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Amid a huge uproar over a bill that directed private firms in Karnataka to reserve jobs for Kannadigas, the state government is now planning to raise the IT staff's working hours to 14 per day, the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) said.

India's robust tech ecosystem would see spring, or summer, instead of a tech winter, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The minister also said that the momentum of digital economy would continue in 2023, backed by enabling rules and laws that offer catalysing framework for technological growth and innovation...

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) reported a 7.3 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 9,959 crore in the January-March quarter and total revenue of 51,572 crore from a year earlier.

There was a two per cent growth in exports of software services, which also included services rendered by foreign partners of Indian entities.

The government on Thursday announced simplified guidelines for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT-Enabled Services (ITES) players to reduce their compliance burden for the industry and facilitate "work from home" and "work from anywhere".

India's "Most Attractive" Employer Brands: TCS is the top employer brand for the IT industry, according to a survey conducted by Randstad.

The number of low-skilled workers in domestic IT and BPO service sectors could fall from 24 lakh in 2016 to 17 lakh in 2022.

While Big Data professionals ruled the roost when it came to hiring in 2016, machine learning has emerged as the most sought after skill in 2017.

It observed that the IT and ITeS sector is going through fresh challenges of technology upgradation, automation, visa restrictions in the US and increasing skill gaps.

Online hiring grew at a clip of 5 per cent in September, mainly driven by sectors like IT/ITeS and banking, and the outlook appears bullish with the festive season round the corner, says a report.

IT/ITeS firms continued to lead office transaction activity, accounting for about 54% of the deal closures.

Adobe Systems India, Google India and Microsoft India are among the 50 Best IT and ITeS (IT-enabled services) workplaces in the country, a survey has found.

Indicating improved hiring activities, over 77 per cent of recruiters and consultants expect creation of new jobs in the coming six months, a survey released on Wednesday found.

Hiring activity saw a modest growth of three per cent year-on-year in July, led largely by the ITeS (IT-enabled services) sector while auto, hospitality, education and healthcare continued to show "slow and steady growth", according to a report by Naukri.com.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, slated to be rolled out from April 1, 2017, should ensure that issues like complex billing and invoicing requirements and reverse charge on import of services do not impact the export competitiveness of the $110-billion sector, industry body Nasscom said on Thursday.

Amid a huge uproar over a bill that directed private firms in Karnataka to reserve jobs for Kannadigas, the state government is now planning to raise the IT staff's working hours to 14 per day, the Karnataka State IT/ITeS Employees Union (KITU) said.

India's robust tech ecosystem would see spring, or summer, instead of a tech winter, according to Minister of State for Electronics and IT Rajeev Chandrasekhar. The minister also said that the momentum of digital economy would continue in 2023, backed by enabling rules and laws that offer catalysing framework for technological growth and innovation...

Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) reported a 7.3 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 9,959 crore in the January-March quarter and total revenue of 51,572 crore from a year earlier.

There was a two per cent growth in exports of software services, which also included services rendered by foreign partners of Indian entities.

The government on Thursday announced simplified guidelines for Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) and IT-Enabled Services (ITES) players to reduce their compliance burden for the industry and facilitate "work from home" and "work from anywhere".

India's "Most Attractive" Employer Brands: TCS is the top employer brand for the IT industry, according to a survey conducted by Randstad.

The number of low-skilled workers in domestic IT and BPO service sectors could fall from 24 lakh in 2016 to 17 lakh in 2022.

While Big Data professionals ruled the roost when it came to hiring in 2016, machine learning has emerged as the most sought after skill in 2017.

It observed that the IT and ITeS sector is going through fresh challenges of technology upgradation, automation, visa restrictions in the US and increasing skill gaps.

Online hiring grew at a clip of 5 per cent in September, mainly driven by sectors like IT/ITeS and banking, and the outlook appears bullish with the festive season round the corner, says a report.

IT/ITeS firms continued to lead office transaction activity, accounting for about 54% of the deal closures.

Adobe Systems India, Google India and Microsoft India are among the 50 Best IT and ITeS (IT-enabled services) workplaces in the country, a survey has found.

Indicating improved hiring activities, over 77 per cent of recruiters and consultants expect creation of new jobs in the coming six months, a survey released on Wednesday found.

Hiring activity saw a modest growth of three per cent year-on-year in July, led largely by the ITeS (IT-enabled services) sector while auto, hospitality, education and healthcare continued to show "slow and steady growth", according to a report by Naukri.com.

The Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, slated to be rolled out from April 1, 2017, should ensure that issues like complex billing and invoicing requirements and reverse charge on import of services do not impact the export competitiveness of the $110-billion sector, industry body Nasscom said on Thursday.