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Mukesh Ambani and family

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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

Olympic leaders believe that the surest route to billions of new viewers runs through India, cricket’s commercial heartland. Photo: Reuters

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

Absent since 1900, and as the Games seek a younger and broader audience, it may be the most valuable sport added to the programme in decades.

28 Jul 2026 - 2:29AM

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

2 Jul 2026 - 3:24AM

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

5 May 2026 - 12:42AM

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.

27 Feb 2026 - 10:07AM

Indian industrialist Anil Ambani (centre) appears before the Enforcement Directorate in New Delhi on Thursday. Photo: AP

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.

8 Dec 2025 - 6:00PM

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.

23 Nov 2025 - 6:21PM

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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.

23 Oct 2025 - 9:25PM

Steam emits from a crude oil refinery in Kochi, Kerala state, India. Photo: AP

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.

15 Oct 2025 - 7:30PM

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.

26 Aug 2025 - 4:20PM

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.

24 Aug 2025 - 6:00AM

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

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.

20 May 2025 - 11:29AMvideocam

A torn placard is seen on the ground in New Delhi on Friday during a protest against Turkey. Photo: EPA-EFE

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.

9 May 2025 - 6:00AM

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.

12 Feb 2025 - 6:08PM

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.

2 Feb 2025 - 3:42PM

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.

22 Jan 2025 - 12:00PMvideocam

Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, has joined the ranks of billionaire watch collectors. Photo: dpa

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’

27 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

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.

4 Nov 2024 - 3:17PMvideocam

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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.

15 Oct 2024 - 7:00PM

Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, and Tesla founder Elon Musk are all worth over US$100 billion. Photos: Reuters/AP

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

9 Oct 2024 - 12:13PM

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.

30 Aug 2024 - 1:48AM

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.

20 Jul 2024 - 6:00PM

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

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

15 Aug 2024 - 9:03AM

Indian jewellery’s modern designers like Anaita Shroff Adajania, Hanut Singh and Tallin – seen here on Isha Amani – are appealing to the likes of international stars as well as local A-listers. Photos: Handout

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?

12 Jul 2024 - 5:00AM

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?

24 Jul 2024 - 4:22PM

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.

11 Jul 2024 - 3:40PM

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

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?

11 Jul 2024 - 4:00AM

Prince Charles and Princess Diana on their wedding day; Isha Ambani and Anand Piramal during their wedding ceremony. Photos: @WforWoman/X, AFP

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.

7 Jul 2024 - 4:13PM

Millionaires, billionaires and trillionaires

Which stars just went on the Ambani pre-wedding luxury cruise?

Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant went on a 4-day luxury cruise from Italy to France with Adam Sandler, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan … and about 800 more guests

5 Jun 2024 - 4:00AM

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