But American programmers are tops at web programming, reveals a study, whose findings offer guidelines for what types of skills companies should outsource to India - and what they shouldn't.
The latest sample data on employment trends show a fall in unemployment and also a drop in the number of Indians seeking employment. More women are dropping out as incomes rise
The Sathya Sai Trust may be found wanting in terms of governance, but is no excuse for government takeover. Governments have to stay out of trusts related to the majority just as they stay away from minority institutions.
Almost four years after Google Docs arrived, Microsoft has finally taken its Office software into the internet cloud with Office 365.
With each passing day, the probe into the 2G spectrum scam is taking new twists and turns. This means one can almost kiss goodbye to any clean result emerging from it. The Congress has probably succeeded in confusing the issue forever
A newspaper report says that even as Mauritius has sent several documents that India requested, the money trail has shifted to Switzerland.
The focus of the next CBI charge-sheet in the 2G scam could be the Ruias of Essar. They are alleged to have contravened provisions of the united access services licence agreement by acquiring an effective stake in Loop, which is technically owned by the Ruias' sister and her husband
Friday's oil hike is simply not the right answer to the problem of unmanageable oil subsidies. It is too little, too late. The government will have no option but to push through another one or two rounds of hikes unless oil prices subside globally. That's a tough task.
Pramod Haque, one of the world's best known venture capitalists, says Indian IT companies are seeing too much wage inflation and need to improve productivity and automation. He also predicts a hug pick-up in mergers & acquisitions over the next five years in India
The path to the lucrative cash-endorsements enjoyed by later cricket greats, from Kapil Dev to Mahendra Singh Dhoni, was paved by a man who peaked five years too early.
With the financial crisis still fresh in their minds, global fund managers are having a tough time embracing volatile India which has been hit by inflation and a slew of corruption scandals.
If you run a major US corporation, business is good. If you're a small American business owner, not so much.
Citigroup is selling a part of its stake in HDFC because there is little chance that the RBI will allow it to own its banking subsidiary in the foreseeable future.
Black money estimates are wildly exaggerated; Big Business too is culpable; China fares worse on black money outflows; and why panties from Hungary were priced at $739 a dozen...
Between January 2008 and now, listed real estate companies destroyed Rs 2,66,000 crore of investor wealth when the Sensex fell only 15%. When property prices haven't really fallen, how did this value destruction happen? Or does it represent value held outside the system?
The prime culprit in the murder of journalist J Dey is the policy of over-subsidising kerosene in the name of the aam aadmi. It has gotten worse under the UPA. The government needs to take moral responsibility for this.
The Reddy extravaganza is a jolting reminder of how many of our wealthiest business families remain tightly wedded to the past, thumbing their nose at over two decades of social change.
The UPA's attempts to focus on telecom decisions during the NDA regime have brought Mukesh Ambani's political links with Pramod Mahajan under scrutiny. The CAG, which unearthed the 2G scam, is also not amused with his attempts to gold-plate his Krishna-Godavari gas project.
Narayana Murthy's last Infosys AGM was for the most part lackluster, long drawn and hijacked by shareholders, but had its moments of entertainment and emotional drama.
Addressing his last AGM, Infosys Chairman N R Narayana Murthy today described himself as an average guy with "many below-average attributes", and said his life story should encourage ordinary people who want to make a difference in the world.
The World Bank estimates that many more people have been pushed below the poverty line due to the sharp rise in food prices in India.
It is a year-and-a-half since Chanda Kochhar took over as the bank's MD and CEO. After a consolidation phase, the bank is now back to growing its loan-book. But it is seeking stable corporate lending to retail growth. <br /><br />
Pain-killers and medicine can help Gambhir play a crucial IPL match, but his shoulder will really heal only with rest and recuperation. It's the same with the global and Indian economy. The time for quick-fixes is over. The economies have to slow down, cool and build new momentum for growth.
The scope for a further rise in US assets like equity and real estate seems low since real interest rates may not fall further. But this does not mean funds will automatically move to India and other emerging markets in search of better returns.
Is the Dirty Tricks Department in the government sending the BJP a message to back off from the anti-corruption campaign?
While Icra has downgraded the company's debt, a leading brokerage house has raised concerns about its accounting practices. The company's future depends on its ability to raise equity and reduce debt.
In this fourth interview in an ongoing series on innovative thinkers and business leaders, Sharma explains why you're not really pushing the limits until you get a speeding ticket once in a while.
The latest on iCloud. And why LED is the New, New, New Thing in Silicon Valley.
JPMorgan thinks that the software major has to earn more visibility before it looks for a rating change. As of now, the broking firm has maintained Infosys' price target at Rs 3,300 and rated it 'neutral'.
On Wednesday, Textiles Minister Dayanidhi Maran rebutted charges that he favoured the Maxis group when it invested in Aircel in return for the latter's investment in his brother's direct-to-home venture. His statements do not accord with that of the Maxis Group's report on the same subject.