Paytm Founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma

PM Narendra Modi, Paytm founder in Time's 'most influential people list'

Modi had been named among the probable contenders for Time magazine's annual honour this year but had not got any votes in the online reader's poll.

Forbes rich list: DMart owner, Paytm's Sharma among 101 Indian billionaires featured

Buoyed by the recent IPO of his hypermarket chain DMart, Radhakishan Damani debuted on the list at 896th rank with $2.3 billion net worth

Insight 2017: Post-demonetisation, the spotlight's on Vijay Shekhar Sharma and Paytm

Both Paytm and the demonetisation drive are products of grand ambitions, they’ve both suffered from shaky execution, and they will, undoubtedly, play an outsized role in shaping the future of the Indian economy in the time to come.

Paytm founder sells 1% in One97 Communications for Rs 325 cr

At the end of March this year, Sharma held over 21 percent stake in One97 Communications.