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Articles 221 through 320 of 500:
- Technical Education Needs Proactive Links To Industry (Tribune, Chandra Mohan, Jun 19, 2007)
It is well known that our government-led technical education has got isolated from industry over the years.
- New Floor Plan (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, Jun 18, 2007)
The success of the DLF IPO holds promise of a transformation of the real-estate sector.
- Sensex Surges 121 Points In Early Trade (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 18, 2007)
The benchmark Sensex surged 121 points in early trade on Monday on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) on emergence of buying by funds and retail investors.
- It Industry Margins To Face Erosion: Infosys (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
India's export-driven IT services industry would see an erosion in margins due to the strengthening of the rupee, a top official of Infosys Technologies said on Friday.
- Sensex Sheds 41 Points On Profit Selling (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Buoyant global cues and a fresh fall in inflation number notwithstanding, the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex ended 41 points lower on Friday as profit-booking erased initial gains.
- Amul Joins Billion-Dollar Club, A First (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 16, 2007)
Utterly butterly Amul has just become more delicious. It is now the first Indian cooperative to cross the billion-dollar Rubicon.
- Freedom Of Contract Must Yield To Freedom Of Occupation (Business Line, D. Murali , Jun 15, 2007)
Any employee has a vital right to change employment for self-growth, which can neither be restricted nor curtailed by anyone, even the employer.
- My Fair Techie, Starring Infosys (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 15, 2007)
What do you do when you have to hire 24,000 people in a year, ensure they are of good quality, and keep costs low as well?
- Infosys' Non-Compete Bond `To Protect Intellectual Property' (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 13, 2007)
Contrary to reports about Infosys Technologies' recent introduction of a non-compete bond for employees being perceived as a forceful way to retain talent, Mr T.V. Mohandas Pai, Director - Human Resources and board member . . . .
- New Maharajahs (Frontline, Praful Bidwai, Jun 13, 2007)
India is embracing the same "shareholder-value" capitalist model that led to corporate loot by American CEOs and produced scandals such as Enron.
- Indian It Mart Still Small, Says Murthy (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 12, 2007)
Speaking at the induction ceremony of InStep programme for interns, on Monday, he said, "97.5 per cent of Infosys' revenues came from global markets, while Indian IT market was growing at a fast pace."
- Why Indians Spent Thousands To Kill Bill (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, Jun 11, 2007)
The immigration reform bill that now seems set to die in the US Senate more than doubles the number of H-1B visas per year. Nonetheless, the Indian software industry spent tens of thousands dollar lobbying against the bill.
- Setc Runs Trials For Online Reservation (Hindu, Karthik Subramanian, Jun 09, 2007)
The State Express Transport Corporation (SETC) has started running trials for online reservation for bus tickets. Within the next couple of months, the State Government undertaking has planned to launch website reservation system, similar to the . . . .
- Is India’S Largest Ipo Going To Change The Sensex Stakes? (Indian Express, GAUTAM CHIKERMANE, Jun 09, 2007)
Post-issue, the DLF stock is by all indications, set to join the Sensex. Its cousin Unitech (trading around Rs 550), is unlikely to be left behind.
- Tcs Forced To Outsource In Mexico (Times Online (UK), Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
The increasing cost of labour in India is forcing the country’s largest software services provider to hire 5,000 employees in Mexico.
- It Firms For Retaining Hal Airport (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 07, 2007)
Representatives of leading IT companies have raised a collective demand to the State government retain civil aviation operations at the HAL airport even after the proposed Devanahalli international airport starts operations in April 2008.
- Rs. 44.4 Lakh For Development Of Heritage Structure (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
The building is over 100 years old
Rs. 33.3 lakh has been released
- Tectonic Shifts In Salary (Business Line, S. Murlidharan , Jun 02, 2007)
Naan Appavoda Adigam Sambadikaren, gushes a sweet 20-something in a TV commercial for a software course in popular Tamil channels.
- Sensex Up 110 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
Led by heavyweight refinery giant Reliance Industries (RIL), the Sensex ended past 14500 on Tuesday, rising by about 110 points. The 30-share Sensex closed at 14538.90 on February 9, and thereafter, touched a closing low of 12415.04 on March 5.
- Sensex Up 110 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
Strong bullish sentiment on Dalal Street helped Sensex close past the 14,500 mark, its fifth highest close on Tuesday.
- Sensex Hits Fifth Highest Close, Re Fresh 9-Year Peak (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
The stock markets today gained ground on the back of a broad-based rally with the benchmark Sensex rising past the 14,500 mark to its fifth highest close.
- India Smoulders As Us Ignites Visa Row (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2007)
Braving the sweltering heat and rising temperatures in Mumbai, a long line of visa applicants waits patiently outside the US consulate in Mumbai, for what they feel is the chance of a lifetime.
- Hcl Career Development Centre Opened (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 24, 2007)
System integration company, HCL Infosystems Limited, on Wednesday announced setting up of Career Development Centres (CDC) across India in next 12 to 15 months.
- Stop Auctions (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, May 21, 2007)
The auctioning of recovered government land in and around Bangalore — which the state government is continuing despite strong objections from several quarters — has all the makings of a scam.
- It Majors Firm Up Hike In Entry-Level Salaries (Business Line, Vishwanath Kulkarni, May 21, 2007)
As campus recruitment by IT services firms for 2008 gathers momentum, salaries being offered to fresh engineering graduates are reaching new highs, breaching the Rs 3-lakh mark.
- Infosys Hopes To Bag Orders Worth $400m (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 21, 2007)
Infosys Technologies, the country's second largest software exporter, is in talks with about 15 global banks for its core banking solution Finacle with an eye on orders of up to USD 400 million by year-end.
- Visa Power (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, May 19, 2007)
THE US gives 65,000 H1-B visas every year and this enables highly skilled international workers, around half of them Indian, to legally live and work there.
- Stars And Gripes (Hindustan Times, Editorial, HindustanTimes, May 18, 2007)
The government has done well to call the US bluff on H-1B visas. The Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath ‘warned’ the US of an adverse impact on World Trade Organisation negotiations if it tries to restrict the movement of skilled . . .
- Sensex Continues Its Upward Journey (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Sensex continued its upward journey on Thursday, as Bulls entrenched themselves very well on the Dalal Street and left no scope for bears' comeback.
- Sensex Down 98 Points On Global Cues (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Tracking global markets, the benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 217 points in early trading on Friday on the Bombay Stock Exchange on massive selling by funds as well as investors.
- Bajaj Shares Pull Down Sensex By 98 Pts (The Financial Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 18, 2007)
Tracking global markets, the benchmark Sensex plunged nearly 217 points in early trading on Friday on the Bombay Stock Exchange on massive selling by funds as well as investors.
- India Warns Against Curbs On It Sector (Hindu, SANDEEP DIKSHIT, May 17, 2007)
India has "warned" the United States of an adverse impact on World Trade Organisation negotiations if it makes any attempt to restrict the movement of skilled professionals of Indian information technology companies.
- Xenophobic Us (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 17, 2007)
n attempting to probe nine top Indian tech companies - including Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy - over their use of the H-1B visa programme, US Senators Chuck Grassley and Duck Durbin have only displayed their xenophobic leanings.
- Sensex Holds 14k (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
Bulls, on the back of splendid rally by RIL, Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Lever, Bharti Airtel and HDFC, lifted the Sensex by 197.98 points at 14,127.31. Nifty also gained 50.65 points and closed at 4170.95.
- India Surprised At Us Visa Letter (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 17, 2007)
On Monday, when two American senators shot off a letter to Indian IT majors, seeking details of H1-B visas issued to the staff of these companies, it brought back memories of the last US presidential elections in 2004.
- Bpo Bashing Back In Fashion In Us (Pioneer, S Rajagopalan, May 16, 2007)
In the first major probe of its kind, two prominent Senators have asked nine top Indian tech companies, including Infosys, Wipro and Tata Consultancy Services, to explain their use of the H-1B visa programme by submitting details about their . . . .
- U.S. Senators Allege Misuse Of H-1b Visas (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Seek details from 9 Indian companies
We need to hard look at employers using H-1B
Too many visas being used to outsource American jobs
- H1b Visas: Indian It Majors Told To Give Details (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Two US lawmakers have asked nine Indian firms to disclose details about their H1B visa programme which they feel is being abused by foreign companies to displace qualified American workers.
- Infosys, Wipro In Us Line Of Fire (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
Infosys, Wipro and TCS are among nine Indian firms that have been asked to disclose details about their workforce by two US lawmakers, who feel that the H-1B visa programme is being abused by foreign companies to displace qualified American workers.
- Spat With New And Old Friends (Telegraph, Correspondent or Reporter, May 16, 2007)
When America gets ready to elect a President, it is time for Indians to keep a wary eye on their jobs.
- Mallya Jumbo-Laya And Other Size Mutters (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
If you can tell the men from the boys by the size of their toys, Vijay Mallya's new A380 is a huge put-down for his less-endowed peers.
- America's 'Tech Brahmins' (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 14, 2007)
The expression 'Boston Brahmins' was first used by the writer Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr, to describe elite American families who claim hereditary and cultural pedigree from Protestants settlers on the East Coast.
- English — Advantage India (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 12, 2007)
With China going all out to make its young people proficient in English, India's main advantage over China in terms of a large English-speaking population will not remain uncontested for long.
- Urban India Wants Kalam As Prez Again (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
Congress may not want President A P J Abdul Kalam back in Rashtrapati Bhavan and BJP may be opposed to giving him a second term, but India’s rocket scientist president surely has the country rooting for him to stay back.
- Uttar Pradesh Pvt Ltd (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 11, 2007)
At the end of this day, the results of Uttar Pradesh’s assembly elections will be known. ‘Caste’ and ‘religion’ are the dominant words used to describe UP’s politics. But, as any reporter on the UP trail will tell you, its politics is also about . . . .
- For A World Standard Education System (Business Line, Editorial, Business Line, May 11, 2007)
Governments, educationists, corporates and policy-makers need to join hands to ensure that the country capitalises on its biggest strength — the people.
- Sensex Higher In Brisk Trade (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 10, 2007)
The stock market on Thursday shook off a three-day losing streak, as the benchmark Sensex advanced by over 16.05 points on fag-end buying in heavy-weight stocks in banking and metal segments.
- Rupee 'Set To Appreciate Further' (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
The Indian rupee, which hit a near decade high against the dollar earlier this year, is expected to extend its rise and pressure export firms that bill in dollars, Credit Suisse said yesterday.
- Silicon Dreams Of God’S Own Country (Deccan Herald, R Gopakumar, May 08, 2007)
“Fast track land acquisition is going on. Formalities have already been completed for 200 acres. We expect the acquisition to be over by the year-end. Together with Technopark, the project will generate two lakh jobs by 2012,’’ Technopark CEO . . .
- Infosys To Invest Rs 1,600 Cr For Training (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 08, 2007)
Infosys is boosting its investments in training by more than two-and-half-times to Rs 1,600 crore besides adding to the seating capacity.
- Ipo Rating: A Risk Factor? (The Economic Times, T R RAMASWAMI, May 05, 2007)
Opening disclosure: I am not against rating. But when words like ‘mandatory’, ‘compulsory’ enter a capital market process, where options should be the default setting, they end up degrading and ultimately killing the process.
- Reliance Leads Sensex Fall, Ends Below 14,000 Level (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 05, 2007)
After Thursday’s 206-point rally, bears came back with a vengeance on Friday despite a fall in the inflation rate. Led by losses in index heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd, the benchmark BSE Sensex dropped by 144 points to close at 13,934.27.
- Sensex Springs Back, Ends Above 14k (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
The stock markets bounced back with a vengeance after a two-day slide as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex on Thursday ended above 14,000 mark, registering a whopping rise of 206 points, boosted by strong global cues and excellent . . .
- Sensex Ends Past 14000 Mark (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 04, 2007)
The stock markets bounced back with a vengeance after a two-day slide as the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) benchmark Sensex ended above 14000 mark on Thursday, registering a sharp rise of 206 points, boosted by strong global cues and excellent . . . .
- Infosys Grabs Top Slot In Applications Outsourcing Survey (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 03, 2007)
Indian IT giant Infosys Technologies has received the top score for overall strategy in applications outsourcing (AO) among North American AO providers, a Forrester Research report said.
- Rel Comm Adds Colour To Pale Markets (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
If the market slumped owing to disappointing earnings numbers from ICICI Bank and Hindustan Lever, then Reliance Communication did a good job boosting it and helping it recover from the day's lows on Monday.
- Sensex Declines Further (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, May 01, 2007)
The Sensex ended in the negative territory on Monday on weak global cues as well as the disappointing results and equity dilution plans by ICICI Bank.
- Slowdown In Sight, Indian It Firms Cutting Exposure To Us (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 28, 2007)
What started as a “perceived threat” is now looking more real. A slowdown in the US economy is around the corner, if the IMF’s World Economic Outlook that expects US growth rate to fall to 2.2 per cent from 3.3 per cent in 2006, is taken seriously.
- Slow March (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 27, 2007)
The Indian economy for long has shown inconsistent growth from year to year. In the past, when policymakers appeared to be getting everything right, something would happen to deject us.
- Sensex Closes Above 14,000 (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
The central bank's policy to keep key interest rates unchanged propelled the Sensex to close above the 14,000-mark.
- Caring Caterer (Frontline, S. Annamalai, Apr 25, 2007)
"JI, ayiye. Khana, khana" (Sir, come on. Here is food"), says the youth clad in a red shirt, holding a plate of hot food in one hand and a bottle of water in the other.
- Chandigarh’S Skewed Development (Tribune, Editorial, The Tribune, Apr 24, 2007)
Monopoly public control over land acquisition and development was justified for achieving two objectives: ensuring planned development within the Master Plan area, and protecting the periphery from unplanned suburban sprawl.
- Mutual Benefits As East Meets East (Japan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
Prior to the 1990s, most people in Japan probably knew little more about India than it was the home of curry, snake-charmers and the Taj Mahal.
- Majority Of Mps For Second Term For Kalam: Survey (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
A majority of MPs and MLAs of different States want President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam to remain in the Rashtrapati Bhavan for a second term, according to a survey by a leading TV news channel.
- World Economic Outlook — Taking The Rough With The Smooth (Business Line, S. Venkitaramanan , Apr 23, 2007)
The latest World Economic Outlook places emphasis on setting right global imbalances, with particular reference to the US' current account deficit. The Outlook also notes the challenges faced by the emerging economies in strengthening . . .
- Mps Pitch For Kalam Second Term (Statesman, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
With the country’s next president due to be elected in just three months from now, the majority of MPs and MLAs who form the electoral college, has voted online and SMS for a second term for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. His term ends on 25 July and his . . .
- Law Makers Favour Second Term For President Kalam (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
While Dr A P J Abdul Kalam may be preparing himself for a stint in portals of academe after he lays down the presidency in barely months from now, nearly 60 percent of influential MPs and MLAs want him in Rashtrapati Bhawan for a second term, . . ..
- Mps,mlas Want Kalam Again (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
The survey, conducted jointly by NDTV and Gfk Mode, revealed that 59 per cent of the 500 MPs and MLAs interviewed wanted a second term for Kalam while nearly 35 per cent wanted a new president.
- Investors Hope Bulls Will Run Riot On Dalal Street (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
With Sensex heavyweight Reliance Industries and other firms like Grasim, Ranbaxy and Bharti Airtel slated to announce quarterly earnings next week, investors are looking forward to these five days when results will define the path of 30-share Sensex.
- It Shining: Strengthen Consultancy To Bag Big Deals (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 23, 2007)
India’s IT giants continue to shine. The big three, Infosys, TCS, Wipro and the two companies immediately below them, HCL Technologies and Satyam have all posted robust results.
- India’S Next Rashtrapati: Why Not Arjun Singh! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 22, 2007)
Whoever said being president was not rocket science may not have just been having a dig at A P J Kalam’s chances of continuing in Rashtrapati Bhavan for a second term.
- 'India To Be A Content Source For Us' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 22, 2007)
For Wiley Publication, India not only represents a huge market but also a large content source.
- Wipro, Satyam Growth Rise (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Continuing the trend set by Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys Technologies of robust growth in revenue and profitability in 2006-07, Wipro Ltd and Satyam Computer Services Ltd posted a 42 per cent and 43 per cent increase, respectively,
- Wipro Net Zooms 42 Pc, Confirms It Is Cruising (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Billionaire Azim Premji’s Wipro Ltd reported a 42 per cent jump in net profit for 2006/07 on Friday, confirming a solid trend of growth among the country’s software majors despite rising wages for programmers and a strong rupee which has eroded the . . .
- Coolies Are Scheduling The Trains (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
It has become fashionable of late, amongst our bien-pensant classes, to sneer at the success of India's business process outsourcing industry the call centres and the like which have become the visible face of globalisation in our formerly . ..
- 'India To Be A Content Source For Us' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2007)
For Wiley Publication, India not only represents a huge market but also a large content source. According to Mark Allin, managing director (Asia), the company has great plans of expansion in India in the coming five years.
- India’S Next Rashtrapati: Why Not Arjun Singh! (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 21, 2007)
Whoever said being president was not rocket science may not have just been having a dig at A P J Kalam’s chances of continuing in Rashtrapati Bhavan for a second term.
- Murthy Doesn't Qualify (Pioneer, Anuradha Dutt, Apr 20, 2007)
The mentor of Infosys has failed to respect the National Anthem, says Anuradha Dutt
- Cii Team Holds Discussions With Chief Minister (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
To present a "Vision 2020" document for economic development
- 'Start Post-M&a Planning Early On' (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Apr 19, 2007)
As global head of KPMG’s transaction services, Gopal Ramanathan , has been a key facilitator in driving M&A activities across markets.
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