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Tata AIA Life Insurance appoints Venkatachalam H as new MD and CEO

Venkatachalam will take over from the incumbent, Naveen Tahilyani, who will be moving to another role in the Tata Group and has been elevated as a Non-Executive Director of Tata AIA Life Insurance Co

Tata AIA Life Insurance appoints Venkatachalam H as new CEO and MD

The outgoing CEO & MD Naveen Tahilyani will be transitioning to the role of non-executive director of Tata AIA Life Insurance Company

Tata Chemicals Q3 results: Profit drops 60% to Rs 158 cr on weak demand

Soda ash, the company's largest business, suffered last year as falling caustic soda prices made it more appealing than soda ash for the silicate market, prompting it to cut prices to stay competitive

More people choosing lower EV variants, 'range anxiety' improves: TaMo

People realising they are going to use electric cars in the city, says a senior executive

Air India appoints Ravindra Kumar as chief human resources officer

Air India on Friday said Ravindra Kumar G P will take over as the airline's Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) from April 1. Kumar, who is currently with Tata Motors, will replace Suresh Dutt Tripathi who is retiring from the airline. "Following a long career with General Electric Company, the last four years of which as CHRO for South Asia, Ravi joins from Tata Motors Ltd where he has held the role of President & CHRO since 2018," the airline said in a release. Kumar will report to Air India CEO and MD Campbell Wilson. "At the same time as welcoming Ravi, we acknowledge the outstanding contribution of Suresh who, upon Air India's privatization, answered the call and has played a vital role over the last two years," Wilson said. Tata group took over the reins of loss-making Air India in January 2022.

Tata, Pegatron in talks for iPhone assembly facility in Tamil Nadu: Report

Tata is building the iPhone assembly plant in Hosur city, which will be its second such facility in the country. The move comes as Apple and its contract manufacturers are rapidly expanding

Titan Q3 results: Profit rises 9.4% to Rs 1,040 crore, misses estimates

Indian jeweler and watch maker Titan Company reported third-quarter profit below estimates on Thursday as escalating costs of bullion outshined demand during the festive season

Tata, Israel's Tower Semiconductor among bidders for SCL Mohali revamp: Rpt

To enable SCL to manufacture modern chips, starting with 40 and 65 nm chips, the IT ministry had earmarked $1 billion for its modernisation

'Tata Steel to consider investment in UK plant, if govt funding available'

Tata Steel would consider additional future investments in its Port Talbot plant in the UK, if more government funding was made available, the company's Chief executive T V Narendran said on Wednesday. The UK government has already agreed to a 500 million pound package to support the loss-making steel plant which was facing shutdown over high carbon emission. The plant employs around 8,000 people. As part of its restructuring plan backed by the government funding, Tata Steel will replace the blast furnaces at the unit with electric furnaces to use recycled steel in order to reduce carbon emission. However, the installation of low-emission system will lead to a loss of 2,800 jobs as electric furnaces need less manpower. "The electric arc furnaces need not be the end, it is the beginning," Narendran told the Welsh Affairs Committee of the House of Commons. Earlier, steel unions had also suggested the UK government to put more money into securing the future of Tata Steel. The company

Wistron Corp to set up laptop making unit in Karnataka for Rs 1,500 cr

The proposed plant is expected to create around 3,000 jobs and also produce electric vehicle-related parts, a statement from the government said

Flag coercive call from management to extend duty: Unions ask A-I pilots

Tata Group-owned Air India's two pilot unions on Wednesday asked their members to flag any "coercive call" from the management for extending flight duty timings beyond the stipulated limits. In a joint communication to their members, Indian Commercial Pilots Association (ICPA) and Indian Pilots Guild (IPG) also said that they are in the process of compiling the records of recent instances (of such calls). The communication comes in the backdrop of the two unions writing to Air India Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Campbell Wilson, alleging that the airline management is "intimidating and coercing" some of their members to extend flight duty timings beyond the prescribed limits. The letter to Campbell was also marked to Tata Group and Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran, among others. "We wish to bring to your attention a matter of utmost importance concerning potential coercive calls related to the extension of Flight Duty Time Limitations (FDTL)," the pilots unions s

Mixed outlook for Tata Steel stock as global demand remains soft

In Q3FY24, Tata Steel's standalone revenue increased by 2 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) to Rs 34,700 crore, in line with consensus

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India-France defence industrial roadmap; Tata, Airbus sign helicopter deal

India and France on Friday unveiled ambitious defence industrial roadmap to co-develop critical military hardware, firmed up a space situational awareness programme even as the Tata Group and Airbus announced to jointly build H125 helicopters following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron. Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra, announcing the outcomes of Thursday's Modi-Macron talks in Jaipur, said a scheme for exchange of professionals in the age bracket of 18 to 35 years and activation of Schengen visas with a five-year validity for Indian postgraduate alumni alumni of French institutions were among other key decisions. The two sides inked a total of nine agreements that would provide for cooperation in a large number of areas including defence-space partnership, satellite launches boosting engagement in the healthcare sector and scientific research. The pacts inclucded the defence industrial roadmap and the Tata-Airbus deal. The two sides also

Tata group, Airbus team up to make helicopters; Thales' MRO on cards

India, France adopt joint defence production road map

Air India operating 41% more flights since Tata takeover, shows data

The emphasis on international expansion for Air India is driven by higher demand and more lucrative opportunities in that segment

Air India to induct 68 new aircraft in 2024, says CEO Campbell Wilson

The airline started the commercial operations of its first A350 aircraft on January 22, with a flight from Mumbai to Chennai

Regulator fines Air India Rs 1.1 cr for violating flight safety rules

Tata Group-run airline was under DGCA's scrutiny in 2023, was asked to pay Rs 30 lakh as fine earlier this month

Govt evaluating 9 proposals on semiconductor manufacturing: MoS IT

The Centre provides financial assistance to semiconductor manufacturers under its $10-billion incentive scheme, announced in 2021

Mumbai Marathon: 74-year-old participant among two dead; 22 hospitalised

Two participants, including a 74-year-old man, collapsed and died during the annual TATA Mumbai Marathon, which was held here on Sunday, a police official said. According to the police official, 22 persons who took part in the running event were hospitalised for dehydration and other reasons. The deceased participants were identified as Suvradeep Banerjee (40) from Kolkata and Rajendra Bora (74) from Mumbai. Banerjee, a seasoned full marathoner and software engineer, collapsed near the Haji Ali Junction, while Bora slumped to the road near a petrol pump close to a popular pizza joint opposite Marine Drive, the official added.