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In 2022, Infosys's presence in [[Russia]] in support of the energy industry there came under scrutiny. The firm, unlike Western firms like Oracle, declined to withdraw from the country despite the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60952063 "Infosys: Tech firm part-owned by Chancellor Rishi Sunak's wife closing Russia office"]''</ref>
 
In 2022, Infosys's presence in [[Russia]] in support of the energy industry there came under scrutiny. The firm, unlike Western firms like Oracle, declined to withdraw from the country despite the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]].<ref>''[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-60952063 "Infosys: Tech firm part-owned by Chancellor Rishi Sunak's wife closing Russia office"]''</ref>
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==Ownership==
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[[Akshata Murty]], wife of UK Prime Minister [[Rishi Sunak]] and daughter of the [[India]]n billionaire [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._R._Narayana_Murthy N. R. Narayana Murthy,] the founder of the technology company Infosys, owns a 0.91% stake—valued at about $900m (£746m) in April 2022—in Infosys, making her one of the wealthiest women in [[Britain]].<ref>''[https://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-rishi-sunak-115080601060_1.html "Next UK PM Rishi Sunak on being British, Indian and Hindu at the same time"]''</ref>
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===Public warning system===
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[[File:RS_and_AM.jpeg|300px|right|thumb|No alarm siren on 40% of mobile phones<ref>''[https://twitter.com/loveukhatetory/status/1650455291715104769 "No alarm siren on 40% of mobile phones"]''</ref>]]
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On 24 April 2023, [https://twitter.com/loveukhatetory Love Britain – Hate Tories] tweeted:{{QB|
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:"Yesterday's 'Special Alert' was a disaster which wasted £millions.<ref>''[https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/apr/06/sound-that-saves-your-life-uk-disaster-alert-to-buzz-phones-on-23-april "‘Sound that could save your life’: UK disaster alert to buzz phones on 23 April"]''</ref>
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:"The [[UK Government]] awarded the contract to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fujitsu Fujitsu] who subsequently sub-contracted the work to [[India]]n company Infosys.
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:"And who owns Infosys?
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:"So you can bet we will have many more alerts.. and they will all fail."<ref>''[https://twitter.com/loveukhatetory/status/1650433156288327682 "Yesterday's 'Special Alert' was a disaster which wasted £millions"]''</ref>}}
  
 
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Infosys Limited is an Indian multinational information technology] company that provides business consulting, information technology and outsourcing services. Infosys was founded in Pune, headquartered in Bangalore and is the second-largest Indian IT company, after Tata Consultancy Services, by 2020 revenue figures. Infosys is the 602nd largest public company in the world, according to the Forbes Global 2000 ranking.

On 24 August 2021, Infosys became the fourth Indian company to reach $100 billion in market capitalisation.[1]

Activities

Infosys was founded by seven engineers in Pune, Maharashtra, and registered as Infosys Consultants Private Limited on 2 July 1981. In 1983, it relocated to Bangalore, Karnataka.

Infosys has 82 sales and marketing offices and 123 development centres across the world as of 31 March 2018, with major presence in India, United States, China, Australia, Japan, Middle East and Europe.

In 2019, 60%, 24%, and 3% of its revenues were derived from projects in North America, Europe, and India, respectively. The remaining 13% of revenues were derived from the rest of the world.

In 2022, Infosys's presence in Russia in support of the energy industry there came under scrutiny. The firm, unlike Western firms like Oracle, declined to withdraw from the country despite the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[2]

Ownership

Akshata Murty, wife of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and daughter of the Indian billionaire N. R. Narayana Murthy, the founder of the technology company Infosys, owns a 0.91% stake—valued at about $900m (£746m) in April 2022—in Infosys, making her one of the wealthiest women in Britain.[3]

Public warning system

No alarm siren on 40% of mobile phones[4]

On 24 April 2023, Love Britain – Hate Tories tweeted:

"Yesterday's 'Special Alert' was a disaster which wasted £millions.[5]
"The UK Government awarded the contract to Fujitsu who subsequently sub-contracted the work to Indian company Infosys.
"And who owns Infosys?
"So you can bet we will have many more alerts.. and they will all fail."[6]


 

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