Tata's body will be kept at the National Centre for the Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai before the state funeral on Thursday evening. A key road leading to the venue has been cordoned off. People will be able to pay their respects here from 10:00 to 15:30 India time (04:30-10:00GMT), senior Mumbai police official Abhinav Deshmukh told the media.

India bade farewell on Thursday (Oct 10) to one of its most respected corporate leaders - Ratan Tata, who expanded companies under his brand name into a global behemoth spanning multiple industries. Ahead of a state funeral,

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.