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The story of the "Indian Panoptes"

Will it have an ending different from the one described in Greek mythology?

Haves and have-nots in AI

Over the past year and a half, the government has been focusing on how AI can improve governance and service delivery

H1-B visa suspension to cost Indian IT firms Rs 1,200 crore: Crisil

An increase in local hiring over the last few years since the US the largest market for Indian IT firms - started curbing the visa issuances will help limit the impact on the Indian IT companies now

TCS gains 9% in 4 days ahead of Q1 nos on Thursday; stock nears record high

The stock was up 3% at Rs 2,269 and was just 1 per cent or Rs 27 away from its all-time high level of Rs 2,296, touched on September 3, 2019, in intra-day trade.

Covid-19 impact: India's software market to see 3.8% growth in 2020

Segments such as robotic process automation and model-driven application platform are expected to witness growth in the spending

IT stocks rally post encouraging Q3 results by Accenture; Infosys jumps 7%

The S&P BSE Information Technology index ended over 5 per cent higher at 15,125 levels.

The debate over Silicon Valley's embrace of content moderation

Many in tech cheered when Twitter added labels to President Trump's tweets. But civil libertarians caution that social media companies are moving into uncharted waters.

Hexaware plans voluntary delisting, board to discuss proposal next week

Analysts see delisting as a move towards making the company leaner before any further step of a merger or complete

India IT spending to fall 8% this year due to Covid-19, first fall in 5 yrs

Devices and data centre systems may see steepest spending declines, at -15.1% and -13.2%, respectively

Trump to suspend immigration temporarily, Indian IT industry awaits details

Amid the ongoing pandemic, unemployment claims in the US have risen exponentially

Lockdown guidelines: IT-ITeS allowed to resume work; Nasscom hails move

India's $191 billion IT industry employs over 4.3 million people and has largely managed to service its clients during the pandemic

Bengaluru ranked best city by IT workers in terms of appraisal, growth

Delhi-NCR (20 per cent) secured the least votes among the preferred city chart. While Kolkata with 21 per cent votes fared slightly better than Delhi-NCR.

IT industry is resilient and will emerge stronger, says U B Pravin Rao

The immediate priority is navigating through the Covid-19 situation and ensuring business continuity"

IT catches Covid-19 bug: Sector's outlook takes a hit on demand concerns

Analysts expect top line pressure to reflect from Q4 itself

Customs allows online clearance for moving laptops from STPI units

The Software Technology Parks of India allow for this approval online, but Customs clearance required one to physically take approval.

Analysts see dull growth for Indian IT companies as US combats coronavirus

IT companies earn over 50 per cent of their topline from the US.

Coronavirus scare: IT firms stare at delay in bagging large contracts

According to outsourcing advisory experts, severe restrictions on the mobility of human resources as well as the likely delay in decision making by the clients are seen as the key reasons

We expect markets to remain polarised: Centrum Broking's Nischal Maheshwari

Given the ongoing global risk sentiment, investors are flocking to safe-haven asset classes and avoiding risky EM asset classes, said Maheshwari

Crude to snuff gains from weak rupee, muted global demand to hurt exports

Tourism and hospitality, auto and aviation could see a demand crunch amid coronavirus; earnings from rupee depreciation to export-driven sectors such as IT and pharma could be limited

I-T department approaches 5,627 entities to avail Vivad se Vishwas scheme

Of this, a total 1,730 assessees, involving a tax demand of Rs 1, 578 crore, have agreed to come under the scheme