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Updated on: Aug 2021

Appointments

MobiKwik has appointed Independent Directors

Aug 16, 2021

Testhouse appoints Ajith Kumar as Global Chief Human Resources Officer

Testhouse, the leading Software Testing and Quality Assurance company, announced that Ajith Kumar ha...

Appointments

Aug 16, 2021

Latest news: Testhouse appoints Ajith Kumar as Global Chief Human Resources Officer - SightsIn Plus

How TCS creating safe productive workplace for staff returning to office

TCS Creating a safe and productive workplace for employees returning to office As employees prepar...

Industry

Aug 16, 2021

Latest news: How TCS creating safe productive workplace for staff returning to office - SightsIn Plus

Mahindra Group elevates Seema as Vice President Chief People Officer

Mahindra Group elevates Seema Bangia as Vice President amp Chief People Officer, Board of Director...

CHRO Move

Aug 14, 2021

Latest news: Mahindra Group elevates Seema as Vice President Chief People Officer - SightsIn Plus

Industry

IBM to reopen offices on September 7, only fully vaccinated staff allowed

IBM (International Business Machines Corp) said on Friday that it would allow only fully vaccinated U.S. employees to return to offices, which are set to open from Sept. 7, given the rapid spread of the Delta variant of COVID-19. “We will still open many of our IBM U.S. sites, where local clinical conditions allow, the week of […]

Aug 14, 2021

C-Suite Move

Twitter transfers India head Manish Maheshwari to US, assigns a new role

Twitter has transferred India head Manish Maheshwari, against whom an FIR was registered in Uttar Pradesh in connection with a probe related to a video of an alleged hate crime, to the US. While the company did not specify any reason for the change, it said Maheshwari will move to the US as Senior Director […]

Aug 14, 2021

Jobs

TCS to close online freshers job applications in next two days, apply asap

India’s largest IT service provider, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) will be hiring more than 40,000 freshers from campuses in the country in the financial year 2021-22. The IT major has announced the exam date, 30th August 2021 onwards, and the last date to register 15th August 2021. Exams will be conducted by TCS iON which is a strategic unit of […]

Aug 13, 2021

Jobs

AI firm to hire 1,500 people for Hyderabad centre

Business process management firm [24]7.ai on Thursday said that it will hire 1,500 people for its Hyderabad centre. The company is ramping up its hiring across India. It will be adding close to 5,000 people to its workforce, taking its employee strength in India to over 8,500 people. After adding 15,000 people, the Hyderabad facility headcount […]

Aug 13, 2021

C-Suite Move

Royal Enfield’s CEO changes -Eicher Motors

Vinod K Dasari has resigned as CEO of Royal Enfield and as Executive Director on the board of Eicher Motors with effect from August 13. B Govindarajan will succeed him and takes on the responsibility of leading Royal Enfield, effective Aug 18. B Govindarajan will be inducted as a whole-time director on the board of Eicher Motors […]

Aug 13, 2021

CHRO Move

Intel appoints Christy Pambianchi as EVP & Chief People Officer

Intel Corporation has announced the appointment of Christy Pambianchi as executive vice president and chief people officer, effective Sept. 7. In her new role, Pambianchi will head the Human Resources organization with a mandate to attract, engage and retain the best talent as Intel strengthens execution and innovation to accelerate its transformation. She will report […]

Aug 13, 2021

EPFO

EPFO to credit interest of FY 2020-21 very soon, the process is in pipeline

EPFO (Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation) is likely to credit the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) interest to accounts of its subscribers very soon, it has been confirmed in a tweet. As per the reports, earlier, the retirement body EPFO was expected to credit the interest amount to the EPF accounts by end of July 2021 for FY 2020-21 but there is a delay in depositing […]

Aug 13, 2021

Jobs

UP govt to set up 200-acre Data Center Park in Noida

The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh plans to develop a Data Center Park, spread over 200 acre of land at Sector-28 of Yamuna Expressway Industrial Development Authority (YEIDA) in the Noida district. The implementation of this plan will begin towards August end. According to the government spokesman, the Data Center Park at Noida will […]

Aug 13, 2021

Jobs

Ugro Capital to hire 600 more by march, eyes Rs 3,500 crore loan book

Ugro Capital, the mid-scale non-banking lender focused on supply-side financing for small businesses, is nearly trebling its headcount to 1,000 to drive both footprint and balance-sheet expansion by March when it expects loan book to sniff at Rs 3,500 crore. The Gurugram-based NBFC has closed July with a live loan of over Rs 1,560 crore on the […]

Aug 13, 2021

Industry

Wipro Enterprises opens a global base for its non-IT business in Bengaluru

Wipro Enterprises, the non-IT business of Wipro, opens a global headquarters at Koramangala, Bengaluru. The campus will house business offices of Wipro Infrastructure Engineering, Wipro Consumer Care & Lighting, and corporate office of Wipro Enterprises, Wipro said in a statement. The Wipro House is a seven-floor building, was inaugurated by Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Enterprises, […]

Aug 12, 2021

C-Suite Move

SG Analytics appoints Cadila Pharma veteran Kulwinder Singh as CMO

SG Analytics, the market leader in research and data analytics services, has appointed Kulwinder Singh as the firm’s Chief Marketing Officer. As the CMO, he will be leading the company’s brand management, digital marketing, public relations, and employer branding initiatives. Kulwinder has more than 20 years of experience in senior marketing, communication, and brand management […]

Aug 12, 2021

Industry

Tech Mahindra may begin trials for planned Covid-19 drug in 3-4 months

Tech Mahindra expects to start trials for a Covid drug in the next three to four months after receiving the patent for a particular molecule, according to a senior official. Markers Lab, the research and development arm of the IT company, is working on developing the drug. The company along with Reagene Biosciences has filed […]

Aug 12, 2021