upload proof of vaccination, or seek for a medical or religious exemption. According to the business, employees who had not uploaded their status or were unvaccinated, as well as those whose exemption requests had been denied, would be contacted after that date, according to the business. Employees who do not comply with the vaccination guidelines by the January 18 deadline will be placed on "paid administrative leave" for 30 days, according to the memo. The employer will then place them on "unpaid personal leave" for up to six months before terminating them. While much of the IT industry continues to push back return-to-work plans and businesses large and small prepare for a flexible future, Google has announced that its employees would be required to come into physical offices three days a week starting in the new year. Also read | Google's Year in Search 2021, tells of a world looking to heal It's also displaying signs of exhaustion with individuals who refuse to take vaccinations that have been publicly available for months. Watch | Omicron variant: Google Delays Mandatory Return-To-Office globally When contacted by Reuters, Google did not directly comment on the CNBC report, but said, "we`re committed to doing everything possible to help our employees who can get vaccinated do so, and firmly stand behind our vaccination policy." Google postponed its return-to-work plans indefinitely earlier this month, citing concerns about the Omicron variant and employee reluctance to company-mandated vaccines. (With inputs from agencies)

Follow COVID-19 vaccination rules or lose pay, job: Google to employees

<p>Indian software trade body Nasscom dismissed widespread media reports of mass layoffs in the country&#39;s hugely important information technology industry but warned that the sector must reinvent itself.</p>

<p>IT outsourcing has long been one of India&#39;s flagship industries but recent news reports have claimed that major companies, including Tech Mahindra and Wipro, are making thousands redundant due to increased automation.</p>

<p>&quot;The numbers being reported across different sources are incorrect and are not in line with the actual employment progression,&quot; the National Association of Software and Services Companies said in a press release on Thursday.</p>

<p>&quot;The industry continues to be a net hirer with talent acquisition continuing across sectors and remains one of the largest employers of the nation,&quot; it added in the statement following a conference in New Delhi.</p>

<p>Several Indian newspapers, including respected business dailies like <em>The Economic Times</em> and <em>Mint</em>, have reported major IT firms are in the process of gradually laying off thousands of staff, although the companies themselves are yet to comment on numbers.</p>

<p>Nasscom claimed that 1,70,000 new jobs had been created in the recently ended financial year and predicted that up to three million new positions would be added by 2025, but conceded that there was a slowdown in the rate of hiring.</p>

<p>It also called for employees to learn new skills to help companies&#39; keep up with demands for newer and more innovative technologies.</p>

<p>&quot;Going forward the focus for companies will be on skills and proficiency levels rather than scale, hence it is becoming imperative for employees (both current and potential) to skill themselves in domain specific requirements,&quot; it said.</p>

<p>Nasscom says that the IT outsourcing industry employs nearly four million Indians and saw revenues of around $154 billion.</p>

<p>India has been popularly termed as the &quot;back office&quot; to the world as companies, largely in developed nations, subcontracted work to Indian firms, taking advantage of the country&#39;s skilled English-speaking workforce.&nbsp;</p>

<p>But there are concerns it is losing its sheen as companies move towards automation and seek newer technologies while there are also fears over US President Donald Trump&#39;s curbs on H-1B visas, which allow aspiring Indian engineers to work in America.</p>

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Nasscom claimed that 1,70,000 new jobs had been created in the recently ended financial year and predicted that up to three million new positions would be added by 2025

Indian software trade body Nasscom dismissed widespread media reports of mass layoffs in the country's hugely important information technology industry but warned that the sector must reinvent itself. IT outsourcing has long been one of India's flagship industries but recent news reports have claimed that major companies, including Tech Mahindra and Wipro, are making thousands redundant due to increased automation. "The numbers being reported across different sources are incorrect and are not in line with the actual employment progression," the National Association of Software and Services Companies said in a press release on Thursday. "The industry continues to be a net hirer with talent acquisition continuing across sectors and remains one of the largest employers of the nation," it added in the statement following a conference in New Delhi. Several Indian newspapers, including respected business dailies like The Economic Times and Mint, have reported major IT firms are in the process of gradually laying off thousands of staff, although the companies themselves are yet to comment on numbers. Nasscom claimed that 1,70,000 new jobs had been created in the recently ended financial year and predicted that up to three million new positions would be added by 2025, but conceded that there was a slowdown in the rate of hiring. It also called for employees to learn new skills to help companies' keep up with demands for newer and more innovative technologies. "Going forward the focus for companies will be on skills and proficiency levels rather than scale, hence it is becoming imperative for employees (both current and potential) to skill themselves in domain specific requirements," it said. Nasscom says that the IT outsourcing industry employs nearly four million Indians and saw revenues of around $154 billion. India has been popularly termed as the "back office" to the world as companies, largely in developed nations, subcontracted work to Indian firms, taking advantage of the country's skilled English-speaking workforce. But there are concerns it is losing its sheen as companies move towards automation and seek newer technologies while there are also fears over US President Donald Trump's curbs on H-1B visas, which allow aspiring Indian engineers to work in America. (PTI)

India's IT industry body Nasscom dismisses mass layoff reports

<p>The world often wondered, how did Donald Trump win the US election. Well, he won through bullshitting.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Tired, scared and struggling from job loss, declining wages and endless military engagement in the Middle East, the American citizens bought into Trump&rsquo;s endless bullshit on illegal immigration. Courtesy the rhetoric used during the election campaign, America&rsquo;s economic revival suddenly became contingent on issues related to immigration. Migrants, legal or otherwise, Trump argued, is taking away jobs of Americans. It is the economic rights of Americans he professed to protect, and pleaded votes based on the claim.</p>

<p>It is about time that we decode the presidential bullshit on immigrants and their role (or lack of it) in the American life. Of course, by now as protestations flowed from the IT sector, Trump has learned to hammer down only on illegal immigrants, blaming them for all of the country&rsquo;s ills, from crime to depleted national resources. As far as foreign professionals are concerned, the president sounds more welcoming. Beneath the differential approach, however, lurks a greater danger: the President is cooking up a binary between illegal immigrants and merit-based immigration. As if the immigrant communities in the US can be divided into these two groups only.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>Trump does not come out in the open to say what his government&rsquo;s position will be on family-based immigration, which constitutes by far the majority among those getting immigrant visas. The President does not say how these family-based immigrant groups would fare in his fight against illegal entry and his preference for merit-based immigration. Family-based immigration, as per the law of the land, is not contingent upon merit but is based on family ties. The US government allows 2, 26, 000 Family Preference Immigrant visas and an unlimited number of Immediate Relative &amp; Family Sponsored visas each year. These forms of immigration are not illegal but with the President prioritising only on merit, there is nothing yet on what he proposed to do with these two categories.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A large section of the media is also buying into the President&rsquo;s false concocted binaries without pointing out that merit-based immigration and illegal immigration are two separate issues. They operate through separate channels, involve different demographics and involve completely different job descriptions. Stopping illegal immigration will not necessarily mean that merit-based immigration will increase in the US. A whole set of measures has to be taken to achieve that goal, not to mention sweeping immigration reforms. And, it is still not clear how is merit-based immigration compatible with Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;hire Americans&rdquo; motto.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump&rsquo;s policies, particularly, his immigration policies are replete with such contradictions. The President is short of lying but in keeping the contradiction unresolved, he is bullshitting his country, that is, in traversing the twilight zone between truth and false information, President Trump continues to make unsubstantiated statements.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump&rsquo;s rant against illegal immigrants has no basis in the reality of the immigration scenario in the US. America does have millions of illegal immigrants living in the country. In fact, with Russia and India, United States counts as the top destination for immigrants who have crossed over illegally. But having said that, unauthorised immigrants represented 3.4 per cent of the total U.S. population in 2015 and it has undergone a small but statistically significant decline since 2009 when there were 11 million illegal immigrants in the US.</p>

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<p>To claim that these illegal immigrants are taking away the jobs of the American citizens or claiming state benefits, shows a lack of connection to ground reality. These illegal immigrants are mostly employed in the farming and construction sectors. In all other industries and forms of occupation, President Trump should know, illegal immigrants&nbsp;are outnumbered by U.S.-born workers. Moreover, as illegal aliens, these immigrants receive no benefits from the government. Even if we set aside the humanitarian aspect of illegal immigration as to what forces individuals to leave their homeland for unknown places, there are numbers that the president ignores to garner mass support for his immigration policy. It is for time to tell how long the world and, more particularly, his own countrymen allow him to go on bullshitting on the impact of illegal immigration on the realisation of the American dream.&nbsp;</p>

<p>President Trump is particularly fond of musing over lost American greatness and how he plans to revive it. Though the &ldquo;America First&rdquo; movement is fast gaining steam in the US, Trump balances it with his claims to initiate merit-based immigration in the country. Courtesy the hullabaloo he has successfully created, we have largely forgotten that the US always have had merit-based immigration.The 90,000 strong individuals who go to work in the US with an H1B visa get through because they have the merit. Huge multi-national corporations hire employees from all over the world and spend millions of dollars on them to send them to the US.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Let&rsquo;s not define merit here in terms abstract superior intellect. In countries following merit-based immigration system, points are awarded based on your last degree. In the US, degree matters but more importantly, the immigration office grants entry based on whether the individual has been able to secure a job in the US market commensurate with his/her degree.&nbsp;</p>

<p>H1B visa holders come with at least a university degree and sometimes even with a Ph.D. Without a job offer from a reputable, well-established and registered company in the US, it is impossible to get an H1B visa. In the long tedious process of H1B visa application and during the visa interview too, one has to prove, as per the visa regulation, the job falls into the category of &quot;specialty occupation&quot; and not just any job. That means one cannot get an H1B visa from India to work as a secretary in any office, or be a bartender, or be a professional driver. &nbsp;</p>

<p>Trump professes that he wants meritorious people to come to work in the US. But action speaks louder than words. President Trump has not done anything so far which would prove he is serious to retain talent from overseas. Far from increasing the annual &ldquo;cap&rdquo; of H1B visa, Trump is yet to implement Obama administration&rsquo;s proposal to increase the &ldquo;cap exempt&rdquo; category for non-profit hospitals, as well as educational and research institutions. Most meritorious professionals in the US who work in research and academic institutions fall in this cap. Many of the corporations could use this &ldquo;cap exempt&rdquo; category to hire bright professionals, irrespective of their national origin.</p>

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<p>But aside from the mindless chatter about attracting talents to build a new America which, incidentally, completely contradicts &ldquo;hire American&rdquo; policy, another crucial mistake that the Trump administration is committing is to make salary the basis of judging merit. The High Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act, introduced by Congressperson Zoe Lofgren of California, would raise H-1B holders&#39; minimum salaries to the US $130,000. Doing this would mean, losing out a significant number of talents in the field that are crucial but not well-paid. For instance, the average salary of a fire protection and fuel engineer is $130,000 and $123,000 respectively. Whereas a computer engineer on an average earns $121,245&nbsp; and healthcare facility engineer gets $120,027.</p>

<p>Under the circumstance, Asian countries, particularly India and China which have been supplying the largest number of IT professionals to the US, are all poised to lose significantly. The Indian government knows this perfectly. In meeting with the US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, India&rsquo;s Finance minister Arun Jaitley raised India&rsquo;s concerns over the Trump administration&rsquo;s move to tighten the H-1B visa regime. The main concern of the minister in alignment with IT industry has been that most Indian professionals, who go to the USA with an H1B visa, stay there for a short term. Under the circumstance, they can never match the $130,000 proposed salary ceiling.</p>

<p>Contradictions and ambiguities replete Trump&rsquo;s immigration policy but he is yet to face stiff opposition on that count. The reason he is getting away with this is, people do not see how the President of United States is operating in the twilight zone; in matters of immigration policy, at least, Trump is not lying but he is not telling the truth either. Rather, he very cleverly waits for his audience to interpret his message according to their conviction. So, if one thinks Mexicans are taking away American jobs, the person will support the &ldquo;Wall&rdquo;; on the other hand, if one thinks, in a free-market economy, the state can&rsquo;t control employment, they will support Trump&rsquo;s merit-based immigration policy. It is because of this fragmented approach that Trump is walking away victorious.</p>

<p>Thus, only a holistic approach with eyes open to the ground reality will ensure that the President does not get away with bullshitting the American citizens and world population at large.</p>


It is about time that we decode the presidential bullshit on immigrants and their role (or lack of it) in the American life.

The world often wondered, how did Donald Trump win the US election. Well, he won through bullshitting. Tired, scared and struggling from job loss, declining wages and endless military engagement in the Middle East, the American citizens bought into Trump’s endless bullshit on illegal immigration. Courtesy the rhetoric used during the election campaign, America’s economic revival suddenly became contingent on issues related to immigration. Migrants, legal or otherwise, Trump argued, is taking away jobs of Americans. It is the economic rights of Americans he professed to protect, and pleaded votes based on the claim. It is about time that we decode the presidential bullshit on immigrants and their role (or lack of it) in the American life. Of course, by now as protestations flowed from the IT sector, Trump has learned to hammer down only on illegal immigrants, blaming them for all of the country’s ills, from crime to depleted national resources. As far as foreign professionals are concerned, the president sounds more welcoming. Beneath the differential approach, however, lurks a greater danger: the President is cooking up a binary between illegal immigrants and merit-based immigration. As if the immigrant communities in the US can be divided into these two groups only. The President does not say how these family-based immigrant groups would fare in his fight against illegal entry and his preference for merit-based immigration. × Trump does not come out in the open to say what his government’s position will be on family-based immigration, which constitutes by far the majority among those getting immigrant visas. The President does not say how these family-based immigrant groups would fare in his fight against illegal entry and his preference for merit-based immigration. Family-based immigration, as per the law of the land, is not contingent upon merit but is based on family ties. The US government allows 2, 26, 000 Family Preference Immigrant visas and an unlimited number of Immediate Relative & Family Sponsored visas each year. These forms of immigration are not illegal but with the President prioritising only on merit, there is nothing yet on what he proposed to do with these two categories. A large section of the media is also buying into the President’s false concocted binaries without pointing out that merit-based immigration and illegal immigration are two separate issues. They operate through separate channels, involve different demographics and involve completely different job descriptions. Stopping illegal immigration will not necessarily mean that merit-based immigration will increase in the US. A whole set of measures has to be taken to achieve that goal, not to mention sweeping immigration reforms. And, it is still not clear how is merit-based immigration compatible with Trump’s “hire Americans” motto. Trump’s policies, particularly, his immigration policies are replete with such contradictions. The President is short of lying but in keeping the contradiction unresolved, he is bullshitting his country, that is, in traversing the twilight zone between truth and false information, President Trump continues to make unsubstantiated statements. Trump’s rant against illegal immigrants has no basis in the reality of the immigration scenario in the US. America does have millions of illegal immigrants living in the country. In fact, with Russia and India, United States counts as the top destination for immigrants who have crossed over illegally. But having said that, unauthorised immigrants represented 3.4 per cent of the total U.S. population in 2015 and it has undergone a small but statistically significant decline since 2009 when there were 11 million illegal immigrants in the US. In all other industries and forms of occupation, President Trump should know, illegal immigrants are outnumbered by U.S.-born workers × To claim that these illegal immigrants are taking away the jobs of the American citizens or claiming state benefits, shows a lack of connection to ground reality. These illegal immigrants are mostly employed in the farming and construction sectors. In all other industries and forms of occupation, President Trump should know, illegal immigrants are outnumbered by U.S.-born workers. Moreover, as illegal aliens, these immigrants receive no benefits from the government. Even if we set aside the humanitarian aspect of illegal immigration as to what forces individuals to leave their homeland for unknown places, there are numbers that the president ignores to garner mass support for his immigration policy. It is for time to tell how long the world and, more particularly, his own countrymen allow him to go on bullshitting on the impact of illegal immigration on the realisation of the American dream. President Trump is particularly fond of musing over lost American greatness and how he plans to revive it. Though the “America First” movement is fast gaining steam in the US, Trump balances it with his claims to initiate merit-based immigration in the country. Courtesy the hullabaloo he has successfully created, we have largely forgotten that the US always have had merit-based immigration.The 90,000 strong individuals who go to work in the US with an H1B visa get through because they have the merit. Huge multi-national corporations hire employees from all over the world and spend millions of dollars on them to send them to the US. Let’s not define merit here in terms abstract superior intellect. In countries following merit-based immigration system, points are awarded based on your last degree. In the US, degree matters but more importantly, the immigration office grants entry based on whether the individual has been able to secure a job in the US market commensurate with his/her degree. H1B visa holders come with at least a university degree and sometimes even with a Ph.D. Without a job offer from a reputable, well-established and registered company in the US, it is impossible to get an H1B visa. In the long tedious process of H1B visa application and during the visa interview too, one has to prove, as per the visa regulation, the job falls into the category of "specialty occupation" and not just any job. That means one cannot get an H1B visa from India to work as a secretary in any office, or be a bartender, or be a professional driver. Trump professes that he wants meritorious people to come to work in the US. But action speaks louder than words. President Trump has not done anything so far which would prove he is serious to retain talent from overseas. Far from increasing the annual “cap” of H1B visa, Trump is yet to implement Obama administration’s proposal to increase the “cap exempt” category for non-profit hospitals, as well as educational and research institutions. Most meritorious professionals in the US who work in research and academic institutions fall in this cap. Many of the corporations could use this “cap exempt” category to hire bright professionals, irrespective of their national origin. But aside from the mindless chatter about attracting talents to build a new America which, incidentally, completely contradicts “hire American” policy, another crucial mistake that the Trump administration is committing is to make salary the basis of judging merit. × But aside from the mindless chatter about attracting talents to build a new America which, incidentally, completely contradicts “hire American” policy, another crucial mistake that the Trump administration is committing is to make salary the basis of judging merit. The High Skilled Integrity and Fairness Act, introduced by Congressperson Zoe Lofgren of California, would raise H-1B holders' minimum salaries to the US $130,000. Doing this would mean, losing out a significant number of talents in the field that are crucial but not well-paid. For instance, the average salary of a fire protection and fuel engineer is $130,000 and $123,000 respectively. Whereas a computer engineer on an average earns $121,245 and healthcare facility engineer gets $120,027. Under the circumstance, Asian countries, particularly India and China which have been supplying the largest number of IT professionals to the US, are all poised to lose significantly. The Indian government knows this perfectly. In meeting with the US commerce secretary Wilbur Ross, India’s Finance minister Arun Jaitley raised India’s concerns over the Trump administration’s move to tighten the H-1B visa regime. The main concern of the minister in alignment with IT industry has been that most Indian professionals, who go to the USA with an H1B visa, stay there for a short term. Under the circumstance, they can never match the $130,000 proposed salary ceiling. Contradictions and ambiguities replete Trump’s immigration policy but he is yet to face stiff opposition on that count. The reason he is getting away with this is, people do not see how the President of United States is operating in the twilight zone; in matters of immigration policy, at least, Trump is not lying but he is not telling the truth either. Rather, he very cleverly waits for his audience to interpret his message according to their conviction. So, if one thinks Mexicans are taking away American jobs, the person will support the “Wall”; on the other hand, if one thinks, in a free-market economy, the state can’t control employment, they will support Trump’s merit-based immigration policy. It is because of this fragmented approach that Trump is walking away victorious. Thus, only a holistic approach with eyes open to the ground reality will ensure that the President does not get away with bullshitting the American citizens and world population at large.

How Donald Trump gets by: By operating in the twilight zone between truth and falsity

<p>The Karnataka assembly&#39;s standing committee on women and child welfare recommended Tuesday that women working in information technology and biotechnology firms should not be put on night shifts.</p>

<p>The committee headed by Congress MLA NA Haris said the companies should hire men instead&nbsp;to staff night shifts.</p>

<p>Talking to the Deccan Chronicle, committee chairman Haris said, &quot;Women have a much bigger responsibility in our society than men. They need to look after their children and families. Men cannot play the role of a mother.&quot;</p>

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<p>Women rights activist slammed the recommendations, calling them sexist.</p>

<p>Deccan Chronicle quoted women&#39;s rights activist&nbsp;Dona Fernandes as saying, &quot;He is perpetuating the stereotype that women are mothers, home-makers and meant only to look after their children.&quot;</p>

<p>The recommendation -- which came in the form of a report -- also elicited a strong response from the IT and biotech industries which said the move would deny women the opportunity to work, the New Indian Express reported.</p>

<p>The IT industry body, Nasscomm, said night shifts cannot be avoided if more opportunities are to be created for women in the sector.</p>

<p>Nasscomm&nbsp;added, the New Indian Express reported, that it is the government that has to ensure the&nbsp;safety of women in states where IT and biotech firms are located. &nbsp;</p>

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Committee chairman Congress MLA NA Haris said IT & biotech companies should hire men instead?to staff night shifts

The Karnataka assembly's standing committee on women and child welfare recommended Tuesday that women working in information technology and biotechnology firms should not be put on night shifts. The committee headed by Congress MLA NA Haris said the companies should hire men instead to staff night shifts. Talking to the Deccan Chronicle, committee chairman Haris said, "Women have a much bigger responsibility in our society than men. They need to look after their children and families. Men cannot play the role of a mother." Deccan Chronicle quoted women's rights activist Dona Fernandes as saying, 'He is perpetuating the stereotype that women are mothers, home-makers and meant only to look after their children' × Women rights activist slammed the recommendations, calling them sexist. Deccan Chronicle quoted women's rights activist Dona Fernandes as saying, "He is perpetuating the stereotype that women are mothers, home-makers and meant only to look after their children." The recommendation -- which came in the form of a report -- also elicited a strong response from the IT and biotech industries which said the move would deny women the opportunity to work, the New Indian Express reported. The IT industry body, Nasscomm, said night shifts cannot be avoided if more opportunities are to be created for women in the sector. Nasscomm added, the New Indian Express reported, that it is the government that has to ensure the safety of women in states where IT and biotech firms are located. (WION)

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