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HCL Infosystems posts Rs 13.07-crore net profit for September quarter

The IT company on Tuesday reported a consolidated net profit

Sebi forms IT project advisory committee to provide technical expertise

It will provide technical expertise to Sebi in various stages of IT solution procurement as members of the Tender Evaluation Committee.

Nasdaq Is getting trounced by an Indian tech gauge this year

The S&P BSE Information Technology Index has gained more than 48% this year, trouncing the Nasdaq 100's performance by about 31 percentage points and heading for the biggest annual beat since 2009

Kerala IT sector to see Rs 6,000 cr investments in two years: IT Park exec

Once the key projects are completed, Kerala's IT sector will create a minimum of 125,000 direct jobs in the state in the next seven years

Kerala CM announces welfare fund for IT, ITES sector, pension for employees

Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday said that the state government has announced a welfare fund for employees of the Information Technology (IT) and information technology-enabled services (ITES) that ensures a pension of Rs 3000.CM Vijayan on Sunday tweeted, "Started welfare fund for IT & ITES workers in Kerala that ensures a pension of Rs 3000. Women workers will be given financial aid of Rs 15000 during pregnancy and Rs 10000 for marriages.""Beneficiaries will get Rs 15000 for medical treatment. Over 1.5 lakh employees will be benefitted," the CM said.

Mindtree appoints key personnel to expand Europe and APAC presence

Names three Chief Business Officers--one for DACH nations, another for Nordics and Benelux, and a third for Asia-Pacific

IT-BPM industry welcomes GST clarification on intermediaries

This is a long-standing issue between the IT-BPM industry and the government

Q2 revenue recovery, valuations may sustain rally for HCL Tech

The stock has been underperforming peers after two consecutive quarters of muted revenue growth

Further upsides in Mindtree may be capped, headwinds foreseen

Supply side pressures could hit its efforts to maintain margins above 20 per cent

FPIs' defensive mood in August hints at sectoral flows

FPIs have the highest allocation to financial stocks at 31.8 per cent, followed by information technology (IT) at 14.67 per cent.

How MyGov Covid app morphed into a one-stop vaccination helpdesk

Initially aimed at providing credible information from India's government and global sources, the application has since added new and more useful features

Swift deployment of IT solutions key for governments, institutions: CAG

CAG Girish Chandra Murmu on Wednesday said the success of every government and institution in the coming days will be measured by its ability to swiftly deploy IT solutions.

New IT Rules prevent fake news, misuse of freedom of press: Centre tells HC

The Centre has defended the legality of the new IT Rules before the Delhi High Court, saying that the rules seek to prevent the misuse of the freedom of press and protect the citizens from fake news

JK Tech rebrands itself with new website, logo after nearly 25 years

The website features a clean and modern design, with seamless and simplified user interface, portraying JK Tech as a young and vibrant organisation

New IT rules: HC grants more time to Centre to file counter-affidavit

The Madras High Court on Friday granted 10 more days to the Centre to file its counter-affidavit in response to a batch of PIL pleas challenging the new Information Technology (IT) Rules

Made permanent appointments in compliance with IT rules: Twitter tells HC

The new appointees are employees of Twitter Inc and not the India entity of the microblogging platform, a person familiar with the details said.

Tharoor urges action over officials' skipping parliamentary panel meet

In his letter to the speaker, Tharoor said the action of representatives of three ministries constitutes "breach of parliamentary privilege and contempt of the House".

Microsoft in talks with Telangana to set up Rs 15,000-crore data centre

According to sources in the state government, the company has zeroed in on a land parcel near Hyderabad for the facility

Don't register cases under repealed Section 66A of IT Act: Centre to states

The Centre on Wednesday asked the states to direct their police not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000 related to posting online comments. The Supreme Court in 2015 had struck down the controversial Section 66A of the IT Act that made posting "offensive" comments online a crime punishable by jail, after a long campaign by defenders of free speech. However, recently, the apex court had said that it was shocking that the judgment striking down the law has not been implemented even now. The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has requested states and Union Territories (UTs) to direct all police stations under their jurisdiction not to register cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, a home ministry statement said. The ministry said it has also asked the states and UTs to sensitise law enforcement agencies for the compliance of the order issued by the Supreme Court on March 24, 2015. The MHA has als

New IT rules take care: SC on plea seeking CBI, NIA probe against Twitter

The Supreme Court on Monday gave a petitioner a week's time to study new IT Rules in connection with his plea to restrain social media platforms from carrying Islamophobic content