The bitter boardroom battle at Tata Sons is unlikely to impact operations of the USD 100-billion conglomerate’s crown jewel TCS, but if its chief N Chandrasekaran is elevated to the top at the group level, it could be a blip on the firm’s business, say analysts. “Customers care about delivery and long-term stability, not so […]
One of India’s leading businessman Kumar Mangalam Birla has been appointed the new Chairman of the Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIM-A) by HRD Ministry. The HRD committee also shortlisted the names of Deepak Parekh, Chairman of Housing Development Finance Corporation; R. Seshasayee of Infosys and Pawan Munjal, the CMD of Hero Motocorp. The 49-year-old Chairman of […]
DocSynk’s new machine-learning platform uses data science to put people in control of their healthcare, driving productivity and reducing costs for employers, insurers, and doctors. Finding doctors, scheduling appointments, keeping on top of insurance, and complying with wellness and treatment plans are challenges we all have to face. It’s a lot to keep track of. […]
E-commerce players in India are bound to succeed because of huge market opportunities, and the coming Diwali season will be a pointer to where this space is headed, says Infosys co-founder Nandan M Nilekani. He is also of the view that a prudent cash management and improved customer experience will stand them in good stead. […]
The revenue growth of Indian IT exports this fiscal is likely to be slower than industry body Nasscoms projection of 10-12 per cent, according to industry veteran T V Mohandas Pai. “The figures could be lower than what Nasscom has said. But its still (expected to) be good figures. They forecast 10 to 12 per […]
Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy today said the country was “far, far away” from realising the ambition of developing smart cities, a flagship programme of the Narendra Modi government. “Since we are far, far away from smart cities, I did not talk about it,” Murthy said, when asked why he did not mention the smart […]
IANS- Professional networking website LinkedIn on Wednesday announced that it has crossed the 100-million member mark in the Asia-Pacific region (APAC), and with 37 million members, India is its largest market in the region. Globally, India retains its spot as the second largest market after the US, a company statement said. LinkedIn has doubled its member […]
Startup Village, the countrys first public-private partnership business incubator, has been named Indias best startup incubator. Startup Village is ranked number one in a first-of-its- kind comprehensive ranking by the India edition of Entrepreneur Magazine of the 100 best startup incubators in India (25 across sectors and 75 sector specific), a release said here. Last […]
Infosys Co-Founder and former CII President Kris Gopalakrishnan today said almost seventy per cent of startups globally will fail and only five to ten per cent will become large and scale up. “Almost seventy per cent of startups will fail. About 20 per cent will survive but will not grow. They will remain small enterprises, […]
Online recharge and e-commerce platform Paytm is investing Rs 350 crore in its payments bank arm, which is looking to start operations by Diwali this year, a company executive said. The capital will be primarily utilised to build the platform’s technology infrastructure and physical branch presence in rural areas, chief executive of Paytm’s payments bank […]
The ASSOCHAM has said at a time when a tumultuous global economy posed several risks to India along with the banks grappling with an unprecedented challenge of mounting non-performing assets, the decision of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan to not continue with his current post after the end of his tenure was […]
In his first year at Wipro, former TCS veteran got an annual pay package of USD 1.8 million (about Rs 12.04 crore). This is higher than what his predecessor and former CEO T K Kurien earned at Bengaluru-based IT major. However, his peers at rivals Infosys and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) have fatter pay packages. […]