Space, the final frontier for billionaire Richard BransonAs famous for his thrill-seeking lifestyle and publicity stunts as for his vast business empire, Richard Branson has set his sights on the ...
10 Jul, 2021, 04.57 PM IST
Jeff Bezos follows Gates, Paul Allen in becoming latest tycoon to pursue his 'passion'Amazon founder Jeff Bezos plans to build rockets and save the planet.
04 Feb, 2021, 01.06 PM IST
Richard Branson richer than ever from Reddit traders and space plansThe billionaire has added $1.8 billion to his wealth since mid-January as shares in Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. have surged to a peak aft...
02 Feb, 2021, 05.59 PM IST
Billionaire Branson is a college dropout; lived in a houseboat during early yearsVirgin Atlantic boss said that it was 'incredibly rewarding' to see a business flourish he built during hardships.
29 Jan, 2020, 10.35 AM IST
Bet365 boss, one of UK’s richest, gets a $422 mn paychequeIt also strengthens Denise Coates's status as the U.K.’s richest woman.
20 Dec, 2019, 03.21 PM IST
From Elon Musk to Naveen Jain, the world's billionaires are now racing to spaceForget lavish villas and super yachts, space missions are the new status symbols for the tech elite.
08 May, 2017, 10.54 AM IST
Indian-origin businessman, who is Africa's youngest billionaire, loses divorce case35-yr-old Ashish Thakkar will have to shell out a hefty alimony to former wife Meera Manek.
23 Feb, 2017, 10.16 AM IST
Mark Zuckerberg & four biggies who donated billions to charityThe Facebook founder joined a list of philanthropists when he pledged 99% of his wealth to social causes.
03 Dec, 2015, 11.58 AM IST
Billionaires and their spaced-out projectsMankind's quest to boldly go where no one has gone before has received a boost from these mercurial wealthy men, known for investing in ide...
30 Jul, 2015, 10.23 AM IST
Indian entrepreneur to donate half his wealth to charityA 58-year-old Dubai-based Indian education entrepreneur has pledged to give away more than half of his wealth for helping teachers around t...
03 Jun, 2015, 06.42 PM IST
10 executives who wake up really earlyWaking up early allows executives like AOL’s Tim Armstrong and Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi to get a head start on the day, knocking out tasks befor...
30 Aug, 2014, 04.50 PM IST
Ashcroft to donate half of his 1.2 billion fortune to charityBillionaire Tory Peer Lord Ashcroft is to pledge at least half of his 1.2 billion pounds fortune to charity as he joins philanthropic movem...
21 Apr, 2013, 02.47 PM IST
Branson to dress up as a female flight attendantRichard Branson will take to the skies as an airline stewardess on a charity flight to finally fulfill a bet with business rival Tony Ferna...
09 Apr, 2013, 05.00 AM IST
Virgin Atlantic & Kingfisher Airlines: How Richard Branson is different from Vijay MallyaThe two men have been compared many times, but here's the key difference: Branson's companies are bigger brands than his own brand.
28 Oct, 2012, 12.04 PM IST
Why Vijay Mallya is not Richard Branson & vice versaRichard Branson challenges market leaders, Vijay Mallya likes to be market leader. Branson talks social causes, Mallya doesn't. Branson doe...
16 Nov, 2011, 04.37 PM IST
- Lakshmi Mittal loses about Rs 1,72,863.41 cr in a year
Mittal, the richest man in the UK, has seen his wealth plunging to 9.5 billion pounds from 33 billion pounds last year due to recession. To...
25 Apr, 2009, 07.14 PM IST
- Indians outshine Gates on Fortune list
The Indian middle- class is on 7th spot in the list of ‘Top 50 people who matter now’, ahead of Gates, Dell.
13 Jul, 2006, 12.00 AM IST