Tata was speaking to reporters after he, along with Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong and Tata-SIA Airlines Chairman Prasad Menon, met the minister.
Inaugurating the facility, spread over about 1,100 acres, Narendra Modi said it cost him Re 1 to have the plant in the state.
TATA Group Chairman Ratan Tata and India-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal will be among seven international business leaders to attend the three-day International Investment Council to be hosted by President Thabo Mbeki this weekend in South Africa.
PepsiCo chairman and chief executive officer Indra Nooyi, who has been speculated to be among the possible candidates to succeed Ratan Tata as chairman of the Tata Group, has ruled herself out of the race, saying she "loves" her present job.
The board of Tata Steel, which will enter an open bidding war with Brazil's CSN for Corus on Tuesday, met in Mumbai presumably to discuss the strategy for the auction and also consider the quarterly results.
Critical of the "unauthorised" release of tapes of his conversation with PR consultant Niira Radia, the US $ 73 billion Tata group chief Ratan Tata may move the Supreme Court on Monday to seek action against those behind the leak.
'I wanted my life back. I want to enjoy the things that I wanted to do.'
Insurer likely to support Ratan Tata; reduction in stake might have been profit booking.
Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata on Monday moved the Supreme Court in connection with the Nira Radia tape controversy.Tata has urged the court for a restraint order on the publication of the tapes of his conversation with corporate lobbyist Nira Radia.He also sought action against persons responsible for the leakage of the tapes, claiming that unauthorised publication of the tapes was a violation of his right to privacy.
"It is a rubbish petition. If I find that we you (petitioner) have tried to interfere with the investigation then you may be in bigger trouble," Justice Ajit Bharihoke said.
Virtually rejecting the proposal of a major telecom player for levying a hefty entry fee of Rs 1500 crore (Rs 15 billion) for spectrum to start third generation mobile services
Refusing to be drawn into a point by point clarification of Mistry's letter, the company said: "It will be beneath the dignity of Tata Sons to engage in a public spat with regard to the several unfounded allegations appearing in his leaked confidential statement."
Speaking to MPs from the West Midlands in the House of Commons during his recent visit, Tata said jobs at the research centres at Whitley and Gaydon were secure at least until 2012. A fresh business plan is expected to be drawn up for the company in 2012. Coventry South MP Jim Cunningham told reporters after the meeting that Tata indicated the possibility of employing more workers at the two centres.
The Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group said that the recent steps by the government have restored investors' confidence in the country, but more needs to be done.
It was the summer of 2006 (May 18). Writers' Building, then the state secretariat, was buzzing with journalists. The event marked the start of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's second term as chief minister. And in style, it got off with West Bengal bagging the small car plant, Nano.
Seeking to address the issue of challenges to inclusive growth in emerging economies, Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata on Wednesday said that at the Bottom of the Pyramid (BOP) people still do not have access to products and services, as they are still slightly beyond their reach.
'Some icons are living textbooks, teaching us about leadership, success, and legacy. Extraordinary yet human and approachable, they inspire and guide us.' 'India has lost a true son and champion.'
Is India's infrastructure fit to absorb a sudden surge in cars?
China's assisting and arming Pakistan has made "it a second class enemy", but its economic strength overpowering India is not a real concern, according to Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata.
Tata Sons on Friday announced organisational changes, bringing in S Padmanabhan as the group human resources head.
In corporate or military warfare, the rules of the game are the same. An opponent could attack the General first in the hope that if he falls then the army gets demoralised.
The Supreme Court on Friday said it will hold final hearing on a day-to-day basis from April 19 on Tata Group Chairman Ratan Tata's plea to bar online portals and electronic media from airing his phone conversation with corporate lobbyist Niira Radia tapped by the Income Tax Department.
Enthused with the wealth of human capital in Jammu and Kashmir, Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi on Friday pledged to do his bit in building a long-term relationship with the youth of the state and fulfil their aspirations.
"I am very satisfied and excited about this launch today and the Nano is not for my ego trip... certainly, not an ego trip at all," Ratan Tata said. The price of Rs 1 lakh was announced six years ago when the plan for the Nano was unveiled at an European motor show, he said. He added the fact that the company has kept its promise goes to show that it was not a "gimmick."
'Wherever the businesses are not up to the size of the Tata group, Cyrus Mistry initiated actions to move out of those businesses.'
Tata's comments come a little over two weeks after JLR management and its workers agreed to a two-year pay freeze, subject to no compulsory layoffs for the next two years. This is also the first time the Tata chairman has made a direct public appeal to the UK government for credit support.
This was how a despondent Ratan Tata, who once said he will not pull out of Singur even at gun-point, on Friday summed up his group's "painful" decision to exit the Rs 1-lakh Nano car project from West Bengal.
N Chandrasekaran was on Friday reappointed as chairman of Tata Sons for a second five-year term. Tata Sons in a statement said the reappointment was ratified by the board. "At its meeting on 11 February 2022, the Board of Tata Sons reviewed the last five years and considered the reappointment of its executive chairman N Chandrasekaran," it said in a statement.
Shareholders feel Cyrus Mistry is slowly slipping into Ratan Tata's shoes
The NCLAT, in its December 18, 2019 order, had restrained the company, its board of directors and shareholders from exercising the power under the article against minority members except in exceptional circumstances and in the interest of company. A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde dealt with this issue in its 282-page verdict which set aside the NCLAT's order that had restored Cyrus Mistry as the executive chairman of the USD 100 billion salt-to-software conglomerate.
The search panel might have to lower the benchmark to find a successor to the head of $71 billion business empire.
An exclusive excerpt from The Tatas: How A Family Built A Business And A Nation.
While study was done before the current boardroom battle began, the findings indicate Tata is no longer viewed as aspirational brand by working professionals.
Chandrasekaran served TCS for three decades as it rose to become the largest IT company in the country and also the crown jewel for Tata Sons
After Rs 800 million makeover, Bombay House reopened on July 29, 2018. The earlier dull interior with low technology has given way to a lot more colour and vibrancy.
While the entry of 62-year-old Noel Tata, half brother of Ratan Tata, into Tata Trusts is being seen as a significant departure from the past within the salt-to-software conglomerate, Jehangir, a long-standing philanthropist is expected to add heft to Tata Trusts.
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