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Updated on: Nov 2020
Govt to put VPS for small traders and unorganized workers under EPFO
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Govt to put VPS for small traders and unorganized workers under EPFO

Govt to put VPS for small traders and unorganized workers under EPFO The Centre is likely to announce a voluntary pension scheme for small traders and the unorganized sector under the Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to make both ‘more attractive’. An official told The Economic Times that the labour ministry is considering bringing the […]

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TCS partners with AGL to drive latter’s Cloud Transformation program
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TCS partners with AGL to drive latter’s Cloud Transformation program

AGL Partners with TCS to Drive its Cloud Transformation Journey Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, is engaged in a strategic partnership with AGL to deliver the latter’s organization-wide cloud transformation program, aimed at enabling its growth strategy and achieving its vision of becoming a digital utility […]

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Indian companies to offer better salary hikes in 2021: Aon
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Indian companies to offer better salary hikes in 2021: Aon

Indian companies to offer better salary hikes in 2021: Aon According to a survey by global human resource consultancy Aon, people working in Indian companies will likely to get better salary hikes in the upcoming year compared to 2020. At present companies are betting on higher consumer demand due to enhanced government spending and bumper […]

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Tata Steel’s ‘Mind Over Matter’ Season 7 concludes
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Tata Steel’s ‘Mind Over Matter’ Season 7 concludes

Tata Steel’s Annual Innovation Challenge ‘Mind Over Matter’ Season 7 concludes Tata Steel has announced the winners of season 7 of its annual innovation challenge for engineering students. The innovation challenge has garnered much attention and popularity amongst the students since its inception and has created a benchmark for cutting edge research and collaboration amongst Corporates, […]

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Bajaj Allianz Life to allow work from home permanently
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Bajaj Allianz Life to allow work from home permanently

Bajaj Allianz Life to allow work from home permanently Private sector life insurer Bajaj Allianz Life is planning to allow a good portion of its over 10,000 employees to work from home (WFH) going forward, as lockdown and the resultant remote working have honed their skills enough to “efficiently deliver the services”. The whole country was put under a strict lockdown […]

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Flipkart acquires Mech Mocha, a mobile gaming startup
Merger & Acquisition

Flipkart acquires Mech Mocha, a mobile gaming startup

Flipkart acquires Mech Mocha to strengthen its gaming strategy Walmart-owned Flipkart on Tuesday said it has strengthened its gaming strategy through the acquisition of Intellectual Property from Mech Mocha for an undisclosed amount. Mech Mocha is a mobile gaming startup that runs India’s first live-social gaming platform ‘Hello Play’ co-founded by Arpita Kapoor and Mohit […]

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Cognizant completes acquisition of Bright Wolf
Merger & Acquisition

Cognizant completes acquisition of Bright Wolf

Cognizant Completes Acquisition of Bright Wolf Accelerating Growth in Industrial IoT Services Cognizant has completed the previously announced acquisition of Bright Wolf, a privately-held technology services provider specializing in custom Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) solutions for Fortune 1000 companies. A strategic systems integration and technology partner for industrial enterprises, Bright Wolf will enrich Cognizant’s […]

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Wipro extends WFH for its employees till January 18, 2021
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Wipro extends WFH for its employees till January 18, 2021

Wipro extends WFH for its employees till January 18, 2021 The Bengaluru-based IT major, Wipro has asked its employees in India and the United States to work from home till January 18, 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic is still raging. The company wrote to employees about the extension of WFH and also said that the […]

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HCL Partners with Switzerland based Green Datacenter
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HCL Partners with Switzerland based Green Datacenter

HCL Partners with Switzerland based Green Datacenter to help organizations adopt cloud technologies HCL, a leading global technology company, has announced a new strategic partnership with Green Datacenter (Green), one of the leading providers of data center services in Switzerland. With the DACH region being of strategic importance to HCL, this collaboration will help organizations adopt cloud […]

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IndiGo partnered with Stemz Healthcare, offers pre-flight COVID-19 tests
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IndiGo partnered with Stemz Healthcare, offers pre-flight COVID-19 tests

IndiGo partnered with Stemz Healthcare, offers pre-flight COVID-19 tests PTI | IndiGo on Monday said it has partnered with Stemz Healthcare to offer passengers pre-flight COVID-19 tests in India and few other countries. “Customers can opt for a home visit or choose a lab visit with over 200+ collection centres in India. The (testing) service […]

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TN govt gives Deepavali bonus to over 2.91 lakh employees
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TN govt gives Deepavali bonus to over 2.91 lakh employees

PTI | The Tamil Nadu government on Monday announced Deepavali bonus to the tune of Rs 210.48 crore to the PSU employees in the state, despite a dip in the operating income of many companies due to non-operation of public transport and factories due to the COVID-19 lockdown. The move would benefit over 2.91 lakh employees, an official […]

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Wipro announces launch of Wipro AWS Business Group
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Wipro announces launch of Wipro AWS Business Group

Wipro announces launch of Wipro AWS Business Group Wipro Limited, a leading global information technology, consulting, and business process services company, announced the launch of its dedicated Wipro AWS Business Group (WABG), a unit designed to help customers fast-track their cloud transformation journey on AWS. WABG merges Wipro’s diverse industry experience and comprehensive portfolio of […]

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