How 3 call centres made crores duping Americans

Some employees of three call centres, under the scanner for allegedly conning American nationals by posing as US taxmen, earned huge incentives as "best performers" from the racketeers. Explaining......

An insider's view on how to improve civil service recruitment

China operates a huge, rigorous selection and training process, from the junior-most levels to minister and governor. We can learn much from the numbers processed and the objective, says Kishan S......

Tata, Clinton and the outsourcing ghost

It seems outsourcing -- and her proximity to Indianbusiness houseslike the Tatas -- is going to be the litmus test for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton in the run-up to the 2008 United States......

Soumya Swaminathan: Just what the doctor ordered

Soumya Swaminathan’s appointment as World Health Organisation’s deputy director offers an opportunity to push for improving the medical research environment in India, reports Veena......

Why TCS Picked Krithivasan As CEO

Krithi Krithivasan is the kind of person one might look to when the need is to calm things down and put things back on track. IMAGE: Krithi Krithivasan, MD and CEO, TCS. Illustration: Dominic......

Outsourcing firms face challenges from new ones

After being market leaders for a long time, outsourcing firms in India and North America are now faced with increasing competition from new entrants amid rising demand for services globally, a......

New threat to Indian outsourcing firms

After being market leaders for a long time, outsourcing firms in India and North America are now faced with increasing competition from new entrants amid rising demand for services globally, a......

Strong deal pipeline may boost Q1 show of IT firms: Analysts

Analysts across brokerage houses are pegging revenue growth in the range of 1.5 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com A seasonally-strong quarter, with no immediate......