2 Indian women on Forbes list of world's billionaires

Two Indian women including Savitri Jindal and Indu Jain have been named among the list of world’s top billionaires compiled by the US magazine Forbes.

Jindal with a net worth of $12.2 billion has been ranked 44th in the global list, while Bennett, Coleman & Co’s Chairperson Indu Jain at $2.8 billion comes at 354th rank.

Jindal, the non-executive chairperson of, steel and power conglomerate OP Jindal Group, is the fifth richest woman in the world.

Retail chain major WalMart’s Christy Walton is world’s richest woman with a net worth of $22.5 billion, placed 12th in the overall list.

Walmart’s Alice Walton follows as the second richest women in the list with a networth of $20.6 billion at the 16th place.

Walton is followed by L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt (with networth of $20 billion), Swedish packaging giant Tetra Laval’s Birgit Rausing & family ($13 billion), and Savitri Jindal ($12.2 billion).