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Trade unions to observe nationwide strike on Thursday to protest against govt policiesA nationwide strike is planned for Thursday by central trade unions. They protest government policies they deem anti-worker and pro-corpora...
Can this American bill topple India's showpiece industry?The proposed US HIRE Act threatens India’s $250bn IT sector, targeting outsourcing with a 25% tax on payments to foreign firms. While still...
Bank, LIC,GIC unions to protest against govt policies tomorrowEmployee unions from General Insurance Corporation of India (GIC Re), New India Assurance and United India Insurance are also participating.
On Obama's return, Gujarat IT firms diversify operations in USIndian IT firms increased their investment by ten times in US-based centres creating 175,000 jobs in the US, which was once facing high une...
- General Motors likely to cut outsourcing from 90% of its IT budget to only 10%
Analysts and outsourcing advisers said while IBM, HP and CapGemini are among the largest vendors for GM, India-based vendors include TCS an...
- US presidential polls: Barack Obama launches anti-offshoring TV ads
Some had predicted that the anti-offshoring campaign in the US would become more intense closer to the presidential elections in November. ...
- Nasscom to launch campaign on local hiring in US
India's outsourcing industry was recently hit by the Mexico Border Security Bill and a ban by Ohio state against outsourcing of govt IT wor...
- Cloud computing may be more harmful to IT cos than anti-offshoring moves
With its ease of set-up and cost benefits, cloud computing could become the politically correct alternative to offshoring, says John McCart...
- US Senate blocks anti-offshoring bill
Senate Republicans successfully blocked the passage of an anti-offshoring bill that would have denied tax breaks to US companies moving job...
- Good sense has prevailed: India Inc
The bill would not have had any direct impact on Indian companies. But the spirit of the rejection was one of "anti-protectionism".
- ‘Outsourcing irritant can be managed’
A day after Senate Republicans blocked the passage of an anti-outsourcing bill, US on Wednesday made a conciliatory tone, stating the issue...
- Blow to Obama: Amendments on H1B and L1 visas, anti-outsourcing bill blocked
The bill envisaged a ban on government contractors from using American taxpayers' money to move jobs offshore.
- Anti-outsourcing bill blocked in US senate
US Senate successfully blocked passage of an anti-offshoring bill that would have denied tax breaks to US cos which move jobs overseas.
- BJP questions PM’s silence on Obama’s anti-IT moves
BJP on Sunday questioned Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s silence over US President Barack Obama’s “protectionist” approach on outsourcing.
- India outsourcers angered by US job visa hike
The row comes as India readies to host Obama and as anti-outsourcing anger in US has been stoked by high unemployment.
- US House passes border bill amid India anger
The measure aims to add another 1,500 agents and deploy more unmanned aerial vehicles that scan the frontier for undocumented immigrants or...
- Nasscom rules out threat from US bill on Indian BPOs
Nasscom does not see an impact of a proposed bill to tax outbound BPO calls from US going offshore on the $12.4-bn Indian BPO industry. NRI...
- Anti-Wall St, bank sentiment in US, UK may put Indian IT deals in a spot
TCS, Infosys and Wipro could be affected by an anti-Wall Street/big banks sentiment sweeping the US and the UK. India's top 10 BPOs | Secur...
- US does not want protectionism: Clinton
Allaying fears about Obama's anti-outsourcing stance, Hillary Clinton said America does not want a return to protectionism. Top Indian outs...
Indian offshoring cos to hit a wallWith anti-outsourcing sentiments on the rise, companies looking to take the offshoring route to reduce costs will have a difficult task on ...