New Delhi, May 30: The election to three Rajya Sabha seats from Kerala will be held on June 21, the Election Commission announced on Wednesday.

The vacancies would be created as three members -- Joy Abraham, P.J. Kurien and C.P. Narayanan -- are due to retire in July on the completion of their six year term.

The notofcation would be issued on June 4 and nominations can be made by June 11. The last date for withdrawal of candidature is June 14. 

The polling will be held on June 21 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. and the counting of votes would be done the same day, the EC said.

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Mumbai: Tata Consultancy Services on Friday said it has initiated a formal internal investigation into allegations linked to its Nashik unit and engaged independent external experts to ensure transparency in the process.

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director K Krithivasan was quoted by The Observer Post as saying that the company has appointed Deloitte and Trilegal as independent counsel to support the probe. The internal investigation is being led by Aarthi Subramanian.

The company has constituted a supervisory committee chaired by independent director Keki Mistry, which will oversee the process. The committee will also review findings and monitor the implementation of recommendations.

Krithivasan said a preliminary review of the company’s internal systems and records had not revealed any complaints of the nature being alleged through its ethics or POSH channels.

He also clarified that an employee named in media reports, Nida Khan, was not part of the human resources function and did not hold any leadership role. He informed that she worked as a process associate.

The company has also rejected reports suggesting that operations at the Nashik facility had been suspended. It asserted that the unit continues to function without disruption with a zero-tolerance policy towards misconduct.