BENGALURU: Accenture CEO Julie Sweet said H-1B visas are not a major concern for the company, noting that just 5% of its US workforce is on such visas.“This is really a non-issue because we only have about 5% of our people in the US on H-1B visas, and they’re for really specialised experience and skills…
Nexstar and Sinclair say their boycott of the late-night host is all about what he said. But both are exploring deals for their sprawling networks of local TV stations. Source link
MUMBAI: Firoz Mistry, the older son of the late Cyrus Mistry, has been appointed to the board of Afcons Infrastructure, marking his first directorship in an operating entity of the Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group. His appointment comes weeks after his cousin Pallon Mistry was inducted into the Afcons board. The move enhances his role within…
The inquiry comes weeks after a New York Times investigation found that incidents of sexual assault and sexual misconduct occurred much more frequently than Uber had disclosed. Source link
MUMBAI: The price of silver that has been in a bull rally for over three years now, broke above the Rs 1.40 lakh/kg level on Thursday, a new all-time peak in the domestic market after international prices breached the psychologically important $45/ounce mark, a more than 14-year high. A weak rupee also helped the rally…
A $20 billion loan to support Argentina’s president, Javier Milei, could come with economic and political risks. Source link
NEW DELHI: India is seeing a rapid uptake of IoT-based connected devices, with adoption levels rising at an estimated 30% for such systems, driven by a young and tech-savvy population, said Amit Kumar Jaiswal, vice-president, Samsung India R&D. Samsung has unveiled ‘AI Home’, a concept of a connected, intuitive living space that combines intelligence across…
The president said some revenue from tariffs would go to crop farmers, but the agriculture secretary said a plan wasn’t yet ready. Source link
Accenture, the global IT services and consulting firm with a significant Indian workforce, reported a 7 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue to $17.60 billion for the June-August 2025 quarter, reflecting steady client demand and digital transformation projects, the company said on Thursday. The growth included a 2.5 per cent foreign-exchange impact, PTI reported.Julie Sweet,…
LG Electronics India is reportedly preparing to launch its initial public offering in the week beginning October 6 to raise around Rs 11500 crore ($1.3 billion), a significant cut from its earlier expected valuation of $15 billion, Bloomberg reported citing sources familiar with the matter.The South Korean electronics giant secured regulatory approval for its updated…
