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New animal species
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Veggie chemical
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Heritage
Bhera - the town that
time forgot - Part II

World Bank in
South Asia
Grant to Afghanistan

Land management in
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Urban services in
Karnataka

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South Asian
Billionaires

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South Asian Billionaires

Twenty six South Asians - all from India or of Indian origin - have figured in the Forbes list of billionaires. Top among them - Lakshmi Mittal - is also the fifth richest man in the world. Indu Jain is the only woman among the South Asian billionaire club. A look at these people and what they do for a living - and what they do for others.

Over 10 Billion

Lakshmi Mittal

Age: 55
Education: Bachelor's Degree from St Xavier's College, Calcutta
Industry: Steel manufacturing
Net Worth: 23.5 b

Owns the world's largest steel company, Mittal Steel.

Aziz Premji

Age: 60
Education: Bachelor's Degree, Stanford University
Industry: Technology
Net Worth: 13.3 b

Owns 82% of Wipro, India's third-largest software exporter.

5 - 10 billion

Mukesh Ambani

Age: 48
Education: Bachelor's Degree, University of
                  Bombay
                  MBA, Stanford University
Industry: Petrochemicals
Net Worth: 8.5 b

Controls petrochemicals giant Reliance Industries

Anil Ambani

Age: 46
Education: Bachelor's Degree, University of
                  Bombay
                  MBA, Wharton School, Univ. of
                  Pennsylvania
Industry: Diversified
Net Worth: 5.7b

Controls Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani group, with interests in telecom, energy and financial services.

Kushal Pal Singh

Age: 74
Industry: Real Estate
Net Worth: 5 b

Controls DLF India's biggest real estate developer

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