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Forbes India 13th Anniversary: Rewind of Key Milestones of India's Corporates and Startups

A rewind of the key milestones in India's corporates and startups, through the lens of 13 years of Forbes India

Ola braces for a new race

Ola will now need to be even more innovative and nimble as it tackles an evolving landscape

The treasure of Al Thani

Thanks to the Panama Papers, it has become obvious just how fabulously wealthy Qatar's former prime minister is

What should you read this summer?

Will you find time for a Founding Father? Or would you rather hit a mother lode of gold wisdom? And then there's the case for Steve Case ...

The Guggenheim's new throne

Artist Maurizio Cattelan unveils an 18-karat gold toilet in New York

Media companies can't just be media companies anymore: CNN's Rob Bradley

Rob Bradley, CNN International Commercial's global director for digital advertising revenue and data, says in a data-rich environment, the industry needs to look beyond the click-through rate

Destination South Africa: Not just the call of the wild

South African Tourism wants to offer a 360-degree experience to Indian travellers and is willing to make it easier to get there with more visa offices and shorter processing time

MNCs will have to disclose more about transfer pricing: KPMG's Sean Foley

OECD has called for changes in global laws to ensure profits are taxed in places of economic activity. The impact of this altered framework will be manifold

Thoughts on taxis

The leading lady of Tailorman

Vidya Nataraj, born and married into retail business families, has given traditional trades an online route

Dilip Buildcon reaped rich with wait-and-watch approach

Dilip Buildcon avoided the pitfalls of many infrastructure giants during the UPA-II years by steering clear of toll projects and instead sub-contracting work from larger players. Today its order book eclipses that of former contractors

Sandeep Goyal and his expanding digital universe

With StarStar, veteran ad man Sandeep Goyal is looking to change the rules of mobile marketing

How Toyota got its mojo back

Two decades after the Prius jump-started the green car revolution, Toyota lost its eco-mojo to Tesla. Now the world's sixth-most-valuable brand is fighting back with the hydrogen-powered Mirai

Inside Israel's secret startup machine

The Israel Defence Forces' clandestine Unit 8200 isn't just the mythical cybersecurity and spy squad. It's probably the best school for entrepreneurship in the world, spawning hundreds of game-changing tech startups. Here's a definitive look inside

Can e-cigarettes survive the war against vaping?

E-cigarettes were supposed to save lives and revitalise the smoking industry. But anti-smoking zealots, government regulators and Big Tobacco seem determined to snuff out the market—and any entrepreneurs plying it

This Wall Street guy has your back

Allan Roth has an idea that could save you a bundle: Charging by the hour, rather than nicking a percentage of your assets

My Antwerp: A delight for foodies

The Belgian city is a beautiful and historic, with cafes, bars and hundreds of restaurants

Ola's ready to race ahead of the curve

Bhavish Aggarwal and Ankit Bhati are combating regulatory hurdles and competition from Uber: After all, 300 million trips—India's daily demand—is the prize, and Ola wants to win most of it

From social media to online travel: The twists and turns of Ibibo's long journey

Ashish Kashyap transformed Ibibo from a social media company into an important player in the Indian online travel space. Now, he is geared up to fight for the meatiest chunk of the travel market: Hotels

How ICICI Pru pipped HDFC Mutual Fund to the top spot

Nimesh Shah's strategy of choosing the right people and devising the right products is finally coming to fruition: ICICI Prudential has pipped HDFC Mutual Fund to become India's largest fund house by assets

Inside Ola Innovation Labs

Ankit Bhati is happy to borrow tech where he doesn't need to invent it

We have taken learnings from India to other emerging markets: Uber India head

Uber Technologies Inc, which is present in over 400 cities across 70 countries, customises its products to be local and relevant, says country head Amit Jain

How Amar Chitra Katha is going back to the future

As Amar Chitra Katha prepares to turn 50, it is retracing its steps to what it has always done best—telling stories

Putting the Boer in Bordeaux

How a family tragedy inspired Johann Rupert, billionaire founder of luxury goods company Richemont, to create one of the jewels of south african wine

Innovating through design: Part II

Technology, manufacturing ecosystems and an open-minded customer create an ideal scenario for design to reduce the negative fallouts of consumerism

We want to position Hyundai as a modern premium brand: Young Key Koo

Young Key Koo, MD and CEO of Hyundai Motor India Ltd, says the country is a key market for the carmaker and that its focus will now be on creativity and innovation