A peek into the flashy lifestyles of India's richest businessmen

Indian billionaires do not believe in sitting on their wealth. They'd rather go out and a buy a plane or two, or an expensive car, or maybe a horse. Here's a look at the lifestyles and interests of......

The world's fastest passenger jets

If the quickest route between two points is a straight line, what's one who is traveling from Boston to Paris and needs to get there soonest to do? Find a seat on a Cessna Citation X. It's the......

The costliest private jets

What does a billionaire do when having a private jet becomes so affordable that mere millionaires can swing the cost? He trades up--to a Boeing 747-8, say, or to a Airbus 380--costing $280 million......

Mr Taxman, can you tell me...

. . . why is it that import duty on a business jet is merely 3 per cent, on a yacht 10 per cent, but it's 60 per cent on cars and a mind-boggling 213 per cent onone's favourite tipple. Amit Mitra's......