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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

We want to bring Amsterdam's eclectic fashion to India: Scotch & Soda CEO

Dutch fashion label Scotch & Soda CEO Dirk-Jan Stoppelenburg says the brand draws inspiration from everything, even poems and rumours, and that India remains a crucial market for the company

All the US president's neighbours at Mar-a-Lago

Inside Masayoshi Son's new universe

The most valuable NBA teams

Want to sail in Skyfall's watercraft? Shell out $9.5 million

Unicorns which will be tomorrow's blue chips

Zensar Technologies: On the digital highway

Zensar, given its relatively small size, is at an advantage as IT firms adapt to a new wave of changes. Aiding the tech firm's reboot is its aggressive CEO and a PE investor

Mercedes-Benz: Breaking the class ceiling

By reimagining the way it operates in India, through new launches, creative financial solutions and improved customer perception, Mercedes-Benz is back on top of the country's luxury car market

Flipsters @ work to stay ahead of Amazon

It is game on at Flipkart. India's most-valued startup is out to prove its critics wrong and stay ahead of the deep-pocketed global giant Amazon. And its leaders, and 8,000-plus team, believe they can innovate to grow even stronger as India's ecommerce story heads into uncharted territory

Generics billionaire Satish Mehta is in the eye of a storm over overpriced drugs

From Valeant to Martin Shkreli, populists have raged at exorbitant prices in the pharmaceutical industry. Now, amid a collusion scandal, there may finally be a major fall guy: Generics billionaire Satish Mehta

Prince Andrew: Tech's royal kingmaker

Startups are getting access to one of the world's most powerful address books, thanks to Prince Andrew, Duke of York

Joshua Kushner: The other brother

Will Joshua Kushner's multibillion-dollar business survive his President-in-law?

Brian Singerman of Founders Fund: A power player

The VC firm Founders Fund is known for a contrarian approach embodied in its polarising founding partner Peter Thiel. Now Brian Singerman, a games buff from outside the fund's PayPal mafia origins, is taking it to new heights—as long as Thiel's controversial politics does not get in the way

iD Fresh Food has built a brand out of ready-made idli-dosa batter

Bengaluru-based iD Fresh Food's idea of selling branded idli-dosa batter is so obvious that no one had seen it earlier

IPL's power play: A hit for cricket lovers, money-spinner for its stakeholders

Over 10 seasons, the cricket league has seen its cumulative reach go up at a staggering pace and earned big bucks for advertisers and broadcasters alike

Mirae Asset Mutual Fund: Delivering consistent returns

Neelesh Surana's philosophy of spotting quality stocks and holding on to them for extended periods has yielded results

India Quotient: The contrarian investors

Early-stage fund India Quotient has created a niche for itself by bucking popular trends and embracing risk

San Francisco's eclectic cultural scene adds to the city's vibrancy

Going local is one of the best things to do in this city

The packaging market in India is growing: Max's Analjit Singh and Toppan's Shingo Kaneko

The Japanese market is shrinking and the joint venture will extend the current value of business to newer avenues, according to the entrepreneurs

Technology must amplify the best of humanity: Microsoft India's former chairman

Bhaskar Pramanik believes new-age technologies like Artificial Intelligence will complement human capacity and give people super powers in the near future

Appraisal: God's Own Kitchen

A book that holds the promise of telling a story that is informative and inspiring in equal measure falls short on both counts

How to be an endurance racer without spending millions

A few American racing circuits let amateur gearheads play the stock car market at 120 mph

Twinkle Khanna's write of passage

The author on the impact of words, battling gnat infestations, and how she almost became a stand-up comic

A bigger, bolder Flipkart

With a billion-dollar fund-raise completed, India's biggest etailer is ready for the next stage of growth