Narain Karthikeyan may never figure on Doordarshan channels because of the government's ban on anything related to tobacco.
After making his mark in the Formula One circuit, Narain Karthikeyan, now has added yet another notch to the racing belt.
Karthikeyan today set a scorching pace on the first of four-day testing for Williams F1 team.
Half way through his maiden Formula One season, the Indian ace is practical as well as philosophical in his assessment about his showing.
The Indian driver placed behind Jordan test driver Robert Doornbas in Friday's practice ahead of Sunday's French Grand Prix.
The Jordan driver finished 17th after two practice sessions ahead of the Spanish Grand Prix.
The 28-year-old has two objectives for the upcoming race -- one is to qualify, the other is to meet Michael Schumacher.
Jordan's Indian driver says he knows the circuit for this Sunday's British Grand Prix well.
Jordan's Indian racing ace said he'll show what he's made of at this Sunday's Grand Prix.
'Let's hope that my good results at the Barcelona track will bring me luck this weekend,' said Jordan's Indian driver.
Before framing regulations to curb 'misleading' messages and stock recommendations by finfluencers (a portmanteau of the phrase 'financial influencers'), the market regulator plans to put in place some 'building blocks' to ensure smooth enforcement. Madhabi Puri Buch, chairperson of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), is of the view that the 'traditional approach may not work' to rein in finfluencers. "There are many interlinked pieces in our regulations - investment advisor regulations, research analyst regulations, the fact that we don't have algorithmic (algo)-related regulations, what brokers are permitted to do, and what is incidental advice.
Amid criticism that the Congress had given a walkover to Irani in Amethi, sources said, the party in its wisdom believed that Rae Bareli's historical, emotional and electoral importance for the Gandhi family was higher than that of Amethi.
The Indian ace said with his clinching a drive with the Jordan team for 2005, F1 arriving into India could become a reality.
The woman alleged that she was lured to the chief secretary's home with the promise of a government job, and then raped there on April 14 and May 1.
The rookie Indian driver, who failed to finish the last GP in Bahrain, was hopeful of another decent finish at Imola next Sunday and was happy with the progress.
The Supreme Court of India directed a former chief secretary of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on Monday to move the trial court for anticipatory bail in a gangrape case filed by a 21-year-old woman against him and others.
Narain Karthikeyan secured India's first ever pole position in the Feature race of A1GP, World Cup of Motorsport, after pipping host nation's Robbie Kerr in the qualifying session of the season-ending race at the Brands Hatch circuit on Saturday.
Former chief secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain on Friday appeared before a Special Investigation Team (SIT) for questioning over the gangrape charges against him.
The police on Thursday arrested former Andaman and Nicobar chief secretary Jitendra Narain in a gang rape case filed by a 21-year-old woman against him and others.
In the backdrop of the crisis brewing at Paytm Payments Bank, major fintech companies are ramping up their workforce and inducting new faces in their leadership teams, industry sources said on Wednesday. Users will not be able to add funds to their Paytm Payments Bank Wallet after February 29, though they will still be able to use the services and the existing balance in the wallets, according to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) diktat. Industry sources said that competitors to Paytm are investing heavily in offline payments while doubling their salesforce.
As per the allegation of the woman, she was gang-raped by two officials, including the former chief secretary, in Andaman and Nicobar Islands at his official residence.
Jordan is unlikely to retain the Indian driver for next season.
The Indian driver says he would like to take the place of Williams test driver Alex Wurz's, who has been promoted as one of the team's two race drivers.
The three accused were taken to the Police Line by the special investigation team headed by IPS officer Monika Bhardwaj for a joint interrogation.
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The Indian finished\nsecond in private testing for the Williams Formula One team at the Jerez circuit in Madrid.
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Jordan's Indian driver is hoping for a good placing in Sunday's British Grand Prix.
India's Formula One debutant expressed happiness with the new Jordan EJ15B, but said the team will first use it probably at the German GP on July 24.
Sanjive Narain, owner of Assam's oldest news channel, and Sanjay Aditya Singh, promoter of a cabin crew training academy, are coming together to launch a regional airline providing business and premium economy services in the Northeast. Jettwings Airways will be based in Guwahati and will connect places with twin-class Embraer E175 aircraft. The airline has secured an initial no-objection clearance from the civil aviation ministry and plans to launch services in October.
Narain Karthikeyan said he was happy with his performance in the F1 debut race even though he had a "very bad" start.
The Andaman and Nicobar police have arrested a Port Blair-based businessman, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, from Haryana in connection with a gang rape case, an officer said on Monday.
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India doesn't have a legacy in Formula One drivers but Narain Karthikeyan is a "talented driver who could have done wonders had he be racing for any other team" than minnows Hispania Racing (HRT), feels former multiple Grand Prix winner David Coulthard.
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