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Former senior executive Lathika Pai sues Microsoft

Lathika Pai, a veteran executive in the Indian startup ecosystem, has filed a lawsuit against her former employer Microsoft India. The civil suit seeks that the tech giant pay approximately Rs 35 crore in damages for allegedly coercing Pai to resign by intimidating her and creating a hostile work environment. The lawsuit names Microsoft India president Puneet Chandok and human resources head Arum Kakatkar as defendants.

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Dirty Tricks and Coercion Used to Acquire Land for Adani’s Godda Power Plant

In July 2020, an ABC report brought the dispossession of Indian villagers for an Adani power plant to national attention in Australia. The power plant is located at Godda, about 400 km north of Kolkata. Upon completion, it is intended to be the destination for coal from Adani’s mine in Queensland. Here, AdaniWatch reports on the dirty tricks used to acquire the land farmed by indigenous people for generations.

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