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Wipro’s CEO Thierry Delaporte resigns, to be replaced by Srinivas Pallia

Delaporte was leaving to 'pursue passions outside the workplace'.Srinivas Pallia, a 32-year veteran of the company, will take over from 7 April, Wipro said in a statement.

Wipro, TCS, to Infosys, why mass layoffs by Indian IT companies come at a social cost

Companies treat layoffs as a cost-cutting instrument to boost performance and expect to be rewarded by stock markets. But evidence contradicts this notion.

Wipro to invest $1 billion in artificial intelligence over next three years

This comes almost a week after rival Tata Consultancy Services said it planned to train 25,000 engineers to get them certified on Microsoft's Azure Open AI.

Schools, girls’ rights, Covid relief — what India’s top philanthropist Azim Premji spends on

Azim Premji donated Rs 7,904 crore last year, pushing him to the top of India's philanthropists list for 2019. He is also the world’s third largest donor for Covid relief efforts.

Ashok Soota is the ‘happiest mind’ as he hits a second IPO jackpot at the age of 77

Ashok Soota’s Happiest Minds Technologies IPO was oversubscribed 151 times. The IPO of his previous venture, Mindtree, was oversubscribed more than 100 times.

Bigotry over Tablighi Jamaat is a familiar pattern. All Muslims will be blamed for acts of few

Heroic acts of Azim Premji or Shah Rukh Khan do not bring credit to the community. But the blame for the ignorance of Tablighi Jamaat members must be shared by all Muslims.

Wipro’s CEO departs after it fails to close gap with TCS, Infosys

CEO Abidali Neemuchwala presided over a 13% rise in Wipro’s stock over his tenure. It lagged Infosys’ 33% and TCS’ 78% rally over the same period.

Azim Premji to retire as Wipro’s executive chairman, son Rishad to take over

Azim Premji will retire with effect from 30 July, but will continue to serve on the board as non-executive director and founder chairman.

Wipro boss Azim Premji’s charity pledge is nearly 10 times Bhutan’s economy

Azim Premji has pledged all the earning from his stocks in Wipro to charity, taking his total contribution to $21 billion.

On Camera

My plea to automakers—I really want some buttons, it makes driving easier

The MG Windsor takes the lack of buttons to another level. For example, there is no dedicated button to control the outside rear-view mirrors.

Women entrepreneurs can boost global GDP by $5 trillion. How their potential can be unlocked

World Bank data highlights a lack of government programmes that provide women entrepreneurs access to finance and training, which can support them in opening and running a business.

Op Sindoor: Inside story of what led Pakistan DGMO to make frantic calls for ‘ceasefire’

India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.

Pakistan has a 7-year terror itch. Here’s a two-minus-one-front idea to cure it

Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.