Avik Das, Business Standard

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Cognizant to spend up to $320 million on AI-led restructuring, workforce impacted
Rediff.com1 days ago

IT services giant Cognizant is embarking on a significant AI-led restructuring...

Corporate India's Conduct Conundrum: Bridging Policy and Practice
Rediff.com30 Apr 2026

Recent controversies at major IT firms like TCS and Infosys have highlighted a...

Corporate India's Conduct Conundrum: Bridging Policy and Practice
Rediff.com29 Apr 2026

Recent controversies at major IT firms like TCS and Infosys have highlighted a...

Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar's Compensation Jumped 28% to $21.5 Million Last Year
Rediff.com18 Apr 2026

Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar's annual compensation increased by 28 per cent to $21.5...

Wipro's $1 bn Olam deal, Mindsprint acquisition marks major strategic win
Rediff.com7 Apr 2026

Wipro, India's fourth-largest IT services company, has secured an eight-year deal with...

Proposed H-1B wage hike to impact Indian IT, favouring higher-skilled workers
Rediff.com6 Apr 2026

The Trump administration's proposed H-1B wage structure aims to increase pay for...

Jio IPO Set To Break All Records
Rediff.com4 Apr 2026

Only 2.5 per cent of the equity in Jio Platforms will be offloaded through the OFS...

Goldman Cuts India Market Outlook
Rediff.com27 Mar 2026

Goldman Sachs has materially lowered its earnings growth forecast for Indian companies...

Hiring Outlook Brightens for FY27
Rediff.com26 Mar 2026

Hiring demand strongest in ecommerce, tech startups, healthcare, and energy sectors,...

'No Governance Issue In HDFC Bank'
Rediff.com20 Mar 2026

'Being an important institution in the banking system, we are subject to regulatory...

Gulf War: Nasscom Warns Firms Of Cyber Threat Surge
Rediff.com17 Mar 2026

'Periods of geopolitical uncertainty often see a rise in coordinated cyber threats,...

AI Skills Enter Employee Performance Reviews
Rediff.com11 Mar 2026

The message is becoming clearer: Employees who fail to meaningfully integrate AI into...

AI-Skilled Graduates Make Up 60% Of TCS Fresher Hiring
Rediff.com2 Mar 2026

'A prime hire can have a salary as high as Rs 11 lakh at the entry level and above.'

'You End Up Firefighting': Finance Minister
Rediff.com26 Feb 2026

'Uncertainty level A in the morning, uncertainty level B in the afternoon. If I answer...

'India Is A Reverse AI Trade Globally'
Rediff.com25 Feb 2026

'The day that the market realises that they've overspent (on AI) and there's a sudden...

AI Can Make India World's Creative Capital
Rediff.com21 Feb 2026

'Not the back office for the world's content. The leader. The standard-setter.'

AGI Dream 'Meaningless': Godfather Of AI
Rediff.com21 Feb 2026

'We could well be in a world where AI already has these dangerous capabilities and that...

AI startup Sarvam launches two made-in-India large language models
Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

Indian artificial intelligence (AI) startup Sarvam launched two indigenous large...

Anthropic's Scores Big On India Revenue
Rediff.com19 Feb 2026

India is emerging as Claude.ai's second-largest user base, driven by strong adoption in...

What Caused Nifty IT's 6% Fall On Thu?
Rediff.com13 Feb 2026

The Nifty IT index hit a more than nine-month low, trading at its weakest level since...