(1) There is, however, another possibility: that Ratan Tata, Tata Group's modest but surprisingly bold patriarch, has got himself an extraordinary deal.

(2) Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata group, owner of the hotels, said the swift reopening of the hotel's modern Tower wing was the start of a new era and dedicated the reopening to all who lost their lives.

(3) Chairman Ratan Tata also hired Carl-Peter Forster, the former head of General Motor Co.'s European unit, as the chief executive officer. Ralf Speth took over as the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover.

(4) Ratan Tata, the soon-to-retire boss of a conglomerate that produces everything from tea to cars, lives modestly and treats his employees well.

(5) Having made a dream real, Ratan Tata, the chairman of Tata group, wants to sell a European version by 2011 and an American one by 2012.

(6) "We can be hurt, but we can't be knocked down, " said Ratan Tata, the grand-nephew of Jamshedji, and the current head of Tata.

(7) We are delighted in presenting the Tata Nano to India and the world, " company chief Ratan Tata told a news conference in Mumbai to announce the "commercial launch" of the $2, 000 car.

(8) And that explains why Ms. Clinton first broke bread with Indian corporate tycoons Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai days before she had lunch with Mr Singh in Delhi.

(9) Mr Varin says the choice was simple: "I had given Ratan my word.