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

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.

Indian tycoon Ratan Tata has died aged 86, it has been announced by Tata Group, the conglomerate he led for more than two decades. Tata was one of India's most internationally rec