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Mukesh Ambani and family

Mukesh Ambani and family
Mukesh Ambani and family
The latest news on Mukesh Ambani – Indian billionaire businessman – and his family, including updates on Reliance Industries.
Born
19 Apr 1957
Industry
Business
Job Title
Businessman
Anant Ambani (right) at the Vantara wildlife centre in India. Photo: Handout
India

‘Stooping low’: furore over UK university professorship for tycoon Ambani’s son

The university awarded a sustainability role to tycoon Mukesh Ambani’s son, who is linked to the controversial wildlife centre in India.

IOC

Addition of cricket at LA28 offers IOC access to 2 billion fans, Indian market

India

Reliance Jio’s IPO set to intensify investor focus on India’s telco sector

Fifa

Fifa faces World Cup broadcast crisis after India’s low offer, no China decision

Lack of deal from the two nations, which accounted for almost 25 per cent of TV, digital streaming reach for 2022 tournament, is unusual.

The Fifa World Cup Trophy on display during the Fifa Congress in Vancouver, Canada, last week. Photo: EPA
India

Indian tycoon Anil Ambani’s US$410 million building seized in fraud probe

India’s anti-fraud agency said that the Reliance Communications owner had defaulted on over US$4.4 billion worth of bank loans.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Meet Netra Mantena and Vamsi Gadiraju – who just had a ‘billionaire wedding’

Bollywood’s Madhuri Dixit, Ranveer Singh and Shahid Kapoor performed at the viral nuptials, with guests including Donald Trump Jr and Bettina Anderson.

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India

Ambani zoo, India cleared of probe curbing endangered animal imports

Vantara, a 3,500-acre zoo in Gujarat run by the Ambani family, faced allegations of improper imports of some endangered animals.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Anant Ambani, son of Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani, pose for a photograph after the inauguration of Vantara animal rescue and rehabilitation centre in Jamnagar, Gujarat, India, on March 4. Photo: Reuters
India

India may sharply cut Russian oil imports after US sanctions: sources

The potential change could remove a major hurdle to a trade deal with the US, with Indian refiners reportedly reviewing their Russian oil purchases.

International Cricket Council

Indian cricket league’s valuation shrinks for second year in a row

Drop in value of Indian Premier League by almost 11 per cent in 2025 due to ‘twin shocks’, says report by consulting firm.

India

India to probe zoo linked to Asia’s richest family over animal mistreatment

The Vantara centre, run by Anant Ambani, son of Mukesh Ambani, has denied the allegations and will fully cooperate with the investigation.

Anant Ambani at Vantara. Zoo in India. Photo: Handout
India

India investigator files criminal case against tycoon Anil Ambani

The brother of Asia’s richest man has been accused of fraud by the State Bank of India.

Anil Ambani, chairman of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, attends the company’s annual general meeting in Mumbai, India, in September 2019. Photo: Reuters
India

From jam to jeans, Indians’ boycott of Turkish goods grows

Some 13 million family-run grocery stores plus fashion websites Myntra and AJIO have joined the boycott over Turkey’s support for Pakistan.

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Fame and celebrity

6 of the most sought-after celebrity wedding planners ever

Preston Bailey organised Donald and Melania Trump’s nuptials but pulled out of Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Peltz’s big day, while Lisa Vorce is known for her celeb destination weddings.

Fame and celebrity

Who is Priyanka Chopra’s younger brother Siddharth Chopra?

Third-time-lucky in love and seven years younger than his famous sister, Siddharth Chopra worked in hospitality and now runs Priyanka’s production house, Purple Pebble Pictures.

Priyanka Chopra (second right) with husband Nick Jonas at her brother Siddharth Chopra’s wedding to Neelam Upadhyaya. Photo: @priyankachopra/Instagram
India

5 years after it was banned, China’s Shein returns to India

Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Retail will pay a licence fee to use Shein’s brand name, according to people with direct knowledge of deal.

A company logo for fashion brand Shein is seen on a pile of gift bags. Photo: Reuters
Timepieces

Take a peek at Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg’s expanding luxury watch collection

The tech centibillionaire has been amassing a collection of rare timepieces by the likes of F.P. Journe and De Bethune, ever since a Richard Mille exemplar caught his eye at Anant Ambani’s wedding.

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Icons and Influencers

Who is Kim K’s favourite jewellery influencer, Julia Hackman Chafé?

Chafé was seen rubbing shoulders with the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Priyanka Chopra and Kim Kardashian, with the latter telling the influencer, ‘Oh my God, I totally watch all of your stuff’

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Timepieces

7 timepiece highlights you might have missed in September and October 2024

Dubai Watch Week came to Hong Kong; Hodinkee was acquired by Watches of Switzerland; Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin had new drops; and justice was served to a fraudster.

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Among the timepiece highlights you might have missed in autumn 2024 are – from left – Dubai Watch Week bringing the Horology Forum to Hong Kong; Patek Philippe releasing its first new collection in 25 years; and Mark Zuckerberg getting collecting with F.P. Journe and De Bethune, among others. Photos: Handout, Patek Philippe, AP
Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Who’s in the US$100 billion club? Net worths, ranked – from Musk to Zuckerberg

From the pioneering tech founders behind Google and Microsoft to the industry titans behind Walmart and Reliance, these founders and CEOs are worth over US$100b – here’s how they made their fortunes.

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Meet the 4 heirs poised to inherit Gautam Adani’s US$213 billion empire

Karan, Jeet, Pranav and Sagar Adani are already making their mark, from redeveloping Asia’s largest slum in Mumbai, India, to building a renewable energy park that can be seen from space

Artificial intelligence

Ambani touts AI, bonus stock but stays silent on units’ IPOs

Reliance Industries to ‘democratise’ AI by offering powerful AI at affordable prices, Mukesh Ambani said in shareholders’ address.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries. Photo: Reuters
India

Will business-friendly Modi impose a billionaire tax on India’s ultra-rich?

Amid the growing economic disparities across India, business-friendly Modi is facing calls to increase taxes on the super-rich.

People shop for earthen water vessels, known locally as poor man’s refrigerator, from a roadside vendor in Hyderabad, India, in May. Photo: AP
High Jewellery

From Bollywood to Hollywood, it’s Indian jewellery’s moment to shine

While the country has a rich heritage in jewellery making, today’s forward-thinking designers are revitalising the art, and finding fans in the likes of Nicole Kidman and Madonna

Weddings

What to expect at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s wedding of the year

Bollywood stars Alia Bhatt, Ranveer Singh and Salman Khan, plus pop star Justin Bieber, attended the sangeet last Friday … so what can we expect from the ceremony itself?

Fame and celebrity

Meet Orhan ‘Orry’ Awatramani, the ‘liver’ who’s tight with the Ambanis

Orry partied at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding bash, and boasts Hollywood and Bollywood pals – but why did Rihanna ask for his earrings?

Orhan Awatramani rubs shoulders with A-listers like Indian businessman Adar Poonawalla (left), Nick Jonas and Joe Jonas. Photo: @orry/Instagram
India

Kim Kardashian, Mike Tyson to join CEOs at Mukesh Ambani’s son’s wedding

Samsung boss Jay Lee, ex-UK PM Johnson and Fifa chief Infantino among 1,200 guests attending wedding of Anant Ambani and fiancée Radhika Merchant.

Anant Ambani with his fiancée Radhika Merchant during a ceremony in Mumbai on July 5. Photo: Reuters
Weddings

6 of the most expensive weddings ever – from Isha Ambani to Princess Di

Anant Ambani’s wedding is set to be one of the most expensive in history – but will it top other extravagant nuptials like those of Isha Ambani, Vanisha Mittal or Princess Diana?

India

Justin Bieber enthralls guests at Mukesh Ambani’s son’s wedding gala in India

The pop star was reportedly paid up to US$10 million for the performance at the marriage festivities of Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant.

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