China has deployed underwater drones in Indian Ocean: Report

China has deployed a fleet of underwater drones called Sea Wing (Haiyi) glider in the Indian Ocean, which can operate for months on end and make observations for naval intelligence purposes,......

Sonia Gandhi 9th most POWERFUL woman in the world: Forbes

United Progressive Alliance chairperson Sonia Gandhi and India-origin PepsiCo chief Indra Nooyi figure among the top 10 in the global list of most powerful women, in the league of leaders like......

2 Indians among Forbes' top education innovators list

Indian-origin CEO of Datawind and the maker of India's low-cost tablet Aakash Suneet Singh Tuli and Massachusettes Institute of Technology professor Anant Agarwal have been named by Forbes magazine......

PM Modi world's 9th most powerful person in Forbes list

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been ranked as the world's ninth most powerful person by Forbes magazine in a 2015 list which is topped by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Modi was placed 14th in......

Is there still some hope for Voda-Idea?

The future of the company will be decided by its users, how they experience the network, and how far they want to hold on. The Forbes magazine describes Kumar Mangalam Birla, one of India's top......

India has world's 3rd highest number of billionaires; Mukesh Ambani back as Asia's richest

India has the third highest number of billionaires in the world after the US and China, according to a new list by the prestigious Forbes magazine, which said Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh......

Mukesh Ambani remains India's richest for 11th year running

Ambani is also the year's biggest gainer, adding USD 9.3 billion to his wealth amid the continuing success of his Reliance Jio broadband telco service.  Reliance Industries' Chairman Mukesh......

The Strange Death Of India's Pen King

If there is a morality tale here, it is that debt and death spare no king. IMAGE: Vikram Kothari. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Vikram Kothari had two coronations, first as the Gutkha......

Meet World's Most Powerful Celebs

Oprah Winfrey tops the 2010 edition of Forbes magazine's annual World's Most Powerful Celebrities list. The list, which is based on earnings and media exposure, has Winfrey at number one. Last......

Guess who is the world's highest-paid football player?

The first time a player other than Lionel Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes magazine's list in eight years. IMAGE: Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe, 23, is estimated to earn $128 million for......

Women's empowerment campaign: Serena joins Priyanka Chopra-backed app

IMAGE: Serena Williams helped create the Bumble campaign, which was developed and produced entirely by women, and will serve as global adviser to the company. Photograph: Danny Moloshok/Reuters......

Global sport top earners 2005-06

England soccer star David Beckham will leave Real Madrid at the end of the Spanish season and sign a five-year deal for US side Los Angeles Galaxy worth $1 million a week, the biggest in world......

Vijay Mallya pipped in Honda race

Flamboyant Indian tycoon Vijay Mallya was pipped to the post by Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim Helu in the race for acquiring the Honda Formula One team, according to media reports in Rome.......

Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss dies at 80

Jerry Buss, who parlayed a $1,000 real estate investment into ownership of the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 10 National Basketball Association championships and making the team one of the most......