Tata Group trustees, including Noel Tata and N Chandrasekaran, met Home Minister Amit Shah and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman amid internal disputes over board appointments at Tata Sons
Tata Sons' 107th AGM saw shareholders clear Noel Tata's appointment, other board changes and a higher dividend, with FY25 profit down on lower investment gains
The online AGM will also review Tata Capital's upcoming IPO, a proposed ₹64,900/share dividend, and Tata Sons' request to remain private amid RBI listing deadline
During FY25, Tata Sons' profit fell 24.3 per cent to ₹26,232 crore from ₹34,654 crore the previous year, according to the company's annual report
The Tata Group has pledged to pay ₹1 crore to the families of each person who has lost their life in the Ahmedabad plane crash. Noel Tata extended his heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families
Ratan Tata's stake in Tata Sons will go to his two foundations, with 70 per cent going to RTEF and the remaining to RTET, according to news reports
Captains of the industry, including richest Indian Mukesh Ambani and Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata, attended the swearing-in of Devendra Fadnavis as Chief Minister of Maharashtra on Thursday. Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Industries, was accompanied by his son Anant and daughter-in-law Radhika at the public event held at Azad Maidan in the country's financial capital. Others present at the swearing-in, which was also attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, included Mukesh's younger brother Anil Ambani. The event, held at the ground which has served as a protest site since colonial times, saw thousands of people from the general public in attendance. Shiv Sena's Eknath Shinde and NCP's Ajit Pawar also took oath as Deputy Chief Ministers. Billionaire Kumarmangalam Birla, another city-based industrialist, also attended the event along with his daughter Ananya. The father-daughter duo was seated close to financial services industry veteran Deepak Parekh. Sun Pharma's Dilip Sha
Ratan Tata's 'no comments' was more 'thunderous' than any statement when asked if he shared the apprehensions of some Tata group veterans who felt that Cyrus Mistry was trying to break up the conglomerate, according to the author of biography of the late industrialist, Thomas Mathew. Tata had fully supported late Mistry as his successor in 2012, despite having second thoughts over the suitability of the latter at the end of the first year of 'parallel running' as Chairman designate and his replacement as Chairman of Tata Sons in 2016 was due to "an ethical and a moral issue", coupled with performance issue, Mathew told PTI Video in an interview. In the biography 'Ratan Tata A Life', some Tata group veterans have been quoted airing their apprehensions about Mistry trying to break up the salt-to-software conglomerate based on his style of functioning as the Chairman and the past record of the Shaprooji Pallonji (SP) Group's acquisition of shares in Tata Sons. "There are two schools of
Noel Tata's dual role on the Tata Sons and Tata Trusts boards consolidates family oversight within the Tata Group's sprawling operations
The decision comes after an internal audit and financial review by trustees, which revealed a notable increase in staffing expenses, reaching approximately Rs 180 crore, according to a report
In a move that could give Noel Tata more power over the group's decision-making, he is now likely to be appointed to the board of Tata Sons in a meeting due to be held in the coming days
A meeting of Tata Trusts on Thursday is learnt to have discussed a range of issues including Noel Tata being part of the Tata Sons board
Relations between Tata Sons and Shapoorji Pallonji Group have been strained since 2016, following the ousting of Cyrus Mistry
The Tata Trusts currently own a 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons, the holding company of the Tata group of companies
Noel is the half-brother of the late Ratan Tata, and was already a key trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust and the Sir Ratan Tata Trust
Today, Noel Tata, Ratan Tata’s half brother, has been appointed the chairman of Tata Trust, following Ratan Tata’s demise.
Noel Tata's appointment brings clarity to the future leadership of one of India's largest charitable organisations
Meet Noel Tata, the half-brother of Ratan Tata and a key figure in the Tata Group’s future. According to reports, Noel Tata has been unanimously elected as the chairman of Tata Trusts.
The move is being seen as part of the Trusts' succession plan
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