An opportunity for India Inc

An opportunity for India Inc

Corporate India’s response to the country’s job crisis has been more symbolic than substantial Corporate India’s response to the country’s job crisis has been more symbolic than substantial We live in an age when businessmen command considerable influence in society. Ratan Tata, Mukesh Ambani, and Azim Premji are seen not as wealth creators but as […]

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‘No one minds getting old till…’: Ratan Tata invests in senior citizen companionship startup

‘No one minds getting old till…’: Ratan Tata invests in senior citizen companionship startup

Industry leader Ratan Tata on August 16 announced an undisclosed investment into startup Goodfellows which offers companionship to senior citizens as a service. The octogenarian industrialist has been an active backer of startups ever since retiring from the helm of the salt-to-software Tata Group and has invested in over 50 companies till now. The latest […]

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Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s head Pallonji Mistry passes away; PM Modi pays tribute

Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s head Pallonji Mistry passes away; PM Modi pays tribute

Billionaire Pallonji Mistry, Chairman of diversified Shapoorji Pallonji (SP) Group, died in the wee hours of Tuesday in Mumbai, company officials said. Mr. Mistry, whose SP Group is the largest shareholder in the Tata Group with 18.37% holding in the over $100 billion conglomerate, was 93. India-born Mr. Mistry died mid-sleep at 1.00 a.m. at […]

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Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s head Pallonji Mistry passes away; PM Modi pays tribute

Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s head Pallonji Mistry passes away

The 93-year-old is the largest individual shareholder in the Tata Group with a 18.4 per cent holding in the conglomerate. The 93-year-old is the largest individual shareholder in the Tata Group with a 18.4 per cent holding in the conglomerate. Shapoorji Pallonji Group’s head Pallonji Mistry died at his residence here, company officials said on […]

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Air India reorganising itself under Tatas; won’t comment on A350 aircraft order: Airbus CCO

Air India reorganising itself under Tatas; won’t comment on A350 aircraft order: Airbus CCO

It was reported last week that the Tata Group-owned Air India has decided to procure its maiden batch of wide-bodied A350 aircraft from Airbus It was reported last week that the Tata Group-owned Air India has decided to procure its maiden batch of wide-bodied A350 aircraft from Airbus Air India is clearly reorganising itself under […]

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Morning Digest | PM Modi to visit Tokyo for Quad summit next week; China’s Pangong bridge construction is in occupied territory, says India, and more

Morning Digest | PM Modi to visit Tokyo for Quad summit next week; China’s Pangong bridge construction is in occupied territory, says India, and more

PM Modi to fly to Japan for Quad summit next week Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Tokyo for his second in-person Quad summit on Tuesday, where he will also hold bilateral talks with U.S. President Joseph Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the Ministry of External Affairs […]

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