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Government dismisses talk of job loss in IT sector; plans to make India global hub of low cost digital tech by 2022

The government on Friday outlined its vision for building the IT sector into a $1 trillion economy by 2022.

Infosys, Cognizant, Wipro lay-offs: Churn in Indian IT is inevitable; there is no need to panic

Employers may find younger workers doing more for less if mid-level folks do not match elementary skills with more value. These are clear signs of a slowdown in growth and a reality check.

Infosys to hire 10,000 in US: Vishal Sikka's smart move can contain Trump aggression with high tech

It is advantage Indian IT as Vishal Sikka's move will provide ammunition for Indian lobbyists to convince the Trump administration that it should not be overdoing visa restrictions

Nasscom calls out US lies: Infy, TCS got only 8.8% H-1B visas; India accounts for less than 20%

The apex body's clarification was in response to a US official last week accusing top Indian IT firms TCS and Infosys of unfairly cornering majority of the H-IB visas, by applying more in the lottery system.

H-1b visa issue: Nasscom team heads to US to talk to Donald Trump administration

Global tech titans like Google CEO Sundar Pichai, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella, Apple's Tim Cook and others have already voiced their concerns on the issue.

UK's new visa crackdown likely to impact Indian IT professionals

The new requirement will apply to partners and parents whose current leave to remain in the UK under the family immigration rules is due to expire on or after May 1, 2017

Donald Trump's proposed US H-1B visa policy may hurt Indian IT

More than half of H-1B visas are issued for the program's lowest allowable wage level, and more than 80 per cent for its bottom two, the Trump campaign said.

US visa fraud: Infosys on tight leash, others too under scanner

The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency is gearing up to investigate other Indian IT companies after Infosys agreed to pay $34 million to end a US investigation related to the widespread practice by Indian firms of flying workers to client sites in the United States on temporary visas.<br /><br />

Why big-ticket M&As in Indian IT often don't deliver

H1B Visa norms: What's good for IBM is not good for American engineers

As US senate debates the H1B visa regulations, there's a big question its members will have to face: some of the proposals are good for its big tech firms, but are they good for American engineers?