Indian business tycoon Ratan Tata, former chairman of the $100-billion Tata Group, dies at 86 and is cremated after a funeral attended by thousands.

The former Tata Group chairman was seen as a visionary who turned an India-focused family-run business group into a global conglomerate and was admired for his philanthropy.

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.

Tata, who led a business empire while touching numerous facets of Indian life with his philanthropy, died of age-related health complications. He was 86.

Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman Natarajan Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata's death and described him in a statement as his "friend, mentor, and guide." He did not provide a cause of death.

Ratan Tata—a former chairman of Tata Group who led the Indian megacompany through multiple significant international acquisitions—died at age 86, the group announced Wednesday. Tata took over the conglomerate in 1991 and led it for 21 years.

Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons hailed as a visionary business leader, has died at a Mumbai hospital

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.

Ratan Tata, a former chairman of India’s oldest conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata’s death and described him as his “friend,

Ratan Tata, a former chairman of Indian conglomerate Tata Sons, died at a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday night. He was 86. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran confirmed Tata’s death and described him in a statement as his “friend,