Mukesh Dhirubhai Ambani is an Indian business tycoon. He is the chairman, managing director and the largest shareholder of Reliance Industries Limited (RIL). Since 1981, he started working alongside his father Dhirubhai Ambani in their family business, Reliance. RIL deals mainly in petrochemicals, refining and in the oil and gas sectors. Over the years, the business has expanded to provide products and services like Retail Markets and Telecommunications. In the country’s telecommunication services, Reliance’s Jio has earned a top five spot. It was launched on September 5, 2016. On the Forbes magazine's list for the past ten years, Ambani has consistently held the title of being India's richest person. As of January 2018, by Forbes, he was ranked as the 18th-wealthiest person in the world. With a net worth of $44.3 billion in July 2018, he surpassed Jack Ma, executive chairman of Alibaba Group, to become Asia's richest person. Outside North America and Europe, he is also the wealthiest person in the world. He also owns the Indian Premier League franchise Mumbai Indians. At the Antilia Building, Ambani resides. With its value reaching $1 billion, it is one of the world's most expensive private residences. Early life: Mukesh was born in Aden, Yemen. He was brought up in Mumbai, India. In the early 1970s, in Chemical Engineering, he received his degree from the Institute of Chemical Technology.
Read MoreAmid an ongoing investigation in connection with the Antilia bomb threat, a CCTV footage has emerged, showing a PPE-clad man walking on Mumbai roads late at night.
Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh said in the Assembly that state police were capable of solving the case of auto parts dealer Mansukh Hiran's death and the recovery of the explosives-laden car near Ambani's residence.
The NIA will probe the mystery surrounding an explosives-laden SUV abandoned outside Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani's home Antilia in Mumbai.
Hiran, a resident of neighbouring Thane district, was in possession of the car which was later found with explosives outside Ambani's residence here last month.
The Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) at Kalina in Mumbai will check the car for any blood stain, hair or any other clue to help identify the person who drove it and those present in the vehicle when it was parked near Ambani's residence, an official said.
Hiren shot into limelight after his stolen SUV Scorpio with 20 gelatin sticks and a purported typewritten threat note was found outside Antilia -- the residence of industrialist and Reliance Industries Ltd. Chairman Mukesh Ambani, on Feb. 25.
Wife of one Mansukh Hiren, who was found dead under mysterious circumstances on Friday in the case of SUV abandoned outside Mukesh Ambani's House Antilia in Mumbai that was carrying explosives (Gelatin sticks), Vimla has said that her husband had left the house saying he was going to meet crime branch officer Tawde.
In a fresh revelation in the case, Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has said that Mansukh Hiren was not the owner of the green-coloured Scorpio which was parked near Mukesh Ambani's home on February 26.
The explosives-laden Scorpio was found abandoned just yards away from Mukesh Ambani's house Antilia.
Mukesh Ambani's wealth increased 24 per cent on a year-on-year basis on the back of a surge in the value of energy-to-telecom giant RIL.
A CCTV footage has surfaced showing another car (Toyota Innova) that was seen along with SUV (Scorpio) carrying explosives — Gelatin sticks — which was found parked outside Mukesh Ambani's Antilia residence in Mumbai.
The investigating teams have obtained CCTV recordings from the area. The visuals show that the driver of the SUV got down from the car from the rear gate. The suspect is seen wearing a hoodie to hide his identity.
Antilia is the multi-storey residence of Mukesh Ambani. It is one of the most valuable private residential properties in the world. The 27-storey home is the most expensive residence in India.
A car laden with gelatin sticks was found abandoned near billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Antilia residence in Mumbai on Thursday. Bomb squad and police teams were rushed to the site. A probe is underway.
RIL said that its O2C Scheme has become effective from January 1, 2021 and required regulatory approval from SEBI and stock exchanges has already been received.
Reliance and its partner UK's BP Plc on Friday auctioned 7.5 million standard cubic metres per day of incremental gas from the R-series gas field in the KG-D6 block, benchmarking it to a gas marker for the very first time in the country.
Reliance for the first time reported integrated earnings of the O2C business in its third quarter financial results
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries Ltd on Friday reported a better-than-expected 12 per cent rise in December quarter net profit on improving oil-to-chemical business, strong continued momentum in retail and steady telecom unit Jio.
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries leads among the local enterprises with a 20.5 per cent jump in valuation to USD 168.8 billion as of December 1 and is ranked 54th globally, as per the list.
Chinese billionaire businessman Zhong Shanshan has replaced India's Mukesh Ambani to become Asia's richest person. He has also eclipsed Chinese tech giants including Jack Ma in the list.
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