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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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60,000 IT Sector Contract Workers Lost Jobs In A Year: Recruitment Body
Nearly 60,000 outsourced contract workers lost jobs in the information technology sector in the year ending in March as jobs for flexi workers hired through contractors by companies shrank 7.7% from a year earlier, a recruitment body said.
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"Our Patience Is Wearing Thin": Joe Biden Orders Shots For Millions
President Joe Biden said he'd order all executive branch employees, federal contractors and millions of health-care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Israeli Charged in Global Hacker-for-Hire Scheme Wants Plea Deal, Court Filing Shows
An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme wants a plea deal, according to a letter filed in court by his lawyer.
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FIA And Steelbird Partner For Global Safe & Affordable Helmets Programme
Steelbird will be producing 240,000 helmets per year for the FIA helmet safety programme that meet the UN 22.05 safety standards and cost under Rs. 1500.
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Akbar Ebrahim Elected As New FMSCI President
Former racer Akbar Ebrahim has been elected as the new President of the FMSCI and replaces J Prithiviraj. Meanwhile, Farooq Ahmed has been elected as the Vice President for the motorsport governing body.
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2020 Indian Motorsport Season Won't Be Cancelled: FMSCI
The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has announced that the 2020 Indian motorsport season will not be cancelled amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. The motorsport governing body issued a statement after a recent report quoted FMSCI President J Prithviraj saying that the domestic motorsport season could be called off this year due to t...
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NASCAR Stands In Solidarity With Bubba Wallace After Noose Incident
American stock car racing, NASCAR started its recent race with an extraordinary act of solidarity for its only black driver Darrel Wallace Jr., more commonly known as Bubba. Dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Wallace to the front of the field as a show of support after a noose was found in the driver's garage over the weekend. The incide...
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Revised MotoGP 2020 Calendar Announced; First Race In July
After a challenging few months, the world is finally going back to normalcy or at least a new normal that follows a number of protocols post the Coronavirus pandemic. This has also seen the world of motorsport go back into action and the latest championship to announce its return is MotoGP. The premier-class motorcycle championship has announced it...
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Shahan Ali Mohsin Is FMSCI's Third Nomination For 2020 Arjuna Award
Agra-based karting champion, Shahan Ali Mohsin has been nominated by the Federation of Motor Sport Clubs of India (FMSCI) for the 2020 Arjuna Award. Shahan's name is the third nomination to be submitted by the federation, which earlier announced the names of rally racers CS Santosh and Aishwarya Pissay for the highest honour in sports in the countr...
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FMSCI Nominates CS Santosh & Aishwarya Pissay For 2020 Arjuna Award
The Federation of Motor Sport Clubs of India (FMSCI) has announced the names of motorsport athletes CS Santosh and Aishwarya Pissay for the 2020 Arjuna Award - the highest civilian honour for sports in the country. Both the Santosh and Pissay have made great strides in the world motorsport, more specifically rallying. CS Santosh is part of the Hero...
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FMSCI Announces Stimulus Package For Indian Motorsports
With the Indian motorsport championships and events indefinitely postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), the National Sports Federation, has announced a stimulus package for 2020 to support the Indian motorsport fraternity. The new initiatives are aimed to encourage the resumption of grassro...
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Oracle in Court Over Allegedly Underpaying Women and Minorities by $400 Million
In a rare public display of the alleged bias against female and minority tech workers, the Department of Labor made its case in a hearing Thursday that Oracle underpaid women, Asians and black employees working in certain roles at its Silicon Valley headquarters by $401 million (roughly Rs. 2,862 crores) over the course of four years, one of the la...
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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FMSCI Denies Report Claiming Rally Driver Gaurav Gill Misrepresented Achievements For Arjuna Award
The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has denied a recent report claiming rally driver Gaurav Gill misrepresented his achievements in his application to the Arjuna Award selection committee. The media report stated that there were inconsistencies in Gill's application, specifically mentioning that he "won 11 stages of the World Rall...
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US Contractor To Pay $42 Million To 3 Iraqis Tortured At Baghdad Prison
A federal jury on Tuesday found US defense contractor CACI International liable for its role in torture at the Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad during the Iraq war.
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60,000 IT Sector Contract Workers Lost Jobs In A Year: Recruitment Body
Nearly 60,000 outsourced contract workers lost jobs in the information technology sector in the year ending in March as jobs for flexi workers hired through contractors by companies shrank 7.7% from a year earlier, a recruitment body said.
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"Our Patience Is Wearing Thin": Joe Biden Orders Shots For Millions
President Joe Biden said he'd order all executive branch employees, federal contractors and millions of health-care workers to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.
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Israeli Charged in Global Hacker-for-Hire Scheme Wants Plea Deal, Court Filing Shows
An Israeli private detective detained in New York since 2019 on charges of involvement in a hacker-for-hire scheme wants a plea deal, according to a letter filed in court by his lawyer.
-
FIA And Steelbird Partner For Global Safe & Affordable Helmets Programme
Steelbird will be producing 240,000 helmets per year for the FIA helmet safety programme that meet the UN 22.05 safety standards and cost under Rs. 1500.
-
Akbar Ebrahim Elected As New FMSCI President
Former racer Akbar Ebrahim has been elected as the new President of the FMSCI and replaces J Prithiviraj. Meanwhile, Farooq Ahmed has been elected as the Vice President for the motorsport governing body.
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2020 Indian Motorsport Season Won't Be Cancelled: FMSCI
The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has announced that the 2020 Indian motorsport season will not be cancelled amidst the Coronavirus pandemic. The motorsport governing body issued a statement after a recent report quoted FMSCI President J Prithviraj saying that the domestic motorsport season could be called off this year due to t...
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NASCAR Stands In Solidarity With Bubba Wallace After Noose Incident
American stock car racing, NASCAR started its recent race with an extraordinary act of solidarity for its only black driver Darrel Wallace Jr., more commonly known as Bubba. Dozens of drivers pushed the car belonging to Wallace to the front of the field as a show of support after a noose was found in the driver's garage over the weekend. The incide...
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Revised MotoGP 2020 Calendar Announced; First Race In July
After a challenging few months, the world is finally going back to normalcy or at least a new normal that follows a number of protocols post the Coronavirus pandemic. This has also seen the world of motorsport go back into action and the latest championship to announce its return is MotoGP. The premier-class motorcycle championship has announced it...
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Shahan Ali Mohsin Is FMSCI's Third Nomination For 2020 Arjuna Award
Agra-based karting champion, Shahan Ali Mohsin has been nominated by the Federation of Motor Sport Clubs of India (FMSCI) for the 2020 Arjuna Award. Shahan's name is the third nomination to be submitted by the federation, which earlier announced the names of rally racers CS Santosh and Aishwarya Pissay for the highest honour in sports in the countr...
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FMSCI Nominates CS Santosh & Aishwarya Pissay For 2020 Arjuna Award
The Federation of Motor Sport Clubs of India (FMSCI) has announced the names of motorsport athletes CS Santosh and Aishwarya Pissay for the 2020 Arjuna Award - the highest civilian honour for sports in the country. Both the Santosh and Pissay have made great strides in the world motorsport, more specifically rallying. CS Santosh is part of the Hero...
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FMSCI Announces Stimulus Package For Indian Motorsports
With the Indian motorsport championships and events indefinitely postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic, the Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI), the National Sports Federation, has announced a stimulus package for 2020 to support the Indian motorsport fraternity. The new initiatives are aimed to encourage the resumption of grassro...
-
Oracle in Court Over Allegedly Underpaying Women and Minorities by $400 Million
In a rare public display of the alleged bias against female and minority tech workers, the Department of Labor made its case in a hearing Thursday that Oracle underpaid women, Asians and black employees working in certain roles at its Silicon Valley headquarters by $401 million (roughly Rs. 2,862 crores) over the course of four years, one of the la...
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Indian Charged With Sex Assault While Working As US Military Contractor
An Indian national has been charged with sexually assaulting an American national while working as a US military contractor in Afghanistan. Lokesh Naik, 35, was charged by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia on November 6 with two counts of aggravated sexual abuse and one count of abusive sexual contact, Assistant Attorney General Bria...
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FMSCI Denies Report Claiming Rally Driver Gaurav Gill Misrepresented Achievements For Arjuna Award
The Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) has denied a recent report claiming rally driver Gaurav Gill misrepresented his achievements in his application to the Arjuna Award selection committee. The media report stated that there were inconsistencies in Gill's application, specifically mentioning that he "won 11 stages of the World Rall...
