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Cardiology Degree of Faridabad Doctor Posing as Cardiologist Found Fake, Police Probe Reveals

The cardiology degree of the MBBS-qualified doctor who allegedly posed as a cardiologist and performed more than 50 heart surgeries in more than eight months at a government hospital was found to be fake. Dr Pankaj Mohan Sharma saw more than 4,100 heart patients but is not authorized to carry out critical cardiac procedures.

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CBSE Can’t Have Records at Odds with Passport

A Delhi High Court has ruled that the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) cannot retain records that contradict a person’s passport, warning that such discrepancies could create confusion regarding an individual’s identity for employment. The court noted that both the matriculation certificate and passport are regarded as “an unassailable and valid proof of date […]

Five More Arrested for Submitting Fake Documents to Get Gramin Dak Sevak Jobs

Five people were arrested for allegedly submitting fake documents to secure Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) jobs in Odisha’s Bolangir district. The arrest was made by the Crime Branch after a complaint was lodged by Rajendra Kumar Pattnaik, the superintendent of post offices of Bolangir division, alleging that 38 candidates had submitted fake educational certificates for […]

First Advantage Releases Q4 2024 India Employment Screening Trends Report

First Advantage Corporation, a leading provider of global software and data in the HR technology industry, announces the publication of its Q4 2024 India Employment Screening Trends Report. The 33-page document is a compilation of anonymized data and analytics from the Company’s background screenings performed for its customers in the Indian market during the fourth […]

Candidate Held 141 Jobs in Seven Years in India’s Wildest Moonlighting Case

Background verification platform OnGrid recently flagged one of the most extreme cases of moonlighting that was witnessed India. Through its Employment History Check (EHC) solution, OnGrid identified the candidate who had 141 overlapping employment records. Moonlighting means employees having a second job or side gig alongside their main employment. OnGrid said between 2018 and 2021, the […]

India Data Privacy Update: Digital Personal Data Protection Bill, 2022 Progresses

A draft Digital Personal Data Protection Bill was released for public consultation and is now expected to be placed before the Indian Parliament for consideration, debate, and approval. The draft affects businesses in multiple ways. This article covers what is regulated, penalties for non-compliance, consent mechanisms, data fiduciaries, and the absence of a hard data […]

NASSCOM Empanelled Background Checkers

Empanelled Background Checkers (EBCs) are entities impanelled by NASSCOM and NDML to render the services of checking the veracity of the information registered by Knowledge Professional(KP) with National Skills Registry (NSR). These entities will record the results of the background check on the NSR system.

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First Advantage Releases 2022 India Employment Screening Trends Report

First Advantage Corporation, a leading global provider of technology solutions for screening, verifications, safety, and compliance related to human capital, announced the publication of its India Employment Screening Trends Report, which is a compilation of anonymized data and analytics from the company’s background screenings performed for its customers in the India market in Q1-22. In […]

Telangana: Fake Educational Certificate Racket Busted, Four Arrested

The Telangana Police arrested four people allegedly involved in preparing and supplying fake educational certificates of reputed universities in return for money. Fake and forged certificates of Kakatiya University, Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University, Acharya Nagarjuna University, Satavahana University, MS Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences – Bengaluru, Anna University – Chennai, and Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith […]

India Withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill That Alarmed Tech Giants

The Indian government has withdrawn its long-awaited Personal Data Protection Bill that drew scrutiny from several privacy advocates and tech giants who feared the legislation could restrict how they managed sensitive information while giving the government broad powers to access it.

The move comes as a surprise as lawmakers had indicated recently that the bill, […]