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Bolt ready to break 20 second barrier in 200 metres

Jun 12, 2013

The 26-year old Jamaican, whose early season was hit by a hamstring problem, said the injury was no longer troubling him. #LifeInTheFastLane #Usain Bolt #Olympics #Jamaica #200m #racing
F1 champion Vettel extends Red Bull stay till 2015

Jun 12, 2013

Vettel's decision to extend by only a year could be significant as it allows him to hedge his bets until other coveted seats might be available. #Sports #Formula One #Sebastian Vettel #LifeInTheFastLane #F1 #Red Bull #racing
McLaren endure a weekend to forget

Jun 10, 2013

For the first time in 65 races, a span dating back to November 2009, the once-invincible team failed to claim a single point after both drivers finished outside the top 10. #Sports #Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #F1 #McLaren #racing

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Big bucks: Horse racing and the mini-boom in Pune realty

Oct 19, 2012

Many outstation racing enthusiasts prefer to maintain outright ownership residential properties throughout the year. The racing season in Pune translates into great revenue on the property market. #HowThisWorks #Pune #Horse racing #Pune Turf Club
F1: Jerez tells us Red Bull will be the winner again

Feb 15, 2012

At the end of the day the objective is to win the championship; so if it is done in an ugly car, so be it. #Sports #Formula One #Red Bull Racing #LifeInTheFastLane #McLaren
How more Indians can find their way to Formula One

Jun 22, 2011

Remember that only 24 drivers in the world make it to the grid. So, here is a road map to help you along the way. #Motorsport #LifeInTheFastLane #Auto racing #Formula Three #F1

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Antique car race to stop in Davenport

2013-06-19 00:47:00

DAVENPORT -- Pausing in a race from St. Paul, Minn. to Mobile, Ala., nearly one hundred antique, vintage and collector cars will stop Sunday in LeClaire Park as part of the 2013 Hemmings Motor News Great Race. The Great Race is an annual precision and en #Davenport, IA #Iowa City, IA
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Local Road Race Calendar

2013-06-16 17:32:00

New Paltz Challenge, June 16, 7:30 a.m., The Gilded Otter, New Paltz. Annual Father’s Day half-marathon and 5k run, sponsored by the New Paltz Regional Chamber of Commerce. Entry fee is $50 for the half-marathon, $30 for the 5k. Race travels through vill #Kingston, NY #Tom Kelly
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Record Number UTV's at Central Oregon Race

2013-06-18 20:29:00

After a successful first round of the 2013 season, boasting almost 30 UTVs, plus strong Unlimited Mini Trucks and Full Size Trucks classes, the series looks to carry the momentum. Round 2 of the Central Oregon Off-Road Race Park season to be held on June #

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Lok Sabha polls 2014: Back to basics for Congress and BJP

With the playing field level, from now on it will be a battle of strategies for the Congress and the BJP
Chidu's 'Ferrari' of reforms has an autorickshaw engine

A slew of economic reforms has been promised this month, but one should not expect anything more than fancy footwork from the FM.
From a fed-up, die-hard fan: An open letter to SRK

Forget all this surrogacy business. The reason we love Shah Rukh Khan is that he’s been one of Bollywood’s smarter actors. But of late, SRK’s been a bit disappointing, complains a fed-up, die-hard fan.
Dhoni has Ganguly's touch but with a difference

Rohit, Kohli, Raina, Jadeja, Ashwin, Bhuvneshwar, Umesh – that’s the core of the Indian team today and perhaps it wouldn’t be wrong to say that they are Dhoni’s boys.

Vajpayee, Advani, Modi: Every leader has given Hindutva a twist

From Vajpayee to Advani to Modi –the Sangh Parivar has come a long way, presenting before India every few years a Hindutva face rendered presentable through a shrewd makeover
Why Nitish 'really' dumped the Modi-led BJP

While prima facie it might seem to be a clash of two strong personalities i.e. Modi and Kumar, there is much more to the split than that.
3 Indias at war: Sensex India, Maoist India, and Bharat

The current tensions in India can directly be traced to three visions of India – one of which will involve breaking the country
Last man standing: Why it's easy to feel sorry for Misbah

Sympathy for a Pakistani cricketer, especially a batsman, is a novel emotion for those of us coming from the 90s.

Fear of the unknown grips the BJP in Bihar

Although the party is maintaining a brave face, the eventuality of a split has left many leaders on tenterhooks.
In Mamata's Bengal: Zero tolerance for rape or protesting against rape?

Bengal tops the list in violence against women. There have been several reports of gang rape in the past few weeks. The Mamata government has taken quick and stern action – against the women protesting the rapes in front of the CM’s residence.
Food security: For poor’s sake, jholawalas must speak up

The subsidy to the rich accounts for more than 7 percent of the GDP while that for the poor, with the food security act, would account for 1.1 percent.
Patients get HIV in Assam hospital after blood transfusion, panic spreads

Many patients who were administered blood from the same blood bank fear the worst.

Why a BJP-JD(U) split will be good for India

Neither UPA nor NDA is an alliance. And the BJP and JD(U) were mere power-sharers, not allies. To grow, alliances have to be built around principles not just power-sharing
Chidu takes comfort in Fitch upgrade, but where are real reforms?

At a press conference, Finance Minister P Chidambaram, however, did not reveal any concrete steps but promised more reforms by August. He said the rupee’s decline is in line with that of the currencies of other countries with high current account deficit like India.
Why cutting interest rates will have little impact on industrial production

The index of industrial production (IIP), a measure of the industrial activity in the country, grew by a meagre 2% in April 2013, in comparison to the same period during 2012. The index was expected to grow by around 2.4% (source: India: Weak growth and sticky retail inflation. Sonal Varma and Aman Mohunta, Nomura). In [...]
Why 'Sir' Ravindra Jadeja is a people's genius

If one was simply to go by numbers, young and jolly Jadeja is on course to be a great. That’s not overrating him — it’s the simple logic of statistics one cannot argue against.

The Aurangzeb factor: 5 lessons from Modi-Advani tussle

Political parties need to have a process for electing leaders. This problem relates more to cadre-based parties such as BJP and CPM.
Why 55-60 to the dollar may be the new normal for rupee

A drop in the US dollar index does not seem to help the rupee; this shows that the Indian currency seems to be marching to its own gloomy beat.
Critics split on Apple iOS 7: Hideous, unoriginal or a thing of pure beauty?

The new design has sparked debates over whether Apple stole the design from Android or Windows 8 or just created an unholy union of the two. We take a look at what the critics are saying:
Is Putin the Salman Khan of international politics?

Is Vladimir Putin the Salman Khan of world politics? Our new columnist, stand-up comedian Gursimran Khamba pontificates.

Advani wins: No free hand for Narendra Modi just yet

What was the senior leader’s specific problem? Well, one is the indecent hurry in which Modi’s is being shoved down the throats of other leaders in the party.
Obama's second innings? As a junior engineer in govt service in India

Is Barack Obama about to sit for an exam for a junior level engineer in India? A man in Rajasthan says he’s got an admit card with Obama’s picture on it from the Staff Selection Commission. Actually on second thought that might not be such a bad second career for the President.
How US industries are trying to use 'treaties' to arm twist India

US companies are blatantly violating international agreements or purely lying, when they accuse India of using TRIPS flexibilities. Americans have spoken the same language against other countries such as Brazil and Thailand, but failed.