Stating that Tatas did not have a 'captive' connection to counter a media campaign against it by an unholy nexus between certain corporates and journalists, Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata on Thursday said that this necessitated engagement of external PR service provider Niira Radia.
Tata made personal investments in four companies last year.
"I cannot tell Ratan Tata to go back", the West Bengal chief minister said while speaking at the annual general meeting of Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Kolkata.
Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata and two other powerful trustees considered close to him blocked the reappointment of late Ratan Tata's close associate and businessman Mehli Mistry as trustee, deepening the rift at the philanthropic arm that controls the holding company of Tata Group, people familiar with the matter said.
At a time when the Indian automobile industry is strongly opposing lowering of import duty in the proposed India-European Union Free Trade Agreement, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has favoured cutting tariff on vehicles and components coming from overseas.
Vani Kola, Karthee Madasamy, T V Mohandas Pai also invest in the media startup
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.
Tata Group head Ratan Tata said on Tuesday he has set higher ambitions for the Nano car which will be available in more variants, including diesel and electric versions.
The Chairman of the $100-billion conglomerate has also hit out at the Opposition, media and 'some members of ruling party', saying it is 'grossly misdirected' to single out the Prime Minister and blame him for the economic woes that the country is facing at present.
Tata had announced two-pronged strategy to give opportunities to students and entrepreneurs in the Kashmir Valley which includes supporting setting up of venture capital units.
Government is pulling in different directions and we are not consolidating on government, says Ratan Tata.
The $100 billion Tata group conglomerate is a major beneficiary of the decision to open up aviation in India.
Top industrialists have expressed concern over the impact that worsening corruption has on their businesses and said there is no short-cut to becoming a billion-dollar company other than doing things the right way.
Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata has said that power and wealth are not his two main stakes and ruled out joining politics after his retirement in 2012.
Company chief Tony Fernandes said the name of Chairman for AirAsia India board would also be disclosed soon
Tata has invested in over 10 start-ups in personal capacity.
He seems to have struck a chord with young entrepreneurs.
As the business head of Trent Hypermarket, Neville ensures that customers receive high-quality products that adhere to Tata standards.
Ola did not disclose financial details of the investment.
Tata was ranked second only to former president APJ Abdul Kalam in the list of 100 most trusted individuals in India.
Ratan Tata invested about $299,000 during the first six months of 2016.
In a rare honour, chairman of Tata group of companies, Ratan Tata was on Wednesday made honorary economic advisor to the booming east Chinese city of Hangzhou.
Ratan Tata said he continued to feel the need to support young entrepreneurs who were keen to unleash the Indian tiger.
Ratan Tata on Friday welcomed the government accepting Tata Sons' bid of Rs 18,000 crore for the takeover of Air India, saying the airline provides a very strong market opportunity to the group even through it will take considerable effort to rebuild the debt-laden carrier. "Welcome Back, Air India," he said. "The Tata Group winning the bid for Air India is great news," he said in a statement.
Unlike Ratan Tata's philosophy, Mistry cared about short-term gains. This is a Diwali gift for many
"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.
Veteran industrialist and former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata is looking to sell all 77,900 shares of Brainbees Solutions Ltd, which owns omnichannel baby and mother-care product platform FirstCry, in the upcoming IPO. Tata became an investor in the company in 2016 by infusing Rs 66 lakh initially. He was allotted preference shares of the company.
Tata said it was a matter of "great shame" that the company allowed Mahindra & Mahindra to get ahead of it to claim the number three spot in passenger vehicle production.
Radia, whose tapped phone conversations with politicians, corporates, bureaucrats, and journalists form a key part of the investigations into the 2G spectrum scam.
Ratan Tata created India's first truly multinational business group. As he prepares to step down, the bar's been raised sky-high for his successor.
Tata will step down as chairman of Tata Sons and other group companies in December-end after a stint of over 21 years.
Tata said he expects China to move towards democracy. He said many democracies would also have to find ways of 'enforcing what they want to do if they want to move forward'.
Tata spoke about his 50 years with the group, 21 as its chairman, the highs and lows of his tenure, his equation with Mistry and his post-retirement plans during an expansive interview to PTI in his office at 'Bombay House', the group headquarters.
Ratan Tata, Chairman of the $14.25 billion Tata Group, in an interview to London-based Financial Times hinted that the days of his family being at the helm of one of India's biggest industrial groups
Set up by three former NDTV executives, the company is targeting premium restaurants in Delhi-NCR
Chandrasekhar's letter seeks to convey the impression that the Tata Group kept quiet when it stood to benefit from violations of norms.
Which were the five businesses Ratan Tata had great hopes for, but his successor failed to deliver?
