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Nykaa raises ₹100Cr from Steadview, operations halted due to coronavirus

Mumbai-based online beauty retailer Nykaa recently announced that it has raised ₹100Cr from existing investor Steadview Capital. Nykaa had earlier raised ₹100Cr from Singapore-based investment firm TPG Growth at a valuation of $724mn in March 2019. It was also being speculated for quite some time now that Nykaa has been planning for larger funding round […]

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BHEL and its employees commit Rs15.72 cr to the PM-CARES fund

Companies across the public and private sector are joining the fight against the coronavirus pandemic in India and across the world. All big industrialists in India have contributed to the PM-CARES fund, leaving no stone unturned in helping the government to deal with the crisis Covid-19 has created. BHEL, India’s largest power generation manufacturer, announced […]

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IT employee union seek extended work from home, write to govt amid lockdown

The novel coronavirus outbreak, which originated from China in December last year, has now spread to India forcing the government to impose a nationwide 21-day lockdown. The outbreak has now been termed as “pandemic” by the World Health Organisation. So far, the virus has claimed 47 lives and infected more than 1500 people. Organizations nationwide […]

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Stellar to provide ‘Remote Data Recovery’ in India amid global Covid-19 crisis

Stellar, globally acclaimed data recovery expert, has announced its online ‘Remote Data Recovery’ service in India with a purpose to resolve data loss crisis situation in the present global exigency caused by COVID-19.  In continuation of Stellar commitment to data care services since 1993, the company has introduced online remote data recovery service for its […]

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Softbank-backed fintech startup Kabbage furloughs staff; closes Bangalore office

Softbank-backed American online small business lender Kabbage is furloughing a “significant number” of its 500-strong US team. It is also completely closing down its office in Bangalore, and executive staff is taking a “considerable” pay cut, according to a report by TechCrunch. The company CEO Rob Frohwein has cited, “economic fallout of this virus has […]

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Bharti Enterprises commits over Rs100 cr support to fight Covid-19

The coronavirus pandemic has spread across nations, uniting people across the globe to fight this virus that has already claimed many lives. Now, Bharti Enterprises joins the fray against Covid-19, announcing a donation of over Rs 100 crore. According to the company’s press statement, “These are extremely challenging times as the world battles the biggest […]

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ValueLabs and employees pledge $730,000 for Corona relief

ValueLabs, a Hyderabad-based IT & Services company, announced a total donation of $730,000 to help address relief measures for the COVID-19 situation. In order to engage everyone who wants to contribute to this cause, the company launched a donation drive over the weekend, enabling their global workforce to join hands and pledge their donations. Within […]

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Government employees give away their one-day salary to PM CARES Fund

As India entered the 6th day of its nationwide lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, the government has step-up its efforts to further prevent the virus from spreading rapidly and contain it as soon as possible. The novel coronavirus which originated from China has now entered India. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has […]

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MCX India offers 3x salary to employees working from office

MCX, the largest commodities bourse in India with a market share of more than 90%, is offering up to 3x more salaries to its select few employees, who are working from office. MCX employs around 400 people across India and 300 of them are based in its Mumbai headquarters. “Since last Friday, 50 of our […]

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Cognizant to give an additional 25% salary to some of its employees

US-headquartered IT firm Cognizant Technology Solutions is looking to pay an additional 25% of base pay to some of its employees in India and the Philippines as a major chunk of its offshore workforce is working remotely due to the coronavirus pandemic. As the world battles coronavirus pandemic, different companies are trying in their own […]

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Asian Paints pledges Rs35 cr towards Covid-19 relief

Industrialists and companies across the globe are coming together to fight these unprecedented situations created due to the coronavirus pandemic. Every day companies and leaders are joining the fight against Covid-19, announcing their contribution to contain the further spread of the coronavirus in India and the world.  Asian Paints has announced its contribution of Rs. […]

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HCL Technologies’ statement on the coronavirus situation

HCL Technologies, an Indian multinational information technology service and consulting company, releases a statement to update its employees and others associated with the company on how it is dealing with unprecedented situations caused by the coronavirus pandemic. According to their statement: “HCL Technologies Ltd (HCL) has been monitoring the Covid-19 outbreak since late January and […]

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Haryana govt issues advisory, asking industry not to layoff employees, deduct wages during Covid-19 lockdown

The State governments of India are leaving no stone unturned to make 21-days lockdown successful in their states and to further stop the menace caused by the novel coronavirus. Every day state governments across the nation are coming up with measures that can help its citizens to pass through these 21 days easily without worrying […]

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Corporate Organisation Culture

Infosys terminates employee over controversial social media post on coronavirus

Indian tech giant Infosys recently announced that it has sacked one of its employees who wrote an “inappropriate post” on Twitter about the coronavirus pandemic. Announcing the termination of the employee’s services through Twitter, Infosys said, “Infosys has completed its investigation on the social media post by one of its employees, and we believe that […]

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Corporate

L&T donates 150Cr to PM Cares, defers extra pay revision to employees

India’s leading technology, engineering, construction, manufacturing, and financial services conglomerate Larsen & Toubro, recently announced that it is committed to participating in corporate India’s response to COVID-19 through funds, community welfare plans and through leveraging its expertise to offer assistance. Responding to the call given by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, the company will donate […]