Call it the urge for double income or a stress buster, most sites have seen higher registrations during downturns.
BT has been associated with Tech Mahindra since the latter's inception and contributes 40 per cent to the firm's revenue but it has been looking at divesting its stake.
It hopes a significant part of its growth in India would come from the government sector, with the thrust on e-governance initiatives.
Mumbai-based business process outsourcing firm Firstsource plans to sell US-based MedAssist, a health care business it acquired in 2007. Firstsource had paid $330 million for the acquisition.
The state government's water resources department has alleged the company's Jharsuguda unit has not paid Rs 10.94 crore (Rs 109.4 million) of its bills, since 2008.
Industry chieftains, strategists and analysts were unanimous that a slowdown, if at all happens again, won't affect the prospects of the $17-billion industry.
According to two independent sources in the know, the group is exploring the possibility of tapping private equity investors for a significant minority stake in the company or may even exit the business, provided it gets a significant exit premium.
Be it soft drink ones such as Coca-Cola, beer maker SABMiller or packaged water firm Bisleri, they are all measuring the water consumed for bottling every litre of their retailed drinks, trying to cap this and replenish the sources.
Firm ready to accept the five preconditions specified by environment ministry.
The Internet Corporation of Assigned Names and Numbers' (ICANN) decision to expand gTLD (generic top-level domain) names on the internet to include almost any name (even .anything), is foxing both users and registers. It has also raised fears of online trademark violations and cybersquatting.
The heightened activity on permissions to power and mining projects, which had been stuck for long, coincides with the run-up to a likely reshuffle of the council of ministers this month.
With job markets opening up and companies looking for more experienced hands, head-hunters are back.
Ashutosh Vaidya, head, Wipro BPO Solutions, and Deepak Jain, head, Technology Infrastructure Services, have put in their papers, said the sources. The reasons for the resignations could not be confirmed.
The rules will come into effect from May 1, 2012.
At present, at least, five over $500-million deals are being discussed for potential acquisition.
Credited as the the man behind India's burgeoning BPO industry, Bhasin founded Genpact in 1997.
The moratorium imposed on Bt brinjal last year is likely to continue, despite the expert committee, set up by the environment ministry, favouring "limited release" of the crop.
During the quarter ended March 31, it added seven clients, the highest since the third quarter of 2007-08.
iGate Patni is all set to compete with the likes of IBM, Accenture, Infosys and Congnizant.
A ministry official said just like an internal financial audit, a green audit would protect stakeholders.
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