Murthy returns to lead Infosys
N.R. Narayana Murthy is back in the executive leadership of Infosys barely 21 months after he retired on August 20th, 2011, on turning 65. The beleaguered company, once the darling of the industry and media, has been battling low employee morale and negative shareholder sentiment as a result of a poor financial performances compared to peers TCS, Cognizant and HCL over the last few quarters.
UK promises help to Indians at LMU
The British government will assist Indian students at the London Metropolitan University, whose licence to recruit non-UK, non-European students has been revoked, to help transfer to other UK universi
Custom made for teenagers
After tasting success with three business books targeted at 20-45 year olds, author Subroto Bagchi, who is the chairman and co-founder of IT services firm MindTree Ltd, decided it was time to demystify the world of business for teenagers.
Artificial heart to cost only Rs 3-4 lakh in 5 yrs
People will live to celebrate their 95th birthdays Heart failure is one of the commonest causes of death, but implanting an artificial heart in a patient, whatever his/her age, can increase life expec
They dance, sing and have cerebral palsy
When Anupurba returns to India from the United States after 16 years, she is full of misgivings about her new life. Forced to give up her routine as an elementary school art teacher in the US, her days are centered around her two school-going sons and software engineer husband. Bored with being at home all day, Anupurba decides to
Mittal bets big on Karnataka
World’s richest Indian, steel magnate Lakshmi Niwas Mittal may give priority to Karnataka amongst his various investment plans in India. Mr. Mittal has signed an MoU with the Government of Karnataka for setting up a 6 million ton integrated steel plant and a 750 mw power plant in Bellary. This was a part of the ongoing Global Investor’s Meet in Bengaluru, aimed at drawing in investors to the state.
TCS sees jump in Indian biz
IT services major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) expects India to account for an increasing share of its business in the future. The company feels that the Indian business has achieved critical mass in India and expects the volatility in its reduce significantly in the coming quarters. TCS gets close to 10 per cent of its revenues from India, a much larger share compared to the other IT firms.
M&M in Reva’s driving seat
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has entered the high growth electric car segment with the acquisition of a majority stake in the Bengaluru-based, REVA Electric Car Co Ltd, which will be renamed Mahindra REVA Electric Vehicle Co Ltd.
CA Tech bets big on Chindia
Global IT management software vendor, CA Technologies, is all set to execute its vision for emerging markets where it expects to see double digit growth rates, especially from hyper growth economies
Green buildings on the rise
As the spectre of global warming threatens to shake up the ecological balance, the race to reverse it is picking up pace around the world.