Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Tata as "a visionary business leader", saying he's "extremely pained" by the death. Tata ran the conglomerate for over20 years as chairman.

Reuters reports that Ratan Tata, the former chairman of the large Indian conglomerate Tata Group, has passed away at the age of 86. The conglomerate he led employed one million people. "It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell to Mr.

Hundreds of people, including corporate leaders, politicians and celebrities, gathered in Mumbai on Thursday to pay their last respects to one of India's most respected business tycoons, Ratan Tata, who died aged 86.