'These are the people that have worked for you. These are the people who have served you all their careers. You send them out to live in the rain. Is that your definition of ethics when you treat your labour force that way?' the titan asks.
Ratan Tata, an iconic corporate leader, retired as Chairman of the $100-billion Tata Group on Friday after a 50-year run, on his 75th birthday.
He has succeeded because he knew there needed to be a huge transformation in innovation and R&D capacity.
Effective November 8, Ratan N Tata has stepped down as chairman of Tata Power and Cyrus P Mistry will take his place.
'If someone fiddles us on our religion then we will pay back five times more to that person. We have proved that time and again.'
Singh was immortalised on the silver screen by Puneet Issar in the 1997 film Border which was a fictionalised account of the soldiers who fought in the war alongside Longewala.
Ratan Tata will play only an advisory role and will not be part of the selection panel.
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Gandhi will now be seen in two upcoming OTT series -- Hansal Mehta's Gandhi, starring Pratik Gandhi in the title role, and Freedom at Midnight by Nikkhil Advani.
Few businessmen demonstrate the zeal that he does for innovating for the bottom of the pyramid, says Adi Godrej.
'The Casa ratio is at 33.4 per cent, which has to keep improving. Right now, there is a bit of liquidity pressure in the market.'
We take a snapshot of his illustrious life through the lens of photographer Gopal Shetty.
Sabse has several patents in the arena of call-control and switching of calls.
Though there was no official word on what transpired at the meeting this afternoon, it is understood that the plans for the launch of the airline came up during the discussions.
He may play an indirect role in group beyond Dec next year.
If Cyrus's protestations of having no knowledge of his imminent dismissal are to be taken at face value, he was extraordinarily naive and insulated from the ground reality. There were enough straws in the wind to suggest that his relations with Ratan were fast deteriorating to a point of no return.
The classroom at the Taj Lands End hotel, Mumbai, will be an amphitheatre-style classroom, fashioned after the one at Harvard Business School in Boston. It will have a seating capacity of 82.
Tata will surely feel good about many of his initiatives, but there are businesses that are not successful as of today. Some of them include domestic car business, pharmaceutical, and telecom.
Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz has voiced his admiration for industrialist Ratan Tata's 'grace' and wisdom, saying he was moved by the business icon's words during the launch of the coffee chain's flagship store in Mumbai last year.
The award will be presented in Mumbai on September 23 during Frost & Sullivan's annual Growth, Innovation and Leadership Executive Congress, the global consulting firm said in a statement.
Mistry will work with Ratan Tata over the next year and take over from him when he retires.
Tata Group chief Ratan Tata on Saturday visited the Taj Hotel, shortly after three terrorists were gunned down by the National Security Guards in the fresh gunbattle early this morning, to take stock of the land-mark building.
Tata said his group, which was 'a traditionally manufacturing company in a sellers market', did not succeed in 'really embracing the customers' values'.
'Maharawal Ratan Singh's situation in Padmaavat is very similar to Shahid's situation in Padmaavat, as an actor. I was pitted against very high odds, in a very unlikely situation and I had to somehow come out with flying colours.'
Amid speculation over Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata's successor, the group has said that the selection committee has interviewed several candidates, both internal and external, but no final decision has been taken.
S Ramadorai, chief executive oficer, Tata Consultancy Services with chairman Ratan Tata at the annual general meeting in Mumbai on Friday afternoon.
The incident comes amid accusations by the opposition BJP of "targeted killings" of its workers in the run up to the polls.
Tata Teleservices Maharashtra Ltd said on Friday that Ratan N Tata has been elected as the company's chairman. \n
Snapdeal, which has raised about $400 million since its inception, has invested about $100 million in logistics and operations to expand its presence in the $3 billion Indian eCommerce market.
He will recommend innovative methods and processes for the improvement.
Tata Sons on Saturday denied that group Chairman Ratan Tata has used words such as "venal" business environment or accused the government of"inaction" in media interviews.
Sukanya Verma compares yesteryear stars and the contemporary ones at about approximately the same age and the results are glaring.
Ratan Tata is the only Indian among five foreigners to be awarded as part of the 'Honorary British Awards to Foreign Nationals' for 2014.
Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata's dream is to see cars run on water and he has invested $15 million in a start-up firm supporting research in the field, an eminent scientist said.
The Federation of the Indo-Israeli Chambers of Commerce (FIICC), on August 6, bestowed the 'Businessman of the Decade' honour upon Ratan Tata, who heads the $71-billion Tata empire.
Ratan Tata has made investments in his personal capacity in more than 15 start-ups over the last 20 months.
Desai, 57, was found dead at his studio in Karjat near Mumbai last August.
The Tatas operated the country's first airline. It was later acquired by the government.
The very fact that Ratan Tata is retiring at 75 speaks volumes of his commitment to managing the Tata companies through values, says Rahul Bajaj.
Tata Group Chief Ratan Tata met Communication and IT Minister Dayanidhi Maran on Wednesday and discussed wide ranging issues relating to spectrum policy and investments in the telecom sector.
