Rich List
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Adani and Ambani are in a neck-and-neck race to become Asia’s richest billionaire
Gautam Adani is currently ahead.
Niharika Sharma, qz.com
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Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become richest person in the world: Report
Musk’s steep rise to the top spot was boosted by the 743% surge in Tesla’s share prices over the past year.
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Covid-19 impact: Mukesh Ambani’s net worth drops 28% to $48 billion in two months
The Hurun Special Report on ‘Wealth Impact Two Months after COVID-19 Outbreak’ said the last two months have eroded wealth generated in two-and-a-half years.
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Trending
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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Expelled BJP Minority Morcha leader Usman Ghani arrested in Rajasthan
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Canada: Amid anti-immigration rhetoric, curbing international students is a knee-jerk reaction
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Business history: How Jaypee Infratech’s stalled construction projects left homebuyers in the lurch
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Jeff Bezos loses his title as the world’s richest man to Bill Gates
Amazon reported its third quarter earnings and the stocks spiralled to as much as 9% in the after-hours trading on Thursday.
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Forbes richest Indians: Mukesh Ambani retains top spot, Gautam Adani jumps from 10th to 2nd place
Wipro founder Azim Premji lost his second spot and was ranked 17th after his decision to give away a huge chunk of his money to philanthropy.
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Paytm is racking up heavy losses – but its founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma is getting richer by the day
Sharma’s net worth rose to an estimated Rs 18,000 crore in 2018 even as his company posted losses of Rs 3,393 crore.
Pramod Mathew, qz.com
Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Deepika Padukone is the first woman in top 5 of Forbes India’s list of highest-paid celebrities
Actor Salman Khan topped the list for the third consecutive year.
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Mukesh Ambani is the richest Indian on Forbes list for 11th straight year
Wipro chairperson Azim Premji retained the second spot, and was followed by Lakshmi Mittal.
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Forbes’ highest-paid athletes list proves once again that it doesn’t pay to be a woman in sports
There are no women in the top 100 paid athletes in sport across the world.
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The Reel
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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Virat Kohli’s salary is nowhere close to that of the highest-paid athletes in the world
It pays to be the best athlete in your sport.
Anand Katakam
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The number of billionaires is increasing rapidly in India (and many of them are self-made)
The outsize growth is mostly among men.
Ananya Bhattacharya, qz.com
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Mukesh Ambani is the 33rd richest person in the world, says Forbes magazine
India has the fourth-highest number of billionaires globally.
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The Field
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants
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Badminton, Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Indian men beat Thailand in campaign opener; women beat Canada
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IPL 2024: Jake Fraser-McGurk’s whirlwind knock powers Delhi Capitals to win over Mumbai Indians
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Harshit Kumar wins hammer throw gold as India’s medal tally increases
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Indian compound archers sweep all three team event gold medals