Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has amended its regulations to allow startup founders—classified as promoters—to retain Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs) and similar share-based benefits granted at least one year prior to filing for an Initial Public Offering (IPO).
SEBI amended the ESOP rules to address long-standing concerns about their treatment during the IPO process.
This change...
Tropilite Foods Pvt. Ltd. appoints I V S Ranganath as Vice President & Head – Human Resources.
Bringing over 27 years of experience, Ranganath will focus on strengthening the company’s people strategy in line with its business growth.
At Tropilite Foods, Ranganath will focus on strengthening culture, boosting employee engagement, and developing leadership capability across teams.
Career Highlights
Prior to this, Ranganath...
Google has issued strict new internal guidelines requiring its software engineers to use only the company’s proprietary AI models for all coding-related tasks.
The directive, communicated via internal emails and reinforced during company-wide meetings, marks a significant shift in how Google expects its technical workforce to operate in the age of AI.
Engineers must now rely exclusively on in-house tools...
AICTE and Xtragraad Technologies have announced a comprehensive internship program aimed at nurturing the next generation of AI professionals.
The company announced a full-time, nine-week Artificial Intelligence (AI) course, complete with a ₹15,000 monthly stipend.
Designed to equip participants with the skills needed to succeed in this rapidly growing field, the program combines foundational theory with practical, hands-on application....
Oracle India employees are grappling with growing unease following a series of project update emails that many interpret as precursors to layoffs.
The anxiety is particularly acute within the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) division, which has reportedly been hit hardest by recent job cuts.
While Oracle has not issued an official statement, multiple reports and employee accounts suggest that...
Page Industries, the exclusive licensee of Jockey International in India and several other countries, has announced the appointment of Benjamin Felix Rajkumar as its new Chief People Officer (CPO), effective September 1, 2025.
In his new role, Rajkumar will oversee all aspects of the company’s People and Culture initiatives, primarily focusing on improving business efficiency through effective workforce management.
Professional...
Quess Corp, India’s leading business services provider, added 1.33 lakh new formal jobs in FY25, according to its latest Pulse Report.
The company’s contribution represents nearly 1% of all new Universal Account Numbers (UANs) generated nationally under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), underscoring its role in accelerating formalisation across India’s labor market.
The report highlights a significant shift in...
Infosys, India’s second-largest IT services firm, has officially restarted its campus hiring program after a two-year hiatus, marking a strategic shift in its workforce planning.
The company has invited senior employees—those at job level five (JL5) and above with at least one year of service and a performance rating of “met expectations” or higher—to join recruitment panels that will...
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s largest IT services firm, has publicly rejected allegations made in a viral Reddit post that claimed a long-serving employee was forced into early retirement without severance pay or compensation.
The post, shared under the username “silver_traveller,” described how the employee—allegedly with nearly 30 years of service—was given just 20 minutes to choose between resignation...
Devyani International Limited has announced the appointment of Souvik Sarkar as Head – Human Resources.
A seasoned HR professional with over 16 years of diverse experience, Souvik has a proven track record of driving people strategies, transformation initiatives, and leadership development across industries such as food and beverages, banking, and telecommunications.
A Strategic and Transformational HR Leader
Recognized as a strategic...