Cars are waste of money? Techie with Rs 1.2 lakh monthly salary warned by parents against buying first car. 'Can delay life goals'A 28-year-old tech professional earning around Rs 1.2 lakh per month has sparked an online discussion after sharing his dilemma about buyin...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.49 PM IST
US companies backing only those seen making H-1B cutHike base pay to improve selection odds, send fewer applications tied to key roles.
28 Jan, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Is the worst over for India's $200 billion-plus exporting powerhouse?India’s IT outsourcing sector is facing an uncertain period. Infosys has raised its forecast, but profits remain under pressure across the ...
16 Jan, 2026, 01.48 PM IST
‘Get ready for a jobless future’: Saurabh Mukherjea shares a warning for the Indian middle classSaurabh Mukherjea on middle class: Traditional corporate jobs are shrinking in India. Saurabh Mukherjea, an investment expert, believes thi...
02 Nov, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
IITian has a simple salary formula to check if you are among the highest paid techies in IndiaIIT graduate Arpit Verma shares insights on navigating the tech world, suggesting a simple formula to gauge salary percentile. He cautions ...
23 Sep, 2025, 03.33 PM IST
Dream job to jobless: Techie shares wild journey from ₹6 lakh to ₹18 lakh to ₹0 salary crash in a month, Redditors offer supportAn Indian full-stack developer shared on Reddit, how they went from earning ₹6 LPA to landing an ₹18 LPA US-based job—only to be left joble...
29 May, 2025, 03.47 PM IST
From Rs 65 LPA to Rs 2.4 LPA: In divorce case, High Court questions techie's sudden drop in salaryThe Bombay High Court fined a man Rs 1 lakh for evading maintenance payments to his wife and daughter by concealing his true earnings. Desp...
05 Apr, 2025, 02.14 PM IST
Bengaluru techie-turned-YouTuber offers top salary for his chief of staff job while taking a dig at Zomato CEO Deepinder GoyalYouTuber Ishan Sharma, 23, renowned for debating cultural issues like tipping in the USA, is hiring a Chief of Staff in Bengaluru. Highligh...
07 Jan, 2025, 12.07 PM IST
Sky-high home rents trouble IT employees back in officeTechies are battling the highest increase in house prices and rentals as landlords have started charging inordinate amounts amid the return...
13 Nov, 2023, 09.38 AM IST
Meet the most sought after person in India's hiring spaceAmid an all-time hiring high in IT, the average techie is reaping rich dividends. With a jump in demand for hot talent in the niche market,...
02 Sep, 2021, 04.50 PM IST
Now, techies with chops are calling the shots in job marketRecruiters say there’s a tsunami of offers; company bosses say it is not the employer but the candidate they are looking to hire who is now...
07 Aug, 2021, 09.49 AM IST
US, UK & Singapore: Why the world wants to keep the Indian techie outIndia's vast entry-level tech labour has become a challenge for the developed countries where wages for such labour are much higher.
17 Apr, 2017, 08.42 PM IST
How an education startup, Make School, is challenging conventional computer science education in Silicon ValleyApart from free online courses, Make School offers a two-month coding bootcamp and two-year programme (with six-month internship) that teac...
22 Nov, 2015, 06.12 AM IST
Do women techies earn lesser than male counterparts?Studies have shown that India’s technology sector is seeing a nearly 30 per cent drop out among women employees after short career stints.
02 Apr, 2015, 01.22 PM IST
- IT companies like Infosys, Wipro and MindTree struggle with growing benches
IT cos failed to anticipate the sudden drop in demand on account of the global economic slowdown over the last year. Some employees are eve...
10 Jul, 2012, 06.52 AM IST
- HR, finance in the limelight at Tech Inc
While attrition for IT professionals is almost 18% for the whole industry, the same for support functions is as high as 20%, according to i...
20 May, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Surging rupee: No impact on IT salaries in short run
It looks like the wallets of techies would continue to bulge in the near future despite the fact that the surging rupee remains a big conce...
24 Sep, 2007, 07.20 PM IST