Close to 60 per cent of revenues of Indian IT service providers comes from the US market. With the rupee having appreciated more than 12 per cent over the past year, IT firms have increased billing rates, in most cases for new as well as existing clients.
IMT-Ghaziabad's placement chairperson, Nilanjan Chatopadhyay, has scheduled visits to 15 companies in Singapore and eight in Hong Kong from July 2007 to January 2008. The institute has set aside a fund of Rs 6 lakh for promotional activities.
IIM-Bangalore has received around 70 offers so far this year .Companies which have made offers are Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Deutsche Bank, ABN Amro, HSBC, JP Morgan, HLL, P&G and Marico among others.
Indian IT firms have been announcing incremental increase in billing rates for quite some time now to counter wage hikes and rising visa costs, to name a few.
The rooms will be priced between Rs 1,000 and Rs 1,400, based on the location, and will provide a basic room and dining service, gym and a wi-fi connection.
Mumbai-based Patni Computer System's stake sale has been stalled, perhaps indefinitely, according to sources close to the development.
The facility will be available at four of Future Group's Big Bazaar outlets in Mumbai. Cleartrip will soon extend this tie-up to other Big Bazaar outlets in the city as well as other metros.
There's plenty of room for everybody. With the demand for low-cost accommodation on the rise, a whole host of hospitality firms, both foreign and local, is planning to set up budgets hotels.
ITC Hotels- The Grand Central, The Luxury Collection, in Mumbai, has recorded a 15 per cent rise in bookings for September month as compared with last year's booking of 60 per cent for the same month.
As Indians take to the roads like never before, restaurants are fanning out to the highways.
The company will be taking its total outsourcing offering to the retailers in the small and medium enterprise category, whereas for the large retailers, it will pitch the best-of-the-breed target solutions to cater to specific problems.
AICTE to induct 75 professors from across the country to implement programme.
Industry analysts suggest that the revision in Mumbai and Delhi could be up to 25 per cent. At destinations such as Goa and Kerala it could be as much as 30 per cent.
Infosys spent Rs 70 crore last year on its brand building exercise. The company underlines that it focuses on earning the respect of all its stakeholders.
With the global weakening of dollar against the rupee making a dent in revenues, hotels across the country have decided to charge their domestic and international customers in rupee.
The US sub-prime lending crisis forced Mumbai-based WNS Holdings to revise its net income guidance by 60 per cent, and this is worrying the $8 billion business process outsourcing sector players and analysts.
There are approximately 300 million domestic travellers each year and this number is expected to grow by 10-15 per cent every year.
Increased allocation to the higher and technical education sector would mean more funds to revamp the university education system and lay a thrust on technical education.
Next time you answer the phone, chances are there won't be a caller at the other end, but a recorded message trying to sell a product or service. It doesn't expect an answer, but goads you to punch in a few keys in acceptance or simply hang up.
After having depended largely on direct online marketing since 1990s, Dell's personal computers are now on sale in Wal-Mart stores in the US and Puerto Rico.
© 2026 Rediff.com - Advertise with us - Disclaimer - Privacy Policy - Sitemap - Feedback - About us - Terms of use - Grievances