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The Showstoppers list of India’s 100 biggest celebrities is a celebration of star power, excellence and influence. These achievers hold considerable sway over people with their aura, brand appeal and impact of their work. The list acknowledges talent from the world of films, OTT, sport, music, television, comedy, art, books and fashion whose achievements for the period between January 1, 2025, and March 31, 2026, are hard to ignore. The names are so diverse that the youngest is a 15-year-old while the oldest is aged 101. Read on to find out who is on the list and why they have been featured. https://www.forbesindia.com/lists/showstoppers-2026

India leads with 19 companies in Forbes Asia 100 to Watch list 2026 Singapore comes next with 15 companies followed by China (10), Japan and South Korea (nine each). The firms on the list have raised a total of $2.4 billion to date https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/india-leads-with-19-companies-in-forbes-asia-100-to-watch-list-2026/2997426/1

The platform will now count a view from the moment a video starts playing, standardising views across formats. But creators will still be paid based on engagement metrics, not headline view counts https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/youtube-changes-view-counts-raising-stakes-for-creators-and-brands/2997362/1

'Safe food, safe drugs, safe Maharashtra': FDA Commissioned Tukaram Mundhe sits down with Forbes India's Siddhant Konduskar to explain his mission, saying he's not doing 'anything drastic' but just implementing the law; he speaks about how bad the situation is, challenges in food safety regulation and dealing with criticism https://www.forbesindia.com/video/life/how-bad-is-the-food-safety-situation-in-india-tukaram-mundhe-interview/2997357

The Maharashtra FDA commissioner on food safety issues, his intensive enforcement drive and coming down heavily on violators https://www.forbesindia.com/article/life/we-have-to-ensure-food-that-is-served-prepared-and-sold-is-safe-tukaram-mundhe/2997355/1

Move will address the biggest concern motorists had with the rollout https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/india-may-give-drivers-the-option-to-choose-their-fuel-after-e20-backlash/2997306/1

The pilots have been de-rostered pending confirmatory tests, as Air India screens over 5,000 pilots following the Phuket-Delhi flight incident https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/two-more-air-india-pilots-return-non-negative-drug-tests/2997264/1

The challenge for corporate boards is to create credible and seamless succession that ensure continuity beyond individuals. But why is India Inc still struggling? https://www.forbesindia.com/article/cover-stories/top-leader-leaves-then-what-corporate-indias-succession-challenge-continues/2997261/1

Depleting water levels and kharif acreage under farming point to longer term decline in rural consumer sentiment https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/too-early-to-decode-declining-beneficiaries-under-new-rural-job-scheme-experts/2997255/1

The AI race now comes with a $760 billion price tag. Here's how much tech giants are planning to spend to win this space

Once known for luxury e-boats, the LA startup is building $20 million electric tugs for the Port of Long Beach, betting that heavy marine shipping is next to go electric https://www.forbesindia.com/article/global-game/cross-border/arc-bets-big-on-electric-tugboats-to-power-the-future-of-marine-shipping/2997233/1

Dhiraj Seth, Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army, steps out from the VIP Terminal of Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, on August 16, 2026. Visiting Nepal at the formal invitation of Nepal Army Chief, Seth is the first high-ranking Indian official to visit Nepal since the formation of the new government in March. The visit continues a historical tradition established in 1950, in which the two neighbouring nations mutually confer the rank of honorary general upon each other's military heads. https://www.forbesindia.com/article/special-report/photo-of-the-day/photo-of-the-day-army-chief-visits-nepal-to-strengthen-military-ties/2997226/1

The Italian supercar maker's new hybrid, the Revuelto SV, is the most powerful and fastest production car it has built. Design chief Mitja Borkert wants it to feel like nothing else on Earth https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership/the-goal-with-every-car-is-to-create-a-spaceship-says-lamborghini-design-head/2997220/1

The governance and regulatory veteran has helped shape policy advocacy and is instrumental in deepening BSE’s trust and reputation https://www.forbesindia.com/article/leadership/kamala-kantharajs-voice-of-balance-that-anchored-her-four-decade-career/2997218/1

Instagram has swapped its lettering for a new wordmark. Though not quite a logo change, it joins a long list of brands that reinvented their iconic identities. Here are some memorable logo makeovers https://www.forbesindia.com/photogallery/news/the-logo-glow-up/2997183/1

From a mid-air control failure on an Air India A320 to regulatory progress for electric air taxis and new cargo partnerships, here is everything that made headlines in aviation this week https://www.forbesindia.com/photogallery/news/this-week-in-aviation-air-india-flight-controls-scare-evtol-cargo-push/2997171/1

From L&T and Microsoft expanding India’s data-centre capacity to Nvidia and Accel mobilising billions, investment is flowing into the infrastructure, startups and devices powering the next phase of AI https://www.forbesindia.com/article/ai-tracker/this-week-in-ai-big-money-backs-the-ai-buildout/2997164/1

Moderation led by fuel and power segments even as all other groups witness a hardening in inflation prints; WPI food index rises to a 19-month high of 6.7 percent https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/wholesale-price-inflation-eases-marginally-to-9-78-percent-in-july/2997159/1

Music streaming platforms used free content to gain millions of listeners in India and make it one of the world’s largest markets. They are now struggling to make them pay https://www.forbesindia.com/article/life/music-for-nothing-and-clicks-for-free-the-bane-of-streaming-platforms-in-india/2997114/1

The DGCA framework sets out who can be tested, which substances and medications are covered, how samples are collected and what happens after a confirmed positive https://www.forbesindia.com/article/news/air-india-mandates-additional-screening-for-pilots-how-does-drug-testing-work/2997123/1