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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

Flights Of Fancy

No industry has probably destroyed more value than Indian civil aviation, thanks to bad policy and even worse business sense

India Votes

Bittersweet: Losing Out on the Candy Crush IPO

Soaring Markets yet Another Pre-Election Rally: Religare Capital Markets

Sequoia Giants: 13 Tech Legends

take 13 tech legends who were all part of Sequoia Capital’s investment roster over the last quarter-century. Bring them together on Tesla Motors’ factory floor. What do you get? An epic blend of talent, plus one selfie.

The Mostly Happy Returns of Citadel Hedge Fund's Ken Griffin

Crimean Punishment: The Loss of Oligarchs

Mining has Become Infamous Because of Lack of Governance

PK Mukherjee, former executive director of Sesa Sterlite, tells Prince Mathews Thomas that well-planned regulations can streamline the mining sector

Thoughts on Indulgences

Optimistic about India: Barry Salzberg, Global CEO, Deloitte

Deloitte's Barry Salzberg says, when you combine demographics, entrepreneurialism, innovation and consumer base among others, there is reason to be optimistic

Deven Mehta: Smart Money with Smartcards

Deven Mehta got into the smartcard businessby accident and the orders are flooding in

The Best Seats to Watch Your Fav Sporting Event

Our pick of the coolest ways to watch the world's biggest sporting events

The Right Wheels for a Road Trip

What does your road trip need—a hatchback, a sedan or an SUV? Five vehicles that can beat the dust and take you almost anywhere

Luxury Watches are Back in Business in India

It's back to business, say India's luxury watch retailers, as the heightened action at Baselworld 2014 showed

An Eye for Eyewear

Glasses get a trendy makeover as luxury buying surges and international brands flock to India

The Best Whiskey in the US, from Under a Bridge

Want to find the best single malt whiskey in the world? Look under a bridge in Waco

The Latest Splurge of Business Leaders

CEOs find various ways to beat the stress and unwind: Some go on holidays, others indulge in shopping; many shop at airports to cope with travel stress. Four heads of companies talk of their latest splurge

Alt+Tab+Politics: Nandan Nilekani on switching tracks

The ex-Infoscian and ex-UID chairperson and Congress candidate for the Bengaluru South Lok Sabha seat on the new world of electoral politics

Sequoia Capital: Creating Disruptions, and Billionaires

Apple, Google, Oracle. Cisco, Yahoo, LinkedIn. WhatsApp, Airbnb, Dropbox. Sequoia Capital is Silicon Valley's search engine for disruption—and billionaires. That's why the firm dominates Forbes's 2014 Midas List—and has made its principals as wealthy as the entrepreneurs they nurture

Vince McMahon's Direct-to-Fans WWE Network

Pro wrestling billionaire Vince McMahon sucker punched his traditional television partners when he launched his direct-to-the-fans WWE Network earlier this year. The unorthodox manoeuver could transform his business— or he could fall flat on his face

High Times: Marijuana Money

Meet the shady band of ex-cons, ganja-preneurs and multilevel marketers behind the great pot penny stock boom of 2014. Don't say we didn't warn you

How Rubi Arya Overcame Personal Tragedy to Head Milestone Capital

How Milestone Capital's Rubi Arya overcame personal tragedy to provide stability and growth to the PE fund. Here's her story in her own words

Finolex Industries: Building a New Identity

Prakash Chhabria has taken his father's legacy to a new level by turning a commodity-based business into a consumer-facing one

Jet Airways: In a Tailspin

Naresh Goyal's 21-year-old airline has been struggling. Its alliance with Etihad has done little good to either perception or reality. And the promoter seems to no longer hold sway over its navigation. It is a tough time to be Goyal

Can DS Group Diversify beyond tobacco like ITC did?

The Kolkata-based giant has successfully become more than its cigarette brands. Now, Rajiv Kumar's company, best known for its tobacco-based products, is following suit and aggressively diversifying into other segments in a bid to reposition itself

Sun Has a Better Shot Than Most at Ranbaxy Turnaround

There are apprehensions on whether Dilip Shanghvi's company can help India's largest but troubled pharma major turn around. However, analysts, while sceptical, also point out that Sun Pharma has a better shot than most