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, 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: Wednesday, January 28, 2015, 18:59
Philanthropist couple Bill and Melinda Gates Wednesday thanked the Indian government for naming them for Padma Bhushan, one of the country`s top civilian honours, saying they were excited to see the progress India was making.
Last Updated: Sunday, January 25, 2015, 22:08
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda Gates, who are also big philanthropists, were Sunday chosen for Padma Bhushan award this year under the social work category.
Last Updated: Tuesday, January 21, 2014, 21:02
"I am optimistic enough about this that I am willing to make a prediction. By 2035, there will be almost no poor countries (as per the current definition) left in the world," Gates said in the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's annual letter published today.
Last Updated: Thursday, November 21, 2013, 13:24
Scientists from the University of Manchester are trying to create thinner, stronger, safer and more pleasurable condoms, using world`s thinnest, strongest and most conductive material - graphene.
Last Updated: Monday, November 4, 2013, 13:46
The Microsoft co-founder believes that though improvements in technology is 'amazing' and may have their benefits, they still would fail to meet the needs of the world's most desperate as PCs are still not in the hierarchy of human needs atleast in the 'first five rungs'.
Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2013, 14:09
"There is a very direct correlation" between regulation and business creation, Gates said in response to a question about what Spain could do to spur business and job growth.
Last Updated: Wednesday, January 30, 2013, 18:16
His remark came while observing that economic growth is allowing many developing nations to devote more resources for their poorest people.
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