Despite rocky year, Tata Sons records high profit growth

Tata Motors chairman N Chandrasekaran MUMBAI: Tata Sons’ board met on Friday to approve the company’s financial results for the year ended March 31, 2026, recommending a dividend to equity shareholders, even as it kept chairman N Chandrasekaran’s reappointment off the agenda for a second consecutive time.“The board stuck to the agenda and there was…

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Elon Musk’s Big Bet for SpaceX

Elon Musk is taking SpaceX public and keeping almost all the power. Ryan Mac, a technology reporter for The Times, breaks down why the company’s record I.P.O. is both a big bet on Musk’s vision and a risk for investors. By Ryan Mac, Nour Idriss, Nikolay Nikolov, Stephanie Swart, Rafaela Balster and Sam Rosenthal June…

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Retail inflation inches up to 5-month high in May

NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) inched up for the fourth consecutive month to 3.9% in May from 3.5% in April on account of acceleration in food prices, data released by NSO on Friday showed. The food index rose 4.8% in May, above 4.2% in the preceding month.Despite the staggered increase…

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India gets a homegrown AI video model

India’s efforts to build indigenous artificial intelligence models received a boost this week as Avataar AI unveiled Varya, a video generation model designed to better understand Indian cultural contexts while significantly reducing the cost associated with AI video creation.The Bengaluru-based startup, backed by Peak XV Partners and selected under govt’s India AI Mission, said the…

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AI overload: CVs no more a selling point

MUMBAI: In a world where people are increasingly relying on AI tools, companies have a new hiring challenge: AI-generated resumes. Firms are finding it difficult to select candidates for job roles from a flood of CVs that look alike, making soft skills more valuable than ever, said Nicholas Kirk, CEO at recruitment firm Michael Page.The…

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