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SECTOR | 15 Dec 2025, 04:04PM

TCS,Infosys, Cognizant to bear brunt of Trump's $1,00,000 H-1B visa fee

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The steep new fee on H-1B visas threatens to stifle hiring for major IT firms, potentially reshaping the landscape of skilled labour in the US and accelerating the offshoring of jobs to retain access to global talent

Cognizant opens largest CDC centre in Bengaluru

Business Line | 15 Dec 2025, 02:47PM

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SECTOR | 13 Dec 2025

Infosys seeks monetary and equitable' relief in antitrust dispute against Cognizant, in new filing

Business Line

Cognizant's anti-competitive conduct is causing significant financial harm to Infosys

Software & Services

SECTOR | 13 Dec 2025

India-US trade talks: DPDP Act, Information Technology rules dominate

Business Standard

Washington considers specific provisions in the DPDP rules and IT Rules non-tariff barriers for its companies

Offering land at 99 paise an acre a game-changer' for Andhra Pradesh: Naidu

Business Line | 12 Dec 2025 2 more

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SECTOR | 11 Dec 2025

Cognizant launches Artificial Intelligence Lab and Cognizant Moment Studio in Bengaluru

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The Cognizant Moment Studio is part of the company's digital experience practice that helps clients leverage AI to reimagine customer experience and drive growth.

Developers need new skills, mindset change for AI software systems: Nadella

Business Standard | 11 Dec 2025

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SECTOR | 11 Dec 2025

China turns to domestic AI chips, looks to cut dependence on US firms

Business Standard

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology added AI processors from Huawei and Cambricon to its government-approved list of suppliers

Software & Services

SECTOR | 04 Dec 2025

Cognizant doubles down on Synapse commitment with new target to reach 2 million by 2030

Business Line

Philanthropic initiatives impact near 39,000 individuals in India over two years

Software & Services

SECTOR | 03 Dec 2025

Fake news threat to democracy, govt working to curb it, says Vaishnaw

Business Standard

Terming fake news as a threat to democracy, Union Minister for Information and Broadcasting and IT Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday said there is a need to take strict action against those who create AI-generated deep fake videos and spread false information. Vaishnaw also informed the Lok Sabha that the government is working on framing new rules for curbing fake news and AI-generated deep fake videos and strengthening the institutional mechanism for that. "Fake news is a very serious issue. Fake news is a threat to democracy. There is a need to take strict action against fake news and AI-generated deep fake videos," he said during Question Hour. The minister said the people and the ecosystem which spread fake news don't follow Indian laws, and there is a need to take action against them. Appreciating the recommendations made by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology, headed by BJP member Nishikant Dubey, he said the panel has given many good

Software & Services

SECTOR | 02 Dec 2025

Sequential market share gains mask deeper yearly slide for Indian IT

Business Line

Accenture continued to gain the most market share, at 75 bps year-on-year (y-o-y), followed by EPAM and Cognizant at 24 bps each

Software & Services

SECTOR | 01 Dec 2025

Govt blocks 87 illegal loan lending applications after due process

Business Standard

The government on Monday said a total of 87 illegal loan lending applications have been blocked after following the due process. "Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) is empowered to issue blocking directions to block the Information for public access under section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000. "So far, after following the due process, MeitY has blocked a total of 87 illegal loan lending applications under section 69A of the Information Technology Act 2000," Minister of State for Corporate Affairs Harsh Malhotra informed Lok Sabha on Monday. In a written reply, he also said that regulatory action for inquiry, inspection of books of accounts and investigation under the Companies Act, 2013 is taken from time to time against companies, including the ones indulged in online lending activities through loan apps. "Whenever any violation under the Companies Act, 2013 is found on the basis of the above, an appropriate legal action is taken," he said. Th

Software & Services

SECTOR | 23 Nov 2025

Cognizant moves US court asking to dismiss Infosys' antitrust case

Business Line

The legal battle between the two IT services companies began in August 2024 when Cognizant's subsidiary, TriZetto, sued Infosys for allegedly misusing trade secrets to build a competing healthcare platform