Ratan Tata, who put India's Tata Group on the global map, dies at 86

Ratan Tata, who put India's Tata Group on the global map, dies at 86

FILE PHOTO: Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Motors Ltd, poses with company's new estate version Indigo 'Marina' car, during its launch in Bombay September 15, 2004. REUTERS/Punit Paranjpe/File photo

Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday. He was 86.