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GCCs increasingly rely on BPM partners for transformation, says Genpact

AI is about optimising business processes at an enterprise level. Without process and data maturity, GCCs cannot transition to AI-led operations, Dinesh Jain, who leads GCC engagements at Genpact, tells Moneycontrol

After outrage over crumbling infrastructure, Karnataka IT minister, Bengaluru civic chief meet CXOs on ORR, promise action

Karnataka IT-BT minister Priyank Kharge said the state government has earmarked Rs 450 crore for comprehensive road upgradation along Silk Board-KR Pura stretch, including black-topping, service roads, street lighting, and pedestrian infrastructure.

LTIMindtree builds 1,500 AI 'digital employees' as CEO Lambu bets on agentic future

Each agent has a human mentor responsible for training and supervising and at some point, some of them might even be 'retired' or 'fired' if they do not learn well enough, Venu Lambu tells Moneycontrol

LTIMindtree will stop filing fresh H1-B visa applications: CEO Venu Lambu

Lambu said the impact on LTIMindtree's onsite delivery model will be limited because the company has already reduced its dependence on H-1B over the last few years and built a strong local hiring engine in the US.

Education alone is insufficient without jobs, says Infosys' Sumit Virmani

India’s next wave of social innovators must focus on turning education and training into tangible employment outcomes, Virmani has said

Cross-GCC hiring now 60% as centres battle 20% attrition, says report

The whitepaper also highlights the rise of Tier-2 cities as expansion hotspots, driven by lower costs and a steady pipeline of engineering talent, however, attracting experienced senior professionals to these locations remains a challenge.

Chart of the Day | IT sector continues to navigate uncertainty

Gartner predicts that by 2026, global spending on software incorporating generative AI will actually surpass spending on traditional software without AI capabilities

Cognizant seeks dismissal of Infosys counterclaims in TriZetto fight

The Teaneck-headquartered company has also asked the court to pause all antitrust-related discovery by Infosys until its dismissal plea is decided.

Karnataka signs Letters of Intent worth Rs 2,600 crore in Beyond Bengaluru clusters, to generate 3,500 jobs

The state government also announced new initiatives under its Local Economy Accelerator Programme (LEAP), a five-year, Rs 1,000-crore plan to build strong innovation clusters outside Bengaluru. Two flagship programmes - Elevate Next (Deeptech) and Elevate Beyond Bengaluru - will be launched as part of this effort.

Tech, IT industry run huge risk if they do not turbocharge engineers, says MeitY’s Abhishek Singh

India’s ambitions to build its own LLMs are set to advance with Bengaluru-based Sarvam nearing the launch of its foundation model, Singh added during the panel discussion.

Flexible workspace operators WeWork, Awfis ride piggyback on India’s GCC boom

With both large multinationals and fast-scaling mid-sized firms driving demand, industry experts say that flexspaces are no longer a secondary or interim choice, they are becoming the default workplace architecture for India’s GCC ecosystem.

Bengaluru Tech Summit to commence on Nov 18; Karnataka to unveil IT, start-up and space-tech policies

Bengaluru Tech Summit will also witness the launch of Karnataka’s AI-ready computer designed and developed to bridge the state’s digital access gap

H-1B shift shows Trump moving from ideology to pragmatism, analysts say

Industry watchers say India’s IT sector remains largely unfazed as US visa restrictions tighten, with firms already localising hiring and reducing dependence on H-1Bs.

Awfis signed up with 11 GCCs in ten months for workspace, plans to launch furniture brand next quarter

Awfis is also expanding across both metros and Tier II markets, with operations in nine metros and nine Tier II cities. Ramani said growth in Tier II has been strong, though supply availability is a constraint.

Karnataka to reimburse rent, property tax, power duty to lure IT firms outside Bengaluru

The strategy is to move technology jobs and investments into cities such as Mysuru, Mangaluru, Hubballi-Dharwad, Kalaburagi, Belagavi, Shivamogga, and Davanagere.

Back office renaissance: Genpact, EXL, Firstsource surge as BPMs ride the AI wave, outpacing IT peers

Integrated technology operations, once the stronghold of IT firms, are now being executed meaningfully by companies that began as BPMs or BPOs.

Happiest Minds says demand environment stable as digital, AI programs continue

Clients shift from pilots to production as tech spending focuses on efficiency and measurable outcomes.

Cognizant calls time on the IT era, bets future on AI built delivery

The firm continues to lean heavily on fresher hiring, targeting 20,000 campus recruits this year, while moving delivery towards AI-assisted development workflows.

Cognizant posts strongest sequential growth since 2022, raises full-year guidance to 6-6.3%

CEO Ravi Kumar S said that over 30% of the company’s code is now being generated by AI, improving developer productivity and enabling larger fixed-price deals.

Coforge leans on proprietary AI platforms as automation reaches 8% of revenue

Coforge’s strategy is to scale AI-led engineering, expand large accounts and maintain asset-light delivery.

IT sector slumps, auto, banking shine in Samvat 2081

Auto and banking surge ahead as IT bears the brunt of global slowdown.

'Enjoy the spice...': After Nara Lokesh’s jibe, Priyank Kharge's retort

Karnataka IT Minister Priyank Kharge and Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh have often been at loggerheads, with the latter wooing investors and startups from Bengaluru to Andhra. The spat intensified after Google’s $15-billion investment in Visakhapatnam.

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