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Bill Gates to visit Andhra on Monday for talks with Chandrababu Naidu

Bill Gates to visit Andhra on Monday for talks with Chandrababu Naidu

Rediff.com15 Feb 2026

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is scheduled to visit Amaravati to discuss expanding cooperation with Andhra Pradesh in health and artificial intelligence initiatives with Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu.

Stunning villa: Bill Gates spends $600,000 on rent!

Stunning villa: Bill Gates spends $600,000 on rent!

Rediff.com17 Feb 2012

Last winter, Microsoft founder Bill Gates spent a whopping $600,000 per month to rent a plush bungalow in Wellington, Florida.

Bill Gates reveals his secrets!

Bill Gates reveals his secrets!

Rediff.com14 Jun 2011

Bill Gates has revealed some personal details for the first time.

Federer-Zverev match breaks attendance record

Federer-Zverev match breaks attendance record

Rediff.com24 Nov 2019

Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.

Bill Gates could become world's 1st trillionaire: Oxfam

Bill Gates could become world's 1st trillionaire: Oxfam

Rediff.com25 Jan 2017

Another report by Oxfam had found that eight billionaires, including Bill Gates, from around the globe have as much money as the 3.6 billion people who make up the poorest half of the world's population.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sign MoU with UP govt

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to sign MoU with UP govt

Rediff.com31 May 2012

Bill Gates, who was in Lucknow on a day's visit, assured the UP chief minister of full support by the Foundation to develop innovative solution and provide catalytic, technical, managerial and advocacy support.

World's 5 most influential tech tycoons

World's 5 most influential tech tycoons

Rediff.com13 Dec 2010

When one thinks of technology, the first name that strikes us is that of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Indian-origin girl in UK has more IQ than Einstein

Indian-origin girl in UK has more IQ than Einstein

Rediff.com5 Mar 2013

A 12-year-old Indian-origin girl in United Kingdom has stunned everyone after she scored an incredible 162 on her IQ test -- even higher than Einstein and Stephen Hawking.

Toshiba, Gates to work on next-gen nuclear reactor

Toshiba, Gates to work on next-gen nuclear reactor

Rediff.com23 Mar 2010

Bill Gates is said to be considering investing personal assets worth several hundreds of billions of yen in developing the new type of reactor.

What is Bill Gates' ultimate dream?

What is Bill Gates' ultimate dream?

Rediff.com1 Jun 2012

Come August and he will host the world's best scientists and engineers in Seattle, US, to see if they can design cheap, dry toilets which don't hitherto exist.

Four Indian-Americans among the richest in the US

Four Indian-Americans among the richest in the US

Rediff.com24 Sep 2010

Four Indian-Americans, including Sun Microsystems co-founder Vinod Khosla, are among Forbes 400 Richest People in America, a list topped by Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

Donate your wealth: Buffett, Gates tell Americans

Donate your wealth: Buffett, Gates tell Americans

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

Legendary investor Buffett along with Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates are leading an initiative asking wealthy Americans to commit majority of their wealth for philanthropy.

Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Bill Gates receives Indira Gandhi Peace Prize

Rediff.com25 Jul 2009

President Pratibha Patil on Saturday presented the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development to Microsoft founder Bill Gates for his charity work.

Gates praises Indian rice that can withstand flood

Gates praises Indian rice that can withstand flood

Rediff.com23 Apr 2010

Bill Gates, a frequent visitor to India, had a firsthand experience of this variety of rice when he visited the country last year.

Four Seasons plans expansion in India

Four Seasons plans expansion in India

Rediff.com22 Mar 2010

Microsoft founder Bill Gates- promoted luxury hotel group Four Seasons on Monday said it will have four new properties in India within the next five years

Bill Gates bars Apple products from home

Bill Gates bars Apple products from home

Rediff.com4 Mar 2009

In an interview to Vogue magazine, Melinda Gates has revealed that Bill has barred in three kids, Jennifer, 13, Rory, 10 and Phoebe, 7 from using any of the Apple products.

Why Buffett donated $37 billion

Why Buffett donated $37 billion

Rediff.com27 Jun 2006

Warren E Buffet, dubbed as the planet's biggest philanthropist after he decided to give away 85 per cent of his wealth amounting to $37.4 billion to charity, said he does not believe in dynastic inheritance.

36 Indians among world's richest people

36 Indians among world's richest people

Rediff.com9 Mar 2007

L N Mittal, Mukesh and Anil Ambani, and Azim Premji are among the 8 Indians who figure in the Forbes magazine's list of 100 richest people in the world.

Bill Gates skeptical of Facebook-WhatsApp deal

Bill Gates skeptical of Facebook-WhatsApp deal

Rediff.com17 Mar 2014

Gates said that fifty years ago, no 55-person company was bought for $19 billion

Federer and Nadal to attempt world record in Cape Town

Federer and Nadal to attempt world record in Cape Town

Rediff.com5 Jul 2019

Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal will attempt to set a world record for attendance at a tennis match, with the help of some celebrity guests, when they play an exhibition game in Cape Town in February.

Premji, Shiv Nadar in Forbes list of 100 richest tech tycoons

Premji, Shiv Nadar in Forbes list of 100 richest tech tycoons

Rediff.com11 Aug 2016

Microsoft founder Bill Gates with an estimated fortune of $78 billion heads the list

Gates Foundation offers to help monitor Jan-Dhan Yojana

Gates Foundation offers to help monitor Jan-Dhan Yojana

Rediff.com19 Sep 2014

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) has offered to help in monitoring of the progress made with regard to Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), the flagship financial inclusion scheme of the government.

Meet few tech titans who gave away billions in charity

Meet few tech titans who gave away billions in charity

Rediff.com2 Dec 2015

Mark Zuckerberg's pledge on Tuesday to give away most of his Facebook shares, a roughly $45 billion fortune, helps cement his role as one of Silicon Valley's most generous donors.

In India, Nadella warns of the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs

In India, Nadella warns of the impact of artificial intelligence on jobs

Rediff.com21 Feb 2017

The Microsoft chief's comments come in the wake of Bill Gates' call for levying taxes on robots that take away jobs from people.

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

Aadhaar doesn't pose any privacy issue: Bill Gates

Rediff.com3 May 2018

Aadhaar is something that had never been done by any government before, not even in a rich country

Don't make fortune out of the poor: Rajan to micro lenders

Don't make fortune out of the poor: Rajan to micro lenders

Rediff.com16 Nov 2014

He added however that reasonable profit must be there at the bottom of the pyramid as the business has to be self-sustaining

Hindujas are only Britons in world's richest billionaires list

Hindujas are only Britons in world's richest billionaires list

Rediff.com23 Jan 2015

Srichand and Gopichand Hinduja emerged as the 66th richest in the world, as part of an Oxfam study released at the WEF.

6 most admired business leaders

6 most admired business leaders

Rediff.com28 Oct 2015

Elon Musk is one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.

Meet 5 richest women in the tech sector

Meet 5 richest women in the tech sector

Rediff.com15 Apr 2015

Meg Whitman is the wealthiest women in the technology sector.

Mukesh Ambani is the world's 10th richest man!

Mukesh Ambani is the world's 10th richest man!

Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

Jeff Bezos of Amazon tops the list for the second consecutive year with networth of $147 billion.

The 'invisible observer': Ravinder Takkar takes charge of Vodafone Idea

The 'invisible observer': Ravinder Takkar takes charge of Vodafone Idea

Rediff.com30 Aug 2019

A Vodafone Group insider with more than 25 years in the telco across geographies, he's like the eyes and ears of the multinational in India.

PM Modi world's 9th most powerful person in Forbes list

PM Modi world's 9th most powerful person in Forbes list

Rediff.com5 Nov 2015

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked as the world's ninth most powerful person by Forbes magazine in a 2015 list which is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Covid Vaccine IP: How Big Pharma lobbied against India

Rediff.com9 Jun 2021

Communications between the USTR and the world's most powerful pharmaceutical and trade lobbying groups reveal that many raised concerns about India's push to exempt Covid vaccines from intellectual property.

India, 19 other nations pledge to promote clean technologies

India, 19 other nations pledge to promote clean technologies

Rediff.com30 Nov 2015

The world's growing demand for energy is also a big problem.

Modi calls for climate change agenda that helps developing countries

Modi calls for climate change agenda that helps developing countries

Rediff.com29 Sep 2015

World finance ministers will meet on Oct 7-8 in Lima, Peru, to try to agree on climate change framework.

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

'Covid response is highly dependent on leadership'

Rediff.com21 Apr 2021

'If you don't have a strong political leadership, however much expertise a country may have, in pandemic preparedness or infectious disease, will not matter.' 'It's really about having strong political leadership, that is proactive, that prioritises taking the right action.' 'And if you don't have that, then you will have a much worse pandemic experience.'