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More billionaires in Moscow than in New York

More billionaires in Moscow than in New York

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

Moscow is home to 74 billionaires with an average wealth of $5.9 billion each, placing it above New York, while Russia is second only to the United States in the number of super rich according to Forbes magazine's latest annual rich list. As compared to Moscow's 74, New York has 71 billionaires, followed by London with 36, Istanbul with 34, and Hong Kong with 30.

Beautiful As Always, Parul Gulati!

Beautiful As Always, Parul Gulati!

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Almost all of Parul Gulati's outfits have a soft, flirty edge.

Ajit, tell me how can I get RICH?

Ajit, tell me how can I get RICH?

Rediff.com26 Mar 2021

Ajit Mishra, vice president, Research, Religare Broking, answers your queries.

ECB instructs Archer to sit out 2024 IPL; focus on T20 WC

ECB instructs Archer to sit out 2024 IPL; focus on T20 WC

Rediff.com4 Dec 2023

Archer was released by the franchise last week. His name doesn't figure in the list of players who have registered for the IPL auction, set to be held on December 19 in Dubai.

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.

Byju's CFO Ajay Goel quits after audit

Byju's CFO Ajay Goel quits after audit

Rediff.com24 Oct 2023

Educational technology company Byju's chief financial officer Ajay Goel has quit after completing the audit process for the financial year 2022 and will return to Vedanta, the company said in a statement. The edtech major has roped in industry veteran Pradip Kanakia as senior advisor, and president (finance) Nitin Golani has been given additional responsibility as India chief finance officer (CFO) to handle the finance function of the company.

'I am at my best again,' says Kohli after another ton!

'I am at my best again,' says Kohli after another ton!

Rediff.com21 May 2023

Pumped up after an unprecedented seventh IPL hundred, Virat Kohli took a dig at his critics, who felt that he was all but over as a T20 batter, saying he is playing some of his best cricket in the shortest format.

Ultratech joins race for Ambuja Cements and ACC, submits non-binding bid

Ultratech joins race for Ambuja Cements and ACC, submits non-binding bid

Rediff.com12 May 2022

India's largest cement firm, Ultratech Cement, has joined the race to acquire the Holcim stake in Ambuja Cements and its subsidiary, ACC. UltraTech - part of the Aditya Birla Group - submitted a non-binding bid on Wednesday. Swiss multinational Holcim, which manufactures building material, is exiting India by selling its 63.19% stake in Ambuja Cements. According to banking sources, UltraTech has submitted a plan to Holcim, outlining divestiture details that would meet the norms set by anti-trust body Competition Commission of India.

With networth down, Vijay Mallya loses billionaire tag

With networth down, Vijay Mallya loses billionaire tag

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

However, Mallya ranks well above Naresh Goyal of Jet Airways, who has been ranked by Forbes at 94th position with a fortune of $600 million.

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

Priscilla to Poor Things On OTT This Week

Rediff.com1 Mar 2024

There's a spate of book-to-screen adaptations dominating OTT streaming this week. Sukanya Verma lists her recommendations.

Market wealth: Tatas beat Ambanis

Market wealth: Tatas beat Ambanis

Rediff.com21 Jun 2011

Changing market dynamics have led to the Tata group overtaking the combined market wealth of the two Ambani groups put together.

Rahul thanks BJP for 'confirming' that Modi is not OBC by birth

Rahul thanks BJP for 'confirming' that Modi is not OBC by birth

Rediff.com9 Feb 2024

Union ministers Prahlad Joshi and Dharmendra Pradhan alleged that Gandhi has been spreading lies on this issue.

The 58-year-old woman overseeing India's $4.7 trillion equities market

The 58-year-old woman overseeing India's $4.7 trillion equities market

Rediff.com12 Mar 2024

Madhabi Puri Buch, the first female chairperson of Sebi, doesn't plan to rest on her laurels in her third and final year in office and has set out an ambitious goal, such as moving towards a same-day and instantaneous settlement cycle for the secondary market.

7 Underrated Performances of 2023

7 Underrated Performances of 2023

Rediff.com16 Dec 2023

Even as we tip our hats to the best performances of 2023, there are quite a few that may have gone unnoticed.

Salman, Spies, Soup, Superheroes on OTT

Salman, Spies, Soup, Superheroes on OTT

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Sukanya Verma lists her this week's OTT recommendations.

Daniel Radcliffe named richest under 30 Brit

Daniel Radcliffe named richest under 30 Brit

Rediff.com29 Nov 2011

Heat magazine's list of the richest Brit celebs this year also features Twilight hunk Robert Pattinson and actress Keira Knightley.

Will These South Movies Be Blockbusters?

Will These South Movies Be Blockbusters?

Rediff.com4 Jan 2024

Will these 2024 releases -- bookended by Rajinikanth no less -- make a dhamaka at the box office?

L N Mittal doubles his fortune in one year

L N Mittal doubles his fortune in one year

Rediff.com29 Mar 2004

London-based non-resident Indian steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal more than doubled his fortune in the past year to £3.5 billion and is set to top a list of Britain's wealthiest Asians.

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Amsterdam Is Always A Good Idea

Rediff.com19 Jul 2024

The City of Bikes is like no other.

Mukesh Ambani is India's richest person

Mukesh Ambani is India's richest person

Rediff.com15 Oct 2006

Eipro's Azim Premji has been pushed to second place.

Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya in Rs 68,607 cr loan writeoff list: RBI

Mehul Choksi, Vijay Mallya in Rs 68,607 cr loan writeoff list: RBI

Rediff.com29 Apr 2020

According to the RTI reply, absconding diamantaire Choksi's company Gitanjali Gems tops the list of the defaulters with a whopping amount of Rs 5,492 crore. This is followed by REI Agro with Rs 4,314 crore and Winsome Diamonds with Rs 4,076 crore. Rotomac Global Private Limited has funded advances of Rs 2,850 crore which have been technically written off and Kudos Chemie Ltd with Rs 2,326 crore, Ruchi Soya Industries Limited, now owned by Ramdev's Patanjali, with Rs 2,212 crore and Zoom Developers Pvt Ltd with Rs 2,012 crore being the other companies to default on the payment. Mallya's Kingfisher Airlines figures in the list at number 9, with outstanding of Rs 1943 crore which have been technically written off by the banks.

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Why Are Voters Not Turning Up To Vote?

Rediff.com27 Apr 2024

Is the unusually and unbearably scorching Sun and the general laxity, bordering on laziness, among voters, responsible, asks N Sathiya Moorthy.

Ayodhya all set for grand consecration ceremony

Ayodhya all set for grand consecration ceremony

Rediff.com21 Jan 2024

The much-awaited Ram temple consecration will be held in Ayodhya on Monday in a grand ceremony with Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the rituals, following which the shrine will be opened for the public a day later.

The top 10 list of celebrity perfumes!

The top 10 list of celebrity perfumes!

Rediff.com17 Aug 2011

Here are the best-selling fragrances put out in the market by famous faces.

Amy Winehouse's ex-hubby won't get a penny from her fortune

Amy Winehouse's ex-hubby won't get a penny from her fortune

Rediff.com26 Jul 2011

Get your lowdown on what's going on in the world of Hollywood, right here!

Lakshmi Mittal richest Asian in UK

Lakshmi Mittal richest Asian in UK

Rediff.com29 Mar 2010

According to the Asian Rich List 2010, brought out by Eastern Eye, a publication of the Asian Media & Marketing Group, 59-year-old Mittal is followed by the Hinduja brothers -- Srichand and Gopichand -- with estimated wealth of 8 billion pounds, Anil Agarwal of mining group Vedanta Resources with 4 billion pounds, Sir Anwar Pervez of Bestways with 715 million pounds and industrialist Swraj Paul of Caparo with 510 million pounds.

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.

Maharashtra has 56,000 millionaire households; highest in India

Maharashtra has 56,000 millionaire households; highest in India

Rediff.com16 Mar 2021

With 56,000 dollar-millionaire households, Maharashtra leads the country in wealth creation followed by Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat, says a report. These states together account for 46 per cent of the 4.12-lakh millionaire households in the country. According to a wealth report by Hurun India, known for its annual rich list, there were 4.12 lakh dollar-millionaire households last year in the country, which has been one of the fastest wealth-creating economies producing the third-most number of billionaires annually.

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh up for Olympic membership

Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh up for Olympic membership

Rediff.com9 Sep 2023

Yeoh, former Malaysian junior squash champion, made her Hollywood breakthrough when she was cast as the first ethnic Chinese Bond girl in 1997's Tomorrow Never Dies opposite Pierce Brosnan.

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

'Today's actors can't read Hindi scripts'

Rediff.com12 Jan 2024

Javed Akhtar says he has to write Hindi dialogues in the Roman script for the new generation of actors today because 'they can't read anything else'.

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

BJP Should Read Writing On The Wall

Rediff.com17 Jul 2024

There is no use of the BJP targeting the likes of Mamata Banerjee and M K Stalin, directly by the party's political bosses, both in Delhi and the respective state capitals, or even using the Raj Bhavans to fire those salvos from. Successive elections have proved that it's counter-productive, if anything. But the BJP is yet to understand it, acknowledge it, points out N Sathiya Moorthy.

India's top 10 billionaires

India's top 10 billionaires

Rediff.com13 Apr 2010

Wealth creation hit a record this year as India's dollar billionaire club rose to 50 from around 42 in December 2007.

Lakshmi Mittal's wealth up at $26.5 billion

Lakshmi Mittal's wealth up at $26.5 billion

Rediff.com19 Apr 2006

The Mittal family stake has shot up to £14.881 billion ($26.517 billion), according to the Sunrise Rich List.

Mittal street gets cheaper; still costliest in UK

Mittal street gets cheaper; still costliest in UK

Rediff.com27 Apr 2009

Under the scorching economic recession, houses have become cheaper by an average of about five million pounds in the 'billionaire's row', but the tag of UK's costliest street still remains with this tree-lined avenue where Lakshmi Mittal and his family owns three houses.

V-Day: What Designers Suggest For Yami, Mira And You

V-Day: What Designers Suggest For Yami, Mira And You

Rediff.com12 Feb 2024

Understated or elegant, flirty or playful -- whatever your style, these designers have a tip for you.

Wonderla Holidays lists at 28% premium

Wonderla Holidays lists at 28% premium

Rediff.com10 May 2014

Wonderla's Rs 180-crore ( Rs 1.80 billion) offering had seen demand to the tune of Rs 6,000 crore ( Rs 60 billion).

The Lamborghini theory of India's consumption patterns

The Lamborghini theory of India's consumption patterns

Rediff.com14 Mar 2024

Lamborghini has sold 10,112 cars worldwide -- so India's 100 is certainly a big deal for them. But how big a deal is it for us to peg our consumption theories around, asks Rama Bijapurkar.

Cash-rich Arab sympathisers funding IS militant

Cash-rich Arab sympathisers funding IS militant

Rediff.com23 Feb 2015

The US has being trying to stop such private donors in the Gulf oil states sending funds to the ISIS

India has only 1% of global wealth mkt

India has only 1% of global wealth mkt

Rediff.com5 Sep 2008

Names like Ambanis and Mittals making to global rich lists every now and then notwithstanding, India accounts for just about one per cent of the worldwide wealth market of over $100 trillion.