This year sees the Italian automobile superstar Lamborghini celebrate its 50th anniversary. Let’s take a ride back to trace this supercar’s origins.
What started off as passion ended up taking a very significant place in Saikat and Mrutunjaya’s lives.
Porsche Boxster S Porsche Boxster stands apart from the crowd with its extreme performance and technicality. It has a top speed of 279kmph and runs on a 3,436cc engine that produces 315 Bhp power at 6,700 RPM. Expected launch month : February 2013 Expected price : Rs.50L – 75L Peugeot RCZ The restyled RCZ Sports [...]
We know them by name, we know a bit about their history, but with the passing of time, some of these super brands in the auto world have been acquired — and though they retain everything that make them — they are run by some other firms. Care for a quiz on cars? 1. Mini [...]
Tokyo: Better late than never — that’s the philosophy which Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co is adopting as it gears up to launch its first diesel model Amaze by next fiscal in India, a market which it admits to have neglected in the past. Apart from considering a sports utility vehicle on its premium [...]
Science fiction writers in the 20th century expected us to be sitting in flying cars by now, unfortunately that’s not been the case as automobile technology has evolved slowly and mostly with a focus on passenger safety. We take a look at some of the innovations you might find in your car in the next [...]
It’s not long after you own a motorbike that the itch to customise it strikes, and it only ends once you have made the beast meaner, stronger and faster. So how does one go about it? We tell you more. Is your pocket not deep enough and can you only afford a bike that’s, let’s say, [...]
Earthmoving is not to be taken lightly nor should the machinery employed be. In this feature, we take a look at the massive machines employed in moving the earth. HITACHI EX5600 This giant works on two high power Cummins Diesel engines (2*1500 HP) with its computer aided engine-pump control system and a bucket digging force [...]
New Delhi: Carmaker Renault India today launched sedan ‘Scala’ in both petrol and diesel variants, priced between Rs 6.99 lakh and Rs 9.57 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). “Scala will consolidate what Renault has brought to India. It will enter a very competitive segment. With the launch of this car, we are completing the first cycle of [...]
Mercedes is all set to launch its B-Class, a sports tourer that aims to be many cars in one classy package. The company has plans to launch a petrol version in October and wants to bring out a diesel version at a later date. Mercedes feels this could be a sure shot winner. Are you [...]
It’s David vs Goliath as Rajasthan take on Mumbai’s might
Kolkata: They have shown remarkable fighting spirit despite the demoralising spot-fixing scandal and the Rajasthan Royals will now look to upstage the mighty Mumbai Indians in the second qualifier here tomorrow to book, what would be, a dream final berth in the Pepsi IPL. On paper, Mumbai Indians may appear stronger but Rajasthan will be [...]
21 lawmakers back Chandigarh-born as top US judge
Washington: Ahead of an expected Senate vote on the nomination of Chandigarh-born Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth ‘Sri’ Srinivasan to a top US court, 21 lawmakers have penned their support for him. Srinivasan, 46, currently principal deputy solicitor general of the US last week won unanimous approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee for his nomination as [...]
It was like bereavement: Dravid on spot-fixing
New Delhi: Rajasthan Royals skipper Rahul Dravid says dealing with the turmoil caused by the spot-fixing scandal, which has left his team’s reputation in tatters, has turned out to be as tough as handling “bereavement in some ways”. “I would not lie it was a very tough phase for us. It was a blow to [...]
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A footage is doing the rounds on TV channels where apparently two constables in UP are sorting matters out between them the hard way, raining each other with blows, not verbal, but with their lathis. One look at the video will tell you there seems to be something seriously wrong with the discipline among the [...]
So the thief is in the ship after all. The Mumbai police revelation that Gurunath Melyappan, son-in-law of BCCI Chief Srinivasan, was in constant touch with Vindoo Dhara Singh, now in police custody over betting, leaves no scope for imagination. Little wonder such brazen betting prospered over IPL. It now raises the question: was the [...]
Humorist Jaspal Bhatti, had he been alive, would have found stunning material for a flop show in the BJP’s behaviour of late. How the ‘national opposition party’ turned into a ‘notional’ party is a story worth caricaturing with potential for record viewing-rate.
Chinese president Xi Jinping is a chemical engineer. No wonder he knows the chemical formula to pursue his country’s global ambitions. If anybody in India believed Xi would extend a warm friendship to this country, he should be naive. He has been on a global Sino initiative to widen the Chinese visions of the century. [...]
“India is China’s important neighbour. (The purpose of) my current visit to India is three-fold — to increase mutual interest, intensify cooperation and to face the future,” said Chinese Premier Li Keqiang during his visit to India. To this the Indian prime minister’s response could n0t have been more fitting that “the rest of the [...]
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