IT industry

Business Success Story: Kailash Katkar's Quick Heal Journey From A Garage Startup To Cybersecurity Empire

Kailash Katkar, co-founder of Quick Heal, transformed a small IT startup into a global cybersecurity giant, pioneering innovative solutions to safeguard digital ecosystems.

Dec 23, 2023, 12:58 PM IST

IT Minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar supports moonlighting by employees, says 'This is the future of work'

The minister, while addressing an event of the Public Affairs Forum of India (PAFI), said efforts of companies that want to pin their employees down and say they should not work on their own startup are doomed to fail.

Sep 24, 2022, 14:02 PM IST

Moonlighting polarises IT industry opinion; Here's what experts say to ease the concern

While the practice of moonlighting emerged as a big talking point after Wipro Chairman Rishad Premji flagged the issue, equating it to "cheating", the industry's take on it is rather divided.

Sep 04, 2022, 16:30 PM IST

Learn, Thrive and Explore world-class IT education at SICSR, Pune

SICSR’s goal is to prepare IT pioneers for the IT business worldwide. The courses offered are a blend of two major aspects - Business and IT.

May 24, 2022, 17:23 PM IST

Top 10 companies to work in India 2022: Check list

These are the companies that are offering stability in our ever-changing world of work, says LinkedIn.

Apr 07, 2022, 16:39 PM IST

From TCS, Cognizant to Accenture, top 10 companies to work in India - check LinkedIn's list

As digital transformation gets in top gear, IT companies lead the pack and the top 3 firms are Tata Consultancy Services, Accenture and Cognizant, respectively, ramping up IT investments and hiring.

Apr 07, 2022, 11:44 AM IST

HCL Tech Q4 net dips 6.1% to Rs 2,962 cr, announces special dividend for crossing $10bn revenue

Including the impact of a one-time milestone bonus, the company's net profit for March 2021 quarter was at Rs 2,387 crore. 

Apr 23, 2021, 18:44 PM IST

Nasscom appoints Rekha Menon as Chairperson for 2021-22

She is the first woman to take on the role of Chairperson for Nasscom in the association's 30-year history.

Apr 23, 2021, 12:32 PM IST

US makes H-1B visa rules tougher; Indian IT professionals to be hit

The Trump administration has introduced a new set of stringent provisions to the H-1B labour application process.

Nov 02, 2018, 22:46 PM IST

Indian IT industry could see upturn next year: Chandrashekhar

The process of investing in technology has sort of started picking up and this trend is actually expected to really consolidate in 2018, Chandrashekhar said.

Nov 02, 2017, 14:41 PM IST

India to lead fourth industrial revolution: Mukesh Ambani

"Data is the new oxygen, new oil for 1.3 billion Indians. Our aim is to not only provide high-speed data at affordable prices but also affordable smartphones to help people connect better with the Internet,` Ambani told the gathering.

Sep 27, 2017, 13:19 PM IST

Dependence of Indian IT companies on visas reducing: Nasscom

Nasscom President R Chandrasekhar said the applications for work visas by Indian IT companies have halved over the last few years as the companies are leveraging new technologies to reduce dependence on visas to send workers to client sites.

Sep 19, 2017, 20:43 PM IST

Microsoft ready to take 50mn SMBs on 'intelligent' Cloud: Anant Maheshwari

There are large enterprises that will have a dedicated infrastructure, teams and resources for Cloud adoption.

Aug 26, 2017, 13:09 PM IST

'Salary hikes, voluntary attrition decline in Q1 FY18'

According to online recruitment and career solutions portal Wisdomjobs.Com, most industries witnessed conservative appraisals that were considerably lower than the two-digit salary hikes seen in the previous year.

Aug 07, 2017, 15:20 PM IST

Infosys can be 10 times as large as it is today: Ravi Venkatesan

 Infosys Co-Chairman Ravi Venkatesan on Sunday said that the company could be 10 times as large as it is today if it could execute well to harness advances in digital and machine learning.

Jul 30, 2017, 16:45 PM IST

Infosys board to face investors' heat at AGM

The 36th Annual General Meeting of troubled software major Infosys Ltd on Saturday is likely to be stormy, as retail investors brace for a showdown with its board on corporate governance and performance issues.

Jun 23, 2017, 17:41 PM IST

No downturn in IT sector; good number of jobs to come: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday dismissed as "completely wrong" the reports of a downturn in the Indian IT sector and said a good number of people will get jobs in the current fiscal.

Jun 04, 2017, 20:49 PM IST

Techies well taken care of, no need for union: Balakrishnan

Employees' unions are not needed in information technology industry where work ethic is good and the staff are well-paid with techies even finding opportunities outside the company they work for, says a senior industry figure.

May 30, 2017, 13:39 PM IST

Cognizant layoff plea closed in favour of sacked staff: Govt

The Cognizant layoff case has been closed in favour of employees and the company has been asked to hold talks one-on-one to resolve the issue.

May 27, 2017, 21:10 PM IST

20-25 lakh jobs will be created in IT sector in 4-5 years: Ravi Shankar Prasad

Denying the reports of a downturn in employment in the country`s IT industry, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said in the coming four to five years, almost 20-25 lakh additional jobs will be created in the sector.

May 23, 2017, 18:48 PM IST