Narayan Murthy, Co-founder Of Infosys Calls Indian IT Companies “Immigration Agents”.
At an event organised by Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad, Narayana Murthy, the co-founder and emeritus Infosys, who was conferred an honorary doctorate at the premium management school, has made a rather controversial statement.
The Infosys founder was reported as saying that Indian IT companies act as “Immigration agents”, referring to the huge onslaught of employees that are sent abroad every year to work onsite in US companies.
Kishore Biyani Doesn’t Hate E-Retail After All; Future Group Acquires FabFurnish.com
The Future Group has just acquired FabFurnish.com, which was one of India’s first home and furnishing online stores.
The Indian Startup Ecosystem — Something isn’t right: An Outsider’s View
I am not even remotely involved with the Indian startup ecosystem. But unfortunately, I read a lot and try to make sense of it in equal measures. And from whatever I have been reading and observing regarding the Indian startup story, especially in the last 12 months, I feel something is not right. Let me cut to the chase right away. Here’s what I think:
After 77 Years, HP Has A Cool New Logo And Everyone’s Loving It
HP, or Helwett Packard, has just launched the “thinnest laptop” yet in the Spectre 13″, and it’s done it in style. Apart from a jazzy video and other new age marketing paraphernalia, HP has used this opportunity to unveil a new logo. The logo was originally designed by Moving Brands, an agency, as a part of a branding overhaul 5 years ago. Back then, the logo was rejected
Jugnoo Accuses Ola Of Foul Play, Publishes Proof
After Uber had approached the Delhi High Court accusing the company of making fake bookings on its app to sabotage its business, Jugnoo has followed suit with similar claims of its own.
Jugnoo is a Chandigarh-based auto aggregator that competes directly with Ola, which also has its own auto booking service. It alleges that Ola employees have been creating fake accounts over the last 10 days to book and make cancellations on Jugnoo’s app leading to loss of revenue for the company and also affecting the income of auto-rickshaw drivers.
Women & The Workforce: Why Are They Unhappy?
We’re past that phase where we needed to talk about what women bring to the table because if you don’t understand this by now, your company is doomed. This is about understanding that our work culture is masculine by default (since women entered workforce less than just a century ago) and working towards making it gender neutral.
In A Heartfelt Twitter Post, LoyalOye Founder Rubbishes Shutdown Reports
Last night, a prominent media house had reported that local services provider LocalOye was on the verge of shutting down. Today morning, LocalOye founder Aditya Rao posted a heartfelt 15-tweet tweetstorm talking about the report and the problems at his company. In an unusually honest and brutal assessment of his company, Rao admits that while Localoye is “wasn’t in the best of situations”, it will live to fight another day.
This Indian Army Veteran Now Drives For Uber And Loves His Job
Meet Chinnappa, a 55 year old, ex army veteran who’s employed as an Uber cab driver under the Uber Fauji programme. Started late last year, Uber Fauji is an initiative by Uber that aims to give employment to ex servicemen.
Ola Adds E-Rickshaws On Its App; Starts Pilot In Delhi
You know the time for green initiatives has truly taken off when the country’s prime minister lends his support to one.
In a major win for the environment, and Ola cabs, electricity powered E-rikshaws will now be available to book on commutech player Ola’s app in the Delhi NCR region.