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Vijay Beats Mahesh Babu, Suriya in Forbes Power list

Vijay Beats Mahesh Babu, Suriya in Forbes Power list

Rediff.com29 Jan 2013

Here's looking at the south stars in the magazine's first ever India list.

Ambanis up on Forbes' richest CEO list

Ambanis up on Forbes' richest CEO list

Rediff.com4 Feb 2009

They have lost more than $13 billion from their combined wealth, but still the two Ambani brothers have moved higher on Forbes' latest list of the world's ten richest CEOs, while Sunil Mittal has joined the league and Lakshmi Mittal has slipped two places.

Patanjali's Balkrishna is the 48th richest man in India: Forbes

Patanjali's Balkrishna is the 48th richest man in India: Forbes

Rediff.com22 Sep 2016

Flipkart co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal, who were ranked 86th last year dropped out of the list

Big B, Salman, Akshay: Bollywood debut in Forbes' highest paid list

Big B, Salman, Akshay: Bollywood debut in Forbes' highest paid list

Rediff.com5 Aug 2015

Rubbing shoulders with Hollywood royalty.

TCS, Infy, 14 more Indian firms in Forbes' Asia Fab 50

TCS, Infy, 14 more Indian firms in Forbes' Asia Fab 50

Rediff.com16 Sep 2010

India and China together account for 32 of the 50 companies in Forbes' sixth annual 'Asia's Fabulous 50 listed companies'.

Mukesh Ambani to be richest man in world in 2014: Forbes

Mukesh Ambani to be richest man in world in 2014: Forbes

Rediff.com13 Sep 2010

Forbes has listed a number of events that could happen over the next 10 years in the field of politics, energy, medicine, finance, society and technology.

Shah Rukh Khan is the richest Indian celebrity, says Forbes

Shah Rukh Khan is the richest Indian celebrity, says Forbes

Rediff.com11 Dec 2015

A look at the richest Indians on the list.

Gautam Adani no more among the world's 20 richest people

Gautam Adani no more among the world's 20 richest people

Rediff.com3 Feb 2023

Industrialist Gautam Adani slipped out of the World' Real-time Billionaires list of Forbes on Friday and was placed in 22nd position. Gautam Adani's wealth had declined 21.77 per cent or $16.2 billion. The current net worth of the industrialist was $581.1 billion at 1.23 pm (IST) on Friday afternoon, while Reliance Industries Mukesh Ambani's net worth was at $82 billion.

Forbes thinks Tata can be India's Obama

Forbes thinks Tata can be India's Obama

Rediff.com4 Dec 2008

Who could be India's Obama who could unite the country and march the nation forward at a traumatic time? US business magazine Forbes feels it is industry captain Ratan Tata.

What Makes Rashmika A National Crush

What Makes Rashmika A National Crush

Rediff.com19 Feb 2024

After delivering the biggest hit of her career with Animal, Rashmika Mandanna finds herself on this year's Forbes 30 Under 30 achievers list.

5 Indians in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list

5 Indians in Forbes Asia's Heroes of Philanthropy list

Rediff.com12 Jul 2016

The Sampark Foundation boasts of a $100 million outlay funded entirely by the Nayars and represents more than half of their wealth.

Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna: Forbes' MOST POWERFUL celebs of 2014

Beyonce, Jay Z, Rihanna: Forbes' MOST POWERFUL celebs of 2014

Rediff.com1 Jul 2014

Check out this keenly awaited annual power list!

Boost Consumption Of The Poorest 80 Crores And Not The Richest Eight Crores

Boost Consumption Of The Poorest 80 Crores And Not The Richest Eight Crores

Rediff.com15 Jul 2024

There are reports that the government will soon cut income taxes by about Rs 50,000 crore to boost consumption.
Prime Minister Modi, I suggest that, instead, you distribute about one lakh crore rupees per year to the 80 crore poor, which will boost both consumption and economic growth, suggests Kalyan Singhal, McCurdy Professor of Business at the University of Baltimore.

3 Indian women on Forbes richest list

3 Indian women on Forbes richest list

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Ahead of the International Women's Day, three Indian women have powered their way to the Forbes list of global billionaires. The three Indian women include Savitri Jindal having a net worth of $8.2 billion, Bennett, Coleman & Co's chairperson Indu Jain at $4.4 billion and Anu Aga of the Thermax group with a net worth of $1.1 billion.

18 'successful' Indian cos in <I>Forbes</I> list

18 'successful' Indian cos in Forbes list

Rediff.com24 Oct 2003

As many as 18 Indian companies from software to entertainment, including Wipro, Infosys and Zee Telefilms have been listed by Forbes magazine among 200 successful companies outside the United States.

Sonia, PM in top 20 most powerful people: Forbes

Sonia, PM in top 20 most powerful people: Forbes

Rediff.com6 Dec 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have been named among the top 20 most powerful persons in the world by Forbes magazine in its annual power rankings which placed United States President Barack Obama as number one for a second year in a row.

Battle over water: HUL, Eureka Forbes cross swords

Battle over water: HUL, Eureka Forbes cross swords

Rediff.com30 Aug 2010

According to industry experts, chlorine is one of the most commonly used chemicals to purify water though not necessarily the best method to do so on account of its ability to produce disinfection byproducts, which are harmful chemical compounds.

2 Indians in Forbes' list of billionaire heiresses

2 Indians in Forbes' list of billionaire heiresses

Rediff.com23 Jun 2010

The heiresses chose to live a low key life, spending much of their time trying to live up to their family's legacy.

Four Indian-Americans in Forbes richest list

Four Indian-Americans in Forbes richest list

Rediff.com22 Sep 2007

They are acoustics pioneer Amar Bose, Google founder director Kavitark Shriram, venture capitalist Vinod Khosla and Bharat Desai, CEO of an info-tech outsourcing firm.

RIL, BHEL, Bajaj among Forbes' 'Fab 50'

RIL, BHEL, Bajaj among Forbes' 'Fab 50'

Rediff.com23 Sep 2006

Bajaj Auto, BHEL, Infosys, ITC and RIL are among the 12 listed Indian companies which have figured in the latest list of 'Fabulous 50' of prestigious international magazine Forbes Asia.

2 Indians in Forbes' richest Americans list

2 Indians in Forbes' richest Americans list

Rediff.com22 Sep 2006

Google Inc. founder-director Kavitark Ram Shriram and Bose Corporation Chairman Amar Gopal Bose have both moved up the rankings in the list of Forbes' 400 Richest Americans.

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'.

Blake Lively tops Forbes' Under 30 power list

Blake Lively tops Forbes' Under 30 power list

Rediff.com8 Jan 2015

Check out this power list!

HUL contests Eureka Forbes' charges on Pureit

HUL contests Eureka Forbes' charges on Pureit

Rediff.com1 Jul 2013

Terming the comments 'factually incorrect and without basis', HUL said Pureit was the world's largest-selling water purifier brand and had been approved for sale by regulatory authorities in countries such as Brazil, Mexico and Indonesia.

Maria Sharapova tops Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes

Maria Sharapova tops Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes

Rediff.com6 Aug 2013

Tennis sensation, Maria Sharapova stands tall. Not just in stature but also in the Forbes' list of highest-paid female athletes.

Dhoni richer than Bolt, Djokovic according to Forbes List

Dhoni richer than Bolt, Djokovic according to Forbes List

Rediff.com20 Jun 2012

Team India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has pipped the likes of 'Sprint King' Usain Bolt, tennis ace Novak Djokovic and teammate Sachin Tendulkar in the latest list of world's 100 richest sportspersons, released by the Forbes magazine.

Guess who is the world's highest-paid football player?

Guess who is the world's highest-paid football player?

Rediff.com8 Oct 2022

This is the first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo has topped the list in eight years.

3 Indian businessmen in Forbes' world power list

3 Indian businessmen in Forbes' world power list

Rediff.com12 Nov 2009

Only three Indian businessmen feature in Forbes magazine's first-ever World's Most Powerful People list: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani, ArcelorMittal chairman Lakshmi N Mittal, and Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata.

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.

Sonia world's third most powerful woman: Forbes

Sonia world's third most powerful woman: Forbes

Rediff.com20 Aug 2004

Congress president and United Progressive Alliance chief Sonia Gandhi is the world's third most powerful woman after US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice and Chinese Vice-premier Wu Yi, Forbes magazine said on Friday.

Do away with Geithner, Bernanke: Forbes to Obama

Do away with Geithner, Bernanke: Forbes to Obama

Rediff.com20 Mar 2009

Taking a cue from his hero Abaraham Lincoln, US President Barack Obama should discharge his economic commanders -- Treasury head Timothy Geithner, Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and SEC chief Mary Schapiro -- for not being up to the task, media moghul Steve Forbes has said.

Meet the writer who features in Forbes magazine

Meet the writer who features in Forbes magazine

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

A lowdown on what's going on in the Telugu film industry.

Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list as Americans get richer

Bill Gates tops Forbes rich list as Americans get richer

Rediff.com17 Sep 2013

The richest 400 Americans are significantly richer in 2013 than they were last year and younger Americans are accumulating wealth at a faster clip than their baby boomer counterparts.

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Narayana Murthy Is Absolutely Right!

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

Get more people working, get more people working in modern manufacturing and services in our cities, and get people working better and longer, suggests Naushad Forbes, past president, CII.

Keerthy Suresh's Dil Goes Dhak Dhak

Keerthy Suresh's Dil Goes Dhak Dhak

Rediff.com5 Sep 2023

The actress is the unsung hero of the traditional sari, on-screen and off it as well.

Dhoni 16th on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes

Dhoni 16th on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes

Rediff.com7 Jun 2013

India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, with earnings of $ 31.5 million, has been ranked at 16th place on Forbes' list of highest-paid athletes, which has been topped by golfer Tiger Woods.

Sakshi, The Smasher Of Stereotypes

Sakshi, The Smasher Of Stereotypes

Rediff.com13 Oct 2023

Sakshi Sindwani is a huge inspiration for curvy women.

<I>Forbes</I> honours Bengal's micro credit firm

Forbes honours Bengal's micro credit firm

Rediff.com24 Jan 2008

Forbes magazine has honoured Bandhan of being the world's largest micro finance institute.