Five Indian Americans among Forbes 400 richest
September 20th, 2012 - 10:29 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 20 (IANS) Five Indian-Americans figure in the Forbes magazine's annual list of the richest people in America with Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates retaining his top spot with ... Read more...
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Two IITians among 400 richest Americans
September 22nd, 2011 - 12:34 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) Two Indian Institute of Technology alumni have made it to Forbes' list of the 400 richest Americans topped for the 18th year in a row ... Read more...
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Tech companies going eco-friendly with products
October 25th, 2010 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) Technology majors are going eco-friendly, and it is finally changing what they produce.
When Newsweek magazine compiled its annual Green Rankings for 2010, three of the global ... Read more...
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Tony Blair joins Indian-born billionaire’s US firm
May 25th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 25 (IANS) Former British prime minister Tony Blair, who has landed a job as adviser to Indian-born billionaire Vinod Khosla's US-based venture capital firm, says he shares a "clear vision" ... Read more...
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Indian American Vinod Khosla tops Forbes 10 greenest billionaires
April 23rd, 2010 - 11:26 am ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, April 23 (IANS) Indian American Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla tops the list of 10 greenest billionaires chosen by Forbes "who are most active in green, sustainable causes and ... Read more...
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IIT summit set to open with a bang in Chicago
October 8th, 2009 - 10:24 am ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, Oct 8 (IANS) The seventh annual Pan-Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Global Conference is set to open with a bang in Chicago Friday.A high-energy laser show followed by a ... Read more...
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Microfinance firm Grama Vidiyal plans to recruit 700 people
March 5th, 2009 - 9:09 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 5 (IANS) Tamil Nadu-based Grama Vidiyal Microfinance Ltd (GVM) is in talks with private equity funds to raise Rs.500 million (Rs.50 crore) to fund is proposed expansion that includes setting ... Read more...
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Microfinance firm Grama Vidiyal gets equity funding
May 1st, 2008 - 9:56 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Tamil Nadu-based micro finance company Grama Vidiyal Microfinance Pvt Ltd (GVM) has got $3.7 million (Rs.147 million) funding from Unitus Equity Fund L.P. and Vinod Khosla, a venture ... Read more...
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NRI Vinod Khosla, wife give Wikimedia big boost
April 8th, 2008 - 11:34 am ICT by admin
Bangalore, April 8 (IANS) Indian expatriate philanthropists Vinod Khosla and his wife Neeru Khosla have made a $500,000 donation to the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit charitable organisation promoting the sharing of free ... Read more...
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