IT Sector

While the ace investor acknowledged that AI is still in its nascent stage, it is here like a 'foreign hand' conspiracy theory that has plans to 'snatch food away' from Indian youth's table

Private equity firm Premji Invest on Friday bought a 1.6 per cent stake in IT company Wipro for Rs 4,757 crore through an open market transaction. Billionaire Azim Premji's PE firm through its arm Prazim Trading and Investment Company Pvt Ltd acquired shares of Wipro through a block deal on the National Stock Exchange (NSE). As per the data, Prazim Trading and Investment Company purchased 8,49,54,128 shares, amounting to a 1.62 per cent stake in Bengaluru-based Wipro. The shares were picked up at an average price of Rs 560 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 4,757.43 crore. Meanwhile, Azim Premji promoted Prazim Traders sold over 4.49 crore shares of Wipro, while Zash Traders sold 4 crore shares of the company at the same price. Prazim and Zash Traders are the two promoter entities of Wipro. Shares of Wipro rose 0.92 per cent to close at Rs 568.60 apiece on the NSE.

At 12:23 pm; the Nifty IT index was the top gainer among sectoral indices, up 1 per cent, as compared to 0.31 per cent decline in the Nifty 50.

Andhra Pradesh offers a highly favorable environment for investments with investor-friendly policies, an extensive coastline, and well-developed road, water, and air connectivity, making it an ideal time for new industries to set up operations, according to Minister for Education, IT, and Electronics, Nara Lokesh. Minister Lokesh met with representatives of the US-India Business Council and Indiaspora. Speaking on the occasion, Lokesh emphasized that under the leadership of Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, Andhra Pradesh is rapidly progressing towards development. The state is set to become a hub for startups and manufacturing in the coming days, he said, adding an ecosystem conducive to industry growth is being developed, and the Economic Development Board has been revitalized to streamline approvals without delay. "As part of decentralized development, we have decided to promote the automobile sector in Anantapur, renewable energy in Kurnool, IT, pharmaceuticals, and medical ...

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The company has fixed October 11, as the record date to ascertain the eligibility of shareholders for the payment of the second interim dividend.

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The government may look at creating more "compute capacity" through viability gap funding after building high-tech capability under the Rs 10,372-crore India AI mission, Electronics and IT Secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday. Addressing a Deloitte India event, Krishnan said that India AI Mission has an outlay of about 10,372 crore of which more than Rs 4,500 crore is intended for compute capacity. "Later on, there is a possibility, and we will decide based on how much compute capacity actually gets created in the country. There is a possibility that we would actually support more compute capacity being created on the viability gap funding," Krishnan said. The government has invited bids for the empanelment of entities for providing artificial intelligence services on the cloud under the India AI mission. Under the IndiaAI Mission, supercomputing capacity, comprising over 10,000 GPUs, will be made available to various stakeholders for creating an artificial intelligence (AI) ...

Indian IT firm HCLTech has been named the no.1 India-headquartered company in TIME magazine's World's Best Companies 2024 list. The Noida-headquartered firm has also secured a place in the global top 10 list within the Professional Services category. "This accolade underscores HCLTech's commitment to excellence and innovation. It reinforces our leadership in the industry and our status as a top employer. "Aligned with our purpose of 'Supercharging Progress' and 'Find Your Spark' employee value proposition, we are dedicated to maximizing employee potential, advancing community and social responsibility initiatives and achieving sustainability goals," said Rahul Singh, Chief Operating Officer of Corporate Functions, HCLTech. The World's Best Companies 2024 ranking identifies top-performing companies across the globe on the parameters of employee satisfaction, revenue growth, and sustainability. HCLTech posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 4,257 crore in the June quarter of FY25, u

In comparison, BFSI firms hired 172,000 people on a net basis in 2022-23 (FY23), while IT services companies had a net recruitment of 131,000 employees

A senior UP government official said the state has identified five cities viz. Noida, Lucknow, Kanpur, Varanasi, and Prayagraj (Allahabad) to develop such hubs

Another 800 GCCs are expected in the next 5-6 years, boosting India's role as a global tech hub, with many in Tier-II cities like Kolkata, Ahmedabad, and Vadodara, promoting local employment

The IT firm faced significant online backlash over the internet for its low fresher salary offering, with many comparing it to 2002 levels

The need to secure such top talent is also driven by the fast-paced technological changes shaping the sector

The system kicked in on November 1 to promote domestic manufacturing of these goods and reduce dependence, especially on China

In another high-level exit at IT major Wipro, its Chief Technology Officer Subha Tatavarti has resigned to pursue opportunities outside the company. Tatavarti joined Wipro in April 2021 as the technology head under the then-CEO and MD Thierry Delaporte. During her three-year stint, she led Wipro's GenAI initiatives and introduced Wipro ai360. "Subha Tatavarti, Chief Technology Officer, resigned from the services of the Company to pursue opportunities outside Wipro," a regulatory filing said on Monday. Before joining Wipro, she led different roles at Walmart and PayPal, among others. She was recognised in "Top 100 Executive Women in Tech to Watch" earlier this year by the WomenTech Network. "I am resigning from the post of CTO, Wipro, effective August 16th. Good luck with your journey," Tatavarti wrote in her resignation letter to Wipro CEO Srini Pallia. This is the fourth top-level exit in the last 4 months after Pallia joined the Bengaluru-based firm in April, following Delaporte

Prior to this, the IT sector was divided into software, services and hardware technology

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Market sources and media reports concur that today's global sell-off may trigger an early rate cut by the US Federal Reserve

Data centre operator CtrlS Datacenters on Monday said it will invest about Rs 400 crore in the greenfield datacentre in Patna and has acquired land for the new facility. The site, situated 300 meters from the company's existing Patna DC1 facility, is located in the Pataliputra Industrial Area and has been acquired through the Bihar Industrial Area Development Authority (BIADA). The datacentre is expected to be operational by the second-half of FY 25-26. "CtrlS Datacenters plans to invest approximately Rs 400 crore in this new datacentre, which will boast a 10MW IT load capacity and house approximately 1,000 racks. This land acquisition reaffirms CtrlS Datacenters' commitment to strengthening its presence in Patna," a company statement said. Hyderabad-based CtrlS Datacenters operates 15 datacentres across Mumbai, Noida, Hyderabad, Chennai, Bengaluru, Kolkata, Lucknow, and Patna.