Fresh engineering graduates, who are finding it increasingly tough to land a job in India’s $160-billion IT industry with each passing year due to lower levels of hiring, may have to deal with another disappointment this year — their starting salaries are unlikely to see a spike anytime in the near future and will largely remain stagnant at their decade-old […]
» Read moreNew Delhi, Apr.26: Online marketplace Snapdeal on Tuesday announced the appointment of Kanika Kalra as Vice President (Marketing). A seasoned global marketing professional with a career spanning over 12 years, Kanika joined Snapdeal after several triumphant stints at Hindustan Unilever limited, Pepsico and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Limited. At Snapdeal, Kanika is expected to focus on making the business more customer-centric […]
» Read moreIntel, the world’s largest microprocessor maker, will shed up to 12,000 jobs worldwide in a massive restructuring effort to reduce its dependence on the personal computer market which is witnessing sluggish growth. Intel employed about 107,300 staff members at the end of the last year. The restructuring will eliminate about 11 per cent of the Intel workforce by mid-2017. Intel […]
» Read moreAirbnb, the world’s leading community-driven hospitality company, has announced a strategic partnership with the Times Group. The tie-up is part of Airbnb’s plans to focus on developing the Indian travel market. The Times Group will drive awareness of Airbnb accommodations, and help the San Francisco-based company create a localized presence for India, leveraging the group’s vast network of media and […]
» Read moreAn US grand jury has slapped a $940 million fine on two Tata group firms Tata Consultancy Services and Tata America International Corp in a trade secret lawsuit filed against them by Epic Systems, news agency PTI reported. The jury has asked the Tata firms to pay $240 million to Epic Systems for ripping off its software and also asked […]
» Read moreGoogle in collaboration with RailTel, the telecom arm of the Indian Railways, has rolled out free Wi-Fi service at 9 more stations, taking the total to 10 where it will offer high-speed Internet to an estimated 1.5 million passengers and visitors. Free Wi-Fi by Google-RailTel took off at Mumbai Central in January this year. The new stations include Pune, Bhubaneswar and […]
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