BANGALORE (Diya TV) — Infosys shares plunged to a 10-month low after whistleblowers accused CEO Salil Parekh of beefing profits through irregular accounting. Anonymous whistleblowers wrote an open letter asking the board to investigate, offering to provide emails and voice recordings to support their allegations. Infosys Chairman and co-founder Nandan Nilekani pledged a full investigation.
Rep. Elijah Cummings became the first Black lawmaker to lie in state in the US Capitol, bringing a bipartisan group of Congressmembers together at a polarizing time.
Facebook committed $1 billion towards affordable housing in Silicon Valley, with the goal to produce up to 20,000 new housing units over the next decade. Meanwhile, the company faces major scrutiny from nearly every attorney general in the country who are investigating anti competitive practices.
Mayor Pete Buttigieg’s presidential campaign released ‘Out and Proud,’ a video featuring Indian American volunteer Surajit Bose, founder of the twitter group “Desis for Pete.”
And the Houston Police Department changed its policy to allow officers to wear their articles of faith while in uniform, in part to honor the memory of the late Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal, who was killed in the line of duty three weeks ago.
Ravi Kapur contributed to this report.
