Ratan Tata, an Indian industry legend and business icon, dies at age 86

Oct 10, 2024

Thousands of people paid their last respects on Thursday to Ratan Tata -- one of India's most influential business leaders -- in the country's financial capital ahead of a state funeral later in the day. The veteran industrialist, former chairman of Tata Group, a $100 billion conglomerate, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night at the age of 86.