RICHEST INDIAN MUKESH
Energy tycoon and Reliance
Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani is India's richest man with personal assets
of USD 18.9 billion, a report says. According to the China-based Hurun India
Rich List, Ambani retained the top position for the second year even after a
wealth decrease of 2 per cent. Ambani is followed by London-based steel baron L
N Mittal with assets of USD 15.9 billion. Mittal's wealth declined 6 per cent
from last year. Sun Pharmaceuticals' founder Dilip Shanghvi broke into the top
three for the first time with a 66 per cent surge in his wealth. "This
rise in stock price was supported by the expected sales of the cancer drug
Doxil, following Janssen Pharma Inc's admission of shortage of the drug
supply," the report said. Among others in the top 10 are: Wipro's Azim
Premji (4th) with assets of USD 12 billion, HCL Technology's Shiv Nadar (5th,
USD 8.6 billion), Grasim Industries' Kumar Mangalam Birla (6th, USD 8.4
billion), Godrej Group'…