Mark Zuckerberg overtakes Jeff Bezos as world’s second richest person
New York: Mark Zuckerberg, the CEO of Meta, became the world’s second richest person for the first time on Thursday. According to Bloomberg’s Billionaires Index, Zuckerberg's net worth has reached $206.2 billion, putting him $1.1 billion ahead of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.
This staggering increase in Zuckerberg’s fortune is attributed to Meta’s impressive performance and strong investor confidence in the tech giant's ambitious push into Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Augmented Reality (AR).
Zuckerberg, who holds a 13% stake in the Menlo Park, California-based company, has seen his wealth surge by $78 billion this year—more than any other member of the 500 richest individuals tracked by the Bloomberg Index.
This leap positions Zuckerberg just behind Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, who remains at the top with a net worth approximately $50 billion greater than Zuckerberg's.
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2 killed, 5 injured in firing after mob storms CRPF camp in Manipur's Bishnupur: State home minister
Imphal (PTI): Manipur Home Minister Govindas Konthoujam on Tuesday said two persons were killed and five others injured in firing after a mob stormed a CRPF camp in Bishnupur district.
A large number of youths and women held a protest against the killing of two children in a bomb attack by suspected militants in Moirang Tronglaobi area earlier in the day, he said.
The protesters stormed the CRPF camp near Gelmol, a few 100 metres from the bomb attack site, burnt vehicles and vandalised properties there, he said.
"I had urged the protesters not to enter the CRPF camp and to allow security forces to focus on conducting an operation to apprehend those involved in the bomb attack," the minister said.
But the demonstrators did not pay heed to the appeal.
"They stormed the CRPF camp, burnt vehicles and vandalised portions of the camp, leading to firing by security personnel. They fired either in self-defence or in anger. Two persons, unfortunately, died in the firing, while five others sustained bullet injuries," the state home minister said.
