Monday, February 13, 2017

Indian techies welcome in Canada after Trump ban
TORONTO: Indian-origin tech leaders in Canada say the controversial visa and travel restrictions imposed by US President Donald Trump will be a boon for tech recruitment and investment in Canada.  
"This provides a great opportunity for the best talent from India to come, live and work in Canada," said Shafin Diamond Tejani, the CEO of Fantasy 360, a Vancouver-based global leader in creating immersive experiences and games using Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed R .. More..

Employees fear promotions will be halted, many consider likely impact on their positions
NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Amid the crisis unfolding at India’s second-largest software services exporter, Infosys employees are most focused on their own limited pay hikes, with CEO Vishal Sikka’s 55% pay rise that’s in the spotlight causing some heartburn. The bigger worry for senior employees is about the potential impact to their positions in the company in the event of a management change. More..

Govt asks for data from industry on H1B visa row
The government has sou­ght detailed business data from the industry, mainly the information technology (IT) companies, so that it can effectively take up their concerns over the US visa issue with the Donald Trump administration. 
The issues related with visa were discussed during a meeting chaired by commerce and industry minister Nirmala Sitharaman last week. More..

IT companies should now strengthen domestic market: Ministry panel
The government on Thursday discussed a number of measures to respond to the proposed curbs on H-1B visas in the US with some of the senior officials suggesting that information technology (IT) companies should work towards strengthening domestic industry so that it lowered dependence on other markets. More..

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