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Number of Indian billionaires almost doubles in a year

Happier days are back for India’s rich who saw their fortunes dwindle during the recession as the country’s billionaire list has doubled from last year to 52, according to the Forbes annual list of richest list for the country.

Interestingly, though China can boast of having maximum number of billionaires, the combined net worth of Indian billionaires is way ahead of their Chinese counterparts.