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DHIRUBHAI AMBANI grew up in a two-room home with an earthen floor in the Indian state of Gujarat, close to the Arabian Sea.

Mr Ambani has not been accused of any wrongdoing by the FSA, and is not represented.

"Whether it is a beggar or an Ambani, the desire to be rich is ineveryone's heart, " he said.

Mukesh Ambani, the richest man in India, set up a joint venture with an American hedge fund to enter India's financial-services industry.

Mukesh Ambani, his wife and three children plan a housewarming party for the 27-story Mumbai pad later this month.

Dhirubhai Ambani's rise symbolised a struggle for the heart and soul of India.

Mukesh Ambani, a Gujarati industrialist and one of the world's richest men, gushed that Mr Modi would soon "banish poverty" .

Gates and Buffett are giving most of it away, Ambani just built the world's most expensive house, and Slim is somewhere in the middle.

The Ambani battle has often played out in the upper echelons of the government with both brothers lobbying their case from time to time.

In a high-end Mumbai neighborhood, Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's personal high-rise, named Antilia, is under construction.

But the value of their companies has not risen since, while Anil Ambani is creating billions of dollars of paper wealth overnight.

Spokesmen for the two Ambani brothers also had no immediate comment.

Earlier this year, Mr Ambani was rated as the richest resident Indian with a net worth of US$20. 1 billion.

Anil Ambani's Reliance Communications said it "welcomed" his brother's entry into the market.

In India, tycoon Mukesh Ambani recently moved his family into a $1bn Mumbai home, complete with three helipads.

Shares in RCom, Mr Ambani's telecoms group, have been under pressure in the past year amid investor concerns over its debts.

"This is not just about selling equipment, " said Mr Ambani, who described the deal as a strategic partnership.

Mr Ambani dismissed the idea that his company should have bought its equipment from Indian companies.

Mr. Ambani could have afforded to go even bigger.

With his helipads, which still await operating approval, Mr. Ambani could conceivably live in Mumbai without ever touching the ground.

According to Forbes magazine, Mr. Ambani's $29-billion fortune makes him the fourth-richest man in the world.

A cyclist rides by Dhirubhai Ambani Corporate City on the outskirts of Mumbai.

Indian billionaire Anil Ambani doesn't mess around when deciding where to invest his fortune in Hollywood.

Mr Ambani runs Reliance Industries, India's second-largest firm.

There is no suggestion of wrongdoing by Mr Ambani or Reliance.

He had made his first fortune in the port of Aden, in what is now Yemen.

About 80 gathered India's rich and celebrities Ambani home that evening, enjoy the luxury.

Indian commodity king Mukesh Ambani tops Forbes' rich list at $62 billion.

Mukesh Ambani's house has 27 stories, three helipads and three floors of hanging gardens.

Ambani is the chairman and MD of Reliance Industries.

Reconciling the Ambani brothers will be much harder.

AP India's richest man Mukesh Ambani in Mumbai, 26 in their own luxury dinner guests.

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