Hyderabad, Feb. 13 -- Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, along with IT and Industries Minister D Sridhar Babu, on Thursday inaugurated Microsoft's new campus in Hyderabad as the company celebrated 25 years in the city.

The state-of-the-art, 1.1 million sq. ft. LEED-certified building in Gachibowli will accommodate 2,500 additional employees. Microsoft's Hyderabad centre is its largest R&D hub outside its U.S. headquarters. The company already employs over 20,000 professionals in India, with more than half based in Hyderabad.

Speaking at the event, Chief Minister Revanth Reddy said, "Hyderabad and Microsoft have grown together, and as a proud representative of this state, I can say with certainty this is just the beginning. The wo...