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Indian IT industry had expressed concerns over the visa restrictions set out in the US Immigration Reform Bill that could hit their business hard.
Pai said more and more people -- whether they are employees, or investors or others -- are coming to the conclusion that this Board has to go and a new one has to come.
Last year, salary increases were given only in October, when the company came under pressure from increments offered by peers.
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency which receives and determines the successful applications for H-1B visas, said yesterday that it received 199,000 H-1B applications for the 2018 fiscal year.
Scattered incidents of violence, including torching of buses and clashes, occurred and 1,600 people were arrested during the 12-hour bandh.
She was among the key executives brought in by Sikka from SAP and was overseeing large deals
The rupee had strengthened by eight paise to close at 60.13 a dollar on Thursday, following firm local equities and fresh currency sales by exporters.
Nilekani has kept pace with technology advances, has been instrumental in digitalising the country, and is well-networked with the bureaucracy and global leaders
Oracle will reduce its current 80.3 per cent ownership stake in OFSS, a provider of IT products to the financial services industry globally, to 75 per cent in order to meet regulatory requirements adopted in India in June 2010, the company said in a statement.
The Bengaluru-based firm has also inducted founder and CEO of Surya Software Systems D N Prahlad as an independent director on its Board, effective October 14, 2016.
Seasonal weakness may result in modest sequential revenue growth for large Indian IT firms in the January-March 2016 quarter, analysts said.
The unprecedented rainfall in Chennai during the first week of December and the resultant flooding had impacted the business operations of companies operating in Chennai
Firm's dented image following Sikka's exit could bring down revenues in the margin rich US market and force Infy to hire fewer Americans, as hiring locals in developed markets comes at a cost.
Crude oil prices rose in Asian trade on Friday after a brief dip as dealers digested upbeat US economic data and comments from a Federal Reserve official that its stimulus programme will not end soon, analysts said.
The past few weeks have seen several hundred people let go of by IT services firms joining unions claiming to represent tech workers fighting for their rights.
The new chairman of the country's second-largest IT firm acknowledged that he is an "admirer" of Murthy, saying the "iconic visionary" is the father of corporate governance in India.
Expectations of good foreign capital inflows into equity market in view of firm trend in the stock market also boosted the rupee value against the dollar.
Foxnews.com on Tuesday reported that the World Bank ban started in September this year "due to alleged malpractice's including bribery". The news report said the World Bank debarment -- the harshest sanction ever made by the bank since 2004 -- was meted out for 'improper benefit to bank staff' and 'lack of documentation on invoices'.When contacted, a Satyam spokesperson said that "the company does not comment on individual clients".
It wants to increase its revenue to $3 billion by 2017 from $1 billion now.
Companies say they have ensured that services to clients remain unaffected.
The company, which is one of the strategic partners for WEF annual meeting at Davos, hosted one of the first company receptions for this year's meeting on January 22.
The Left parties, Janata Dal (United), and two other Opposition members on the committee opposed raising the foreign direct investment limit in the insurance sector from 26 per cent to 49 per cent.
Nasdaq-listed IT firm Cognizant on Wednesday said it will pay its senior executives 100 per cent performance-linked stock options if the company's revenues touch $8.51 billion in fiscal year 2013.
Rivals like Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp and Infosys Ltd have also sharpened focus on the healthcare sector
Satyam is likely to see its clients as well as employees deserting it soon due to the competitive wooing by rivals and top IT firms like Infosys would continue to shore up their market share, analysts at Forrester Research said in a report. "Many employees told Forrester that it's too early to comment, but they will weigh their options almost on a daily basis," they added.
A large number of large and small businesses process EU data, have customers from the EU or have access to data of EU citizens in one way or another.
The acquisition has opened a market to 245,000 healthcare providers, 350 payers (insurance firms) and 180 million lives.
US Senate's rejection of a bailout package for auto firms to impact revenues. None of the IT firms give any break-up of the exposure to the auto industry, but analysts said TCS offers services to clients such as Chrysler, Ferrari and Nissan.
Puri Jagannadh also gave his blood sample.
IT firm MphasiS on Monday said it will acquire US-based Digital Risk for $175 million (about Rs 960 crore), a move that will help it attain leadership position in the US mortgage services market.
Mohammed Siraj has landed a Rs 2.6 crore deal with Sunrisers Hyderabad, thanks to a brilliant first class season that saw him get India 'A' and Rest of India call-ups.
A recent McKinsey report warns that unless IT professionals re-train themselves, they could become irrelevant.
Two men were arrested in New Delhi after a 17-year-old complained on New Year's eve that she was raped allegedly by them earlier, police said on Wednesday.
Starring Dileep and Mamta Mohandas in the lead the film is just another loud gender war.
The ruling by a federal judge in Oregon means that there will be no change in the H-1B visa issuance process for the fiscal 2018 which begins on April 3.
Following the heavy downpour which crippled normal life, the state government has declared a holiday for educational institutions in Hyderabad on Friday and Saturday.
A 21-year-old student of National Law School was allegedly raped by an eight-member gang inside the adjacent Jnanabharathi campus of Bangalore University, police said on Monday. The second-year student, staying in the university hostel, in her police complaint said the incident took place when she had went out with her boyfriend, who works with an IT firm, on Saturday night.
We need to make better efforts to align job training with the skills the market demands of its workers, especially as advancing technology changes the types of jobs available in our economy: Alexander Acosta.
Raises offer 8.3 per cent; Infosys says it is 'considering its position'.
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