Elder sibling Mukesh Ambani, 61, toppled China’s Jack Ma as Asia’s richest man, after driving a telecommunications revolution in India that propelled his petrochemicals conglomerate Reliance Industries Ltd. into the $100 billion club. His personal fortune had swollen to more than $40 billion as of Friday, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, billions ahead of Ma and at similar levels to Microsoft Corp.’s former chief, Steve Ballmer.
Telecom Firms
India Allows Telecom Firms More Time to Pay Spectrum Dues
Gold Silver Reports – India extended the time limit for payment of spectrum-related charges to the government in a move that will provide relief to telecom-operators hit by an intense pricewar spurred by a new entrant’s offer of free calls and lower data charges.