Jordan GP chief Alexander Schnaider announced the signing of the 28-year old Indian and Tiago Monteiro of Portugal as its race drivers for the season.
Jordan plan to run their 2005 Toyota-powered car for the first time at Silverstone next Monday, team sources said on Wednesday.
Austrian Alex Wurz won the battle of the test drivers by topping the times in the first practice session for the Malaysian Grand Prix on Friday.
The Formula One team had hoped to use the heavily-revised EJ15B at the French Grand Prix.
In the two wheeler segment, TVS Motor Company reported a 24 per cent increase in total sales at 304,795 units in April.
The Indian driver placed behind Jordan test driver Robert Doornbas in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's French Grand Prix.
The Jordan driver clocked 1 minute and 36.707 seconds to qualify 15th for the Chinese Grand Prix.
"I think to go in with two such green drivers is a mistake," said the team principal at Red Bull's Milton Keynes factory.
The Italian accused his Toyota team of costing him a podium finish in the Belgian Grand Prix.
Narain Karthikeyan lost out on the toss of the coin.
The Jordan driver finished behind teammates Portugal's Tiago Monteiro and Denmark's Nicolas Keisa.
The Indian ace's placing, based on the top speeds attained, was far more impressive at 11th place after touching 323.6 kmph.
The Jordan driver's fourth place in the US Grand Prix made him the first Indian to score Formula One points.
Jordan's Indian ace, who was 15th in first qualifying, timed 1 minute 20.711 seconds, a fraction faster than teammate Tiago Monteiro.
Jordan's Indian ace posted his third finish in four races in the Formula One championship.
India's ace driver finished three seconds behind the day's fastest man, Pedro De La Rosa of McLaren, on day 3 of testing in Barcelona.
Jordan's Indian ace's best lap time at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya was only 2.5 seconds off the pace of world champion Michael Schumacher.
"They (Karthikeyan and Monteiro) are a notch above many of the already established drivers in F1," Jordan Managing Director Collin Koles said.
Tata Motors, however, will not be able to meet this small demand and keep the Nano alive from October next year, when safety regulations for existing car models kick in.
Almost every company launched a new product in FY16.
With the theme 'Smart Mobility, Smart Cities', the company's display at the Auto Expo is focusing on intelligently-connected cities designed to offer convenience, safety, security, and efficiency to its customers.
Atletico Madrid failed to build on Wednesday's notable Champions League success against Juventus when they were beaten 3-1 at a resurgent Valencia in La Liga on Saturday.
Unlikely to follow Pune model where a bifurcated package had a portion of pay linked to performance
The transaction - the second one in less than a year - is seen as an effort to restore investor faith in the company following a dismal performance by its UK subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive.
Real Madrid's early-season woes deepened when they lost 2-1 at home to La Liga champions Atletico Madrid, while substitute Neymar struck twice in Barcelona's 2-0 win against visiting Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
Tata Motors aims to address 95% of passenger vehicle market by 2020
Cars like the Land Rover Evoque, endorsed by Victoria Beckham, have more women customers than men.
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The company is banking on investments lined up for product development and other innovations.
Mumbai City FC bounced back from three consecutive defeats with a spirited 2-1 victory against Atletico de Kolkata 2-1 in their 13th round Indian Super League match, in Mumbai, on Sunday.
The Mumbai headquartered company also overtook Japanese carmaker Honda to occupy the fourth spot in domestic passenger vehicle market.
Kerala Blasters couldn't cash in on home advantage as they were played out a goalless draw with Mumbai City FC in an Indian Super League home match in Kochi.
Portugal coach Fernando Santos left Bernardo Silva, one of the country's brightest young players, out of his final 23-man Euro 2016 squad on Tuesday but included 18-year-old Renato Sanches.
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