The thrust, they feel, remains on design thinking, AI and digital besides enhanced focus on investing in selling and marketing efforts, expanding local talent base and re-skilling staff
SBI comes second and Bharti Airtel is third
Infosys, in April, had said that it will pay up to Rs 13,000 crore to shareholders during the current financial year through dividend and/or share buyback.
The NSE Nifty also gained 53 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle 10,855.15 after shuttling between 10,870.40 and 10,749.40.
5,565 contracts, valued at $201 billion are up for rebids across geographies and verticals by 2018.
It's the second time Nasscom has projected single-digit growth in a decade.
If IOC is not allowed to run its own affairs, then we can see it close down in the next 10 to 15 years, warns Sudhir Bisht.
Infosys announced acquisition of digital commerce company Kallidus for $120 million.
The greenback rose 9 percent against currencies.
The proposed annual quota for Indian companies could be between 10 and 15 per cent. Currently, there are no country-specific limits on H-1B allotment.
India's second largest IT firm Infosys has extended the tenure of its chief Vishal Sikka by nearly two years till March 2021, saying his initiatives have helped the company move towards reclaiming its industry leadership position.
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India's export-oriented information technology outsourcing industry is perhaps more optimistic today about growth prospects than it was in the past five years.
Pravin Rao says firms with revenue of $600-700 millon will be preferred.
On the 30-share index, Maruti was the biggest loser, shedding 3.60 per cent. Other major laggards were Yes Bank, IndusInd Bank, Tata Steel, Hero MotoCorp and NTPC -- ending up to 2.33 per cent lower.
In 2010, TCS's brand value was $2.3 billion.
TCS created wealth worth Rs 3,458 billion for the period 2010-15.
The company seeks floor area ratio of 3, against the permitted 2, from Uttar Pradesh.
This is a shift as until recent months, fund managers were reducing exposure to these sectors.
India's cash-rich promoters are not the same as the wealthiest. For example, Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian based on his stake in Reliance Industries, followed by Premji, the Adani family of the Adani group, and Radhakishan Damani of Avenue Supermarts.
These games of skill with a large social component have managed the transition to a new online avatar.
The BSE Mid-Cap index was currently down 1.25%
Top ten billionaires in India.
For top IT services firms, revenue growth in FY15 was the slowest since the Lehman crisis
Firms are offering employees flexi hours; demand for air purifiers, masks have skyrocketed.
The December quarter, generally a soft one for India's IT sector due to holidays and furloughs in certain sectors, is expected to be further affected because of currency volatility.
4 MNCs among top 10 companies with dividend-earning promoters in FY15.
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa credited Prime Minister Narendra Modi with spearheading investor-friendly initiatives, saying it will "enthuse" businesses planning to invest in states.
In dollar terms, TCS' market valuation rose to $84 billion.
First acquisition under Sikka's plan of buying technologies for tomorrow
Gains were led by index heavyweights Reliance Industries and Infosys.
In the Sensex kitty, ITC turned star performer by surging 2.45 per cent, followed by NTPC rising 2.19 per cent.
Morgan Stanley's Asia and Global Emerging Markets Strategy Report downgraded software firms on valuation and earnings concerns.
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The catchwords today are digital, analytics, robotics.
Another year of strong performance by these export-oriented sectors likely as US economy revives and rupee is expected to be under pressure.
Premji is ranked 13th on Forbes' first ever list of '100 Richest People In Tech', followed by Nadar on the 14th spot.
Indian IT companies have been under pressure to return excess cash on their books to shareholders through generous dividends and buybacks
The 30-share Sensex stayed in the green for the better part of the session and hit the day's high of 38,297.70 as buying pace gathered momentum towards the fag-end.
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