Ratan Tata's Elegant New Mumbai Mansion

By TNN  ON Jun 29th 2011 at 11:35AM IN Rated   Homes & Real Estate 

For Ratan Tata's new 13,350 sq-ft bungalow in Colaba, the Tata Group chairman has chosen elegance over extravagance. An elegant sea-facing house at Colaba is getting ready to welcome Tata Sons chairman Ratan Tata, as he prepares to hand over the reigns of the salt-to-steel-to-software business group to his successor  ...   Continue Reading »

Ratan Tata's Passion For LaFerrari Took Him All the Way to Geneva

By TNN  ON Mar 7th 2013 at 11:24AM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

Ratan Tata is infamous for pampering all of his cars – a collection that includes the Ferrari and Cadillac. We hear he has recently set his eyes on the hyper-hybrid LaFerrari and she made him travel all the way to Geneva  ...   Continue Reading »

Suite Gesture: Ratan Tata Gives Neighbours Five-Star Treats

By TNN  ON Feb 10th 2012 at 12:15PM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

When you have a neighbour like Ratan Tata, you can expect your life to take a few unexpected turns. We learnt that when the charismatic businessman settled down to his elegant home in Colaba, it was not without inadvertently ruffling a few feathers. Till the time the army of movers and packers had finished their job, the neighbours were ensconced in five-star suites  ...   Continue Reading »

6 Facts About Ratan Tata's Heir Cyrus Mistry

By Sasha Lalchandani  ON Nov 24th 2011 at 3:34PM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

Very little is known about reclusive billionaire Pallonji Shapoorji Mistry. Even lesser is known about his son Cyrus Mistry. Recently named Deputy Chairman of the Tata Group, the quiet businessman has been all over the news. We take a look at some little known facts about the successor to the Tata throne  ...   Continue Reading »

India's 10 Most Generous HNIs

By Chelna Khatau  ON Nov 19th 2012 at 4:46PM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

There are several lists that recount the generous donations ultra high net worth Individuals (UHNWIs) make. Yet, Wealth X, which provides detailed intelligence on UHNWIs globally, has just released a list of the top 10 UHNW Indian donors, comparing net worth with the total they have donated. Not surprisingly, Azim Premji tops the list with his very generous multi-billion dollar donation. Also on the list are Shiv Nadar, Ratan Tata and Mukesh Ambani  ...   Continue Reading »

Inside the Homes of Stars & Billionaires

By Team Luxe  ON Mar 30th 2013 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Homes & Real Estate 

From Shah Rukh Khan's home on the Palm in Dubai to Ratan Tata's stylish retirement home in Mumbai, here's a look inside the homes of some of our favourite celebs  ...   Continue Reading »

Top 5 Philanthropic Indian Businessmen

By Sumitra Nair  ON Mar 24th 2011 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

Warren Buffett, the billionaire chairman of Berkshire Hathaway and Microsoft head honcho Bill Gates are in India to talk to local billionaires about donating to charity. And against this backdrop came news of GMR Group chairman GM Rao's generous Rs 152.89 crore donation towards education of underprivileged children. Here are five more Indian businessmen who have recently made similarly generous donations to Indian educational charities  ...   Continue Reading »

Now, Buy a Ferrari in India for 2.2 Cr

By Sumitra Nair  ON Mar 11th 2011 at 12:00PM IN Rated   Cars & Jets 

We told you in Feb that the Maybach is here and the Ferrari is soon to follow. And now it has arrived. Ferrari fans, celebrate! You can now own the car you have been watching on the F1 tracks. Delhi will be the first to get the dealership in a few months followed by Mumbai  ...   Continue Reading »

What You Didn't Know About Kumar Birla

By Sasha Lalchandani  ON Jan 23rd 2012 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

Indian industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla is Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group. He is also Chancellor of the Birla Institute of Technology and Science. Part of the top ten Indian billionaires list, we take a look at some lesser known facts about the business baron  ...   Continue Reading »

Mukesh Ambani & Prince of Wales Join Forces for Charity

By TNN  ON Feb 14th 2013 at 11:06AM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

On Monday, the Prince of Wales played gracious hosts to Mukesh and Nita Ambani at Windsor Castle. Prince Charles announced that Ambani will be collaborating with his trust for its activities in India  ...   Continue Reading »

Billionaires Ambani, Premji Are Up for Asian Awards

By Karishma Rajani  ON Apr 10th 2013 at 5:02PM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

The Asian Awards are scheduled for April 16 this year, giving the who's who of Asian society a reason to celebrate. With London's Grosvenor House Hotel as the chosen location, Olympic mastermind Lord Sebastian will be hosting the event. Mukesh Ambani and Azim Premji are some of the prominent nominees on this list  ...   Continue Reading »

Top 5 Most Influential Indians in Global Finance

By Kymberlee Fernandes  ON Sep 9th 2011 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

This year's Bloomberg Most Influential 50 in Global Finance list includes, along with the likes of billionaire businessmen Warren Buffett and Carlos Slim, five Indian corporate movers and shakers too. With only one woman among them, see which Indians made it as an 'influential' who can move markets and whose ideas shape companies, governments and economies  ...   Continue Reading »

Auto Expo 2012 with Cars and Stars

By Kymberlee Fernandes  ON Jan 11th 2012 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Cars & Jets 

Considered the largest automotive show in India, the 11th Auto Expo 2012 is being held in Delhi at Pragati Maidan. With a fleet of luxury cars on display, dozens are being unveiled too. And how could our stars miss out on the opportunity to check these drives out up front. Here are a few Indian personalities we spotted scanning the cars at the show  ...   Continue Reading »

India's Celeb Ferrari Club

By Sasha Lalchandani  ON Dec 20th 2011 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Cars & Jets 

Actor Imran Khan has recently booked the latest model of the Ferrari for himself and will be the newest addition to India's Ferrari club. We take a look at the other Ferrari owner's in the country  ...   Continue Reading »

Take a Tour of Indian Billionaires' Homes

By Team Luxe  ON Mar 26th 2012 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Homes & Real Estate 

From the Singhanias to the Mallyas and Chatwals, here's a look inside the homes of some of India's richest men  ...   Continue Reading »

Billionaires: Then & Now

By Chelna Khatau  ON Jun 11th 2012 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Lifestyle 

Today, as captains of industry, they're the most recognised faces in the country. But what did they look like then, when they were younger, emerging business titans. Here's a look at some of India's richest men, then and now  ...   Continue Reading »

10 Indian Celebrities and their Enviable Car Collections

By Karishma Roye  ON Feb 5th 2013 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Cars & Jets 

They may not always be behind the wheel of the uber luxurious drives they pull up in, but here's a list of celebs with car collections that are very noteworthy  ...   Continue Reading »

Costliest Addresses: Where India's Super Rich Live

By TNN  ON Mar 16th 2013 at 6:00AM IN Rated   Homes & Real Estate 

The wide, tree-lined roads of Luytens Delhi, Altamount Road and Malabar Hill in Mumbai, and Alipore in South Kolkata are some of India's fanciest addresses, where the rich and mighty reside. The prices of properties here are streets above what the upper middle-class pays for its homes. India's costliest residential address is not in Mumbai, the city of dreams, but in boulevard-encased central Delhi.  ...   Continue Reading »

Anand Mahindra's Bungalow 'Sells' for Rs 250 Crore

By TNN  ON Aug 5th 2011 at 12:00PM IN Rated   Homes & Real Estate 

Mumbai's billionaire boys are in a realty race - the new fashion statement is a signature residence, whether it's Mukesh Ambani's famous Antilla, or Sajjan Jindal's bungalow on Nepean Sea Road. Anand Mahindra's rented three-storey Gulistan bungalow near Priyadarshini Park, worth nearly Rs 250, is now set to find a new owner - Mahindra's real estate division who plans to construct a multi-storey residential premise  ...   Continue Reading »