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Wipro says automation can reduce its employee strength by 47,000

Apr 29, 2015, 09:37 AM IST

London: Wipro, India's third-largest IT services firm, expects its headcount to come down by about 47,000 in the next three years as it stresses on automation, artificial intelligence and digital services.According to a source, Wipro

Wipro appoints Azim Premji's son Rishad to board of directors

Apr 22, 2015, 10:09 AM IST

New Delhi: Software major Wipro on Tuesday appointed its chairman Azim Premji's 38-year-old son Rishad Premji to the board as a director from May 1.The appointment was announced alongside Wipro's fourth-quarter earnings and a modest

Premji clarifies on attending RSS body event

National | Apr 05, 2015, 10:55 PM IST

New Delhi: Wipro Group chairman Azim Premji, who attended an event organised by an RSS body near Delhi today, said his presence did not mean that he endorsed the view of the forum.Addressing a session

Wipro invests $5 million in cloud solutions firm

Mar 19, 2015, 06:23 PM IST

Bengaluru: IT bellwether Wipro has invested $5 million (Rs.31 crore) to pick a minority stake in Drivestream Inc., a US-based leading Oracle cloud applications systems integrator, with development centre in Chennai."As a strategic partner in

Former TCS BPO chief Abid Neemuchwala appointed Wipro COO

Mar 16, 2015, 06:44 PM IST

Bengaluru: Abid Ali Neemuchwala, former Chief Executive Officer of TCS BPO has been appointed as the group president and chief operating officer (COO) of Indian IT giant Wipro. He will be taking charge of the

Wipro to introduce new compensation structure

Mar 12, 2015, 09:50 AM IST

New Delhi: Wipro will roll out a new compensation structure for its software and sales teams with a focus on incremental revenue.The company aims to catch up with larger, faster-growing rivals after lagging industry growth

Wipro, Tata Steel,Tata Power in 'World's Most Ethical Companies' list

Mar 09, 2015, 08:21 PM IST

New Delhi: Three Indian companies Wipro, TataSteel and Tata Power have been named among the World's Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute, a global leader in defining and advancing the standards of righteous business

Andhra Pradesh inks deal with Wipro for e-governance

Feb 23, 2015, 07:38 PM IST

Hyderabad: In its bid to make a quantum leap in e-governance, Andhra Pradesh government has struck a deal with IT Major Wipro to build and implement the Andhra Pradesh State Enterprise Architecture (APSEA) in the

Wipro bags Rs 900 crore Irish contract

Jan 27, 2015, 09:09 AM IST

Bangalore: IT major Wipro has won a multi-year strategic infrastructure management contract from Allied Irish Banks (AIB), a leading bank in Ireland. AIB is amongst “Big Four" commercial banks in Ireland."We have won a contract

Wipro Q3 net up 8.8% to Rs 2,190 crore

Jan 16, 2015, 06:10 PM IST

New Delhi: Wipro Ltd, India's third largest software services exporter, said its net profit for the third quarter ended December 31, 2014, rose by 8.8 per cent, at Rs 2193 crore, as against Rs 2014

Hamid Ansari's convoy causes grid lock in Bengaluru

India | Jan 07, 2015, 06:55 AM IST

Bengaluru: The already chaotic Bengaluru roads witnessed a grid lock Tuesday when vehicular traffic was blocked to pave way for the convoy of Vice President Hamid Ansari to pass through main thoroughfares for a function,

Wipro's India division to handover staff recruitment responsibilities to PeopleStrong

Dec 30, 2014, 03:18 PM IST

New Delhi: HR solution provider PeopleStrong may get the responsibility to recruit staff for Wipro's India and Middle-East division. The deal is valued at more than Rs 100 crore, The Economic Times reported.The Gurgaon-based recruitment

Wipro bags $143 mn outsourcing deal from Levi Strauss

Nov 13, 2014, 02:31 PM IST

New York/New Delhi: IT services major Wipro has bagged a $143-million five-year outsourcing deal from Levi Strauss as the US-based denim apparel maker looks to cut 500 jobs in a restructuring exercise.The move, first announced

Top 5 richest Indians have half of nation's billionaire wealth

Oct 24, 2014, 11:31 AM IST

New Delhi: The top five Indian billionaires led by Reliance Industries chairperson Mukesh Ambani collectively control $85.5 billion (about Rs. 5,23,897 crore) in personal wealth, accounting for nearly half of the country's total billionaire wealth,

India to connect 2.5 lakh Panchayats through broadband

India | Jul 02, 2014, 11:38 AM IST

Bangalore: India will build a broadband highway connecting 2.5 lakh panchayats across the country in the next three years to provide a host of public services, Union Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad

India home to 54 of world's largest, most powerful companies

May 08, 2014, 06:20 PM IST

New York: Mukesh Ambani- led Reliance Industries leads the pack of 54 Indian companies in Forbes' annual list of the world s 2000 largest and most powerful public companies, with Chinese companies occupying the top

Wipro to offer regulatory reporting solution to FIs

May 06, 2014, 09:59 PM IST

Bangalore: India's third largest IT bellwether Wipro Tuesday announced a partnership with the US-based Axiom Software Laboratories to provide a regulatory reporting solution to global financial institutions.“With Axiom's expertise in regulatory reporting and risk management

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