Ambani (Now world's richest man )overtakes बिल Gates

A record-breaking performance by India's stock markets has put the industrialist Mukesh Ambani at the top of a list of the world's richest people.

One of the results of the surge in share prices has been a boost for Mr Ambani's Reliance Industries, a powerhouse of the country's industrial strength and its most valuable firm. Its excellent performance, along with that of two other of the group's companies, saw the net worth of its chairman and managing director rise to $63.2bn (£30.6bn) yesterday.

The Press Trust of India reported that the increase placed Mr Ambani above such figures as Microsoft's Bill Gates and Mexico's Carlos Slim Helu, who are each worth just over $62bn.