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 Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) Trade & Technician Apprentice for Northern Region

Total Vacancies: 225

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Start Date: 10/02/2018	Application Form Fee
End Date: 25/02/2018	General / OBC: ₹0/-
Payment Last Date: 25/02/2018	SC / ST: ₹0/-
Exam Date: 04/03/2018	Mode of Fee Payments: N/A
Admit Card Release: Feb. 2018

States in Northern Region:

Delhi,  Haryana,  Himachal Pradesh,  Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Rajasthan.

Post Name	Total Seats	Educational Qualification	Age Limit
Trade Apprentice Accountant	75	Bachelor Degree with Min. 50%	18-24
Technical Apprentice	77	3 Years Eng. Diploma in related field	18-24
Trade Apprentice	73	Class 10th with ITI Certificate in related field	18-24

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"Facebook is most evil company in the world," : Paytm Founder

On WhatsApp's payments feature, Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has said, "We are opening our banking system to the biggest of possible fraud." Sharma accused National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) of favoring foreign players as three-factor authentication is mandatory for all Indian payment players, then why not in case of WhatsApp. He thundered during an interview with CNBC, “Facebook isn’t just an evil company, it’s the most evil company in the world...Mark Zuckerberg is known for playing cheap business tactics. "You were talking about privacy problems a few days back in this country, but we are not talking about privacy problems in this case," he said. readmore@BloomBergQuint

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BJP Union Minister Giriraj Singh named in land grab case

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All families of a village in Arunachal Pradesh become 'Crorepati'

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YouTube Video: Drunk H'yana cop got beaten by sandal

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Import duty on sugar raised to 100% and BCD on chana to 40%

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Modicare covers 10Cr. Families

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Indian Defence gets 7.81% more fund in FY2018-2019

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Flipkart Delivered Detergent Bar at ₹55K; FIR Launched

Tabrej Mehaboob Nagrali, a 26-year-old software engineer,  filed an FIR against e-commerce major Flipkart in Byculla police station in central Mumbai for allegedly delivering a detergent bar instead of an iPhone 8. He already made the full payment of ₹55,000. When PTI approached Flipkart, his spokesperson told that the company is already initiated an inquiry into the incident.
readmore@IndianExpress

Congress Blew Away BJP in Rajasthan Bypolls

Congress sweeps Ajmer & Alwar parliamentary seats and Mandalgarh assembly seats in the Rajasthan by-elections.From Ajmer, Raghu Sharma won by the margin of 84,414 votes whereas, from Alwar, Karan Singh Yadav won by 1.96 lakh votes. Vivek Dhakar won the Mandalgarh Assembly seat. The result of ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) electoral setback is so important because assembly elections in the state are going to be held in December. readmore@The Hindu

Carry your PAN while transacting over ₹2.5 lakh

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India, the 6th wealthiest and best performer in 2017: NWW

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Deductions that income taxpayers can claim

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Revised GDP growth rate for FY 2016-2017

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Bus falls off the bridge in West Bengal: At Least 36 Dead

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