Economic reforms boost India's global standing: Govt

IANS | June 7, 2026 2:48 PM

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) India's sustained reforms over the past 12 years to improve its business regulatory environment, with the government’s focus shifting from a compliance-heavy system to a facilitation-driven ecosystem, have led to the country improving its ranking in global benchmarks on investor confidence and ease of doing business, according to an official factsheet issued on Sunday.

Gautam Adani is richest in Asia with net worth at $89.2 billion: Forbes

IANS | June 7, 2026 2:25 PM

New Delhi, June 7 (IANS) Adani Group Chairman Gautam Adani’s net worth rose to $89.2 billion, ranking him ahead of Reliance Industries' Mukesh Ambani ($88 billion) and SoftBank's Masayoshi Son ($87 billion), who held the title of Asia’s richest before shares of the Japanese investment firm fell on Thursday, according to Forbes' Real-Time Billionaires list.