News for 'Valve'

TVS launches electric scooter

TVS launches electric scooter

Rediff.com3 Apr 2008

TVS Motor Company launched its first electric scooter, Scooty Teenz Electric, in Bangalore on Wednesday. Run on the Valve-Regulated-Lead-Acid (VRLA) battery, the vehicle is powered by a 800 watt motor and can carry up to 130 kg of load. It can deliver an average range of 40 km per nine hours of battery charge. The maximum speed the vehicle can clock is 40 kmph. It is targetted at is teenage girls who use vehicles to travel short distances ranging between 15 and 25 km per day.

Strategy in place to dethrone Bajaj: TVS

Strategy in place to dethrone Bajaj: TVS

Rediff.com13 Mar 2008

TVS Motor Company's ambition to become the second largest two-wheeler player in the country is pegged on a twin strategy.

'Nobody is a terrorist until you prove it'

'Nobody is a terrorist until you prove it'

Rediff.com30 Aug 2018

'My only interest is that the law is upheld for each and every citizen.' 'Whenever this case is decided, it will be protection for you and every Indian.' 'I just want the rule of law of to be followed.'

INSAT-4CR placed in orbit

INSAT-4CR placed in orbit

Rediff.com2 Sep 2007

The GSLV will put into orbit the INSAT-4CR, which carries 12 high-power Ku-band transponders for direct-to-home television services, video picture transmission and digital satellite news gathering.

Train carrying water reaches parched Chennai

Train carrying water reaches parched Chennai

Rediff.com12 Jul 2019

Scorching heat and delayed monsoon have crippled Chennai and other parts of Tamil Nadu with an acute water crisis.

Man who warned of the Bhopal gas leak

Man who warned of the Bhopal gas leak

Rediff.com22 May 2021

Just months before the deadly gas leak in Bhopal killed 15,000 people, journalist Rajkumar Keswani -- who passed into the ages on Friday, May 21, 2021 -- had warned that the 'city stood on the edge of a volcano'.

This 7-year-old is in Australia squad for Boxing Day Test!

This 7-year-old is in Australia squad for Boxing Day Test!

Rediff.com23 Dec 2018

Archie, who suffers from a heart ailment, dreams of captaining Australia and it has been confirmed he would co-captain Tim Paine

Don't let high medical bills kill you

Don't let high medical bills kill you

Rediff.com29 May 2007

There are two reasons why, despite that, you should have an individual mediclaim. The first, of course, is to supplement the amount of cover. The second is to stay covered in between jobs.

Why loneliness is bad for your heart

Why loneliness is bad for your heart

Rediff.com12 Jun 2018

Loneliness increases early death risk in heart patients, says study.

Tarun Gogoi: Cong stalwart who led Assam from the front

Tarun Gogoi: Cong stalwart who led Assam from the front

Rediff.com23 Nov 2020

The 84-year old veteran Congressman, who died from post-COVID complications on Monday, was a Nehru-Gandhi family loyalist.

Coca- Cola's superb strategies to get future-ready in India

Coca- Cola's superb strategies to get future-ready in India

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

Coca-Cola India had stepped up its innovation push to be future-ready, company president for India and South West Asia, Venkatesh Kini, said

Pepsi: Repairing a poisoned reputation in India

Pepsi: Repairing a poisoned reputation in India

Rediff.com7 Jun 2007

As long as PepsiCo is in the beverage business in places like India, it will remind potential customers of a resource that's increasingly in short supply.

China starts driving in style

China starts driving in style

Rediff.com19 May 2007

Newly flush customers in China are buying high-end cars with all the extras. That's good news for foreign automakers facing tighter margins.

L&T's 1st electrical manufacturing JV in China

L&T's 1st electrical manufacturing JV in China

Rediff.com30 Oct 2006

Indian engineering and technology conglomerate Larsen & Toubro Ltd on Monday opened its first-ever electrical manufacturing facility abroad in the Chinese city of Wuxi.

Glitch in 4th orbit raising, ISRO says no need to worry

Glitch in 4th orbit raising, ISRO says no need to worry

Rediff.com11 Nov 2013

After having successfully completed three orbit raising manoeuvres, ISRO's Mars Orbiter mission on Monday suffered a glitch as it failed to achieve the targeted apogee (farthest distance from Earth) of one lakh km during the fourth orbit raising operation in the early hours.

The hero who drove the burning truck

The hero who drove the burning truck

Rediff.com28 Mar 2018

Sajid Khan drove a burning petrol tanker for 5 km, averting a major disaster.

SC extends house arrest of activists in Koregaon-Bhima violence till Sep 17

SC extends house arrest of activists in Koregaon-Bhima violence till Sep 17

Rediff.com12 Sep 2018

The court was hearing the plea filed against the arrest of the rights activists -- Varavara Rao, Arun Ferreira, Vernon Gonsalves, Sudha Bharadwaj and Gautam Navlakha -- in the case.

L&T has major plans for China

L&T has major plans for China

Rediff.com2 Sep 2004

Lawyer Surendra Gadling's wife moves SC against his arrest

Lawyer Surendra Gadling's wife moves SC against his arrest

Rediff.com31 Aug 2018

Minal Gadling, in her petition, claimed that all the arrested five, including her husband, have been in a false and mala fide way implicated in the case even when there was no involvement on their part in any such activity.

How the military can get a bang for every buck

How the military can get a bang for every buck

Rediff.com28 May 2020

The best available recourse to keep the defence sector healthy, is to source most of our requirement within the country so that procurement outlays under both the Revenue and Capital heads flow within the country, recommends says Brigadier S K Chatterji (retd).

The Rs 12.99-lakh 6th gen Hyundai Elantra is here!

The Rs 12.99-lakh 6th gen Hyundai Elantra is here!

Rediff.com23 Aug 2016

The new Elantra is 40 mm longer and 25 mm wider than the outgoing model

Sakhalin-I: Huge oil supply to India

Sakhalin-I: Huge oil supply to India

Rediff.com11 Oct 2005

5 highest selling cars in March

5 highest selling cars in March

Rediff.com22 Apr 2015

It's Maruti all the way, with four out of top five coming from its stable.

Suzuki's comeback!

Suzuki's comeback!

Rediff.com4 Nov 2015

Suzuki has made a great comeback in the 150cc segment with the launch of the Gixxer motorcycle; it's among the top sellers in the segment currently, says Indian automobile website MotorBeam.

Exclusive ward for treating Maran

Exclusive ward for treating Maran

Rediff.com4 Sep 2003

The Union minister is being brought back to Chennai from the United States on September 7.

Govt okays sale of 51% RCF pie

Govt okays sale of 51% RCF pie

Rediff.com15 Apr 2003

The Cabinet Committee on Divestment on Tuesday approved the proposed strategic sale of 51 per cent of equity in Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilisers Ltd in which the government has a stake of 92.5 per cent.

Honda Accord Hybrid drives home a point

Honda Accord Hybrid drives home a point

Rediff.com2 Nov 2016

The new Honda Accord Hybrid combines two worlds to offer a fitting blend of power and fuel efficiency.

A worthy successor to GSX-R1000

A worthy successor to GSX-R1000

Rediff.com12 Aug 2017

The GSX-R1000 is now on offer in an all-new, even more lethal avatar, laced with an ultra-modern electronics suite. Arun Mohan Nadar got first taste of the bike at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore.

Labelling dissent as anti-national hurts democracy: Chandrachud

Labelling dissent as anti-national hurts democracy: Chandrachud

Rediff.com15 Feb 2020

Justice Chandrachud also said that use of state machinery to curb dissent instills fear, which violates the rule of law.

Former Kerala CM E K Nayanar dead

Former Kerala CM E K Nayanar dead

Rediff.com19 May 2004

The 86-year-old Marxist leader had been ill for some time.

Fiat India launches Petra EL

Fiat India launches Petra EL

Rediff.com30 Apr 2004

Fiat India Pvt Ltd on Friday launched the Fiat Petra El priced below Rs 500,000 in the 'C' segment.

The new Yamaha YZF R15 is ready, folks!

The new Yamaha YZF R15 is ready, folks!

Rediff.com24 Apr 2018

The Yamaha YZF R15 v3.0 has a 155 cc single cylinder, liquid-cooled engine in place of the older 149 cc engine.

Top four 150cc bikes in India

Top four 150cc bikes in India

Rediff.com29 Oct 2014

Here's a look at the major features of these 150cc machines to help you choose the motorcycle that suits you the most.

For the love of Ducati

For the love of Ducati

Rediff.com29 Jul 2015

We compare the Ducati Monster 821 with Kawasaki Z800 only to find out that if you love Italian designs then it is worth forking out a good Rs 1.6 lakh extra for the Monster 821.

Honda Accord vs Toyota Camry

Honda Accord vs Toyota Camry

Rediff.com23 Aug 2003

PHOTOS: Sizzling summers are here!

PHOTOS: Sizzling summers are here!

Rediff.com20 May 2015

Here are some pictures of people who found interesting methods to avoid suffering under the fiery sun.

Punjab: 5 dead, 200 taken ill in ammonia gas tanker leak

Punjab: 5 dead, 200 taken ill in ammonia gas tanker leak

Rediff.com13 Jun 2015

Five persons were killed and nearly 200 others fell ill after inhaling ammonia gas which leaked from a gas tanker after it accidentally brushed against a flyover near Ludhiana, triggering panic in the area.