R Chandrashekhar

Tighter controls on visas can't be complete showstopper for Indian IT industry, says Nasscom

Issues like tighter controls on visas may have some bearing on Indian IT sector but will not be a "showstopper" for its overall growth, Nasscom said

Outlook for Indian IT sector in 2018 cautiously positive, says Nasscom president

Outlook for the Indian information technology (IT) sector is 'cautiously positive' in 2018 as challenges remain amidst prospects of greater IT spending with global and US economies improving, industry body Nasscom said

H-1B visa rules: Proposed US Bill to protect American jobs has 'onerous' conditions, says Nasscom

The Bill tightens the definition of visa-dependent companies, and imposes fresh restrictions in terms of minimum salary and movement of talent.

Infosys' new CEO Salil Parekh 'perfect' choice for leading co, say IT experts; Narayana Murthy extends 'best wishes'

Infosys, for the second time, has chosen an external candidate to lead its operations after former CEO Vishal Sikka quit abruptly in August

Karnataka partners with NASSCOM to launch a Centre of Excellence for data science and artificial intelligence

Nasscom President said the centre will position India as a disruptor in the space and the IT body will evangelise such a programme across the country.

NASSCOM appoints former Managing Director of Intel South Asia Debjani Ghosh as its President-Designate

Ghosh will be the first woman President of NASSCOM and her appointment is a true reflection of the importance of diversity and inclusion in the industry.

India added 1,000 technology start-ups in 2017; maintains the third spot as the largest hub for entrepreneurship

Bengaluru, Delhi/NCR and Mumbai retained their position as the key start-up hubs, with 20 percent of the start-ups emerging from tier-2 and tier-3 cities.

Sweden to emerge as a potential market for Indian IT-Sector

Sweden is set to emerge as a potential market for the Indian IT-BPM sector, a new report said on Thursday.

Nasscom sees IT exports growing 7-8%, addition of 1.5 lakh jobs this year despite headwinds

the Indian IT industry is all set to move beyond the heavy-dependent markets - the USA and the UK - which account for almost 80 percent of export - and expand footprints to newer geographies such as Continental Europe, Japan, China and Africa.

'IT-BPM industry set to touch US $350 billion by 2025', says Nasscom

Disruption by digital technologies are transitory in nature and there are many more opportunities than threats, Murugesh said