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Updated on: Nov 2020
Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme
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Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme

Food ordering platform, Swiggy announces ESOP liquidity programme Food ordering platform Swiggy on Monday announced a secondary liquidity programme for its employees who were part of the employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) of the company. According to the people in know of the matter, the total quantum of the secondary liquidity programme is between $7-9 […]

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Cadila Pharmaceuticals appoints Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as Global President– HCM
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Cadila Pharmaceuticals appoints Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as Global President– HCM

Cadila Pharmaceuticals appoints Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as the Global President – Human Capital Management. Cadila Pharmaceuticals has strengthened its Human Resources function with the addition of Dr. Sanjeev Dixit as the Global President – Human Capital Management. He will be based in Bhat and report to Mr. A. Thiru, Global President- human resources. This is […]

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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare names new SVP & CHRO of Indian origin
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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare names new SVP & CHRO of Indian origin

Naren Balasubramaniam joins Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare as SVP & CHRO Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare announced the appointment of Naren Balasubramaniam as senior vice president and chief human resources officer. Balasubramaniam joins the healthcare system from Workday, the global enterprise resource planning organization headquartered in Pleasanton, Calif., where, as managing partner, he championed Workday’s efforts to transform enterprise […]

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Wipro to Raise Salaries of 80% Workforce by December 1
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Wipro to Raise Salaries of 80% Workforce by December 1

Wipro to Raise Salaries of 80% Workforce by December 1, 2020. IT major, Wipro confirms its plan to roll out a single-digit salary hike for nearly 80 per cent of its employees, effective December 1. In Conversation with SightsIn Plus, Wipro CHRO Saurabh Govil said, “The Majority of our workforce (over 98%) continues to operate […]

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TCS Partners with B3i in scaling its Insurance Platform
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TCS Partners with B3i in scaling its Insurance Platform

Tata Consultancy Services Partners with B3i in Scaling its Insurance Platform Fluidity®, to Accelerate Delivery of Transformative Industry Solutions Tata Consultancy Services, a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organization, has partnered with B3i Services AG, a global industry-led blockchain initiative, to design, develop and launch ecosystem innovations based on distributed ledger technology […]

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Biden to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians
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Biden to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians

Biden administration is likely to provide US citizenship to over 500,000 Indians As a largely immigrant community, but in some cases with American roots reaching back generations, Indian-Americans know firsthand the strength and resilience that immigrants bring to the United States of America, according to a policy document issued by the Biden campaign. “He (Biden) […]

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Biden to raise H-1B visa limit, remove country quota for green cards
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Biden to raise H-1B visa limit, remove country quota for green cards

Biden to raise H-1B visa limit, remove country quota for green cards U.S. President-elect Joe Biden plans to increase the number of high-skilled visas, including the H-1B, and eliminate the limit on employment-based visas by country, both of which are expected to benefit tens of thousands of Indian professionals impacted by some immigration policies of […]

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Economy expected to bounce back from next fiscal: SBI
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Economy expected to bounce back from next fiscal: SBI

Economy expected to bounce back from next fiscal says SBI Chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara The country’s economy, which has shown resilience to come out from a downturn caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, is expected to bounce back from the next fiscal, State Bank of India (SBI) chairman Dinesh Kumar Khara said on Saturday. There will be a “paradigm shift” which will […]

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ESIC subscribers will soon utilize Ayushman Bharat benefits
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ESIC subscribers will soon utilize Ayushman Bharat benefits

ESIC beneficiaries will soon be able to utilize healthcare facilities under Ayushman Bharat According to a recent ET report, The beneficiaries of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation will quickly be capable to utilise the healthcare services under the Ayushman Bharat or the Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna as per their packaged charges. Conversely, the beneficiaries of PM-JAY can avail companies in […]

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Cognizant acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020
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Cognizant acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020

Cognizant has acquired 08 digital firms to grow business in 2020 US-based IT services major Cognizant Technology Solutions is betting on acquisitions as a strategy to build its digital business, as already announced earlier. According to the media reports, the company has successfully done eight digital-based acquisitions till now this year, and all of these acquisitions […]

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Tata Steel Jamshedpur to employ 500 employees’ children
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Tata Steel Jamshedpur to employ 500 employees’ children

Tata Steel Jamshedpur to employ 500 employees’ children from Feb-March, 2021 In a landmark agreement between Management and Tata Workers Union, Tata Steel agreed to enroll 500 registered dependents of retired employees in a three year phased manner. Children’s age criteria agreed upon is between 18 years to 42 years. And a written test in […]

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75% staff may continue work from outside office: IT Secretary
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75% staff may continue work from outside office: IT Secretary

About 75% of industry workforce may continue to work from outside office: IT Secretary The information technology (IT) industry may not get back to the old style of working from office and around 75% of the workforce may continue to work from outside office going ahead, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (Meity) Secretary Ajay Prakash Sawhney said on […]

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