Mukesh Ambani reclaimed the number one position on the 2023 Forbes list of India’s 100 Richest. Gautam Adani, slipped to the second spot. (File Photo)
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Gautam Adani: His net worth, which includes that of his family, fell by a whopping $82 billion to $68 billion. (PTI)
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Shiv Nadar: He is the Chairman of one of the pioneers of the Indian IT sector, Emeritus of HCL Technologies. He climed two spots to return to No. 3 with a fortune of $29.3 billion, as shares of HCL Technologies jumped 42% in the past year amid a tech rebound. (HT file)
Savitri Jindal: She is the Chairperson Emeritus of O.P. Jindal Group and the only woman billionaire and an active politician in the Forbes top 10 list. She ranked No. 4 with $24 billion, up 46%. (ANI)
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Radhakishan Damani: He is the owner of DMart chain of supermarkets with a net worth of $23 billion. (File Photo)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.