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Wipro Limited: A Tech Giant's Footprint Wipro Limited, a Bengaluru-based multinational, is a prominent player in India's technology landscape, ranking among the nation's top six tech companies. The company's core offerings encompass information technology, consulting, and business process services, ...
- Company type Public
- Industry Information technology, Consulting, Outsourcing
- Founded 29 December 1945
- Founders MH Hasham Premji
- Headquarters Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Area served Worldwide
- Key people Rishad Premji
- Revenue ₹89,760 crore (US$10 billion) (FY24)
- Net income ₹11,112 crore (US$1.3 billion) (FY24)
- Number of employees 234,054 (March 2024)
- Subsidiaries Appirio, Topcoder, Capco, Designit
- Website www.wipro.com
Wipro history
Last Updated : 17/03/25, 09:19 PM
Wipro: From Cooking Oil to Global IT Powerhouse Established in 1945 as Western India Vegetable Products Limited, Wipro's journey began as a cooking oil manufacturer under M H Hasham Premji. Following his death in 1966, his son Azim Premji took the helm at the young age of 21. The company's name evol...
WIPRO NEWS
Wipro cuts salary offers to freshers awaiting onboarding by 50%, employees union says 'unacceptable'
February 22, 2023 10:03 am
Wipro's decision reflects the global macroeconomic uncertainties and the challenges in the demand environment for tech companies, say market watchers.
Wipro asks staff to be in office three times a week
October 06, 2022 12:28 am
“Our offices will be open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Our carefully deliberated back-to-office policy is meant to allow employees the flexibility of remote work while ensuring that our teams can access experiences, as well as opportunities, and build meaningful relationships at work,” it said.
Moonlighting: Wipro fires 300 employees for 'working for competitors'
September 22, 2022 9:35 am
“Employees can have a transparent dialogue with the organisation about their second or weekend work, but we discovered 300 employees who were working for direct competitors. There is no place for them,” Wipro chairman Rishad Premji said
Moonlighting in tech industry is cheating: Wipro’s Rishad Premji
August 22, 2022 9:30 am
The reference might have been to foodtech start-up Swiggy allowing its employees to take on other jobs in their free time for an “economic consideration”.
Infosys net rises 3.1% in June qtr, raises revenue guidance for fiscal
July 25, 2022 7:53 am
Overall expenses surged more than 29%, while operating margins for Infosys for the June quarter came in at 20.1%, down 3.6% year-on-year. The company also retained its operating margin guidance for full year at 21%-23%.
Wipro Q1 net profit falls nearly 21% to Rs 2,563.6 crore
July 20, 2022 5:29 pm
The profit for the period (attributable to the equity holders of the company) stood at Rs 3,242.6 crore in the year-ago period.
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April 19, 2022 9:43 am
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Pune: Wipro Hospital in Hinjewadi to shut down
February 17, 2022 11:16 am
The hospital was set up to treat Covid-19 patients when there was a shortage of beds in other hospitals, said Ayush Prasad, CEO of Pune Zilla Parishad.
Wipro share price falls over 6% post December quarter results
January 13, 2022 11:31 am
🔴 Wipro share price: The scrip fell 6.27 per cent to Rs 648 apiece on both the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) during the early morning deals.
Wipro Q3 net profit almost flat at Rs 2,969 crore
January 12, 2022 5:09 pm
🔴 The net profit attributable to shareholders in the year-ago period had stood at Rs 2,968 crore, according to a regulatory filing by Wipro.
