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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.

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.

Microfinance bodies: India tops Forbes list

Microfinance bodies: India tops Forbes list

Rediff.com26 Dec 2007

In its first ever list of World's Top 50 Microfinance Institutions, the US business magazine has named Bangalore-based Bandhan at the second position.

Forbes warns India of 'jobless growth'

Forbes warns India of 'jobless growth'

Rediff.com31 Jul 2006

Financial and business magazine Forbes has warned that India faced the risk of jobless growth, saying its booming services sector was too small to provide employment for the burgeoning work force.

The 11 richest Indians in Forbes list

The 11 richest Indians in Forbes list

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

Forbes' annual ranking of 100 wealthiest Indians was released on Thursday.

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.

Forbes, TV18 join hands to launch business mag

Forbes, TV18 join hands to launch business mag

Rediff.com14 Dec 2007

The alliance includes a content licensing arrangement and also envisages introduction of other Forbes products in the country. The partnership will bring in strengths in the print space and synergise well with its television and new media properties.

<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.

20 Indian cos in Forbes best under a billion list

20 Indian cos in Forbes best under a billion list

Rediff.com11 Sep 2009

The top 200 companies were picked from over 12,000 publicly-listed firms with sales of less than $1 billion in the Asia-Pacific region.

Azim Premji leads seven Indians in Forbes' list

Azim Premji leads seven Indians in Forbes' list

Rediff.com1 Mar 2003

Technology barons Azim Premji and Shiv Nadar are among seven Indians in U S-based business magazine Forbes' latest list of the world's 476 dollar billionaires released this week.

Forbes to cut staff

Forbes to cut staff

Rediff.com27 Oct 2009

The US magazine Forbes is planning to layoff several staff from the editorial and business sides, as a cost-cutting measures in response to decreasing advertising revenue.

'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.'

Forbes-HDFC plan 5 magazines

Forbes-HDFC plan 5 magazines

Rediff.com25 May 2005

In its effort to become profitable in the first year of operation, Next Gen Publishing, the joint venture between The Forbes Group and HDFC Ltd, on Wednesday said it would launch five special interest magazines this year and introduce more yellow pag

5 Indian firms in world's most innovative companies list

5 Indian firms in world's most innovative companies list

Rediff.com7 Sep 2012

Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, Tata Consultancy and Sun Pharma -- have made it to the list

4 Indians amongst America's richest people

4 Indians amongst America's richest people

Rediff.com1 Oct 2009

Hit by stock market meltdown, America's richie-rich club got poorer by $300 billion, but software czar Bill Gates, with a net worth of $50 billion, remained the richest in the United States for the 16th straight year.

Their wealth exceeds GDP of 140 nations!

Their wealth exceeds GDP of 140 nations!

Rediff.com2 Oct 2009

The collective wealth of the richie-rich club has, however, declined from $1.57 trillion.

Reliance Steel among US's best managed cos

Reliance Steel among US's best managed cos

Rediff.com21 Dec 2007

Brand name Reliance finds a place in the prestigious American business magazine Forbes -- be it promoted by Ambanis or a company in the United States.

India's billionaire wealth much above fiscal deficit

India's billionaire wealth much above fiscal deficit

Rediff.com6 Mar 2013

The total networth of India's 55 billionaires has fallen marginally to $189 billion (over Rs 10 lakh crore) in the past one year, but even half of this amount exceeds the country's total fiscal deficit.

World's most powerful celebs

World's most powerful celebs

Rediff.com4 Jun 2009

Here is the list of the 100 most powerful celebrities which was topped by Angelina Jolie.

The hottest, highest-paid models in the world

The hottest, highest-paid models in the world

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

Forbes magazine has released it's international list of this year's top-earning models. Which sexy ladies have the deepest pockets? Find out right here!

6 women amongst India's richest people

6 women amongst India's richest people

Rediff.com19 Nov 2009

As many as six women, including O P Jindal group chairperson Savitri Jindal and Biocon's Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, have made it to the Forbes' list of 100 richest Indians this year.

Bear market rally benefits billionaires

Bear market rally benefits billionaires

Rediff.com1 Jun 2009

The financial turmoil may have hit them hard but many of the American billionaires, including the likes of media baron Rupert Murdoch, saw their paper wealth climb by millions of dollars as the stock market soared in little over two months.

America's youngest Indian CEO

America's youngest Indian CEO

Rediff.com16 Jan 2009

'Francisco D'Souza, 39, heads what is now the largest public company run by a 40-or-under CEO, though his $ 5.7-billion Cognizant Technology Solutions is dwarfed by the $ 16.9-billion Yahoo!.' Forbes said. 'D'Souza has been an officer at Cognizant for 11 years now, chief executive since 2007, and chief operating officer since 2003, when he was a mere 33.'

Five Indian firms on 50 most innovative companies

Five Indian firms on 50 most innovative companies

Rediff.com25 Oct 2012

The companies include Larsen & Toubro, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys, TCS and Sun Pharma

The World's Richest Women

The World's Richest Women

Rediff.com15 Jun 2009

Forbes Magazine has published its list of the world's richest women for the year 2009.

Real Madrid is world's most valuable football team

Real Madrid is world's most valuable football team

Rediff.com30 May 2019

Real Madrid, who in 2018 won the Champions League for a third consecutive year, were valued at $4.24 billion, up 9% from a year ago, Forbes said.

Ambanis in Forbes Billionaire Family Feuds list

Ambanis in Forbes Billionaire Family Feuds list

Rediff.com29 Oct 2007

Mukesh and Anil Ambani have yet again made it to a list of richest people compiled by Forbes, only this time the recognition has been bestowed on them because of their running feud. "Sometimes fighting has a silver lining, as has been the case for Indian brothers Mukesh and Anil Ambani," the US business magazine wrote about the two siblings in a report on the latest list - 'Billionaire Family Feuds'.

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.

Crisis? Bargain deals greet consumers

Crisis? Bargain deals greet consumers

Rediff.com1 Apr 2009

As US business magazine Forbes puts its, the deals being offered would not last forever as they would "evaporate" as the economy improves in the coming months. In its list of '10 Things To Buy Before the Economy Improves', the publication has named houses, diamonds, toys, cars, laptops and women's clothing, among others. Other goods and services which are part of the list are vacation, 'high-dividend stocks', television and furniture.

Indra Nooyi, world's most powerful business woman

Indra Nooyi, world's most powerful business woman

Rediff.com28 Aug 2008

Chennai-born Nooyi has moved up to the third rank in this year's list, from the fifth last year, to become the top-ranked among all the corporate chiefs on the list.

Jaguar XK 120 among cars that changed the world

Jaguar XK 120 among cars that changed the world

Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

The list of '10 Cars That Changed The World' also features the Ford Model T, the Volkswagen Beetle, the Trabant, the Porsche 911, the Ford Mustang, the AMC Eagle, the Jeep Cherokee, the Dodge Caravan and the Toyota Prius. 'These vehicles changed people's lifestyles and habits as well as automakers' long-term strategies. Some even changed governments,' the magazine said in an accompanying report.

Dead celebs earn fat pay cheques

Dead celebs earn fat pay cheques

Rediff.com28 Oct 2004

HDFC among world's top-10 consumer finance firms

HDFC among world's top-10 consumer finance firms

Rediff.com10 May 2015

It is ranked 7th on the list of world's top-10 consumer finance firms

Women defy falling CEO pay in US; Nooyi on top

Women defy falling CEO pay in US; Nooyi on top

Rediff.com29 Jul 2008

Chief executive officers heading America's 500 largest firms have taken a beating on their paychecks for the first time in five years, but the 13 female members of this elite club, headed by India-born chief of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi, have a reason to smile with a trend-defying hike.

Weak dollar: Premji blames Americans

Weak dollar: Premji blames Americans

Rediff.com28 May 2008

A very low rate of savings among mericans is a key reason for the weakening of US dollar, which in turn is hitting the bottomlines of Indian IT firms, feels Azim Premji, the billionaire chief of country's third-largest software exporter Wipro.

10% of billionaires' wealth can erase deficit

10% of billionaires' wealth can erase deficit

Rediff.com6 Mar 2008

With the Forbes' richest people list out and 4 Indians featuring in it, it has been calculated that a mere 10 per cent of their net worth can erase our national deficit

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

Why Indian taxpayers are better off

Rediff.com15 May 2007

India is ranked number 13 in terms of the lowest tax misery score, which is a sum of taxes levied at the highest marginal percentage in each jurisdiction.

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.

12 Indian-origin persons in Forbes' Midas 100 list

12 Indian-origin persons in Forbes' Midas 100 list

Rediff.com28 Jan 2008

12 Indian-origin persons have made it to a list of 100 dealmakers with the Midas-touch, based on the value of the companies these people have taken public or sold in the past five years.

TOP 10: Forbes' Highest-Paid Female Athletes

TOP 10: Forbes' Highest-Paid Female Athletes

Rediff.com7 Aug 2019

Of the top 15 on Forbes' list of best-paid female athletes, 12 were tennis players. Indian badminton player PV Sindhu came in tied for 13th ($5.5 million), with Thai golfer Ariya Jutanugarn ($5.3 million) rounding out the top 15.