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Wipro fires over 400 freshers on performance grounds - The Economic Times Video | ET NowET Now | 21 Jan 2023, 07:18 PM ISTWipro has terminated over 400 trainees after they failed repeatedly in the company's internal tests. "We had to let go of 452 freshers after they performed poorly in assessments repeatedly even after training," the Bengaluru-based IT major said in response to ET's mail.To see your saved stories, click on link hightlighted in boldWipro fires over 400 freshers on performance grounds - The Economic…

Flights from the United States were disrupted after a major system failure in the early hours of Wednesday prompted the government to ground all flights in the country. The system glitch, which caused adjustments to flight operations, was due to an overnight outage to the Notice to Air Missions system that provides safety information to flight crews. In a statement issued on its official twitter handle, the United States Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said “normal air traffic” operations are resuming…

Photo: David Ryder (Getty Images)The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday ordered airlines in the U.S. to pause all domestic departures in the country until 9 a.m. ET as it worked to restore its Notice to Air Missions system, which provides air personnel with critical safety information related to flight operations. The problem is already causing massive flight delays nationwide.The FAA alerted the public to a problem with the system at 6:29 a.m. ET on Twitter and announced that it had grounded flights at 7:19…

The Federal Aviation Administration has ordered airlines to pause all domestic departures in the US until 9AM Eastern time while it's restoring its Notice to Air Missions (NOTAM) system. On early Wednesday morning, the agency issued a notice through an Air Traffic Control System Command Center Advisory that the US NOTAM system has failed. "Operations across the National Airspace System are affected," the FAA said in a tweet, along with the information that it was working to fix the outage. In follow-up tweets, the agency…

One of the goals of the Western Daughters Butcher Shoppe in Denver’s Lower Highland Neighborhood is to connect urban dwellers with the folks who grow their food, to offer a meeting point between the two communities. Shop co-owner Josh Curtiss said that’s why he and his partner, Kate Kavanaugh, wanted to open a cafe on Colorado State University’s Spur complex on the National Western Center grounds. Their cafe is in the Hydro building, the third and final of the buildings on the campus, part of an overall plan to make the…

Neuralink, the brain implant company founded by Elon Musk, is reportedly facing a federal probe over the treatment of animals used in its experiments. Reuters reports that a probe was recently opened by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) inspector general and focuses on potential violations of the Animal Welfare Act. A spokesperson for the USDA inspector general declined to comment to Reuters on its report.Although Reuters says it’s unclear how wide-ranging the probe is, the news agency details a range of concerns…

IndiGo has grounded around 30 aircraft due to “supply chain disruptions” and the country’s largest airline is evaluating wet leasing of planes and other options to boost operations. At the end of September, the carrier — also the world’s seventh largest in terms of daily departures — had 279 aircraft in its fleet. It operates more than 1,600 daily flights and currently flies to 100 destinations, including 26 international ones. Also Read: Kenya Airways Pilots Strike Starts from Nov 5, Airline Terms it Unlawful According…

Although they have a number of potential uses, spent coffee grounds typically just end up in landfills – or at best, in compost heaps. According to a new study, however, they could soon be utilized to both support and feed biodiesel-producing algae.First of all, it is already possible to convert discarded coffee grounds into biofuel, without involving algae at any step along the way. It's a fairly complex process, though, reducing the likelihood of it being adopted on a wide scale.Of course, oils extracted from algae are…

Meghan Markle Gets Called Out As “Hypocrite” By The Internet Users(Photo Credit –Instagram) Duchess of Sussex, Meghan Markle is known for her dignity and poise. However, social media is getting buzzed every now and then, as an old clip from the movie ‘90210’ resurfaced where she had a cameo role, after her comment for leaving ‘Deal Or No Deal’ went viral. Twitteratti is typing and calling out her with all sorts of names for allegedly putting up on a fake show in front of everyone. Scroll below to get the scoop.…

Last Updated: October 19, 2022, 12:52 ISTAkasa Air started its operations on August 7 this year. (File photo/Akasa Air)Akasa Air cancelled the flight from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru at the last moment citing technical grounds which caused a ruckus at the airline's check-in countersPassengers of the newly-launched Akasa Air had to face hardship on Tuesday as their flight from Ahmedabad to Bengaluru was cancelled on technical grounds at the last moment. This caused chaos at the airline’s check-in counters with passengers…