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- 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.
- Nationality And Religion: The Muslim Question (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Jun 07, 2007)
Justice Sachar Commission’s report on Muslims has opened up a new chapter of debate in India, both on the question of minority rights and reservations.
- Govt Nod For 24 Sez Plans (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 06, 2007)
The Centre, on Tuesday, accorded formal approval to as many as 24 proposals to set up Special Economic Zones (SEZs) including one from Karnataka and much-talked about multi-services SEZ proposed by Mukesh Ambani-controlled Reliance Industries...
- India's Biggest Ipo Fully Covered As Investors Show Keen Interest (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Jun 04, 2007)
The order book for India's biggest ever IPO, a $2.4 billion issue by developer DLF Ltd, is fully covered just days into a two-week global roadshow, a source close to the deal said yesterday.
- Wipro, Airtel, Bank Of India Bag Forbes’ Outsourcing Awards (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 30, 2007)
India has yet again shown its credibility as the world's most preferred BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) destination as three of its leading companies - Wipro, Airtel and Bank of India - have bagged the prestigious Outsourcing Excellence Award.
- Bharti, Icici, Sbi Lead Market Fall (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, May 26, 2007)
In the backdrop of weak global cues, India’s key equity indices too moved lower today. Index heavyweights Bharti Airtel, ICICI Bank and State Bank of India led the fall.
- Killing Unborn Daughter (Tribune, Rajesh Kochhar, May 25, 2007)
Through a blatant abuse of technology, India is now engaged in systematic annihilation of unborn girls with Punjab and Haryana as the worst offenders.
- Maya’S First Strike At Mulayam: Centre Told Anil Ambani Sez Against Rules (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, May 25, 2007)
In one of its first acts after taking charge in Lucknow, the Mayawati government has applied the brakes on a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) project in Noida being promoted by the Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (ADAG).
- 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.
- It Spend By Large Cos May Rise 26% (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, May 23, 2007)
The fact that more than half the top 50 spenders on IT during 2006-07 were PSUs breaks the myth that modernisation processes such as automation and IT deployment can take place only after privatisation.
- Sensex Gains 115 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 22, 2007)
Bulls had a field day on Monday as bears did not tread the Dalal Street. On the back of strong global markets, bulls lifted Sensex by 115.19 points and it closed at 14,418.60 levels. Nifty also shot up by 46.40 points to set a new peak . . .
- Rank Minorityism (Pioneer, Editorial, The Pioneer, May 22, 2007)
That the UPA Government has been desperate to win brownie points from the minority communities, especially Muslims, is not a secret.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Sensex Surges 170 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, May 15, 2007)
Bulls, inspired by impressive quarterly results from banking sector heavyweight State Bank of India and support from strong global markets lifted the Sensex by nearly 170 points on Monday.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Indian Retail Has To Get It Right! (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 30, 2007)
It is beyond doubt , that eventually with the massive increase in organised retail in India there is going to be an analogous increase in volumes.
- 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.
- Credit Policy Pushes Sensex Up By 208 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 25, 2007)
Sensex regained 14, 000 mark on Tuesday on the back of RBI's decision of keeping all key rates unchanged.
- Parallel Connection (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 24, 2007)
India needs a massive rural telecom initiative to ensure that growth becomes, and is seen to become, a truly inclusive process that bridges the rural-urban divide.
- 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.
- 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 . . .
- 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 Outsmarts Us With Higher Investor Returns From Ipos (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
Concerns may have been raised about newly listed companies trading below their issue price, but domestic firms have outperformed their US counterparts in terms of investor returns in the stock markets.
- Sculpting A Geek God (Hindustan Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 23, 2007)
So you thought geeks were boring? Try Andy Grove for size. The chairman and CEO of chip-maker Intel Corp during its most difficult and successful period, which coincided with the personal computer revolution, is not just another engineer who made . . .
- Mkt Buoyant, Sensex Closes 277 Pts Up (Singapore Times, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
The market ended the week on a positive note on Friday, allowing the investors to have a happy weekend. Impressive earning numbers from IT big boys– Satyam Computers and Wipro brought in positive sentiments in the market.
- Wipro Pat Up 42 Per Cent To Rs 2,942 Crore (New Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Wipro Ltd, the country's third largest software services exporter and consumer products major, on Friday reported a 41 percent increase in consolidated revenues to Rs 15,000 crore for the year ended March 31, 2007.
- 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 . . .
- Wipro Q4 Net Up 39% (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
One of the leading software services exporters from India, Wipro Ltd on Friday reported that its profit after tax (PAT) grew by 39 per cent on y-o-y to Rs 856 crore in the fourth quarter. Revenues of combined IT businesses crossed $3 billion in . . .
- Sensex Zooms 277 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Sensex zoomed 277 points and ended at 13,897 on Friday on support from sharp recovery on the Asian bourses and better-than-expected results from technology majors - Wipro and Satyam.
- Wipro Profits Rise 42% (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
It services-to-soaps major Wipro Ltd has recorded a 42 per cent rise in profits for the financial year 2006-07 at Rs 2,942 crore and outdid market expectations for the last quarter of the year, reporting a 39 per cent jump in profits year-on-year . .
- Wipro Q4 Net Up 39 Pc (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Wipro Limited reported a 39 per cent year on year growth at Rs 4,333 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2007, as against previous fiscal’s fourth quarter figure of Rs 3,113 crore.
- Wipro Q4 Net, Revenue Rise 39% (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Investments in differentiated service lines paying dividends'
- Sensex Up 278 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
A strong rally in refinery and metal sectors boosted the market on Friday. The Sensex surged by a whopping 278 points on hectic buying interest prompted by impressive Q4 results by IT majors, Satyam Computers and Wipro.
- Wipro It Business Crosses $3 B Mark (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 21, 2007)
Group reports 42 p.c. rise in PAT at Rs. 2,942 cr. in 2006-07
Board approves a total dividend of 300 p.c.
Adds 44 new clients in the fourth quarter
- Delhi Fourth Costliest Location For Office Space In Asia-Pacific (Indian Express, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 20, 2007)
The Indian capital is the fourth most expensive location in the Asia Pacific region, with occupancy of industrial space costing 88 euros per square metre per year.
- Sensex Falls On Profit-Selling By Funds (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
The benchmark BSE Sensex fell 88 points today on profit-selling by funds in heavy-weight technology stocks led by Infosys Technologies
- What’S Left? (Deccan Herald, Editorial, The Deccan Herald, Apr 18, 2007)
Can a company have a soul without a body? Just how much can a company outsource and still keep its own identity?
- Sensex Down 89 Points (Hindu, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 18, 2007)
Stock markets beat a hasty retreat after a strong two-day rally as the soaring rupee took a toll on export-oriented IT sector, pulling down the Sensex by 89 points on Tuesday on unwinding of positions by operators.
- Sensex Zooms 311 Points (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Bulls were simply unstoppable on the Dalal Street on Monday as they got a right platform on the hopes of higher corporate earnings and strong global markets.
- Sensex Closes 311.50 Pts Up At 13,695.58 (Times of India, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 17, 2007)
Bulls reined on the bourses on Monday. Rally in the global markets and reports that India's monsoon will be good this year boosted the sentiments.
- Reliance M-Cap Surges Above Rs 2 Lakh Crore (Business Line, Jayanta Mallick , Apr 17, 2007)
Co offers employees stock option scheme for first time
- Sensex Up 270 Points On Infy Earnings (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 15, 2007)
Infosys’ strong January-March quarter results triggered of the 270.27 points rise in the Sensex on Monday to close 13384 even as most of the Asian markets were in the red.
- Sez: State Isn’T Greatest Gobbler (Deccan Herald, Asha Krishnaswamy, Apr 15, 2007)
Statistics available with Deccan Herald show that Karnataka stands fourth in terms of getting SEZs approved by the Centre. Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana are ahead of it.
- Sensex Zooms 270 Pts (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Infosys’ strong January-March quarter results triggered of the 270.27 points rise in the Sensex on Monday to close 13384 even as most of the Asian markets were in the red. The infotech stocks were buoyant led by TCS which gained . . .
- Sensex Up 270 Points On Infy Earnings (Asian Age, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 14, 2007)
Infosys’ strong January-March quarter results triggered of the 270.27 points rise in the Sensex on Monday to close 13384 even as most of the Asian markets were in the red.
- Business Thrives Amid Kashmir War (Christian Science Monitor, ANUJ CHOPRA , Apr 13, 2007)
Four years ago, when Jehangir Raina, an Indian businessman based in the United Kingdom, decided to start an information-technology company in Kashmir instead of in hot spots like Bangalore and Gurgaon, business analysts thought him a fool.
- Sezs For Farmers (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Apr 11, 2007)
India's outsourcing industry is reputed for creating prosperity in the country. It has been extremely dynamic and undergone many transformations.
- Us Slowdown May Hit Growth Of It Cos (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 10, 2007)
A report by HSBC Securities along with Capital Markets (India) estimates that revenue and net profit growth rates for eight IT majors will decline in the range of 500-1,500 basis points in 2007-08 since the US remains the largest market for Indian . . .
- Yes To Special Economic Zones (Indian Express, VIKAS DHOOT, Apr 06, 2007)
After 73 days of a freeze on Special Economic Zones which saw heated political and economic debate, the UPA government finally cleared the process of approving and notifying SEZs .
- Ceiling On India (Indian Express, Editorial, Indian Express, Apr 06, 2007)
Clever politics by the empowered group of ministers on SEZs hides one piece of dreadfully wrong economics. The cleverness first. Eighty-odd whistle-clean SEZs have been cleared. Many CMs and many in industry will be happy.
- Dalal St Bleeds (Tribune, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
For investors there is no worse way to start new fiscal than to see over Rs1.5 trillion go down the drain in trading that lasted less than six hours.
- Rbi Move Backfires (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 03, 2007)
Stock market is the latest casualty of the Government's desperate attempt to control inflation through the Reserve Bank of India's monetary intervention, which has sent borrowing rates soaring and taken away homes, cars and consumer durables out . . .
- When Everything Is Outsourced, What Is Left? (Hindu, Editorial, The Hindu, Apr 02, 2007)
"OUTSOURCE EVERYTHING except your soul," the excitable guru Tom Peters once exhorted. And companies all over the world have responded with a will. Want someone to build you a computer or a fridge? Old hat. How about a complete car or even a house? Done.
- Wipro Ropes In Samurai For Japan Push (Singapore Times, Venkatesh Ganesh, Apr 02, 2007)
Wipro Technologies, the global software export unit of infotech major Wipro, is reorganising its operations in Japan and China under a Japanese chief executive officer.
- Wipro Goes To The Uk For Talent Shopping (Deccan Herald, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
Wipro plans to launch its first recruitment drive in university campuses in Britain, creating hundreds of jobs in the UK over the next year.
- Indian Firm 'Eyeing Uk Graduates' (British Broadcasting Corporation, Correspondent or Reporter, Apr 02, 2007)
An India-based outsourcing giant is to start recruiting UK graduates, as it tries to find staff to work with British firms, a report has said.
- Ongc Leads Indian Firms In Forbes List (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 31, 2007)
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) leads the pack of 34 Indian companies, a chunk of them from the banking sector, which have found place on the elite Forbes' list of 2000 corporate giants across the world.
- Software Firms - The Big Get Bigger (The Economic Times, Editorial, Economic Times, Mar 30, 2007)
Not all is well on the Indian offshore front. While a handful of offshore players, and in particular the top three, are performing exceedingly well, more than 500 small and medium-size firms are struggling and performing below the industry average.
- Sensex Falls Below 13,000 (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Bears firmed their grip on Dalal Street on Wednesday on the back of weak global stock markets, concern over rising crude oil prices (crude crossed over $64), hardening interest rates and Rupee's strong surge against US dollar.
- Dubai World, Dib & Wipro Sign Mou (Frontier Post, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 29, 2007)
Dubai World, one of the world’s largest holding companies, Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the world’s premier Islamic financial institution, and Wipro Infotech, the India Middle East and Asia Pacific IT business of . . .
- Indian It Firms In Rush For H1-B Lottery (Times of India, Chidanand Rajghatta, Mar 29, 2007)
Courier services and beat postmen covering zip code 05478 in the small town of St. Albans, Vermont, USA, are in for shock on Monday, April 2.
- Power Punch (Times of India, Editorial, The Times of India, Mar 29, 2007)
First of all, power is about making life for
people around you better. Second, power is about feeling better about yourself, in the sense that you have done good things and people have benefited. And I would say it's
certainly much more the . . .
- Wipro Strikes Strategic Partnership With Iata (Business Standard, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Wipro Technologies, the global IT services business of Wipro, today announced a strategic partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA) for the latter's e-freight initiative.
- Wipro Ties Up With Iata For E-Freight Initiative (Business Line, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 24, 2007)
Wipro Technologies has entered into a partnership with International Air Transport Association (IATA) for its e-freight initiative. The financial details of the engagement were not disclosed.
- Tatas Eyeing Deutsche Telekom's It Unit In Germany: Report (Pioneer, Correspondent or Reporter, Mar 23, 2007)
In line with its strategy of global expansion through acquisitions, corporate giant Tatas are reported to be in advanced stages of talks for buying the IT business unit of German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom.
- Indian It Biggies Losing Out To Mncs (Business Standard, Editorial, Business Standard, Mar 22, 2007)
Indian IT majors are far behind their MNC counterparts when it comes to striking big deals in the domestic arena, primarily because they currently do not offer a suite of services (includes storage, database, servers, PCs, software and infrastructure . .
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