http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Vijay_MallyaFind stories, videos, and photos about Vijay Mallya from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:12:35 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/talkasia.mallya/tztop.mallya.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Vijay_Mallya14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Vijay Mallya from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/talkasia.mallya/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/28/talkasia.mallya/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnjali Rao: He's dubbed the "King of Good Times." The billionaire tycoon casts a long shadow in India with high-profile launches and lavish parties. Vijay Mallya inherited an empire of different businesses at the tender age of 27, streamlining the operation and founding the Kingfisher brand. Today, his holding company United Breweries is worth $5 billion.Wed, 20 Feb 2008 05:35:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100116287/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/06/25/100116287/index.htmTurbulence lies ahead at Air Deccan, India's largest discount airline. Vijay Mallya, the egocentric and charismatic owner of Kingfisher Airlines, who has paid $137 million for a 26 percent stake, thinks he will be in the pilot's seat. But so does G.R. Gopinath, Deccan's founder, who introduced air travel to tens of thousands of new passengers.Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:27:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373080/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/04/03/8373080/index.htmThe explosive growth of no-frills, low-fare airlines has turned India into one of the world's hottest travel markets. It is also playing havoc with the country's overburdened and under-equipped air... Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/31/8359173/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/10/31/8359173/index.htmIndia's king of beer hunkers over the bar in the leather-trimmed lounge of his Boeing 727. Vijay Mallya's tie is askew, his eyes are rimmed with red, but he declares the past 23 hours "a great, great day." The 49-year-old liquor baron has been up since 3 A.M., flying from Mumbai to Calcutta to talk with investors and employees of Shaw Wallace, a rival acquired in March by his United Breweries Group. The $370 million purchase, ending a 20-year takeover struggle, has made UB second only to Diageo as the world's largest liquor company by volume. Earlier in the day Mallya had toured Shaw Wallace's headquarters like a conquering general, addressing shareholders and holding forth in a whirl of interviews with the local press. Now, jetting back to Mumbai at 2 A.M., it's Mallya time. The secret of his success, he muses, swirling a goblet of red wine, is that he understands the aspirations of the modern Indian consumer. "The old 'Be Indian, buy Indian' nonsense doesn't cut it these days," he scoffs. "Indians are oMon, 31 Oct 2005 05:01:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/05/13/bt.indian.skies/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/TRAVEL/05/13/bt.indian.skies/index.htmlThe skies above India are becoming increasingly crowded with the launch of another airline.Fri, 13 May 2005 12:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/india.eye.airlines/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/09/02/india.eye.airlines/index.htmlFour years ago, an air ticket for the two-hour flight between New Delhi and the commercial capital of Mumbai cost 5110 rupees (then about $150) on Indian Airlines and Jet Airways.Thu, 02 Sep 2004 05:02:00 EDT