Hyderabad: Refusing to be drawn into the debate over presidential candidature, Infosys mentor NR Narayana Murthy on Monday said the decision of choosing the best candidate should be left to leaders of political parities. "There are leaders of various political parties who are very competent, who know the situation very well and they will take the best decision and select the best candidate. "Therefore, I do not think any of...
04:24 PM, May 07, 2012
New York: Infosys co-founder NR Narayana Murthy is among the 12 "greatest entrepreneurs of our time" according to a Fortune magazine list that is topped by Apple's late chief Steve Jobs. It includes Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for turning "concepts into companies" and changing the "face of business". The US publication said as the "visionary founder" of Infosys, Murthy has built "one of the largest...
04:39 PM, Mar 28, 2012
Bangalore: Ahead of the presentation of the Union budget, software icon NR Narayana Murthy on Monday urged the government to make it easier for businesses to grow and foreign direct investment, among others. On his wish-list for the budget, the Chairman Emeritus of software major Infosys, told reporters here that if the government can do whatever is needed to accelerate the country's progress in basic and higher education, in the...
03:42 PM, Feb 27, 2012
Bangalore: Are India s corrupt and the dishonest becoming role-models for youngsters of the country? Software icon NR Narayana Murthy believes so. "The number of role-models that our youngsters can look up to is decreasing. How many people in our public life can you be proud of for honesty, courage, commitment and hardwork? And that number is dwindling , the Co-Founder of Infosys Ltd said. "Our youngsters don t have...
08:53 PM, Jan 29, 2012
Mumbai: Calling on the youth to "co-operate" with government in fighting the corruption, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Wednesday said branding the entire bureaucracy and the political leadership as corrupt was not correct. "Tarring the entire bureaucracy or tarring the entire political leadership as being corrupt is not the right way," Murthy said, speaking at a seminar `Youth for Governance', organised by the Public Concern for the Governance Trust....
01:39 AM, Jan 26, 2012
Bangalore: Software icon and Infosys' founder NR Narayana Murthy on Monday said he was hopeful that the draft of Lokpal bill, expected to be tabled in the Parliament in a day or two, would satisfy all well meaning citizens. "Mr Anna Hazare, his team and the government have been in talks and they are discussing. I am positive that they will come out with something that will satisfy all the...
09:38 PM, Dec 19, 2011
Name: NR Narayana Murthy Profile: Chairman Emeritus, Infosys Technologies Age: 65 Why he won: For extraordinary leadership skills that have had a profound impact in building an enduring enterprise with a beneficial impact on the wider community. He has also pushed India Inc. to improve standards and helped raise its profile in the international arena. One of the most important lessons I have learnt is that you need character and...
02:28 PM, Nov 01, 2011
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03:27 PM, Oct 07, 2011
Infosys chairman emeritus NR Narayana Murthy's statement that engineers coming out of the IITs are not of good quality has led to a war of words with noted author and IIT almunus Chetan Bhagat calling Infosys a body shop. Bhagat spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose on the issue and more. Sagarika Ghose: Hello and Welcome to this CNN-IBN special. Today we're bringing you someone who is a ...
10:28 AM, Oct 06, 2011
Infosys chairman emeritus NR Narayana Murthy's statement that engineers coming out of the IITs are not of good quality has led to a war of words with noted author and IIT almunus Chetan Bhagat calling Infosys a body shop. Bhagat spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika Ghose on the issue and more. Sagarika Ghose: Hello and Welcome to this CNN-IBN special. Today we're bringing you someone who is a...
10:28 AM, Oct 06, 2011
New Delhi: Infosys chairman emeritus NR Narayana Murthy's statement that engineers coming out of the IITs are not of good quality has led to a war of words with noted author and IIT almunus Chetan Bhagat calling Infosys a body shop. Bhagat says he has no regrets for calling Infosys is body shop and doesn't feel he should apologise to Narayana Murthy. He spoke exclusively to CNN-IBN Deputy Editor Sagarika...
04:05 PM, Oct 05, 2011
New York: Voicing his displeasure over the quality of engineers that pass out of the IITs, Infosys chairman emeritus NR Narayana Murthy has said there is a need to overhaul the selection criteria for students seeking admission to the prestigious technology institutions. Addressing a gathering of hundreds of former IITians at a 'Pan IIT' summit in New York, Murthy said the quality of students entering Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)...
04:02 PM, Oct 03, 2011
New Delhi: Infosys founder NR Naryana Murthy in conversation with Sagarika Ghose and supported anti-corruption crusader Anna Hazare and said the details of implementation of the Lokpal should be looked at closely, by non-partisan people, before it's brought. Here's the full text of his interview: Sagarika Ghose: It is day 11 of Anna Hazare's fast for the Jan Lokpal Bill and there is still no sign of an impasse between...
01:39 PM, Aug 26, 2011
New Delhi: In an exclusive conversation with Sagarika Ghose, Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy on Friday supported anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare's protest against corruption. "We have to listen to Annaji," said Murthy. Pointing to the demands set by Team Anna, the Infosys founder said the request are valid and we should find a solution to implement them. He also insisted that Parliament is supreme. "Strengths and foundation of democracy have...
09:19 AM, Aug 26, 2011
Bangalore: NR Narayana Murthy on Friday stepped down as Chairman of Infosys, bringing the curtains down on his 30-years of illustrious innings at the helm, even as he sought to inspire the new leadership team and the employees to take the company to greater heights. At the farewell ceremony at the NASDAQ-listed company's headquarters in Bangalore on Friday evening, Murthy outlined his vision for the $ 6 billion IT firm....
09:34 AM, Aug 20, 2011
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