World Bank confirms Wipro is on contractor blacklist - The Register
The World Bank has revealed the full list of companies banned for bidding for future contracts because of alleged malpractice.
Troubles at Satyam took a turn for the worse when it was revealed on Christmas Eve that it was banned from applying for World Bank contracts for eight years.
Now it has emerged that Wipro, India's third largest outsourcer, has been banned from bidding for contracts directly to the bank, or to projects which it funds, for four years. The ban began in June 2007 and runs until 2011.
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