President Kalam, while interacting with trainees at the Infosys' Global Education Centre in Mysore, acknowledged that Murthy's appointment to the top post would be 'fantastic.'
However, talking to media persons later, Murthy advocated another term for Kalam as President.
President A P J Abdul Kalam underscored the need to attain self-reliance in the infrastructural software sector with knowledge products, where the domain applications can be developed and deployed for services sector.
Construction will commence in 2011-12 and be completed in three years. TCS is the second IT firm to set up such a facility after Bengaluru-based Infosys Technologies inaugurated its campus in Mysore last year.
Five persons, including three directors of auto spare-part manufacturer, Automotive Axle, had a narrow escape when the helicopter in which they were travelling overturned due to a technical snag at the Infosys helipad in Mysore on Friday.
The controversy arose following a statement made by Murthy at a press meet he addressed later at which he defended the playing of instrumental version of the national anthem to avoid embarrassment to foreigners present at the function.
Indian trainer Greg King said the lanky bowler had recovered fully from the back injury.
Karnataka police registered a case against the Infosys chief, while the state government condemned his remarks as an 'unpardonable offence.'
The commercial real estate sector has been booming in the last few years, driven by the high demand from corporates, especially IT and ITeS companies.
'For the first time in India since the year 1600, we have an opportunity to participate in the global bazaar.'
Karnataka were 117 for one in reply to Bengal's 331
Half centuries by Rohan Gavaskar and Arindam Das enabled Bengal scored 208 for 3 on the opening day against Karnataka.
Focus has to be a lot about self-learning, says Nasscom Senior VP Sangeeta Gupta.
A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power their operations.
A selection of Indian corporations are cutting costs and contributing to a green economy by embracing clean fuel and India Inc sees a strong business case in adopting renewable energy to power their operations.
More than 100 days as the chief executive of India's second-largest information technology (IT) services company Infosys, Vishal Sikka on Wednesday said he was upset at the sector. He added there was a "better direction" the industry must look to take.
Murthy talks about his role at the company, retirement plans and the direction in which Infosys is headed.
A squad of about 300 special Central Industrial Security Force commandos has taken over the security of a large Tata Steel manufacturing facility in coastal Odisha, making it the 7th private sector concern in the country to get armed cover by the paramilitary force to ward off terror threats.
The 50-share NSE Nifty gained 53.30 points or 0.61 per cent to 8,778.
The company has become very big in the past 10 years -- it has grown almost 10 times; that is an unbelievable pace of growth, said the Infosys CEO.
India has made a remarkable journey from a top-down system of economic decision-making to one that unleashed our entrepreneurial spirits but the next big jump lies in enhancing the quality of our tale.
A policy-related problem that urgently needs to be redressed is the 'miniaturisation' of projects.
'They don't always agree with our governments, their teachers or their parents, but it is the conviction of their ideas, and their determination to share them with the world that, I believe, is one of the greatest sources of hope for our planet.' 'The colonisation of space, understanding the very building blocks of matter and the universe, utilising our understanding of the human genome to conquer disease -- these are the tasks waiting for a fellowship of minds to realise new triumphs in our collective destiny.'
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