The new rules, announced earlier this week, require 'significant social media intermediaries' to follow additional due diligence

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IT industry body has urged the government to ensure that creativity and freedom of speech and expression are not curbed while implementing the new set of rules to govern intermediaries and digital media

\"Our prediction is that every business will be a sustainable business, we believe that being a sustainable business makes you actually more profitable and more successful,\" says Accenture CEO Julie Sweet

Unilever's Chief Operating Officer (COO) Nitin Paranjpe said 4-days a week has the potential to become the new normal as people start giving more importance to work-life balance

NTLF, NASSCOM's technology forum, in its 29th edition is focused on the theme 'Shaping the future towards a better normal'. The forum will continue from February 17 to 19

Nasscom Technology and Leadership Forum 2021: The resilience showcased by the Indian tech industry amidst the ongoing global crisis is a shining example of the 'New India' we have been talking about, said PM Modi

The Prime Minister will address the flagship event of NASSCOM on Wednesday, which will take place from February 17-February 19, via video conferencing

Revival in job market: January sees 50% rise in vacancies over December Vaccination drive against COVID-19 and improving economic indicators has enthused employers to recruit. This was evident in a survey which showed job openings increased almost 50 per cent in January as compared to December. Vacancies in January rose to 265,000 from 180,000 in December, according to Xpheno's Active Job Outlook survey. COVID-19 vaccine: Russia's Sputnik V may be approved by India in next few weeks Ind...

With still early days into the Biden administration and signs of favourable outlook, Nasscom is hopeful of a more inclusive consultative  process in the US on decisions that will affect the Indian IT industry .

Nasscom's strategic review report states overall IT revenues grew to $194bn while IT exports grew 1.9% to $150bn in FY21. Domestic IT demand also saw a 3.4 percent uptick in demand led by hardware

The KDEM will create ten lakh jobs by 2025 and will help Karnataka to reach the goal of $150 Billion in IT exports and also to become a $300 Billion Economy by 2025, Chief Minister Dr C N Ashwath Narayan said

Stock markets have always had a gambling element, but now in the US, it has become almost entirely gambling, and that mindset is never good, says Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho Corporation

Union Budget 2021 expectations: Startups are now looking forward to FM Nirmala Sitharaman's Budget 2021 to give them a leg up in the road to recovery

The decision to revoke the proposed rule on H4 work permit comes on the same day Biden inked an executive order calling for racial equality in the US

The stakeholders are keenly eyeing the much-anticipated regulatory changes in incentivising the domestic and foreign investments, easing the compliance burden on startups, among other measures, during the Budget 2021

While the current global addressable market for cloud and private cloud is $213 billion, this pales in comparison to the worldwide IT spending of $3.8 trillion

Facebook and its photo and video sharing social networking service, Instagram, suspended Trump after his supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6

Indian tech industry body Nasscom hopes the new US administration will bring changes to regulatory policies hurting IT companies while working to find solutions to the STEM skills gap

US President Biden's running mate Kamala Harris also sworn in as America's first woman Vice President. Several India Inc giants took to Twitter to express their excitement about the first Indian-American woman taking office as VP