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The Quadricycle wins. So does Rajiv Bajaj

May 23, 2013

Now that the quadricycle category is open, manufacturers like Maruti Suzuki will take a shot at it. Tata Motors would need to answer the tough question � can the Nano make a better quadricycle than a passenger car? #Bajaj Auto #CorporateStrategy #Maruti Suzuki #Tata #Rajiv Bajaj #Bajaj Re60 #quadricycle
Toyota looking to launch more small cars, SUVs and hybrids in India

May 23, 2013

Global car giant Toyota Motor Corporation will consider launching more small cars and entering fast growing segments like compact SUVs in order to achieve market leadership in India. #Business #CorporateStrategy #Toyota #SUVs #Prius #auto industry #India Cars #Toyota Liva
Scooters: How 'Hamara Bajaj' lost the plot to Honda

May 20, 2013

Given the muscle and aggression of Honda, perhaps Bajaj should not think of launching scooters again. Instead, it should wage a quiet war against Honda in the larger scheme of things. #India #Bajaj Auto #CorporateStrategy #Honda #bikes #Scooters

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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
Who's to blame for the Bahrain GP controversy?

Jun 10, 2011

#Formula One #LifeInTheFastLane #Bahrain Grand Prix #Auto racing

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New Dealership Website for Crystal EZ Pay Autos Sales Built by...

2013-05-19 13:22:00

Providing dealers with simple, powerful and effective marketing services is at the core of what we do, and we are excited to expand Crystal EZ Pay Autos Sales brand. The team at Carsforsale.com is happy to announce the launch of Crystal EZ Pay Autos Sale #Tampa #Facebook #YouTube
Calcutta Telegraph
Delhi green light to auto rival

2013-05-22 22:19:00

New Delhi, May 22: Autos may face competition on India’s streets with the Centre today flashing the green light for the quadricyle, which officials say will be safer because of its all-steel body, four wheels and four doors. The four-seat quadricycle loo #India #New Delhi #European Union
The Daily Caller
Buying full-autos

2013-05-22 18:20:00

Since I began acquiring an array of World War II and Korean War vintage full-auto machine guns and submachine guns in 2008, many people have written or asked me in person if the process isn’t a morass of red tape. Actually it is not. Full-autos are illeg #Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives

Editor's picks

Money, sleaze take the sheen off imperious Chennai Super Kings

Given the huge legal, moral and ethical stakes, Srinvasan and Meiyappan should have voluntarily clarified their position and should have offered to face an investigation.
How the Woolwich terror attack will harm Britain's Muslim community more

For Muslims in Britain, there comes one thing after another to get defensive about, and at quite short intervals. The Muslim community will be cornered into paying a price for the brutality of these two killers.
Explainer: Why Sensex has fallen over 300 points today

Chidambaram ‘s soothsaying may not work when the markets are driven largely by foreign institutional investors (FIIs)
PM carrying out responsibility with great dignity, says Sonia

Rejecting the talk about two power centres and differences between them, UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi today said there is “collective leadership” between her and Manmohan Singh and “we all stand by” the Prime Minister who will complete his term.

Why India is concerned about supplying arms to Afghanistan

From across the Hindu Kush, a plea for Indian help. Hamid Karzai wants New Delhi to provide artillery and military transport aircraft. It won’t cost India much—but New Delhi is worried about upsetting Pakistan, and wary of making commitments before it becomes clear which way the political wind is blowing in Kabul.
Sreesanth and IPL spot fixing: Why history makes it so hard to believe the police

With the glut of information regarding the IPL spot fixing scandal and the three cricketers how much of it can we really trust?
Phaneesh Murthy admits to relationship with employee

This is the second time the IT industry veteran has been involved in a sex scandal.
Despite BJP edge over Cong, both NDA and UPA are conjectures

Opinion polls show the BJP and the NDA ahead of the Congress and UPA. But it is the regional parties that are likely to make the biggest gains. NDA and UPA are post-poll creatures

Not just niceties, China and India need to focus on thorny issues

India’s discourse with China has traditionally been trapped in the Mao-ist maze that defines how “friends” ought to conduct themselves. But Chinese statecraft has evolved, and India too must up its diplomatic game.
Why the Indian media gives a damn about poverty

In that sense the poverty line of India is cruel. It is merciless and doesn’t allow the majority of Indians any money for shelter or access to education or healthcare or sanitation or anything else that civilised nations would consider as essential as food.
Goa meet: Will the BJP finally find a way out of its troubles?

Can the party resolve internal discord and take a call on Modi’s PM candidature?
Why Dhoni, Tendulkar can't distance themselves from spot fixing

Try following a game on twitter or with friends or at the ground. At every step of the way, the spot-fixing question raises itself.

Movie Review: 'The Reluctant Fundamentalist' leaves you dissatisfied

If you forget the politics and just look at the film, The Reluctant Fundamentalist doesn’t fare much better. It’s a thriller that lacks tension and suspense.
Here's how the Delhi Police stumbled upon spot-fixing in IPL

After monitoring a phone call, the investigation had virtually turned pan-India with some of the bookies based in Gujarat and Mumbai.
Ex-Citi CEO Vikram Pandit, JM Financial join hands for banking foray in India

JM Financial will nominate Pandit as the non-executive chairman of the proposed bank. Pandit and Aiyar will have the right to purchase shares up to the amount prescribed by the RBI in this entity.
Movie Review: The Great Gatsby is the most Bollywood of Baz Luhrmann's films

The great American dream is an integral part of America. It’s ‘great’ in that it symbolises not truth, but hope when the truth is disillusioning; it symbolises not facts, but ideals when facts are unnerving; it symbolises not likelihood, but promise when likelihood is all but bleak.

Google I/O 2013 keynote: New Maps, Search, Plus, and S4 with 'pure' Android

We’re tracking the Google I/O conference 2013 live – what will be unveiled?
Hero worshipped in Kerala, Sreesanth still innocent in his state

The summary of the response in his Sreesanth’s home turf is that of incredulity. They are unwilling to believe that the pacer is guilty.
Why return of Dreamliners won't change Air India's fortunes

The original promise of the Dreamliner has failed to materiallise due to limitations in its flying range. Will Air India continue to pay a price for this?
Did Indira abolish bonded labour or Sonia? NREGA's tall claims

The UPA ads eulogising MGNREGA as a a huge success needs to be taken with bags of salt. The scheme did make a difference, but not as is claimed.

Angelina’s breast surgery possible in India, but there's a catch

So can we test in India and gain from the same treatment privilege that Jolie had? Yes, but there is a catch.
IPL 2013 KKR vs PWI Live: Yusuf kicks KKR out of the IPL

Live detailed updates as KKR take on Pune in a must-win game at Ranchi.
Wrong on Ghaziabad: The Kiran Bedi argument for moral policing

Bedi’s argument that we should focus on the legal wrong committed by the girl slapped by cops is technical, disingenuous and enabling.
Cloak but no dagger: The awfully mundane world of spies

There’s an endearing quality to reports that a CIA spy was arrested in Moscow: he comes across as a bumbling amateur who represents the lost Age of Innocence in the world of espionage.