PALO ALTO, Calif. (Diya TV) — Tech executive Rajiv Ramaswami recently left VMware to become the new CEO of rival tech firm Nutanix. Now VMware is suing Ramaswami for breach of contract, saying he has inside knowledge of their key plans. Nutanix says the lawsuit is misguided.
India’s Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari says Tesla will begin operations and then possibly begin manufacturing vehicles in the country in 2021. Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed the news as well in a tweet. It’s a major development as Prime Minister Modi looks to reduce India’s carbon footprint and Tesla looks to grow globally.
Indian American political action committee IMPACT announced its launched a $2.5 million campaign to turn out Indian American and Asian American voters in Georgia for its Jan. 5 Senate runoff elections. AAPI voters are the fastest-growing demographic nationally and in the state of Georgia.
A seismic shift is underway in India’s Bollywood movie industry, with many films going straight to streaming services because of COVID-19. 28 big-star led Bollywood features like “Coolie No.1” and “Laxmii” went straight to these on-line platforms in 2020 compared to none last year. India’s $2.5 billion film industry is following Hollywood’s lead where many studios are now pushing back theatrical releases for many movies or streaming first run films because of the pandemic.
Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.
