Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 23:21
The philanthropist Bill Gates is investing USD 1 billion of his own money in clean energy technology over the next five years as he believes that many breakthroughs will take place during the period that will help solve climate change.
Last Updated: Thursday, July 30, 2015, 14:59
With total assets of USD 43.4 billion, the Gates Foundation accounts for more than half of the combined assets of the 10 charitable foundations on the list.
Last Updated: Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 15:14
Bill Gates, who co-founded Microsoft in 1975, married Melinda, a Microsoft employee, in 1994.
Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015, 01:02
Warren Buffett on Monday donated about $2.84 billion of Berkshire Hathaway Inc stock to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and four family charities, as part of the billionaire`s plan to give away nearly all of his wealth.
Last Updated: Wednesday, June 17, 2015, 13:09
Warren Buffett with USD 70.1 billion took the second slot on the list. Spain's Amancio Ortega (USD 65 billion) came in next.
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015, 13:20
"Reports in a section of media about Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation coming under the scanner of Home Ministry is not based on facts. There is no such action," Home Ministry spokesperson K S Dhatwalia said.
Last Updated: Monday, April 20, 2015, 22:51
Melinda Gates, co-founder of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here and appreciated his "pro-poor initiatives", the PMO said.
Last Updated: Saturday, April 4, 2015, 15:53
Commemorating the 40th anniversary of the foundation of Microsoft, co-founder Bill Gates outlined his vision for the company in a letter to its employees by saying that the company had achieved a lot during the first 40 years but added, "what matters most now is what we do next."
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 3, 2015, 01:42
Bill Gates stands atop Forbes magazine`s annual list of the world`s richest people, as Facebook Inc`s Mark Zuckerberg joined the top 20 and basketball star Michael Jordan ploughed new air by making the list for the first time.
Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 21:26
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates kept his spot as the world`s richest man, a rank he has held for 16 of the past 21 years, Forbes magazine said Monday.
Last Updated: Monday, March 2, 2015, 21:04
Mukesh Ambani has retained his position as the richest Indian for the eighth year in a row with a networth of USD 21 billion, while moving up one place on the global rich list that has been topped once again by software czar Bill Gates.
Last Updated: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 10:32
Despite the success, the fame and the money, it appears the richest man in the world, Bill Gates, the founder of Microsoft Corporation, has regrets.
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