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24 Indian cos in Forbes Global list

24 Indian cos in Forbes Global list

Rediff.com26 Oct 2004

Leading IT companies i-flex Software and Satyam Computers have made their way to Forbes Global's list of 100 'best under a billion' companies in Asia Pacific.

Reliance top-ranked Indian firm on Forbes Global 2000 list

Reliance top-ranked Indian firm on Forbes Global 2000 list

Rediff.com13 May 2022

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd climbed two spots to No. 53 on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide. Forbes Global 2000 ranks the largest companies in the world using four metrics: sales, profits, assets and market value, Forbes said releasing the 2022 ranking of the world's top 2,000 companies. Reliance is the top-ranked Indian firm on the list, followed by State Bank of India at No. 105, HDFC Bank at No. 153 and ICICI Bank at No. 204.

56 Indian firms in Forbes Global 2000 list

56 Indian firms in Forbes Global 2000 list

Rediff.com22 Apr 2010

56 Indian companies have found a place in the exclusive club of 'The Forbes Global 2000' - 'the biggest, most powerful listed companies in the world'.

How Deepika Padukone, Kiara Advani Are Nailing The 'Hot Mom' Trend

How Deepika Padukone, Kiara Advani Are Nailing The 'Hot Mom' Trend

Rediff.com22 Apr 2026

These celeb moms prove that postpartum style isn't about playing it safe; it's about owning every bit of who you are.

Reliance climbs 8 spots to 45th rank on Forbes' Global 2000 list

Reliance climbs 8 spots to 45th rank on Forbes' Global 2000 list

Rediff.com13 Jun 2023

Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd climbed eight spots to the 45th rank, the highest for an Indian company on Forbes' latest Global 2000 list of public companies worldwide.

RIL, HDFC among 57 Indian companies on Forbes Global 2000 list

RIL, HDFC among 57 Indian companies on Forbes Global 2000 list

Rediff.com13 Jun 2019

From India, Reliance Industries is the only one in the overall top-200 list and is followed by HDFC Bank at 209th, ONGC at 220th, Indian Oil at 288th and HDFC Ltd at 332nd place.

IPL 2026: Race To Buy RCB In Final Stretch...

IPL 2026: Race To Buy RCB In Final Stretch...

Rediff.com17 Mar 2026

One consortium is led by Manipal Hospitals' Dr Ranjan Pai along with US private equity firm KKR and Singapore investment major Temasek. The other is a combine of Swedish private equity firm EQT and Premji Invest, the investment office backed by Wipro founder Azim Premji.

Aditya Birla Group-Led Consortium Acquire IPL Champions RCB for Rs 16,660 crore

Aditya Birla Group-Led Consortium Acquire IPL Champions RCB for Rs 16,660 crore

Rediff.com25 Mar 2026

A consortium led by the Aditya Birla Group emerged the lead bidder to acquire IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru for a whopping Aditya Birla Group-Led Consortium Acquire IPL Champions RCB for Rs Rs 16,660 crore.

India-US trade deal brings glimmer of hope for beleaguered IT services players

India-US trade deal brings glimmer of hope for beleaguered IT services players

Rediff.com11 Feb 2026

The India-US trade deal has offered a much-needed breather for the Indian information technology (IT) industry, which has been grappling with global macroeconomic uncertainty and subdued client spending over the past few years.

MLS Eyes Defining Year Amid World Cup, Messi Mania

MLS Eyes Defining Year Amid World Cup, Messi Mania

Rediff.com20 Feb 2026

MLS enters its 31st season amid World Cup buzz and Lionel Messi's impact, with Don Garber calling it a defining moment for the league's future.

Budget 2026: Time To Fix The Weak Link In R&D Ecosystem

Budget 2026: Time To Fix The Weak Link In R&D Ecosystem

Rediff.com31 Jan 2026

Restoring weighted tax deductions and adopting a petty patents regime can foster firm-level innovative activity critical for competitiveness, points out Nagesh Kumar.

'India Should Move Quickly As Conditions Change'

'India Should Move Quickly As Conditions Change'

Rediff.com2 Jan 2026

'The real story of 2025 is that India officially stopped being a 'market of the future' and started acting as the world's primary economic engine.'

Poonawalla confirms interest in acquiring RCB

Poonawalla confirms interest in acquiring RCB

Rediff.com22 Jan 2026

Pharma tycoon Adar Poonawalla has emerged as a potential suitor for the Indian Premier League franchise Royal Challengers Bengaluru, sparking fresh speculation around a possible change in ownership of one of the league's most high-profile teams.

Lakshmi Mittal gets Forbes lifetime award

Lakshmi Mittal gets Forbes lifetime award

Rediff.com8 Sep 2008

American business magazine Forbes said on Monday that India-born steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal is being conferred the third Forbes Lifetime Achievement Award, which honours heroes of entrepreneurial capitalism and free enterprise.

Nancy Tyagi: Designer Behind Tyla's Desi-Inspired Glam

Nancy Tyagi: Designer Behind Tyla's Desi-Inspired Glam

Rediff.com10 Dec 2025

Nancy Tyagi's sari-inspired look for Tyla's maiden visit to India is the inspiration moment that aptly blends global glam with desi charm.

World's Richest Football Club Eyes Stake Sale!

World's Richest Football Club Eyes Stake Sale!

Rediff.com23 Nov 2025

Real Madrid are considering creating a subsidiary that would allow external investors to buy a stake of around 5% in the world's most valuable football club.

Messi extends Inter Miami contract to 2028

Messi extends Inter Miami contract to 2028

Rediff.com23 Oct 2025

Lionel Messi has extended his contract with MLS side Inter Miami to 2028, the club announced on Thursday.

Do Long Working Hours Improve Productivity?

Do Long Working Hours Improve Productivity?

Rediff.com27 Oct 2025

Initially, the lure of a big paycheck may feel rewarding. But, over time, professionals find themselves drifting away from family, friends and personal joys, observes Pradeep Pramanik.

Mukesh Ambani is once again India's richest on Forbes list

Mukesh Ambani is once again India's richest on Forbes list

Rediff.com12 Oct 2023

Mukesh Ambani has reclaimed the top position on the 2023 Forbes list of India's 100 Richest with a net worth of $92 billion. The fortune of infrastructure magnate Gautam Adani, who rose meteorically to overtake Ambani as India's richest person for the first time last year, has slipped to the second position. Adani's net worth, which includes that of his family, fell by a whopping $82 billion to $68 billion, after a report by US short-seller Hindenburg Research in January sent his group's shares tumbling.

Global superstar companies

Global superstar companies

Rediff.com4 Apr 2007

The 130 "superstar" companies whose performance around the globe blows the others away

India home to 56 of the world's 2000 powerful companies: Forbes

India home to 56 of the world's 2000 powerful companies: Forbes

Rediff.com7 May 2015

Reliance Industries leads the pack of 56 Indian companies.

Ambani beats Adani to remain India's richest; ranks 9th in global list

Ambani beats Adani to remain India's richest; ranks 9th in global list

Rediff.com3 Apr 2024

Oil-to-telecom conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd head Mukesh Ambani continues to be the richest Indian and has now broken into the world's top 10 wealthiest persons in the latest Forbes 2024 Billionaire List. Ambani, 66, is ranked 9th on the list with a wealth of $116 billion, up from $83.4 billion in the 2023 ranking, according to Forbes. Gautam Adani is the second richest Indian and is ranked at No.17 on the global list.

Arvi Singh Bahal Is Going To Space!

Arvi Singh Bahal Is Going To Space!

Rediff.com23 Jul 2025

This mission is the 14th human flight for the New Shepard programme and the 34th in its history.

48 Indian cos among Forbes' top global firms

48 Indian cos among Forbes' top global firms

Rediff.com3 Apr 2008

Forbes magazine has compiled a list of the best 2000 global companies. 48 Indian companies figured on this list. Top amongst the Indian companies are Reliance Industries and PSU major ONGC at 193rd and 198th ranks. HSBC topped the list. Other Indian companies on the list are SBI, Indian Oil, ICICI Bank, NTPC, SAIL, Tata Steel, Bharti Airtel, RComm, HDFC, L&T, BPCL, RPower, RCap, BHEL, Infosys, Tata Motors, Wipro, ITC,Canara Bank, Central Bank of India, Union Bank of India,DLF

Graphite in top 200 firms globally

Graphite in top 200 firms globally

Rediff.com9 Nov 2004

K K Bangur Group flagship Graphite India Limited on Tuesday said it has been selected by Forbes Global amongst 200 best small companies for 2004 outside the United States which have annual sales of less than $1 billion.

PE major Advent snaps up Eureka Forbes for Rs 4,400 cr

PE major Advent snaps up Eureka Forbes for Rs 4,400 cr

Rediff.com20 Sep 2021

After a long wait, the Shapoorji Pallonji Group has closed the sale process of its consumer durables business under the Eureka Forbes label by picking the American private equity fund Advent International's Rs 4,400-crore offer for a 72 per cent stake. The sale process, which began in November 2019, will help the over 156-year-old SP Group pair the debt pile and sharpen the focus on the flagship construction and engineering business under Afcons. The valuation of Rs 4,400 crore for a 72.56 per cent stake is is at an enterprise level and subject to closing adjustments and also includes an open offer for the remaining stake after the demerger and listing of Eureka Forbes, the SP group said in a statement on Sunday.

Nirmala Sitharaman in Forbes list of 100 most powerful women

Nirmala Sitharaman in Forbes list of 100 most powerful women

Rediff.com8 Dec 2020

The women on the 17th annual Forbes Power List hail from 30 countries and were born across four generations.

Who Are India's Newest Billionaires?

Who Are India's Newest Billionaires?

Rediff.com11 Oct 2024

The collective wealth of the 100 richest went past $1 trillion for the first time.

Outsourcing unavoidable for US: Forbes

Outsourcing unavoidable for US: Forbes

Rediff.com23 Dec 2003

Compelled by the pressure to cut costs and compete globally, there is no turning back for the American companies on offshore outsourcing, according to the latest issue of US magazine Forbes.

Eureka Forbes launches mobile water purifier

Eureka Forbes launches mobile water purifier

Rediff.com29 Apr 2014

The company said, the water purifier is powered by space nano technology.

Why Forbes 30 Under 30 picked supermodel Karlie Kloss

Why Forbes 30 Under 30 picked supermodel Karlie Kloss

Rediff.com16 Nov 2017

What makes this supermodel different?

10 Skills You Need For A Career In AI

10 Skills You Need For A Career In AI

Rediff.com1 Oct 2024

Jobs requiring AI skills carry a significant wage premium, with some roles offering up to a 25 per cent increase in wages, notes Manoj Nagpal, vice president, professional services, OpenText, an information management company.

TCS, Wipro, Infosys are hiring: Forbes

TCS, Wipro, Infosys are hiring: Forbes

Rediff.com10 Apr 2009

'Jobs openings are scarce, but these companies are either hiring or laying off relatively few workers,' Forbes said. The magazine noted that technology and service firms dominate the 'list of job creators.' These firms are among the world's 2000 biggest companies compiled by Forbes and the league is topped by American industrial conglomerate General Electric. It also includes 47 Indian entities.

Uday Kotak sole Indian financier in Forbes' most powerful list

Uday Kotak sole Indian financier in Forbes' most powerful list

Rediff.com12 May 2016

57-year-old Kotak is ranked 33rd in the Forbes list of 'Money Masters: The Most Powerful People In The Financial World'

The biggest and the most powerful companies in India

The biggest and the most powerful companies in India

Rediff.com13 Jun 2014

Banks and energy firms are the country's shining stars.

2 Indians among Forbes' top education innovators list

2 Indians among Forbes' top education innovators list

Rediff.com10 Nov 2012

Indian-origin CEO of Datawind and the maker of India's low-cost tablet Aakash Suneet Singh Tuli and Massachusettes Institute of Technology professor Anant Agarwal have been named by Forbes magazine among the 15 "classroom revolutionaries" who are using innovative technologies to reinvent education for students and teachers globally.

Nilekani is Forbes 'Businessman of the Year'

Nilekani is Forbes 'Businessman of the Year'

Rediff.com30 Nov 2006

Infosys CEO Nandan Nilekani has been named as 'Businessman of the Year' for 2006 by Forbes Asia for his "nimble" stewardship in keeping the company ahead of peers in the global outsourcing phenomenon.

54 Indian companies among the world's most powerful

54 Indian companies among the world's most powerful

Rediff.com8 May 2014

The Forbes 'Global 2000' is a comprehensive list of the world's largest, most powerful public companies, as measured by revenues, profits, assets and market value.

5 Indian firms among Forbes' most innovative companies

5 Indian firms among Forbes' most innovative companies

Rediff.com21 Aug 2014

Five Indian companies are among Forbes' list of the world's 100 most innovative companies that investors think are most likely to "generate big, new growth ideas".

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Modi 9th on Forbes' most powerful person list; Xi tops

Rediff.com9 May 2018

The Chinese President dethroned Russian President Vladimir Putin as the most influential person on the planet.