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Updated on: Dec 2021
L&T invites applications for freshers hiring
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L&T invites applications for freshers hiring

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), India’s biggest manufacturing, technology, finance, construction, and engineering company invites applications for freshers hiring. Till August 2021, L&T has completed the hiring of more than 1,800 freshers through campus recruitment. Out of the 1,800 freshers, 1,100 graduate and post-graduate engineers joined on one single day. A well-crafted, 20-day induction program has been run for these […]

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Biden signs bills on forced labour in China
Industry

Biden signs bills on forced labour in China

US President Joe Biden signed into law a bill banning goods from China’s Xinjiang region unless companies can prove they aren’t made with forced labor, a move that will add to tensions over Beijing’s treatment of the nation’s Uyghur minority. The bill passed with unanimous backing in both the House and Senate earlier this month, showcasing how Republicans and […]

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Cognizant delays its plan to call staff back to office amid omicron threat
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Cognizant delays its plan to call staff back to office amid omicron threat

US-headquartered Cognizant Technology Solutions delays its plan to call employees back to the office. Now The company will call its employees back to the office in April 2022. Earlier, IT major was planning to bring employees back to the workplace from January 2022. Cognizant CEO Brian Humphries said in an email to its employees, “Given […]

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IndiGo appoints Neetan Chopra as chief digital & information officer
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IndiGo appoints Neetan Chopra as chief digital & information officer

InterGlobe Aviation Ltd (IndiGo) appoints Neetan Chopra as Chief Digital & Information Officer (CDIO). He will join IndiGo with effect from January 03, 2022. Neetan comes with over 25-years of experience. He is currently the “Group Chief Technology Officer” at Dubai Holding and was previously a Senior VP of IT & Innovation at Emirates. He […]

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JLL appoints Tanvi Choksi as Head- HR for the Asia Pacific Region
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JLL appoints Tanvi Choksi as Head- HR for the Asia Pacific Region

JLL has announced the appointment of Tanvi Choksi as Head of Human Resources (HR) for the Asia Pacific region, effective on 1 January 2022. In the role, she will join the Asia Pacific Executive Board. Choksi also joins the Global HR leadership team as the Asia Pacific representative. She succeeds Helen Snowball, who moves to […]

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Demand for Non-IT Jobs also witnessed growth in 2021: Report
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Demand for Non-IT Jobs also witnessed growth in 2021: Report

Even as the country witnessed a high demand for jobs in the digital and IT sector this year, the beginning of 2021 also witnessed a growth in job postings in the education and BFSI (banking, financial services, and insurance) sector, according to a report. As India returned to normalcy after a long spell of the pandemic and […]

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1,327 job offers for IIT-Madras students in 2021-22
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1,327 job offers for IIT-Madras students in 2021-22

The students of Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-Madras), one of the oldest IITs in the country, had got 310 higher placement offers in 2021 as compared to 2020, said a senior official. The number of campus placement offers from corporates to students for the academic year 2021-22 stands at 1,327 as compared to 1,017 […]

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Granules India gets Sucharita Rao Palepu as non-exe independent director
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Granules India gets Sucharita Rao Palepu as non-exe independent director

Granules India Limited, a vertically integrated pharmaceutical company, today announced the appointment of Mrs. Sucharita Rao Palepu as Non-executive Independent Director on the Board of the Company with immediate effect. Sucharita brings with her a rich and varied experience of two decades in Information Technology and Financial Services. She is currently a Strategic Advisor specializing […]

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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program
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TCS iON offers a 15-day free digital certification program

India’s biggest IT company Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) has announced a free 15 days online course “TCS iON Career Edge’ for young professionals. According to the company, this 15-day course will help the job seekers to improve their core employability skills such as communication, collaboration, business etiquette, financial and digital literacy, etc. Also Read- Zee-Sony Merger: Definitive Agreement […]

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Piramal Enterprises appoints Rupen Jhaveri as Group President
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Piramal Enterprises appoints Rupen Jhaveri as Group President

Piramal Enterprises Limited (‘PEL’) today announced the appointment of Rupen Jhaveri as Group President, with a primary focus on financial services. In the newly created role, Rupen will be responsible for business development, strategy, M&A, capital allocation, and corporate finance. The appointment is effective January 24, 2022. Rupen’s appointment is pursuant to PEL’s announcement in […]

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EPFO has made it compulsory to designate nominee, deadline is Dec 31
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EPFO has made it compulsory to designate nominee, deadline is Dec 31

The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has made it compulsory for all EPF subscribers to designate a nominee for providing Social Security to their families. The last date for adding the nominee is December 31, 2021. If you fail to add the nominee before the deadline ends, it could lead few problems including the loss of […]

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Hospitality firm OYO announces two appointments
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Hospitality firm OYO announces two appointments

Hospitality firm OYO on Wednesday said it has appointed ex-Apple executive Nirdosh Chouhan as Senior Vice President of Engineering and former Swiggy official Kranthi Mitra Adusumilli as Senior Principal Data Scientist. Chouhan, who has over 18 years of industry experience, will spearhead OYO’s Core Engineering Platform that plays a critical role in the company’s business, […]

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