Ratan Tata, the Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, who helped transform the conglomerate into a global powerhouse, passed away on late Wednesday night at the age of 86. Ratan Tata's demise, which has sent the whole country into mourning,

Ratan Tata, veteran industrialist and chairman emeritus of Tata Group, passed away at a Mumbai hospital late on Wednesday night. He was 86.

Tata group stocks are in focus after the Group's Chairman Emeritus Ratan Tata passed away last night in a Mumbai hospital on Wednesday. The salt-to-software conglomerate's patriarch was 86 years old.