Ratan Tata has got over Rs 1 crore as compensation for serving as an independent director on the board of NYSE-listed Alcoa Inc during 2012.
Investors build up huge expectations, often irrational, and then expect the company to live up to the same.
Saudi Arabian mining firm Ma'aden, in a joint venture with Alcoa, is undertaking a $10.8 billion project to set up what has been dubbed as the the world's largest vertically integrated aluminium complex.
Alcan Inc, fighting a takeover attempt by Alcoa, on Wednesday announced it intended to expand operations in India through acquisitions and joint ventures.
Ferrari, the Italian automobile giant, had launched its Magic India Discovery Drive in association with the Tata Group, in Mumbai on 25 February, 2008. The car featured in this tour is the 612 Scaglietti, Ferrari's flagship GT model. The car will cover 13220 kms, touching 57 cities in India for over 74 days. The tour will end on May 8, 2008. Apart from the Tata Group, this tour is sponsored by Fiat Automobile, Shell, Alcoa, Pirelli, Saima Avandero and OMR.
Fire-fighters went on alert as the mercury crept towards an expected maximum of 44 degrees Celsius (111 F), the highest since Black Saturday bushfires in 2009 that killed about 180 people in the southeastern state of Victoria.
Sensex, Nifty put up a good show in closing trade.
Readers tell us what can be done to make workplaces safe for all.
ICICI Bank was the top Sensex gainer after S&P Global Ratings affirmed its 'BBB-' long-term issue ratings on the senior unsecured bonds.
A staggering $18 trillion worth unaccounted money is stashed in tax havens.
The market breadth ended weak on the BSE with 2,086 shares declining and 893 shares advancing.
Telecom shares rallied on hopes that they would hike tariffs after huge investments to acquire spectrum.
Markets extended gains led by financials and capital goods shares coupled with a rebound in IT shares.
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