Exuding confidence in Narendra Modi's leadership, IT industry veteran NR Narayana Murthy today said the new Prime Minister is "in a position to change the course of dialogue" on US visas for the over $118 billion industry.
India on Tuesday said that several actions taken by the US with regard to offshore outsourcing and other trade issues are "not welcome at all".
Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said on Monday there was no need for Indian IT industry to be apolgetic or shy about US outsourcing curbs during President Barack Obama's visit to the country next month.
'The meanness of the board statement apart, it nowhere answers the most fundamental and damaging aspects of the deteriorating work culture among top company executives to which Narayana Murthy had been repeatedly drawing attention,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
State govt aims to make Hyderabad a 4G WiFi-enabled city by December.
Snapdeal said it will give its users the option to defer the delivery by a few days till new currency notes become easily available.
Mid-sized IT and BPO services company MphasiS has introduced a hiring methodology which gives candidates even with very poor academic record a chance to make their way into the company if they are good in their logical and reasoning skills.
The move is aimed at raising funds for the $600 million spending plan to boost security at the porous US-Mexico border.
Infosys's Srikantan Moorthy, VP and Head (Education and Research Initiatives), on what makes students more employable.
Infosys, country's second largest software services firm, has not made any profit on government projects because of red-tapism and other issues, its co-founder N R Narayana Murthy 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.
Youngsters looking to settle abroad, especially the US, by working in the IT industry should opt for career growth within India, which offers larger growth opportunities than anywhere else in the world, Infosys mentor N R Narayana Murthy said.
The Indian information technology (IT) industry will need to move up the value chain to tackle competition from countries like China, Philippines and Vietnam, said Ratan Tata. The Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) chairman was addressing the 15th annual general meeting (AGM) of the company.
TimesJobs.com's employment index -- The RecruiteX -- recorded 14 per cent increase in September 2014 over August 2014 with the IT/Telecom industry witnessing a 20 per cent increase in employment opportunities in just one month.
The greenback rose 9 percent against currencies.
The first option that the state government might opt for is offer Infosys space in one of the SEZs that are coming up, but that is unlikely to be accepted
India has one thing that China has - the potential to be of interest as a huge market in its own right.
'15, 17 years back we were not even in existence in the US. Today nearly 1/3 of prescriptions written comes from India.' 'India is showing that in a very competitive environment -- like the US and Europe -- our industry is doing very well.'
Vineet Nayar, CEO of HCL, talks to Maheshwar Peri of Careers360 about his journey.
It has apparent "negative connotations" in some mature markets such as the US.
Warning the Indian IT industry against complacency, the head of Satyam Computer Services has said it needs to continuously innovate to keep ahead of other developing nations including China which are 'eyeing a piece of the pie.'
Research firm Gartner today reported that worldwide IT spending will touch $3.350 trillion--an increase of 3.9 per cent from 2009. However, it simultaneously lowered its outlook for the IT industry from the first quarter of this calendar year, when it had forecast worldwide IT spending to grow 5.3 per cent. This is primarily due to the devaluation of the euro versus US dollar since the beginning of the year.
There is more good news for those looking for jobs at IT companies. Infosys plans to hire 30,000 professionals this year.
Enabling labour to become more globally mobile can produce higher remittances with powerful 'brain gain' dividends.
TCS, Infosys do well but Wipro & HCL disappoint analysts; however, outlook for FY17 bullish in general.
We don't know what percentage of new fathers in the Indian corporate sector take their parental responsibilities seriously enough to use the leave, says Kanika Datta.
Stocks to watch: Pipavav Defence, ABG Shipyard, Bharati Shipyard
The task force constituted to suggest steps for stimulating growth in the IT, ITeS and electronics hardware manufacturing industries has submitted its recommendations.
Modi govt is aiming to recast the urban landscape of the country by making cities more livable.
Infosys continues to be interested in acquisitions.
At Infosys and Wipro, 8,200 roles have been impacted in six months.
When Syed Firdaus Ashraf received messages last weekend, asking him to boycott Chinese goods, he laughed.
IT major Infosys CEO and MD Kris Gopalakrishnan on Thursday expressed hope that the government would rationalise tax regime for the IT industry and extend the STP scheme to the medium and small sector in the Union Budget.
Airlines worldwide will continue to be in the 'red' because of the global meltdown and may take more than three years to recover, an international aviation group said warning that the epicentre of the crisis is now in Asia.
The company would be announcing salary hike around April but did not divulge the quantum.
Three hate crimes have deepened the fear among South Asians that Trump's rhetoric encouraged violence against them, but there is no evidence that Indians have been specifically targeted, says Ambassador T P Sreenivasan.
Begin with ITC. Larsen & Toubro, yes. ICICI and HDFC, yes again.
H-1B visa is a non-immigrant visa, which allows US employers to temporarily employ foreign workers in speciality occupations
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