Hiring today isn’t limited to filling roles. It is about finding the right people quickly, efficiently, and without overcomplicating the process. Yet for many businesses, especially in a changing market, hiring needs do not follow a fixed pattern. Some month’s demand speed and scale, others call for caution and control.

How Naukri supports business hiring needs

India’s leading hiring platform Naukri.com’s Job Posting is built for this reality. With plans ranging from Free to Paid, Naukri allows businesses to hire the way they need without forcing them into a one-size-fits-all model.

A Hiring Product Built for Flexibility

At its core, Naukri Job Posting is a simple, self-serve hiring solution that helps employers connect with relevant jobseekers across industries. Businesses can choose from a range of job posting options—starting with free listings and moving to paid plans that offer higher visibility and faster results.

Start Free. Hire with Confidence.

For startups, SMEs, and first-time employers, hiring often begins cautiously. Budgets are tight, roles are exploratory, and hiring volumes are low. Naukri’s Free Job Posting feature helps employers take that first step without spending a penny.

By posting a job for free on Naukri, employers can attract applications from jobseekers across industries and access a large, active talent pool. The process is straightforward: fill in the job posting form, preview and publish your listing, complete KYC, and start receiving responses at no cost.

Even with a free post, employers can specify key details such as job role, location, and industry – making it possible to receive relevant applications and hire suitable candidates without any upfront investment.

Move to Premium When Hiring Gets Serious

As hiring needs become more frequent or time-sensitive, businesses often look for faster closures and stronger visibility. This is where Naukri’s Paid Job Posting plans, starting at R. 400, come into play. Paid job postings help employers reach a wider and more targeted audience, improve visibility for critical roles, and manage responses more effectively.

Check our affordable paid plans:

Standard: Rs 400

Classified: Rs 850

Hot Vacancy: Rs 1650

Built on Understanding How India Hires

Naukri’s Job Posting is built to grow with your business. Startups get an easy, flexible way to begin hiring. SMEs can scale recruitment seamlessly. Enterprises can power ongoing hiring with deeper control, wider reach, and consistent results.

With years of insight into how employers and jobseekers interact, Naukri continues to simplify hiring, from the very first step. By offering job posting solutions that are easy to use, flexible in choice, and meaningful in impact, Naukri helps businesses focus on what truly matters: building the right teams.

Find, attract, and hire talent with Naukri!

Axis Max Life Insurance Limited, formerly known as Max Life Insurance Company Limited (“Axis Max Life”/ “Company”), has extended its Smart Term Plan Plus (UIN: 104N127V04), to students. This Term Plan enables young adults pursuing higher education to secure a life cover of up to INR 2 Crore, far exceeding the nominal limits usually available to non-earning individuals.

Axis Max Life extends Term Plan to Students; Expands Early-Age Protection to Secure India’s Young Adults

By aiming to shift the entry point of life insurance from the average age of 35 to 18 years, Axis Max Life is trying to address a critical protection gap. Previously, young adults in graduation or post-graduation were excluded from the protection net due to a lack of personal income proof. This proposition bridges that gap, fostering financial discipline well before the nation’s future workforce enters the full-time job market. For these customers, it is an opportunity to lock in lower premiums, thus gaining a lifelong head start.

Vaibhav Kumar, Senior Vice President and Head – Product Management and E-Commerce Channel, Axis Max Life, said, “To realize the vision of ‘Insurance for All by 2047,‘ we must expand the protection net to evolving segments. Following our successful term plan for women, this student-centric proposition is a natural progression in our journey to cover students as first-time customers.

By introducing life cover at an early-life stage, we are redefining insurance as a milestone of financial maturity rather than a tax-saving instrument. While students may lack verifiable income proofs, their potential is immense; where through innovative underwriting processes, we are allowing them to lock in lower premiums and secure their future early. This initiative ensures India’s youth start their professional journey with a foundation of security for their families, right from their formative years.”

The proposition also offers comprehensive protection through an Accidental Death & Dismemberment Rider (UIN: 104B027V05) and Critical Illness and Disability Rider (UIN:104B033V02) providing students with access to health check-ups and mental health counseling.

From a family wealth perspective, this move acts as a strategic masterstroke, helping customers avoid the significantly higher cumulative costs of delaying protection coverage by a decade. Supported by digital-first underwriting leveraging parental ITRs and Video Medical Examination (MER), this frictionless onboarding fosters a ripple effect of financial discipline among Gen-Z. Ultimately, this early immersion creates an insured and aware citizenry essential to achieving the national goal of ‘Insurance for All by 2047.’

About Axis Max Life Insurance Limited (https://www.axismaxlife.com)

Axis Max Life Insurance Limited, formerly known as Max Life Insurance Company Ltd., is a Joint Venture between Max Financial Services Limited (“MFSL”) and Axis Bank Limited. Axis Max Life offers comprehensive protection and long-term savings life insurance solutions through its multi-channel distribution, including agency and third-party distribution partners. It has built its operations over two decades through a need-based sales process, a customer-centric approach to engagement and service delivery and trained human capital. As per annual audited financials for FY2024-25, Axis Max Life has achieved a gross written premium of INR 33,223 Cr.

• The recognition was independently evaluated by LeadCap Ventures, a global research and consulting firm.

• The assessment drew nearly 70% responses from former employees alongside current staff, evaluating key workplace parameters such as leadership, culture, learning and development.

Kauvery Hospital, a leading network of multi-specialty hospitals across South India, has been named among India’s Most Preferred Workplaces 2025-26 in the healthcare, pharma and biotech sector by Team Marksmen, a media, research and insights organisation.

Most Preferred Place to Work

The recognition forms part of Team Marksmen’s annual Most Preferred Workplace initiative, which celebrates organisations known for high-trust, high-performance cultures driven by strong leadership and people-first values. The evaluation was independently carried out by LeadCap Ventures, a leading global research, advisory and consulting firm.

The assessment combined in-depth market research with anonymous employee perception studies across key workplace dimensions, including leadership, culture, employee wellbeing, learning and development, inclusion, and digital transformation. This recognition reinforces Kauvery Hospital’s commitment to creating a future-ready, human-centric workplace while delivering exceptional care to patients across South India.

Notably, nearly 70 per cent of the survey respondents were former employees, along with current employees, ensuring unbiased and credible feedback that provided authentic insights into Kauvery Hospital’s workplace practices and culture.

In his comments, Dr S Manivannan, said, “Being recognised among the Most Preferred Workplaces in Healthcare 2025–26 is a meaningful affirmation of our belief that exceptional care begins with empowered people. At Kauvery Hospital, we have consciously invested in our culture, our people and technology to build a workplace where collaboration, learning, inclusion and wellbeing thrive. The fact that this recognition is shaped by insights from both current and former employees makes it especially significant, as it reflects the consistency of our workplace practices and the values we stand by. This honour truly belongs to our teams, whose dedication and commitment enable us to innovate, lead and deliver compassionate care every day.”

KGI Bengaluru, a renowned health care education institution inaugurated its state-of-the-art VR Skill and Simulation Lab in collaboration with MediSim VR, a leading Indian innovator in AI-driven immersive simulation, marking a major milestone in institutional commitment in delivering competency-based education, and patient-safety training.

MediSim VR and Krupanidhi Group of Institutions Announce Strategic Collaboration to Advance Immersive Medical and Healthcare Training in India

The newly inaugurated facility is designed to integrate advanced immersive virtual reality and simulation into formal health science education, enabling learners to train repeatedly in realistic, high-risk clinical scenarios without compromising patient safety. The collaboration reflects a shared commitment to bridge long-standing gaps in traditional training models, particularly in a country where scale, diversity of learners, and variability in clinical exposure continue to pose systemic challenges.

The inauguration was held in the august presence of Dr. Bhagavan B.C., Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, underscoring the academic and institutional significance of this initiative. Senior leadership from Krupanidhi Group of Institutions and members of simulation education ecosystem also attended the event, reinforcing the importance of industry–academia partnerships in shaping future-ready healthcare professionals.

Prof Dr Suresh Nagpal, Chairman, Krupanidhi Group of Institutions remarked, “The establishment of the VR Skill and Simulation Lab reflects our institutional vision to continuously upgrade academic infrastructure in line with emerging technologies. By partnering with MediSim VR, we are equipping our students with experiential learning tools that strengthen clinical preparedness, ethical decision-making, and real-world readiness from the earliest stages of training.”

Dr. Adith Chinnaswami, Co-Founder and COO of MediSim VR, emphasized that India’s healthcare education must shift from observation-based learning to experience-driven mastery, where immersive simulation enables students to make decisions, learn from errors, and build clinical judgment in a safe, realistic environment. He noted that technology and innovation in skill training is becoming foundational to India’s healthcare, medical education, and global competitiveness, and said the partnership aims to help Indian institutions adopt globally aligned, cutting-edge learning infrastructure that remains relevant to India’s clinical realities. The Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor – Dr Bhagavan B C, appreciated the institution’s commitment to innovation and quality in nursing education and emphasized the role of such advanced learning environments in building clinical competence, confidence, and patient safety.

This collaboration assumes national relevance at a time when India is prioritising quality, safety, and standardisation in healthcare education under broader policy frameworks such as digital health, skill development, and technology-enabled learning. By embedding immersive simulation into institutional curricula, the initiative sets a replicable model for medical colleges, nursing institutions, and allied health programs across the country.

The Krupanidhi – MediSim VR collaboration is positioned not merely as a technology deployment, but as a long-term academic partnership aimed at improving learning outcomes, reducing training variability, and strengthening India’s healthcare workforce for the future.

Syngenta, a global leader in agricultural science and technology, announced a significant expansion of its Global Capability Center (GCC) in Pune, reinforcing its commitment to digital innovation and global operational excellence.

Syngenta Expands Global Capability Center in Pune, Strengthens Digital Innovation Hub

The state-of-the-art facility, which currently employs over 1,100 professionals, serves as a crucial hub supporting Syngenta’s worldwide operations across Finance, IT & Digital, and AMEA regional operations. The center has evolved into a powerhouse of innovation, particularly in data science and artificial intelligence, driving the company’s digital transformation initiatives.

“India continues to play a pivotal role in Syngenta’s global journey. This expansion underscores our confidence in India’s talent ecosystem and its capability to support our global ambitions. Syngenta GCC serves as a strategic engine for innovation and talent development, strengthening India’s contribution to Syngenta’s global operations while creating valuable employment opportunities in the agriculture sector,” said Abhishek Agarwal, Head, Syngenta Global Capability Center Pvt Ltd.

The GCC distinguishes itself by offering employees exposure to global work environments, cross-functional roles, and comprehensive career development opportunities. We are accelerating our digital transformation journey by strategically implementing AI-powered solutions that enhance operational excellence and drive innovation across the organization.

“Technology and Artificial Intelligence have the potential to revolutionize agriculture. Syngenta is committed to building innovative technology solutions that help farmers across the world,” remarked Salil Bongale, Head of ITD Pune Center & Enterprise Integration, Syngenta Global Capability Center Pvt Ltd.

This expansion marks a significant milestone in Syngenta’s decade-long presence in Pune and reinforces its position as a leading innovation hub in India’s agricultural technology landscape.

About Syngenta
Syngenta is a leading agriculture company helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world-class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown. We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. 

To learn more, visit us at www.syngenta.com, www.syngenta.co.in
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As fashion continues to shift with global influences, evolving silhouettes, and ever-changing trends, there remains a quiet pull towards what feels rooted and enduring. After five years, celebrated textile designer Vidhi Singhania returns to Mumbai with Thehraav  – a stand-alone exhibition that marks a deeply personal homecoming.

Vidhi Singhania’s Thehraav  marks a return to Indian handloom and heritage textiles

For Vidhi Singhania, Mumbai is more than a city – it is home. And Thehraav is not just an exhibition, but a reflection of her journey spanning over three decades. It is a return to Indian handloom, artisanal excellence, and an enduring respect for heritage that has defined her work through the years.

Thehraav: A Pause
In a time when fashion is fast and trends are fleeting, Thehraav stands as a reminder of the beauty of the pause – of choosing mindful creation over mass production, and craftsmanship over convenience. The collection celebrates the idea of slowing down, honouring textiles made by hand, by Indian artisans who carry forward generations of skill, patience, and pride.

Every piece reflects Vidhi Singhania’s unwavering commitment to being Made in India, where each weave tells a story of continuity, purpose, and soul.

The exhibition brings together Vidhi Singhania’s iconic handwoven Kota and Banarasi sarees, presented alongside a versatile range of contemporary yet timeless silhouettes. The showcase includes shirts, blouses, jackets, outfits, co-ord sets, and a thoughtfully curated wedding collection – all unified by a deep reverence for Indian textiles and craftsmanship.

While the designs evolve with modern sensibilities, they remain firmly anchored in tradition, celebrating handloom as both a living art form and a cultural legacy.

Exhibition Details
Thehraav will be held on January 23rd, 2026, at the Sunset Lounge, Trident Oberoi Hotel, Nariman Point, Mumbai.

Rooted in continuity and craft, the exhibition is a celebration of evolving with time while staying connected to one’s roots, an invitation to come home to handloom, and to rediscover the enduring elegance of Indian textiles through the lens of one of India’s most respected textile designers.

About Vidhi Singhania
Vidhi Singhania is a celebrated textile revivalist known for her unwavering commitment to Indian handloom and artisanal craftsmanship. With over three decades of work rooted in tradition, she has played a key role in reviving and reimagining heritage weaves such as Kota Doria and Banarasi textiles, working closely with master artisans across India. Her designs balance timeless elegance with contemporary sensibility, making her brand synonymous with handwoven luxury, authenticity, and the enduring beauty of Indian textiles.

Website – vidhisinghania.com

Free-to-play games continue to lead gaming trends in 2026, especially in India where mobile titles blend skill, nostalgia, and quick sessions for millions of players.  This curated list highlights the best free to play  1234 player games of 2026 that deliver premium-quality experiences without the price tag.

Zupee free to play model

Ludo

India’s most familiar board game has found new life in rapid, competitive formats. While games like Ludo King brought the traditional experience to our screens, a new wave of platforms has emerged with a heavy focus on strategy and skill—and Zupee is at the forefront of this shift. Zupee’s free to play skill-based versions are designed for quick outcomes and fast decision-making, ensuring each match feels intense yet compact.

Carrom

A rapid-fire digital carrom duel where two players pocket tokens within limited moves; precision, shot selection, and timing drive scoring, keeping games under a few minutes and emphasizing skill. Zupee Carrom Ninja reimagines it with point-pocketing races against timers, emphasizing skill in short free rounds

Snakes & Ladders

One of the simplest childhood favorites, Snakes & Ladders has evolved into colourful, animated app versions with creative themes and online multiplayer formats. It remains a symbol of destiny versus strategy and a perfect family pick. Zupee Snakes and Ladders Plus adds token-cutting mechanics and 12-second turns for intense free online matches. A faster, points-based take on classic snakes & ladders where each forward move adds points, cutting an opponent’s token gives bonus points, and reaching the 100th square yields extra rewards, with short, high-intensity matches

Hand Cricket

Hand cricket has always been a nostalgic playground classic, and Zupee Super Over brings that same thrill to the digital world in a sharp, competitive format. In this online hand cricket multiplayer game, two players face off in a super-over style contest, choosing numbers between 1 and 6 to score runs or take wickets in just a few balls. With short, high-intensity matches designed for mobile, Zupee Super Over lets users relive the fun of hand cricket anytime, blending quick decision-making, strategy, and pure cricket excitement in a free-to-play experience.

Indian Bikes Driving 3D

One of the clearest examples of local developer success, Indian Bikes Driving 3D focuses on Indian roads, bikes, and free-roam mechanics rather than structured missions. Its appeal lies in relatability and sandbox freedom, underscoring the power of hyper-local design in India’s download economy. The game also focuses on casual stunt play across various roads and locations, rather than planned missions.

Free Fire MAX

Free Fire MAX captivates as a premier free-to-play battle royale with hyper-optimized graphics for Indian mid-range phones, delivering 50-player drops, character skills, and squad tactics in intense 10-minute matches. Boasting over 500 million downloads and regular 2026 events like themed modes and esports tie-ins, it thrives on low-data play perfect for public transport commutes as well.