Information Technology

Indian IT companies among world's worst paymasters

Indian IT companies are among the 10 worst paymasters in the world, says a survey -- a mid-level IT manager draws an average salary of USD 41,213 while his Swiss counterpart gets over four times more.

Sep 21, 2015, 12:30 PM IST

Kerala to Strengthen IT, Electronics Teaching in schools

Instruction in IT and electronics is going to be strengthened in all the schools in Kerala, a minister said on Thursday.

Sep 17, 2015, 20:27 PM IST

Wipro chosen as Chelsea FC's official digital and IT partner

Country's third-largest software services firm Wipro Thursday said it has been chosen as the official digital and IT partner for Chelsea Football Club.

Sep 03, 2015, 19:21 PM IST

Emerging technologies threat to privacy: Expert

Privacy and confidentiality of personal information is under assault by emerging technologies, according to an expert on IT laws.

Aug 18, 2015, 17:30 PM IST

India, US resolve 35 transfer pricing disputes in IT sector

The Revenue Department Thursday said 35 transfer pricing disputes between India and the US in different segments of Information Technology (IT) have been resolved and another 100 are likely to be settled in the next three months.

Aug 06, 2015, 18:03 PM IST

Banks should ensure better compliance to prevent data theft

With growing dependence on Information Technology, RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan has said there is need to ensure better compliance with regulations to prevent data theft and check financial fraud.

Aug 03, 2015, 22:26 PM IST

WTO members try to seal trillion-dollar IT trade deal

World Trade Organization (WTO) members met in Geneva on Friday trying to finalise a deal to cut tariffs on $1 trillion of information technology products from video games to medical equipment.

Jul 24, 2015, 20:27 PM IST

Arkin raises USD 15 mn from Nexus, strategic investors

With a "simple Google search-like experience", the Arkin platform enables organisations to rapidly search, analyse, share and collaborate across virtual and physical layers of their infrastructure, the company said in a statement.

Jun 03, 2015, 13:54 PM IST

RBI plans IT wing as financial crimes rise in cyber space

The Reserve Bank is planning to set up an information technology wing to face the rising challenges coming from the cyber world, Governor Raghuram Rajan said Thursday.

May 14, 2015, 18:07 PM IST

Rio Tinto bets on cloud to make IT count, ropes in Accenture

Global mining major Rio Tinto will move its core IT systems to cloud computing to cut costs as well as enable innovation, and has roped in consultancy firm Accenture for this purpose.

Apr 16, 2015, 18:51 PM IST

Ravi Shankar Prasad requests Apple Inc to set up R&D facility in India

Communications and IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad Friday asked tech giant Apple to consider opening an R&D facility in India as the country offers great business opportunities.

Apr 10, 2015, 18:34 PM IST

Sensex plunges 535 points; banking stocks down

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), plunged 535 points or 1.82 percent in Monday`s late afternoon trade session as banking, capital goods and information technology (IT) stocks plummeted.

Mar 09, 2015, 14:25 PM IST

Sensex plunges 378 points; banking stocks down

A benchmark index of Indian equities markets, the 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex), plunged 378 points or 1.28 percent in Monday`s afternoon trade session as banking, capital goods and information technology (IT) stocks plummeted.

Mar 09, 2015, 13:09 PM IST

SC to examine term 'grossly offensive' of IT Act provision

Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will examine the term "grossly offensive" used in a provision of the Information Technology Act which empowers police to arrest web users for posting objectionable content.

Feb 04, 2015, 19:38 PM IST

IT industry seeks duty removal to ease component imports

The Indian information technology (IT) industry is to seek the government`s help to do away with the four percent duty on imported electronics components as that is becoming counter-productive.

Jan 27, 2015, 12:41 PM IST

Global investors keen on doing business in Maha: Fadnavis

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said global investors have evinced an interest to invest in the the state in information technology, manufacturing and agriculture sectors.

Jan 26, 2015, 14:03 PM IST

Indian public cloud services market to be $838 mn in 2015: Gartner

Public cloud services revenue in India will reach $838 million by the end of 2015, an increase of almost 33 percent over 2014, information technology research and advisory firm Gartner said here Monday.

Jan 19, 2015, 18:15 PM IST

WTO talks fail to clinch deal on trillion dollar IT tariff cuts

Talks on cutting trade tariffs on hundreds of information technology goods failed to reach agreement on Friday, diplomats at the World Trade Organization (WTO) said.

Dec 12, 2014, 22:21 PM IST

Will ensure 24x7 power to all Indians by March 2019: Goyal

Reiterating the promise of 24x7 electricity to all by 2019, Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said use of information technology will help in achieving the target.

Dec 05, 2014, 16:24 PM IST

SEC charges India-origin person for share sale fraud

US market regulator SEC has charged India-origin Vinay Kumar Nevatia for fraudulent sale of shares to the tune of USD 900,000 by claiming that he owned these stocks.

Dec 03, 2014, 17:16 PM IST