Theresa May’s Brexit Vote Defeat Complicates Indian IT Firms’ Future

The huge blow to British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal in the House of Commons has further complicated an already-uncertain environment for Indian IT services firms. The UK is the second-largest market for the Indian IT industry after the US, and…

IT Firms Find Ways To Counter Visa Curbs

The software industry is facing mounting challenges as countries from Australia to the United States have moved to tighten work visas to limit the influx of foreign workers. "The sense of protectionism is becoming a global phenomenon," said Mr Sanchit…

Theresa May To Skip Visit To IT firms In Bengaluru As UK Turns Protectionist

A visiting British Prime Minister is skipping a pilgrimage to local software companies in Bengaluru for the first time in over fifteen years. Instead, Theresa May has a trip to Dynamatics Technologies, an aerospace and hydraulic pumps manufacturer, which has…

Hike in US visa fee not to have major impact on Indian IT firms

The hike in visa fees by the US will not have any major impact on the Indian IT industry since the quantum of hike is not significant, say analysts. On Friday, the US Congress doubled visa fees to $ 4,500…

#GreyhoundInMedia: Tech push by railways a billion dollar opportunity for IT firms #Press #Media #Mint

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government’s first railway budget, which envisages implementing Internet connectivity at stations and in trains, digitizing land records, integrating all its computer systems and achieving a paperless office in five years, has thrown up a billion…