Sources in the Tata group said they could not attend as they were travelling.
Tata has emerged as a major venture capital investor since his retirement.
Inaugurating the two-day 'Global Investors Summit' hosted by Assam, Modi said the National Democratic Alliance government has speeded up the functioning of official machinery and "we want all programmes to be completed before target".
Rajesh Gopinathan, who took charge as chief executive of TCS on Tuesday, said he and his newly appointed team will ensure sustenance of the company's growth momentum and continuous evolution of its strategy.
The ambitious Rs 1 lakh car by Tata Motors may be launched between 2007 and 2008 even as factors like inflation and cost of steel may make it difficult to maintain the price line.
Samsung last week suspended sales of its latest flagship smartphone and announced a recall of 2.5 million units already sold, after faulty batteries caused some handsets to explode during charging.
The first A320 flight is scheduled to leave Bengaluru on June 12 afternoon, AirAsia India chief executive officer Mittu Chandilya told reporters in Chennai.
The government on Saturday said it would present a bill on the revised Companies Act in Parliament before June 2005.
Ten former captains of India's Olympic hockey teams were felicitated with a citation and a purse of Rs 100,000 each.
"The car should be out some time in 2008. It is in the prototype stage and prototypes are running. Its cost will be somewhere between a motorcycle and a car," Tata said in an interview to The Week magazine.
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Amadeus Altea Suite, a complete passenger service system, is currently used by more than 120 airlines across the world. Vistara is a 51:49 joint venture between Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines Limited.
DFS writes to departments that haven't responded to RBI's request for information.
Sources say the arilines has inducted a senior pilot from IndiGo to head its safety team.
Reminiscing his student days, Tata Sons Chairman Ratan Tata on Saturday admitted finding his love in the United States while he was studying to be an architect.
Tata Sons Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata said e-commerce is one of the areas where is he looking to personally invest because of its "good potential" as a large proportion of the country's consuming public do not have the required access to goods.
Norms limiting airlines' stake in SPVs managing airports to hurt Tatas.
In a major initiative, the Tatas on Tuesday announced a joint venture with the Star group for providing direct-to-home services in India, a venture that is estimated to involve an investment of over Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion).
Vistara is likely to offer 148 seats in a three-class configuration in its Airbus A320s, industry sources said.
Tata Infomedia Ltd, now controlled by ICICI Ventures Fund, has sold its entire holding in Titan Industries to Tata group entities, including Tata Sons, for Rs 15.1 crore.
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'Indian aviation sector needs much more investment and new entrants.'
Cook is scheduled to meet top honchos of India Inc later during the day
MUrgency is slated to launch services in Amritsar and Jalandhar in the last week of May and cover the entire state by June end.
Snapdeal to acquire GoJavas for Rs 200 cr, say sources.
Construction major Larsen & Toubro invested $160.80 million in its wholly owned unit in the United Arab Emirates for business in financial services.
