The external affairs minister said the SAARC is in trouble as one of its members has been supporting terrorism.
Do you think that India's top business houses fulfill their social responsibilities
Three different invitations were sent out for the wedding and the receptions with top-run guests being sent a large red box that contained an intricate chest incorporating a mini silver temple featuring gold idols of various Hindu deities, including Lord Ganesh, Radha-Krishna, and Goddess Durga.
They never went to college...yet they own some of the world's biggest businesses.
Whenever you think of Microsoft, the only name that crosses one's mind is Bill Gates. But the tech behemoth was co-founded in 1975 by Gates and Paul Allen.
"Getting the award in the year of Mahatma Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary is personally significant for me. When 130 crore people take a pledge, any challenge can be overcome," the prime minister said.
According to StatCounter, a website that tracks what software is loaded on Internet-connected computers, more than 90 per cent of PCs in China -- now the world's biggest market -- are running pre-8 versions of Windows.
There are some who did not complete college, but went on to become successful businessmen.
When it comes to history, even Bill Gates's enormous wealth isn't enough to put him on the top of the rank.
The most gorgeous looks from the 2022 TIME100 Gala held on June 8 at New York City.
Microsoft Corp is betting a mix of old and young blood will revive the aging technology pioneer, but new Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella may find it tough to push change with co-founder Bill Gates and former CEO Steve Ballmer breathing down his neck.
A cricket buff and poetry loving electrical engineer from Hyderabad Satya Nadella is the next occupant of the Microsoft corner office in Redmond from where Bill Gates built his software empire.
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates tops list of the world's top 25 richest self-made billionaires.
Elon Musk is one of the world's most successful entrepreneurs.
The chairman of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation expressed satisfaction at the Foundation's programmes in the state on AIDS.
Forbes said this year's 1,226 billionaires are a record high, up one per cent from last year's total.
When one thinks of technology, the first name that strikes us is that of Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
The very, very rich were very, very generous this year.
Wipro Chairman Azim Premji on Thursday came out strongly against the idea of formulating laws on mandatory spending by industry on corporate social responsibility.
These tech wizards transformed the IT sector with path breaking innovations.
Most of Indian billionaires are shy of talking about the money they spend on charity.
Industrialist Mukesh Ambani remains India's richest person with a sharp surge of 30 per cent in his net worth to $26 billion.
The world's largest annual prize for international health honors extraordinary efforts to improve health in developing countries.
Anjali quickly decided not to pursue her career in medicine. If she had worked in a government hospital, she would have had to do her fair share of nights and weekends in hospital, which would have been tough when Sachin was back in Bombay between tours. Had she worked in private practice as Dr Anjali Tendulkar, she reckoned she would be consulted for her name rather than her expertise. Anjali is an all-or nothing person and she couldn't have just dabbled in doctoring. Moreover, she wanted to devote herself to keeping her husband in the right frame of mind to play his best cricket. A fascinating excerpt from Annabel Mehta and Georgina Brown's book, My Passage to India.
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim remained the richest person in the world with $74 billion in assets, while NRI steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal ranked sixth and Indian industrialist Mukesh Ambani is placed ninth in the US magazine Forbes annual list of world's top billionaires.
There is a new crop of ultra-rich who are giving a good part of their cash to philanthropic causes.
Nothing has changed the world as much as information technology. Companies started in a garage or college dorm went on to become the world's biggest businesses. Here's a list of world's richest tech billionaires, who inspire entrepreneurs and make them believe in their dreams.
Many have pledged billions of dollars to charity.
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Saturday.
Microsoft, which is usually at the receiving end of patent suits, has filed an infringement case against Primax Electronics of Taiwan for using its mouse technology.
Is Chandrababu Naidu being in jail an opportunity? How will the TDP capitalise on it? Or will it implode with nothing more than a sigh?
If all goes well, the money spent by companies for corporate social responsibility may increase in the days to come.
All for a good cause, the ice bucket challenge has become an internet sensation and raised over $23 million.
Many fantastically rich people slip under the general public's radar. Including the world's second-wealthiest man
A Mexican telecom magnate has overtaken American investor Warren Buffett as the world's second richest man and is breathtakingly close to passing Bill Gates, the numero uno in the billionaire's list.
The net worth of India's richest man, Mukesh Ambani, dropped 28 per cent, or USD 300 million a day for two months to USD 48 billion as on March 31 due to the massive correction in stock markets, a report said on Monday. The chairman and managing director of the diversified Reliance Industries saw his wealth decline by USD 19 billion (app Rs 144,400 crores) in the February-March period, taking his global ranking down eight places to 17th, the Hurun Global Rich List said.
Bezos' total net worth hit $65.05 billion
