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Updated on: Feb 2022
Jet Airways appoints ex-SriLankan Airlines CEO Vipula Gunatilleka as CFO
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Jet Airways appoints ex-SriLankan Airlines CEO Vipula Gunatilleka as CFO

Jalan-Kalrock consortium-owned Jet Airways on Tuesday announced the appointment of former SriLankan Airlines’ CEO, Vipula Gunatilleka as the Chief Financial Officer. “We are excited to welcome Vipula Gunatilleka to our young and energetic team. Vipula is an aviation expert and is regarded as a turnaround specialist in the industry. He has been shortlisted after a […]

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Vistara to ramp up manpower to 5,000 this year, says CEO Vinod Kannan
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Vistara to ramp up manpower to 5,000 this year, says CEO Vinod Kannan

Vistara plans to significantly ramp up its staff strength to a total of 5,000 by the end of this year as the full service carrier focuses on increasing capacity utilisation, expanding fleet and further improving overall services. Currently, the airline has around 4,000 people. After being significantly hit by the coronavirus pandemic, including the third wave […]

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P&G India extends all medical, workplace benefits to partners of LGBTQ+ employees
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P&G India extends all medical, workplace benefits to partners of LGBTQ+ employees

Procter & Gamble (P&G) India today announced that all its company offered benefits are now extended to partners of LGBTQ+ employees, effective April 1, 2022. The following company medical and workplace benefits will be extended to partners of LGBTQ+ employees Medical Support: Partners of LGBTQ+ employees will now be covered under company’s medical plan that […]

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Hero MotoCorp elevates Ranjivjit Singh as Chief Growth Officer
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Hero MotoCorp elevates Ranjivjit Singh as Chief Growth Officer

Hero MotoCorp on Monday said it has created a new position, titled Chief Growth Officer, integrating the marketing, sales, and after-sales functions and has appointed Ranjivjit Singh to the post with immediate effect. Ranjivjit Singh has been heading the marketing function at the two-wheeler major, is being elevated to this newly constituted role, Hero MotoCorp […]

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Women reluctant to join company boards, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman
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Women reluctant to join company boards, says FM Nirmala Sitharaman

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday rued that women are reluctant to join company boards and she has herself struggled to convince candidates. The remarks come even as the statutes mandate top 1,000 companies to have at least one independent woman director. “I have actually made a lot of attempts in my own level as a […]

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EPFO mulls a new pension scheme for organised sector workers
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EPFO mulls a new pension scheme for organised sector workers

Retirement fund body EPFO is mulling a new pension product for organised sector workers who are getting basic wages of more than ₹15,000 per month and are not mandatorily covered under its Employees’ Pension Scheme 1995 (EPS-95). At present, all those employees in the organised sector whose basic wage (basic pay plus dearness allowance) is up […]

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TCS is hiring any graduate, registration ends on February 28
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TCS is hiring any graduate, registration ends on February 28

India’s largest IT services provider company Tata Consultancy Services announces TCS Smart Hiring Program for Year of Passing 2020, 2021 & 2022. On its advertisement page, The company said, “TCS Smart Hiring is exclusively for BCA, B. Sc (Maths, Statistics, Physics, Chemistry, Electronics, Biochemistry, Computer Science, IT), B. Voc in CS / IT from the year of passing 2020, […]

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EPFO announces data of net subscribers added during December 2021
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EPFO announces data of net subscribers added during December 2021

The provisional payroll data of EPFO released on 20th February 2022 highlights that EPFO has added 14.60 lakh net subscribers during December 2021. Comparison shows an increase of around 2.06 lakh in net payroll additions in December 2021 as compared to 12.54 lakh net subscribers added during the corresponding month previous year. For the month of […]

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Kansai Nerolac appoints Anuj Jain as Managing Director
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Kansai Nerolac appoints Anuj Jain as Managing Director

Kansai Nerolac Paints Ltd (KNPL) has appointed Anuj Jain as its Managing Director with effect from April 2022. Incumbent Managing Director and Vice-Chairman H M Bharuka retires on March 31, 2022, on completion of his term. The board of the company in its meeting held on Friday “approved the appointment of Anuj Jain as the […]

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KPMG is hiring freshers and experienced people in India, check details
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KPMG is hiring freshers and experienced people in India, check details

KPMG, a multinational professional services network and one of the Big Four accounting organizations invites applications from freshers, experienced people, and returning women with career gaps in India. The company said on its ad page, “At KPMG in India, we strive to understand more about you through an elaborate, interactive, and fair evaluation process. Whether […]

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MHA to verify background of Air India’s new CEO
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MHA to verify background of Air India’s new CEO

The Ministry of Home Affair (MHA) will verify the background of Air India’s newly appointed CEO Ilker Ayci, officials said. This is routine procedure when a foreign national is appointed CEO of any Indian company, officials added. Ayci, a Turkish citizen, was recently appointed as the CEO and MD of Air India. The officials said […]

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IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal resigns from board
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IndiGo co-founder Rakesh Gangwal resigns from board

IndiGo co-founder and co-promoter Rakesh Gangwal on Friday resigned from the company’s board with immediate effect, barely two weeks after his partner Rahul Bhatia, with whom he has sparred for long, assumed the position of managing director. In a letter addressed to the Board members, Gangwal also announced that he would gradually reduce his stake […]

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