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Updated on: Mar 2021
Toyota Kirloskar Motor employees’ union calls off strike
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Toyota Kirloskar Motor employees’ union calls off strike

Toyota Kirloskar Motor employees’ union calls off strike Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) employees’ union has officially called off the ongoing labour strike at its factory in Karnataka’s Bidadi, the company confirmed on Tuesday. A majority of members from a total of 3,350 employees had already voluntarily resumed work earlier. “The labour strike that has been continuing has […]

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Wipro appoints Cognizant veteran Philippe Dintrans as Head- Domain & Consulting
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Wipro appoints Cognizant veteran Philippe Dintrans as Head- Domain & Consulting

Wipro appoints Cognizant veteran Philippe Dintrans as Head- Domain & Consulting Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, today announced the appointment of Philippe Dintrans as Senior Vice President and Head, Domain & Consulting, of Wipro’s iDEAS (Integrated Digital, Engineering, and Application Services) business. Philippe has a successful record […]

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Amazon accused of race-gender bias in the workplace
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Amazon accused of race-gender bias in the workplace

Amazon accused of race-gender bias in the workplace A lawsuit filed in US federal court on Monday accused Amazon of keeping women and Black employees down while publicly talking up the need for diversity and social justice. Charlotte Newman, who is black and heads Underrepresented Founder Startup Business Development at Amazon Web Services, said in […]

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Karnataka launched ER&D policy, aims to create 50,000 jobs
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Karnataka launched ER&D policy, aims to create 50,000 jobs

Karnataka launched Engineering Research & Development policy, aims to create 50,000 jobs The Karnataka government on Tuesday launched the Engineering Research & Development (ER&D) policy-2021, claimed to be the first such in the country, that aims to enable the state to contribute about 45 per cent to India’s Engineering R&D during the policy period and create an additional about […]

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Dave Ulrich receives Lifetime Achievement Award from IMS
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Dave Ulrich receives Lifetime Achievement Award from IMS

Dave Ulrich receives Lifetime Achievement Award from IMS The Institute for Management Studies (IMS), a pioneer in leadership development for organizations, announced that Dr. Dave Ulrich will receive its Lifetime Achievement Award for his contributions to organizational development and the HR profession. The award will be presented to Dr. Ulrich during a special event on March 16 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m. ET. […]

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Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV merged, Ravi Capoor appointed CEO
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Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV merged, Ravi Capoor appointed CEO

Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha TV merged into SANSAD TV, Ravi Capoor appointed CEO The presiding officers of both Houses of Parliament have set the ball rolling for merger of Lok Sabha TV and Rajya Sabha TV into a single entity, SANSAD TV, by appointing retired IAS officer Ravi Capoor as its CEO for one […]

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IIM Bangalore sees strong placement season; 435 students get jobs
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IIM Bangalore sees strong placement season; 435 students get jobs

IIM Bangalore sees strong placement season; 435 students get jobs A total of 481 offers were made to the Post Graduate Programme in Management Class of 2019-21 at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, with all 435 students being successfully placed. Consulting and Product Management domains lead recruitment, according to an IIMB statement on Monday. Chairperson, […]

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Flipkart appoints Unilever veteran Hemant Badri as Sr. VP Supply Chain
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Flipkart appoints Unilever veteran Hemant Badri as Sr. VP Supply Chain

Flipkart appoints Unilever veteran Hemant Badri as Senior VP Supply Chain Flipkart, an e-commerce company headquartered in Bangalore, Karnataka, India has announced the appointment of Hemant Badri as Senior VP Supply Chain, effective from March 1. Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart said, “Company has appointed former Unilever veteran Hemant Badri as Senior Vice President of […]

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Bank of Baroda to hire for digital banking roles
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Bank of Baroda to hire for digital banking roles

Bank of Baroda to hire for digital banking roles Bank of Baroda, India’s public sector bank is looking for lateral hiring in some of its verticals like digital lending and mobile banking, areas banks typically require specialists outside traditional banking roles. According to a Mint report, Lateral hiring is the process of recruiting an expert […]

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Siemens completes the acquisition of C&S Electric in India
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Siemens completes the acquisition of C&S Electric in India

Siemens completes the acquisition of C&S Electric in India Siemens Ltd on Monday said it has completed the acquisition of 99.22 per cent equity shares in C&S Electric Ltd from the company’s promoters for Rs 2,100 crore. The Competition Commission of India (CCI) had given its approval for the deal on August 20, 2020, Siemens Ltd said in a […]

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Tripura government announces 3% hike in DA for employees from March
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Tripura government announces 3% hike in DA for employees from March

Tripura government announces 3% hike in DA for employees from March Despite financial constraints, the Tripura government has announced a three per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) from next month for its employees and pensioners, a minister said. The announcement was made for the first time since the BJP-IPFT government came to power in the state in 2018. The […]

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