Sources close to Mohamed Mushin say he regrets the indiscretion of purchasing the shares that he did, and even though it was perfectly legal, it gave the perception of conflict of interest, that his buying them under the Friends and Family IPOs seemed as it was a quid pro quo by the two companies that had secured handsome Bank contracts.
'I think some of us, like Mukesh Ambani, myself and those of us who head industrial units, ought to really focus on what we can really do to make the world a safer place, maybe 50 or 100 years from now.' 'For instance, how can we deal with climate change and global warming, right now?' 'The effects of it may not be felt now; in fact, we may pay a price for it today, but it will help the generations to follow.'
Wipro Infotech, a leading provider of IT solutions and services, on Thursday announced the launch of its high-tech Global Service Management Centre in Mysore.\n\n
Govt expects to award contract to the lowest bidder by February.
India's third largest software services exporter ended the day 4.41 per cent lower at Rs 492.20 on the BSE after falling 8.41 per cent to Rs 471.55 in intra-day trade.
A dog and metal detector squad was rushed to the multi-storeyed building, which also houses the Times of India office.
Among the Sensex firms, NTPC, Mahindra & Mahindra, Wipro, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Tata Steel, Asian Paints, Bharti Airtel, Power Grid, Titan and HDFC Bank were the major gainers. Bajaj Finance, Bajaj Finserv, Infosys, Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors and HCL Technologies were the laggards.
The pace of the progress has been very slow over the last eight years.
Three Indian companies Wipro, Tata Steel and Tata Power have been named among the World's Most Ethical Companies.
Wipro Ltd on Saturday said it will fully acquire LD Waxsons Group, a Singapore-based fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) company for an all cash consideration of about $144 million (nearly Rs 790 crore).
Among the Sensex firms, Kotak Mahindra Bank, UltraTech Cement, Mahindra & Mahindra, Larsen & Toubro, ICICI Bank, IndusInd Bank, Wipro and Hindustan Unilever were the major laggards. Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, Bharti Airtel, Reliance Industries, Bajaj Finserv and Titan were among the winners.
The government on Monday approved the proposals of Reliance Industries, Wipro, Hewlett Packard and Biocon to set up Special Economic Zones -- a move that is expected to generate at least 67,000 jobs by March 2006.
Concerns have been raised over rising unemployment in the US and Obama's visit to India was expected to see issues around outsourcing being discussed.
Trading in the equity market this week will be highly influenced by a host of important triggers, with quarterly earnings from IT majors TCS, Wipro, and domestic inflation and IIP data taking the centre stage in dictating the movement in equities, analysts said. Besides, global factors and trading activity of foreign investors will also drive markets. "We are approaching the first quarter earnings season, with HCL Tech, TCS and Wipro set to report their earnings this week.
Selling in index heavyweights, including Infosys, TCS, ICICI Bank and Reliance Industries, dragged the benchmark indices into the negative for the second straight session, analysts said. Among the Sensex shares, Asian Paints fell the most by 3.9 per cent as analysts expressed concerns over rising competition in the domestic paints market following the entry of Aditya Birla group company Grasim Industries into the paints segment. IT shares Infosys, TCS, HCL Tech, Wipro and Tech Mahindra continued to slide amid inflation concerns in the US market.
The announcement coincides with the visit of Mexican President Felipe Caldern Hinojosa to Bangalore as part of his official four-day India tour.
Housing Development Finance Corporation has divested its entire stake in the Bermuda-based Spectramind for Rs 26.4 crore to Wipro.
Ironically, the Bangalore-based company had established itself as a major Information Technology powerhouse leveraging India's low-cost high-skilled manpower.
The awards were given by the UN's body on women for their work on principles of women's empowerment and helping champion gender equality.
Analysts expect Wipro's revenue to grow 17 per cent this financial year, largely in line with its FY12 performance. Profits are expected to grow 14 per cent, compared to FY12.
The decision regarding this was taken by the Board of Approval in its meeting on September 18.
'Today's engineering graduates have to learn the skills to solve problems which is actually a higher order skill.'
The company had a net profit of Rs 1,318.8 crore (Rs 13.18 billion) in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal, Wipro said in a filing to the BSE.
The scope of services includes the suite of IT infrastructure and applications across the enterprise.
Commercial vehicle manufacturer Eicher Motors said on Monday it had tied-up with Wipro Infrastructure Engineering to source hydraulic tipping kits for its new range of tippers.
Wipro's IT Business crosses $3 billion in FY 06-07;
In the Sensex pack, HCLTech rose the maximum by 3.12 per cent, followed by ITC which gained 2.73 per cent and M&M went up 2.61 per cent. TCS climbed 2.44 per cent. Tech Mahindra, Wipro, L&T and Maruti were among the other major gainers.
Aim is to drive accountability and bring the organisation closer to the client.
Infosys has received a tax demand of Rs 341 crore for assessment year 2020-21 from the Income Tax Department, the IT services company said on Monday adding it is evaluating filing an appeal against the said order. The Bengaluru-headquartered company said it is in the process of evaluating the impact of the order on its financial statements for the quarter and year ending March 31, 2024. Infosys also said it is evaluating filing an appeal against this order.
T K Kurien talks on the outlook for the next year, the slow growth in the retail vertical and initiatives to introduce automation.
So far, all three have launched their own initiatives to train teachers and students in information technology. While Infosys BPO has Project Genesis to train faculty, which in turn teaches students, Wipro recently launched a similar programme called Mission 10x.
