
New York: ICICI Bank CEO and MD Chanda Kochchar, Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and film producer Ekta Kapoor are among the nine Indian women named in Forbes magazine's inaugural 'Asia Power Businesswomen list'. The list names 50 "pathbreakers" whose extraordinary business success is driving the region's remarkable economic rise, Forbes said. "Although the role of women in Asia-Pacific's economy is growing, most of these honorees still have had to overcome...

05:37 PM, Mar 01, 2012

New York: From a 29-year-old Goldman Sachs director to a graduate student, 10 Indian-origin young turks share the space with likes of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and pop star Lady Gaga in Forbes list of "tomorrow's brightest stars" who are "reinventing the world". The Forbes' '30 under 30' list profiles about 360 young "ultra impressive up-and-comers" that the companies should either "hire today" or would be working for them in...

05:00 PM, Dec 21, 2011

New York: Some might argue that all stars are overpaid, but Drew Barrymore and Eddie Murphy are in a league of their own, according to a survey conducted by Forbes.com and published on Thursday. Top stars can make tens of millions of dollars on a single film, and the payout can be justified when a movie like 'Pirates of the Caribbean' brings in several hundred million at box offices. But...

02:09 PM, Nov 04, 2011

New York: Bill Gates tops this year's Forbes list of the 400 richest Americans with a net worth calculated at $ 59 billion. Forbes says the Microsoft co-founder saw his wealth increase by $ 5 billion from last year. Investor Warren Buffett ranks second with a fortune of $ 39 billion, though Forbes says the Berkshire Hathaway Inc. chief executive's wealth shrank by $ 6 billion from a year ago....

08:37 AM, Sep 22, 2011

New York: U.S. first lady Michelle Obama beat out heads of state, chief executives and celebrities to rank as the world's most powerful woman in Forbes magazine's annual listing on Wednesday. Kraft Foods Chief Executive Irene Rosenfeld, who led a hostile $18 billion takeover of Britain's Cadbury, came in second, followed by talk show host and media mogul Oprah Winfrey, who is ending "The Oprah Winfrey Show" next year after...

10:51 AM, Oct 07, 2010

Glam pop star Lady Gaga made the list for the first time, taking fourth place with estimated earnings of $ 62 million. ...

10:12 AM, Jun 29, 2010

The latest list of global giants shows the corporate dominance of the developed nations is steadily receding. ...

12:42 PM, Apr 22, 2010

Disgraced Satyam founder takes 4th slot in
Forbes list. ...

06:47 PM, Nov 26, 2009

India's most wanted man is the 50th most powerful person in the world. ...

05:11 PM, Nov 12, 2009

Number of billionaires down in
Forbes magazine's annual list. ...

07:01 PM, Oct 01, 2009
Forbes magazine says trade freedom has declined in country. ...

12:08 PM, Mar 20, 2009

CNN-IBN's cricket expert Harsha Bhogle talks about Rahul Dravid possibly announcing his Test retirement on Friday. ...

05:16 PM, May 01, 2008

Lahore: Pakistan are looking for a suitable venue to stage their one-day series against Australia later this year, an official said on Saturday. Pakistan have been forced to play their home series at the neutral venues of United Arab Emirates, New Zealand and England since international cricket was halted in their country after attacks on the Sri Lankan team bus in 2009. The terror attacks in Lahore, which left seven...

10:24 PM, Apr 27, 2008

Port of Spain: Batting legend Viv Richards has not seen Sir Donald Bradman but of all those he has seen, including compatriot Brian Lara, none has been better than iconic Indian Sachin Tendulkar. I didn't see Don but to me, in all my years associated with the game, I haven't seen a better batsman than Sachin Tendulkar, said Richards in a eulogy to the little man, who openly professes to ...

02:17 AM, Feb 01, 2008