Bill Gates

Bill, Melinda Gates Unfazed by Criticism of Wealthy Giving

Associated Press | Wednesday February 13, 2019

Some critics have long challenged the Bill and Melinda Gates’ non-profit work.

Indian-Origin Billionaire Spends Rs 50 Crore To Buy Rolls-Royce Cars

Indians Abroad | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday February 6, 2019

Entrepreneur Reuben Singh -- also known as the Bill Gates of Britain -- took the Internet by storm when he updated pictures of his six newly purchased Rolls-Royce cars and added them to his personal "Jewels Collection by Singh" fleet. It cost him just Rs 50 crore.

"Like The Rest Of Us": Bill Gates Seen Waiting In Line At Fast Food Joint

World News | Edited by Aditya Sharma | Sunday January 20, 2019

Bill Gates is known to the world as a billionaire businessman, philanthropist and the co-founder of Microsoft with a net worth of $95.6 billion. The internet, however, saw a different, more humble side of the world's second-richest person earlier this week.

PM Modi Thanks Bill Gates For His Appreciation Of Ayushman Bharat Scheme

India News | Edited by Aditi Ghosh | Friday January 18, 2019

A day after Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates congratulated the Indian government for the successful completion of the first 100 days of the healthcare scheme Ayushman Bharat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi thanked Mr Gates for appreciating the scheme on Thursday

Bill Gates Congratulates India For Ayushman Bharat Scheme

India News | ANI | Thursday January 17, 2019

The response from Bil Gates came after Union Health Minister JP Nadda informed that 6,85,000 beneficiaries have availed free health care in just first 100 days of Ayushman scheme.

Watch: When Bill Gates Instantly Calculated How To Cut His Wedding Cake Into Equal Slices

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Thursday January 3, 2019

To mark their 25th wedding anniversary, Melinda Gates shared a delightful video from their wedding day - one that shows Bill Gates using math to quickly figure out how to cut his wedding cake so every guest got a slice.

Microsoft Tops Apple To Become Most Valuable US Firm, Amazon Close Third

World News | Anne Gearan, Philip Rucker, Anthony Faiola, The Washington Post | Saturday December 1, 2018

Microsoft and Apple have dueled all week for the title of most valuable U.S. company, reviving a decades-long rivalry marked by industry domination, misfires, comebacks, iconic gadgets and two transformative business leaders: Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs.

A Sex Worker In India Confided Her Story To Bill Gates. It Made Him Cry

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 30, 2018

Bill Gates during one of his several visits to India as part of the AIDS prevention programme of the Gates Foundation couldn't hold back his tears on hearing the story of a sex worker whose daughter committed suicide after being harassed and ostracised by her schoolmates, says a new book.

Bill Gates Links Up With Tokyo 2020 Olympics For Development Goals

World News | Reuters | Tuesday November 13, 2018

Co-founder of Microsoft and the world's second-richest person Bill Gates, has devoted much of his time in recent years to his family foundation, which aims to help reach the SDG objectives, including ending extreme poverty and combating climate change by 2030.

Poop In Hand, Bill Gates Backs China's Toilet Revolution

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday November 6, 2018

As one of the world's richest men and most active philanthropists, Bill Gates usually has his hands full. Just not with poop. The billionaire has used part of his considerable fortune to provide clean, comfortable sanitation facilities to the nearly half of the world's population that suffers without.

Billionaires Chase 'SpaceX Moment' for the Holy Grail of Energy

Jonathan Tirone, Bloomberg | Monday November 5, 2018

Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, and Peter Thiel are just three of the billionaires chasing what the late physicist Stephen Hawking called humankind's most promising technology.

Bill Gates' Post On Thailand's 'Condom King' Is A Must-Read

Offbeat | Sanya Jain | Friday October 26, 2018

Bill Gates took to Instagram to speak about Mechai Viravaidya, a social activist from Thailand who is credited with promoting the use of condoms and encouraging responsible family planning in the country.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder and Philanthropist, Dies of Cancer Complications at 65

Reuters | Tuesday October 16, 2018

"I am heartbroken by the passing of one of my oldest and dearest friends," Bill Gates said in a statement.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder And 44th Richest Person Of World, Dies Of Cancer

Business | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday October 16, 2018

Despite always staying in the shadow of Bill Gates, his partner and friend since they were teens, Allen was a passionate lover of computers and a key figure in the creation of Microsoft in 1975.

Paul Allen, Microsoft Co-Founder And Billionaire Investor, Dies At 65

World News | Harrison Smith, The Washington Post | Tuesday October 16, 2018

They were teenage computer geeks, bespectacled kids from Seattle who taught themselves programming from a Teletype terminal, learned the basics of business from Fortune magazine and dreamed of "a computer in every home and on every desk."