IBM screwed American information technology workers by opening a Global Delivery Center in Pune (India) to provide its automotive clients worldwide with business consulting and application services. The Pune center will focus on product lifecycle management, manufacturing productivity, business consulting, human capital management, financial services, technology services, and solutions for small and midsize automotive manufacturers. […]
May 18, 2008 will forever remain a dark day in Indian cinema. After all, this is the day when Indian cinema made an ass of itself on the world stage. If reports are correct, today is the market screening of that Tamil horror show Billa at the Cannes Film Festival. No one in his right […]
The U.S. Justice Department has fined IT consulting services company iGate Mastech Inc $45,000 to settle charges that iGate discriminated against American citizens and Green Card holders in hiring employees. iGate is a Pittsburgh-based company originally founded by a bunch of Indians. This is what the U.S. Justice Department had to say about the fine
The Desi Butcher Vikram Pandit-led financial mess Citigroup reported a hefty loss of $5.1 billion on revenues of $13.2 billion in its first quarter ended March 31 and will throw another 9,000 employees on the streets. On a conference call with analysts, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit acknowledged: To start with, we’re not happy with our […]
Web domain name registrar Network Solutions has named Kamalesh Dwivedi its Chief Information Officer. At Network Solutions, Kamalesh will be responsible for overseeing operations, engineering, enterprise data services and program management. Before joining Network Solutions, Kamalesh worked as Executive VP and CIO of BPO TeleTech Holdings. Kamalesh previously worked for broadband equipment company ADC Telecommunications and set-top […]
Rupert Murdoch’s social networking web site MySpace is looking at launching a site focused on India in the near future as part of its aggressive expansion outside the U.S., according to the WSJ (subscription required). The India launch is to be marked with a rock concert and party on April 17 in Mumbai at the […]