Qatar Airways signs pact with Wipro for IT solutions (Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 1:05 am ICT by IANS
Doha/New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Qatar Airways Wednesday said it has inked a long-term partnership with leading Indian IT company Wipro to develop new technological solutions.The agreement was signed in ... Read more...
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Wipro looks for growth in new geographies (Second Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro Ltd is betting on customers in new geographies to sustain growth momentum despite currency volatility and pricing pressure."At the macro ... Read more...
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Violence at Maruti plant reflects social unrest: Premji
July 24th, 2012 - 5:36 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 24 (IANS) Violence at auto major Maruti Suzuki's plant at Haryana's Manesar is representative of the social unrest building up in the country, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said ... Read more...
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IT industry backs Murthy, Premji on policy paralysis
June 14th, 2012 - 1:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, June 13 (IANS) The resilient Indian IT industry has shared the grave concerns expressed by Infosys' chairman emeritus N.R. Narayana Murthy and Wipro chairman Azim Premji on policy ... Read more...
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Ratings downgrade was inevitable: Wipro
April 25th, 2012 - 8:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 25 (IANS) Downgrading of India's sovereign rating to negative from stable by global rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P;) was a cause for concern though inevitable due to ... Read more...
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Nepal PM inaugurates Bihar global meet
February 17th, 2012 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Feb 17 (IANS) Nepali Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Friday inaugurated the second global meet on changing Bihar here to discuss ways to accelerate the momentum of high growth and ... Read more...
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Premji expects quicker policy initiatives after assembly polls
January 21st, 2012 - 12:40 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) Wipro chairman Azim Premji Friday hoped that the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government would get pro-active on policy initiatives after the elections to the five ... Read more...
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Global uncertainty not affecting IT industry: Premji (Second Lead)
January 20th, 2012 - 8:15 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 20 (IANS) The resilient Indian IT industry remains unaffected by the uncertainty in the macro-economic environment or the sovereign debt crisis in Europe, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji said ... Read more...
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Without legal reforms Lokpal will fail: Study
December 27th, 2011 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 27 (IANS) Scholars at the university set up by IT czar Azim Premji seriously doubt the effectiveness of the all-powerful Lokpal, advocated by Anna Hazare and his ... Read more...
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UAE signs pact with Indian university
December 9th, 2011 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Dec 8 (IANS/WAM) The United Arab Emirates's Higher Colleges of Technology has signed an agreement with India's Azim Premji University to develop a new cadre of teachers and ... Read more...
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Premji meets Mamata, promises Rs.800-crore second campus
December 7th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) IT major Wipro Technologies chairman Azim Premji Wednesday indicated to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee that the company would pump in Rs.700 crore-Rs.800 crore ... Read more...
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Wipro leading IT service provider in Saudi Arabia
December 5th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Dec 5 (IANS) Global software major Wipro has emerged as a leading IT service provider in Saudi Arabia with a commanding position in the kingdom, the IT bellwether said ... Read more...
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Six Indians among top 100 global thinkers
November 29th, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 29 (IANS) Social activist Anna Hazare, software czar Azim Premji and four other Indians have been named in the US-based Foreign Policy magazine's list of the top ... Read more...
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Government rejects Azim Premji’s criticism
November 1st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The government Tuesday rejected Wipro chairman Azim Premji's criticism that there was "complete absence of decision making", and said the comment "does not ... Read more...
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Absence of decision-making biggest concern: Premji
October 31st, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) Absence of decision-making among the leaders in the government is the biggest concern, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said Monday."The biggest concern is over the governance ... Read more...
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Wipro upbeat despite flat IT growth
October 31st, 2011 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 31 (IANS) India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro Ltd. remains upbeat on its growth prospects in the coming quarters despite a marginal increase in net profit for the ... Read more...
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India Inc., jurists call for well-crafted Lokpal bill
October 10th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Oct 10 (IANS) Prominent corporate leaders and jurists in Mumbai stressed the need for an urgent passage of a "well-crafted" Lokpal bill by parliament.In an open letter, the ... Read more...
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Dreams, movies, philosophy on bookshelf (IANS Books This Week)
July 28th, 2011 - 3:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) Explore dreams, learn about Satyajit Ray's movies and delve into flaws hidden behind a mask of civilised existence with this week's bouquet...Read on.1. Book: "On ... Read more...
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No impact of uncertainty on IT business: Premji (Lead)
July 20th, 2011 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 20 (IANS) Global IT services business continued to remain strong despite uncertainty and a volatile macro-economic environment, Wipro chairman Azim Premji said Wednesday."There is some uncertainty as macro-economic ... Read more...
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Wipro declares 200 percent final dividend for FY 2011
April 27th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 27 (IANS) Wipro has declared final dividend of Rs.4 for each share of Rs. 2 par value, amounting to 200 percent for fiscal 2010-11."With an interim dividend of ... Read more...
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Wipro net up for quarter, fiscal; sees flat IT growth (Lead)
April 27th, 2011 - 1:50 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, April 27 (IANS) Like its peers, Indian software major Wipro posted double- digit growth in net profit and revenue in the fourth quarter and fiscal 2010-11 but projected flat ... Read more...
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President confers Padma awards
April 1st, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Apr 1 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia, photographer Homai Vyarawalla, Wipro Chairman Azim Premji and actor Shashi Kapoor were among the achievers conferred with ... Read more...
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India’s rich keen to give back to society: Buffet, Gates
March 25th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) India's rich, with at least 50 dollar-billionaires, are more than willing to give back to the society in philanthropy, Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and ... Read more...
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50 Indian billionaires in global richest club
March 10th, 2011 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 10 (IANS) Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal and Reliance chairman Mukesh Ambani were counted among the world's ten richest persons as 50 Indians made it to the Forbes list ... Read more...
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India needs ‘freedom movement’ to root out corruption: Dosanjh
February 11th, 2011 - 12:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Feb 11 (IANS) Top Indo-Canadian leader Ujjal Dosanjh has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, calling for a "third freedom movement" to liberate India from corruption. He ... Read more...
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List of the Padma awardees
January 25th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) The following is the list of 128 Padma awardees approved by President Pratibha Patil on the eve of the Republic Day Tuesday.
Padma Vibhushan
01.Kapila VatsyayanArt-Administration and Promotion
02.Homai ... Read more...
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Wipro’s Premji leads Padma awardees among industrialists
January 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) Wipro chairman Azim Premji led the list of this year's awardees named for the government's civilian "Padma" honours, among the representatives of trade and industry here Tuesday.Premji, ... Read more...
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Governance deficit, graft extremely serious issues: Premji
January 21st, 2011 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) Wipro chairman Azim Premji Friday reiterated that governance deficit and corruption were extremely serious issues for the future of the nation."Enough is enough. The situation in the country ... Read more...
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Premji admits Wipro underperformed in Q3, eyes $1.4 bn in Q4 (Second Lead)
January 21st, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) Wipro chairman Azim Premji Friday admitted that his company underperformed during the third quarter of 2010-11 fiscal and grew slower than its peers like Infosys and Tata Consultancy ... Read more...
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Wipro gets new CEO
January 21st, 2011 - 11:20 am ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Jan 21 (IANS) India's software major Wipro Ltd Friday announced the appointment of T.K. Kurien as the chief executive officer (CEO) of its global IT business and executive director of the ... Read more...
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Wipro admits to performing lower than industry peers (Second Lead)
October 22nd, 2010 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, Oct 22 (IANS) India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro Ltd Friday admitted that its performance during the second quarter (July-Sept) of this fiscal was lower than industry peers TCS and Infosys ... Read more...
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Wealth of 100 richest Indians pegged at $300 bn by Forbes
September 30th, 2010 - 2:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 30 (IANS) The net worth of 100 wealthiest Indians is estimated at $300 billion by Forbes Magazine, which ranks the two Ambani brothers, Mukesh and Anil, first and sixth respectively ... Read more...
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Mukesh Ambani again tops list of richest Indians
September 30th, 2010 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Sep 30 (ANI): Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has topped the latest Forbes' India Rich List with a net worth of 27 billion dollars for the third consecutive time.Steel tycoon ... Read more...
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Wipro achieves a quarterly profit of 31 percent
July 24th, 2010 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Bangalore, July 24 (ANI): Wipro, third-largest software provider has beaten expectations by posting a 31 percent rise in its quarterly profit."We had a strong quarter particularly in our after tax profit ... Read more...
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Wipro net up 31 percent, ups IT revenue guidance (Lead)
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bangalore, July 23 (IANS) Buoyed by double digit growth in net profit and total revenue during the first quarter (April-June), Wipro Ltd Friday projected higher revenue from its global IT services business ... Read more...
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