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NHRC asks Jharkhand govt to release Rs 45 cr to RINPAS
The National Human Rights Commission(NHRC) has asked the Jharkhand government to release Rs 45 crore for the Institute of Neuro Psychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS) at the earliest for improving its infrastructure.

Letters: Metro-man
Shyamal Majumdar’s “Game Changers” (Dec 28) did a good job talking of the Indians who have changed the last decade, and predictably the list begins with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and contains the Ambani brothers, LN Mittal and even golden oldies like Amitabh Bachchan. Majumdar’s list, however, is incomplete without mentioning people such as E Sreedharan, the chief of the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC). At a time when everyone associated the public sector with poorly executed projects, Sreedharan proved them wrong and gave the Capital a world-class Metro that is the envy of many. All of this, it is important to keep in mind, was executed within the government system as well as with public sector salaries.

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Latha Jishnu: Recession and the global patent effect
What happens when the apex patents organisation brings an economist, sorry, a chief economist, on board? You get a report that links the impact of the economic crisis to patent filings and seeks to explain a complex pattern through a fixed prism. You also get a report with a snappier title even if its conclusions are not entirely convincing.
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TCS plans to hire 11,000 this quarter

Given the potential for growth, IT major, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), is looking at hiring 8,300 trainees and around 3,000 laterals or experienced persons in Q4 FY10, a senior company official said. - TCS firms up on stellar Q3 results - Alpha India updated - IT starts Q3 on positive note; TCS, Infy bullish - TCS Q3 net up 34% at Rs 1,824 cr - RESULTS TODAY: TCS, HDFC Bank - Results today, tomorrow: Jindal Saw, TCS, HDFC Bank "We have already employed 8,703 trainees in Q3 and expect to add 8,300 more trainees in Q4 FY10. We have also hired 3,000 laterals in Q3 and given the growth we may continue to hire in Q4 as well," TCS" Vice-President and Head (Global Human Resources) Ajoyendra Mukherjee told reporters here today. The Tata group company has also given a 150 per cent increase in variables in the current quarter. The company plans to undertake a wage revision in April, Mukherjee said. During Q3, TCS had a gross addition of 12,854 employees, which includes a net addition of 7,692. The company is also looking at 5,500 new campus hirings in FY11. "We have had significant employee additions in Q3 and have increased our talent utilisation to industry-leading levels. We remain prepared to meet the growth in demand," Mukherjee said. Clients, however, still exercise "caution" with regard to IT budgets, he said. Amidst this uncertainty, a positive pointer is that TCS has resumed hiring of fresh and experienced employees alike, he said.


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