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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

Turbulence at Tata

The Ratan Tata-Cyrus Mistry battle is about much more than the chairmanship of the business house

Rich Karlgaard: Cities are the future

The US government should think about where its cities, states and regions play in the global economy

Preparing for life post-Brexit, UK looks beyond Europe

At a joint summit last month, India and the United Kingdom discussed trade opportunities

Closing the book on 2016

Mega year for equity market fund raisings

A high tide in the stock market has led to a gush of companies looking to raise cash

Thoughts on boardroom battles

Cyrus wanted a stronger Tata group: Nirmalya Kumar

Fired Tata group top executive Nirmalya Kumar says attempts to put proper governance structures have been thwarted

The Tata-Mistry battle is not a personalised fight: Abhishek Singhvi

The Ratan Tata-Cyrus Mistry row is an institutional corporate battle says Abhishek Manu Singhvi, counsel for the Tata group

The Tata-Mistry civil war and its ramifications for India Inc

At the core of the ongoing boardroom battle at the $103-billion Tata group, one of India's most important corporate institutions, is a serious deficit of trust. How it plays out will have ramifications not just for group companies but also for Corporate India

As a minority shareholder, I have been left in the lurch: C Sivasankaran

Serial entrepreneur C Sivasankaran blames a trust deficit post-Ratan Tata's exit as chairman in 2012 for his predicament involving his investment in Tata Teleservices

A new journey for MakeMyTrip after merger with Ibibo Group

MakeMyTrip founder Deep Kalra, who pioneered online travel in India, has constantly adapted to market conditions. And with the company's merger with ibibo Group, he is once again set to change the contours of the travel industry

How the Bangurs of Shree Cement salvaged a legacy

The Bangurs of Shree Cement, having salvaged a legacy, are putting their trust in innovation and peer dynamics: They're No 32

Disruption machine: Top-secret startup Magic Leap

Top-secret startup Magic Leap has raised a record-breaking amount of money in pursuit of a radical concept: Blending the digital and the physical. "Mixed reality" will transform the way we work, play, shop and see—and entire industries will be changed forever

The Top 50: Asia's richest families

Indian clans make up over a third of this year's rarefied realm

Buy now, pay later: Klarna promises to be an alternative to your credit card

After flat-packed furniture and streamed music, Sweden's latest big export could be an alternative to your credit card

DV01: Peering into peer-to-peer loans

Mortgage trader Perry Rahbar had a front-row seat during Bear Stearns's collapse. Now he wants to help investors avoid the same disaster with marketplace loans

The unorganised market or small developers will have to shut shop: CEO and MD of ASK Group

Sunil Rohokale, the CEO and managing director of ASK Group, has built a successful real estate private equity business for his group. He discusses how demonetisation could affect the sector

Demonetisation gives a boost to banks, fintech companies

Banks, fintech companies and payment solution firms get a shot in the arm as demonetisation suctions out 86 percent of currency in circulation

What's on the menu? Food-tech companies see significant rise in online payments

Food-tech companies are ramping up payment options to help customers tide over the cash crunch

The gold rush: How Rajesh Mehta's out of the box ideas helped him build his jewellery empire

It would be hard to identify Rajesh Exports as a business that started with a mere rs 1,200. but rajesh mehta, founder and executive chairman of his eponymous gold export company, was never short of ideas

Karma at work: Vikas Oberoi tides over the realty lull

By delivering as per promised quality and timelines, Vikas Oberoi has transformed his father's small firm into India's second-most valued real estate developer

Cheteshwar Pujara: Batman returns

A prolonged bad patch halted cricketer Cheteshwar Pujara's race to become Rahul Dravid 2.0. Now, the tide's turning again

The ambition and triumphs of Naina Lal Kidwai

How Naina Lal Kidwai overcame trials to achieve a number of firsts in her career

Cyber security on top of India Inc's mind

Industry leaders discuss the benefits and red flags of digital transformation

Total recall: R Balki reminisces about his three glorious decades in advertising

Veteran adman R Balki on his 30 years in advertising, some of his favourite campaigns and starting a new chapter

India is one of the growth drivers of our emerging markets strategy: Merck Healthcare CEO

Merck Healthcare CEO Belén Garijo says her company will accelerate its pace of growth in the country, but intellectual property protection and drug pricing are issues that need urgent attention

Medwell Ventures: Just what the patient ordered

Vishal Bali and Ferzaan Engineer are investing money, technology and personnel in their home health care provider Medwell Ventures, targeting a million customers and a footprint across 15 Indian cities in 3-5 years

We sell more deity figurines to Indians in the US than here: Lladro India COO

Spanish luxury brand Lladró's porcelain pieces have found their way into many affluent Indian households, resulting in a 15 percent average growth in sales in the country each year

Online self-publishing goes desi

Fledgling platforms that provide content in Indian languages are stepping into a nascent but high-potential field