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Perfect Relations founder Dilip Cherian opts out of Taj GVK board

The move comes just days after the hotel company said in a regulatory filing on September 10 that the board had approved Cherian's appointment as a director for five years

The problem of scale

There is room for consolidation in India, but we need to guard against concentration of power

Tata Group's all-in-one 'super app' ambitions face multiple challenges

The group plans to launch an umbrella portal in December, but there are major challenges in its ability to compete with RIL, Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart

Tatas move SC to block Mistry-Brookfield deal involving pledged Tata shares

Mistrys say it's vindictive move aimed to delays fund raise; will jeopardise future of 60,000 employees and over 100,000 migrant workers

Tatas blocking share pledge vindictive, to cause damages: SP group

Shapoorji Pallonji Group that owns 18.37% in Tata Sons said the Tatas moving SC to block its plan to pledge shares for raising funds reeks of vindictiveness, oppression of minority shareholder rights

Rising from the debris

Many Tata loyalists believe that the group has already bitten off more than it can chew

Tata Consumers to expand offline reach of spice & pulses brand Sampann

Tata Consumer Products Ltd (TCPL) believes there is enough headroom to grow in staples and packaged food space and the company is now expanding the offline reach of its spices and pulses brand Sampann, according to a top company official. The company is taking advantage of commodity spaces and driving conversion from unbranded to branded across beverages and foods. It is witnessing a change in consumption patterns, with an increased focus on safety and convenience along with a shift towards 'trusted' brands with a strong heritage, TCPL Managing Director & CEO Sunil D'Souza told PTI. Traditional ingredients, which have been known to build health and immunity over the ages have been favoured. "Our foods business in India, which is salt, pulses, spices and mixes has probably been the biggest beneficiary of this trend in India," he said. However, D'Souza also added that it is "difficult to say how many of these trends will become sustained long-term behaviour patterns. So, it will be

Tata Sons AGM: Mistry family raises questions over losses in group firms

The meeting, attended by Tata group CEOs and the group patriarch, Ratan Tata, was chaired by N Chandrasekaran, who countered the allegations made by the Mistry representative at the AGM

Tata Sons makes Rs 16,439 crore provisions for telecom business

For the fiscal year, at the consolidated level, the company's profit after tax has come down to Rs 10,916 crores from Rs 28,463 crores, mainly due to an increase in exceptional items

Tata steps up to build e-commerce app to take on Amazon, Reliance

The Mumbai-based group is stepping up efforts to have a significant presence online in a market where internet users are forecast by Cisco Systems Inc. to reach 900 million by 2023

All-in-one app race heats up with Tata's plan to roll out one by Jan 2021

Reliance Jio, which signed a $5.7 bn deal with Whatsapp owner Facebook, is building its own digital empire by entering the hot e-commerce space in the grocery segment with its JioMart

US court halves fine on TCS in Epic Systems lawsuit to $140 million

Directs Trial Court to reassess; TCS to exploring legal options as it believes there is no evidence of misuse of Epic information

Tata's Air India gamble could reveal the path of group's aviation business

A possible bid for this troubled state-owned airline could be the first move towards bulking up its underwhelming aviation business

Tata may sell stake in JLR, UK steel plant as talks with British govt fail

Tatas looking for partners in JLR, Steel unit may go lock, stock and barrel

Tata group, UK govt talks fail on rescue package for JLR, steel plant

Tatas are struggling with both steel and car plants in the UK which are making huge losses

IPL 2020 title sponsorship: Tata, Jio, Patanjali among firms in the fray

Unacademy, Patanjali also among Indian contenders; Byju's and Dream11 too enter bids

Tata joins Unacademy, Dream11; submits EoI for IPL title sponsorship rights

Tata Group's entry into the fray makes the bidding war on August 18 very interesting

With rally in Tata Consumer Products' stock, all eyes on execution

Street bets on strong demand for branded staple products, aggressive distribution expansion and new CEO's focus on underpenetrated categories

Tata group seeks financial partners to bid for crisis-hit Air India

Last date for submitting EoIs for Air India is August 31

India needs to rethink economy in post-Covid world: N Chandrasekaran

Listing out the challenges, he said infrastructure, regulation, bureaucratic overload of the private sector and investments are key areas