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Amazon`s Jeff Bezos becomes world`s richest person, replaces Bill Gates

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has become the world’s wealthiest man, surpassing Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates after his shares surged on Thursday.

Jul 27, 2017, 21:37 PM IST

Amazon CEO Bezos asks Twitter followers how to donate his money

The request signalled a shift for Bezos, who has invested in longer-term bets like space exploration and kept quieter about other givings.

Jun 16, 2017, 10:44 AM IST

Bill Gates lauds Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat mission

Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his Swachh Bharat Abhiyaan.

Apr 26, 2017, 14:27 PM IST

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wins Time magazine poll

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte won the 2017 TIME 100 poll after consistently leading the survey, the magazine said.

Apr 17, 2017, 11:56 AM IST

Bill Gates again world`s richest man; Donald Trump slips

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates once again topped the Forbes magazine list of the world`s richest billionaires, while US President Donald Trump slipped more than 200 spots, the magazine said Monday.

Mar 20, 2017, 19:27 PM IST

Check out list of World's top 10 billionaires 2017

The Hurun Global Rich List 2017 has ranked 2,257 billionaires from 68 countries and from 1811 companies.

Mar 08, 2017, 15:13 PM IST

Bill Gates will be world’s first trillionaire soon

Microsoft founder Bill Gates will be world’s first trillionaire in the next 25 years.

Jan 25, 2017, 10:31 AM IST

Obama honours Gates and others with Medal of Freedom

"Everybody on this stage has touched me in a very powerful, personal way, in ways that they probably couldn't imagine," said the outgoing US president.

Nov 23, 2016, 12:12 PM IST

Bill Gates meets Rajnath Singh

The Home Minister invited Gates to support the Central government's initiative to give a major push to skill upgradation of workers in India's agri sector.

Nov 17, 2016, 21:59 PM IST

Demonetisation a 'bold move' to deflate India's shadow economy: Bill Gates

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said it is a "bold move" and will deflate India's shadow economy.

Nov 17, 2016, 17:47 PM IST

Bill Gates meets Ravi Shankar Prasad; discusses digital inclusion, e-payments

Microsoft founder and billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates on Thursday met IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad and discussed ways in which his Foundation could participate in areas such as digital inclusion, healthcare, e-agriculture and e-payments.

Nov 17, 2016, 17:41 PM IST

Demonetisation a 'bold move' to curb shadow economy: Gates

Lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi's demonetisation decision, Microsoft founder Bill Gates has said it is a "bold move" and will deflate India's shadow economy.

Nov 17, 2016, 16:19 PM IST

Read why Steve Ballmer ''drifted apart'' from Bill Gates

Differences over the smartphone and tablet business strained his relationship with Bill Gates, Microsoft`s former CEO Steve Ballmer recounted in an interview to Bloomberg this week.

Nov 05, 2016, 19:22 PM IST

Bill Gates could do pretty well if he ran for president: Study

Gates scored by far the highest on competence and second only to American comedian and TV host Ellen DeGeneres on warmth, with similar support from both parties.

Sep 25, 2016, 23:45 PM IST

Shocking offer! Bill Gates wants to donate 100,000 hens to 'poverty-stricken' Bolivia

US billionaire Bill Gates reportedly offered 100,000 hens to Bolivia to mitigate the country's “acute poverty” but the Andean nation has rejected it, saying “We know how to produce poultry”.

Jun 17, 2016, 11:01 AM IST

DNA: Today in history, 4 April, 2016

The Birthday of Makhan Lal Chaturvedi, an eminent poet and a very big name in the field of Indian literature.

Apr 04, 2016, 23:55 PM IST

Forbes 2016 World's Richest People

Forbes 2016 World's Richest

Mar 01, 2016, 21:25 PM IST

Bill Gates richest man in world, Mukesh Ambani at 36th: Forbes

Forbes' 2016 list of the World's Billionaires includes 1,810 billionaires, down from a record 1,826 a year ago.

Mar 01, 2016, 20:58 PM IST

Bill Gates backs FBI in iPhone spat: Report

Microsoft founder Bill Gates is backing the FBI in its standoff with Apple over unlocking an iPhone in the probe of last year`s deadly San Bernardino attacks, the Financial Times reported Tuesday.

Feb 23, 2016, 17:13 PM IST