Showing posts with label World News. Show all posts
Showing posts with label World News. Show all posts

Tuesday, 15 March 2016

ICC World T20: In-form India maybe surprised by dangerous New Zealand


In most parts of the world, New Zealand is an affable team that enraptures crowds with an intrepid, sometimes fitful brand of cricket. The Kiwis are usually every cricket fan’s delight, but not tonight.
For the thousands that line up outside the VCA Stadium to watch them take onIndia in the opener of the 
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 proper in Nagpur, only an Indian win will do. For all the amiability we feel toward the Kiwis, a New Zealand win would be cataclysmic.

Monday, 14 March 2016

World T20: Confident India commence title bid with New Zealand game


The superb build-up run has made India the clear favourites for an unprecedented second World Twenty20 title but the in-form hosts will have to guard against complacency when they take on a spirited New Zealand in their campaign opener here tomorrow. Click Here

Friday, 11 March 2016

Flipkart in talks to raise $1 bn to expand business: Report


India's largest e-commerce marketplace Flipkart is said to be in the market to raise as much as $1 billion, but at a valuation lower than its peak of $15.2 billion. The company is looking for investments to expand its business and ward off attacks from well-funded rivals Snapdeal and Amazon. Read More

Tuesday, 9 February 2016

46 days in India and counting...


Frequent foreign visits and increased engagement with the Indian Diaspora have defined Prime Minister Narendra Modi foreign policy initiatives in the first 20 months of his tenure. But Modi is unlikely to be as keen on travelling overseas in 2016.
The PM, given his busy domestic schedule, is yet to travel outside India in 2016. His last foreign visit was to Russia, Afghanistan and Pakistan (December 23-25, 2015). The PM, therefore, has spent an uninterrupted 46 days in India. This is the second longest unbroken stay of Modi in India since he took over as the PM on May 26, 2014.

Friday, 5 February 2016

Auto Expo attracts 80,000 visitors on Day 1


The Auto Expo 2016, which opened to public on Friday, saw about 80,000 auto enthusiasts making it to the biennial event.
While the first two days were open to media and business visitors, the expo has been thrown open to the public from February 5 to 9.
The show, jointly organised by SIAM (Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers), ACMA (Automotive Components Manufacturers Association) and the Confederation of Indian Industry, is taking place at India Expo Mart in Greater Noida.

Thursday, 4 February 2016

At Delhi Auto Expo, automakers show off their green side



The future seems to have finally caught up with the Indian auto industry which is increasingly engaging with new, environment friendly driving solutions, if trends at the ongoing Delhi Auto Expo 2016 are anything to go by.

From two wheelers to passenger and commercial vehicles, automakers seem keen to exploit both electric and hybrid technologies. It also helps that a new government incentive in April 2015, named Faster Adoption of Manufacturing of (Hybrid and) Electric Vehicles in India (FAME), offers cash incentives to buyers and manufacturers of such products.


The buzz around electric vehicle started almost a week before the Auto Expo kicked off with two major companies, Kinetic and Hero Electric, launching electric vehicles. While Hero Electric launched scooters and a light dumper, Kinetic introduced an indigenously designed, battery operated three-wheeler e-Auto named ‘Kinetic Safar’. Pune-based Kinetic has already won an order worth Rs 400 crore to supply 27,000 e-Autos to the Uttar Pradesh government over the next 12 months.

Auto Expo 2016: Celebrities add to the shine of the mean machines



Incessant camera flashes greeted every visitor on the first day of the Auto Expo 2016, as celebrities posed along with the swanky cars they launched and unveiled, grabbing as much, if not more, attention.

Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhat all turned up at the 13th edition of the gala car fair, adding to the shine of the mean machines.

Kapoor was spotted taking a selfie with Hero MotorCorp's Pawan Munjal and their first indigenously developed motorcycle, Splendor iSmart, and Kohli, along with Bhatt, unveiled Audi's sports car R8 V10, priced at Rs 2.47 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi).


Kaif presented the stunning Jaguar XE, which rivals Mercedes-Benz C-Class, and is priced at Rs 39.9 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi).

Wednesday, 3 February 2016

Auto Expo 2016: Tata Motors Unveils Three New Cars



Tata Motors, India's largest vehicle maker, today unveiled three new cars at the Auto Expo 2016.

Compact sedan codenamed Kite 5, compact SUV Nexon and lifestyle SUV Hexa were unveiled today by the company.

Kite 5 which is a sedan based on Zica platform will be powered by 1.2 litre petrol and a 1.05 litre diesel engine. Styling of the sedan is similar to the Zica except for the rear where the car gets a coupe-like styling. This new car will be launched next financial year.

Nexon is a sub-4 meter SUV powered by a 1.2 litre turbo charged petrol and a 1.5 litre diesel engine. The vehicle will compete against Ford Ecosport, Maruti Vitara Brezza to name a few.


Hexa is a full size SUV with off-road and on-road capability. The vehicle is powered by a 2.2l diesel engines.

Triple Talaq: Patriarchy not just a 'women's issue', marriage no holy cow

From academic jargon, the word 'patriarchy' has come a long way in the Indian public sphere. But it has a long way to go yet ...