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Updated on: Aug 2021
Tech Mahindra may begin trials for planned Covid-19 drug in 3-4 months
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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 […]

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Lenskart to hire over 2000 employees across India by next year
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Lenskart to hire over 2000 employees across India by next year

Lenskart, a leading e-commerce portal for eyewear in India plans to hire over 2000 employees across India by 2022, as part of its expansion plan to increase its consumer base, the company said in a statement. The company has been aggressively hiring across verticals especially the tech and data science team, roping in data scientists, business […]

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Apple female worker sent on leave after raising sexism concerns
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Apple female worker sent on leave after raising sexism concerns

A female Apple employee who tweeted about sexism and unsafe working conditions at the office said on Thursday that she has been asked by the company to go on indefinite administrative leave. According to senior engineering programme manager Ashley M. Gjovik, the Apple employee relations team had placed her on indefinite paid leave after she raised concerns about a hostile workplace. […]

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PwC India to create additional 10,000 jobs in the next 5 years
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PwC India to create additional 10,000 jobs in the next 5 years

Global audit and consultancy firm PwC India has announced to invest up to Rs 1,600 crore and create additional 10,000 jobs in the next 5 years. Announcing its new business strategy ‘The New Equation‘, PwC India said the firm will also increase its campus hiring by over five times in the same time period. The New Equation is based […]

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Wipro appoints Rohit Vishal Gupta for Global HR role
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Wipro appoints Rohit Vishal Gupta for Global HR role

Wipro appoints Rohit Vishal Gupta for a global Human Resources role, effective August 11, 2021. Earlier, he was working as Chief Human Resources Officer, South Asia at Wipro GE Healthcare. Announcing his appointment Rohit said on a Social Media post, “Today is my last day at the iconic organization GE. The last 4 years will […]

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TCS freshers hiring open, apply online before August 15, 2021
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TCS freshers hiring open, apply online before August 15, 2021

TCS will be hiring more than 40,000 freshers from campuses in the country in the financial year 2021-22. The company 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 the Tata Consultancy Services. Candidates who clear the exam are […]

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CMS Info Systems appoints ITC, GE veteran Sanjay Singh as new CHRO
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CMS Info Systems appoints ITC, GE veteran Sanjay Singh as new CHRO

CMS Info Systems appoints Sanjay Singh as Chief Human Resources Officer. Prior to this, he was associated with Strides Pharma Science Ltd as CHRO. In his new role, Sanjay Singh will be responsible for more than 21,000 employees and other personnel. Commenting on his appointment, Rajiv Kaul – Executive Vice Chairman, CEO, and Whole-time Director, […]

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Wiley India rolls out a new employee upskilling program
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Wiley India rolls out a new employee upskilling program

Wiley India, a leading global publishing company that has now transitioned to a global education and research organisation, has launched an employee upskilling programme for its employees across offices in the country. The move is aimed at encouraging workplace education and creating ‘Learning Champions‘ within the system, Wiley India said in a statement on Tuesday. Under this initiative, interested employees will […]

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Eveready appoints Suvamoy Saha as joint Managing Director
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Eveready appoints Suvamoy Saha as joint Managing Director

Dry cell battery major Eveready Industries India has appointed its former Chief Financial Officer Suvamoy Saha as joint Managing Director to increase the professional depth in the management. The company in a statement said the board has appointed Suvamoy Saha as the joint managing director of the company. He had left the company 2-3 years back and was a […]

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IBM spin-off Kyndryl appoints Sukanya Choudhury as CHRO, India
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IBM spin-off Kyndryl appoints Sukanya Choudhury as CHRO, India

Technology Infrastructure company, IBM spin-off Kyndryl appoints Sukanya Choudhury as CHRO for India Operations. Earlier, she was working with IBM India as Country Leader HR Business Development; India and MEA. Sukanya is an HR veteran, holds over 25 years of experience in human resources. She had an HR career at IBM spanning more than 17 […]

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Deliveroo hires Amazon exec Devesh Mishra as Chief Technology Officer
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Deliveroo hires Amazon exec Devesh Mishra as Chief Technology Officer

British food delivery company Deliveroo has announced today that it had hired Amazon executive Devesh Mishra as its Chief Product and Technology Officer. In his new role, he will be responsible for its data science, design, and product development functions. Mishra, who Deliveroo said would start in early September, has worked at Amazon for 16 […]

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Wipro appoints a new Global Partnerships Lead
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Wipro appoints a new Global Partnerships Lead

IT major, Wipro Limited has announced the appointment of Jason Eichenholz as Senior Vice President and Global Partnership Lead. With over two decades of experience working in enterprise technology, Eichenholz brings deep cloud experience and a passion to couple technology with best-in-class sales and service techniques to Wipro. He will lead Wipro’s efforts across all partnerships. Eichenholz joins […]

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