'Gandhi would not have approved of this circus'

UB Group Chairman Vijay Mallya made international headlines last Thursday when he bought Mahatma Gandhi's memorabilia for a whopping $1.8 million from an auction in New York. The New York Times......

Special: How the vote was won

Managing Editor Sheela Bhatt provides an inside view of the behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing that culminated in the trust vote in Parliament last week. "The glamour of winning the confidence......

Top 10 countries with most billionaires; India ranks 6th

India has more number of billionaires than France, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Hong Kong and is home to the sixth largest group of super rich population in the world, says a report. Moreover, the......

World gets richer: Record 2,170 billionaires!

Notwithstanding the current economic uncertainty, Asia has recorded the largest increase in its billionaires club in the world with 18 new billionaires in 2013, making it the fastest-growing......

Asian cities dominate top 20 billionaire places

New York City has the world's largest number of billionaires but Asian cities, which include Mumbai, dominate the list of top 20 billionaire places in the world, indicating that the region is at......

Global billionaire population to cross 3,800 by 2020

A model poses with a vivid yellow 100.09 carats diamond (L) and a 103.46 carats diamond ring during an auction preview at Sotheby's in Geneva. Photograph: Denis Balibouse/Reuters The population......

Formula One delays $3 bln Singapore IPO on weak markets

Motor sport racing company Formula One has delayed its Singapore initial public offer worth up to $3 billion due to weak markets, with the sport's boss and part-owner, Bernie Ecclestone, saying the......

Mallya wants Indian driver in F1

Indian businessman Vijay Mallya said on Tuesday he wants to bring an Indian driver back into Formula One once he takes over the struggling Spyker team. "An Indian team with an Indian driver would......

Jordan is Force India's role model

Eddie Jordan had fun in Formula One and now Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya intends to bring back the good times after buying the team founded by the Irish entrepreneur. Force India will represent a......