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Sooner or later, US recession will come knocking at India's tech-hub door

India's tech industry is ruling out a US recession. Or so you would think from Infosys Ltd.'s cheery forecast of 14 per cent to 16 per cent annual revenue growth

About 52 mn trained under digital literacy scheme: MoS Rajeev Chandrasekhar

UP has the most beneficiaries, with over 10.3 million candidates certified in the past five years. Bihar and MP come next, with 4.2 million and 3.3 million candidates, respectively

Consistent growth, margins in Q1 keep Mindtree ahead of larger peers

Analysts at the brokerage expect the company to deliver a 17 per cent dollar revenue growth annually between FY22-24

Office leasing up after Covid waves, IT sector leads in occupancy: Reports

Bengaluru leads in lease transactions and it is followed by Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, and Chennai

Why Twitter sought legal action and moved HC against Indian govt

Twitter in its petition said that content does not meet the threshold for blocking under section 69A

Twitter files petition for judicial review of Indian orders on takedown

On June 27, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology issued a notice to the Chief Compliance Officer of Twitter Inc, giving the company 'one last opportunity'

New IT rules likely to impact ease of business in India, says report

Study says proposal to trace origin of a message on social media platforms is technologically unfeasible

Banks, IT account for 93% of the Rs 2 trillion selloff by FPIs the past yr

FMCG, construction materials were among other sectors to see large outflow, while metals, power, discretionary consumption and telecom saw inflows

Warning to Twitter aimed at 'securing internet' in India: Govt sources

The sources said Twitter has repeatedly violated directions issued under the IT Act

Cert-In extends deadline for VPN cybersecurity norms till Sept 25

CERT-In directions, released on April 28, mandate service providers to keep records of every information and communication technology (ICT) transaction for a minimum of 180 days

RBI warns of risks from cross-border outsourcing of IT services

The RBI's observations come at a time when it is considering a mandate for domestic processing of payment transactions in order to ring-fence India's local payment systems.

Govt declares ICICI Bank's IT resources as 'critical information infra'

The government has declared the IT resources of ICICI Bank as 'critical information infra'. Any harm to it can have impact on national security and any unauthorised person accessing it may be jailed

Kerala ranks first in India in providing public services via IT: CM Vijayan

Kerala was able to achieve the highest score among the other states and union territories, due to its ability to use information technology to better manage government services, the NeSDA report said.

India-based developers may leave their jobs in droves, shows survey

The survey covered over 2,500 developers from 94 countries (including the US, India, Germany, Canada, and UK)

Wage cost inflation may moderate IT players' profit margins by 1.5%

The shrinking will be over and above the narrowing of up to 3.50 per cent on the operating profit margin front for most IT companies in FY22

A lot has changed since decades-old IT Act: Chandrasekaran at TCS AGM

Tata Sons chairman says Digital India Act need of the hour

India weighs appellate panel to hear grievances for social media takedowns

India is considering whether to set up an appellate panel to hear grievances by social media users against operators' decisions to take down content

From double-digit hikes to promotions, India's IT talent takes the cake

The salary increases are not restricted to the Indian IT industry. Globally too, tech talent is being rewarded as never before

Cloud-based digital solutions to empower Indian ITeS sector: Experts

Cloud-based digital solutions will enhance agility, empower hybrid workspaces and facilitate intellectual property-led innovation for the information technology-enabled services sector in India

Happiest Minds Tech net income up 45% to Rs 52 crore amid high attrition

During the quarter, the mid-sized software firm said, its revenue rose to Rs 310 crore, clipping at 38.8 per cent year-on-year and 6.2 per cent sequentially