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SECTOR | 04 Nov 2025

Cognizant to use Anthropic's Claude AI for clients and internal teams

Business Line

The company intends to combine the Claude family of models and agentic tooling with its engineering platforms to move from AI experimentation to scaled business outcomes

Software & Services

SECTOR | 03 Nov 2025

Vanguard sets up Global Value Center in Hyderabad

Business Line

D Sridhar Babu, Telangana Minister for Information Technology, Electronics, Communications, Industries formallyinaugurated the GVC here on Monday

Software & Services

SECTOR | 03 Nov 2025

White collar hiring dips 9% in October amid festive slowdown: Report

Business Standard

The white-collar hiring activity in October declined 9 per cent year-on-year as the Diwali-Dussehra festive holidays temporarily impacted recruitment momentum, a report said on Monday. India's white-collar hiring activity eased in October as the Diwali-Dussehra festive cluster temporarily slowed recruitment momentum, according to the Naukri JobSpeak Index report. The Naukri JobSpeak is a monthly Index representing the Indian job market and hiring activity based on new job listings and job-related searches by recruiters on the resume database of Naukri.com. While the festive season led to a broad-based slowdown, sectors such as Accounting and Finance (15 per cent), Education (13 per cent), and BPO/ITES (6 per cent) defied the trend with positive growth, it stated. The growth in hiring in the education sector was propelled by fresher and startup hiring and this momentum was geographically widespread, with major contributions from Hyderabad (47 per cent), Chennai (34 per cent), and ..

Software & Services

SECTOR | 02 Nov 2025

Nasdaq-listed Cognizant shows strong growth stability under its CEO

Business Standard

Just three years ago, Infosys had almost caught up, reducing the revenue difference from $3 billion to just a few hundred million dollars

Software & Services

SECTOR | 30 Oct 2025

Cognizant to explore India IPO, says CFO Jatin Dalal

Business Line

The US-based IT major is assessing a potential primary offering and Indian listing as part of a long-term plan

Cognizant exploring India listing; first foreign IT firm to do so

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SECTOR | 26 Oct 2025

Looking For A Job At An IT Firm? Cognizant Says Your Liberal Arts DegreeIsEnough! Here's Why

NDTV Profit

Cognizant CEO believes liberal arts students bring essential skills for an AI-powered world.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 24 Oct 2025

Indices rise for sixth consecutive day amid US trade deal optimism

Economic Times

Indian stock markets closed higher for the sixth consecutive day. Gains were fueled by positive reports on trade negotiations between India and the US. Information Technology stocks saw a significant rise. While Reliance Industries shares declined, the overall market sentiment remained optimistic. Investors are awaiting concrete outcomes from the trade deal discussions.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 15 Oct 2025

Oracle unveils AI Data Platform backed by $1.5 bn investment from Infosys, Cognizant, LTIMindtree and more

Business Line

Investments include comprehensive training for over 8,000 practitioners and development of more than 100 industry-specific use cases

Software & Services

SECTOR | 07 Oct 2025

Is TCS Justified In Firing More Than 12,500 Employees? IT Employees Body Counters Some Arguments

NDTV Profit

Employees were threatened with termination, denial of full and final settlement, relieving letters and even blacklisting if they refused, the Nascent Information Technology Employees Senate alleges.

Software & Services

SECTOR | 07 Oct 2025

Valuation comfort sparks fresh buying in IT stocks

Economic Times

Information technology stocks rebounded on Monday, with the NSE IT index jumping 2.3%, as investors deemed recent weakness excessive. Analysts believe most negative factors are priced in, suggesting a potential bottom for the sector. Despite a cautious outlook, selective opportunities exist for medium- to long-term investors.