Honda will launch 4 cars in India soon.
With its political colour dominated by less than democratic trends, BRICS currently leaves some of us wondering -- where in this grouping is there an assurance that human freedom will be respected unconditionally? It would be nice to see the new members of BRICS drawn from the ranks of countries wedded to preserving and guarding human freedom, observes Shyam G Menon.
Global equity and bond markets, especially in Japan, were spooked on Thursday post the US Federal Reserve's comments on the third round of bond buying programme, commonly known as quantitative easing (QE3).
Currency played an important role in Q2, with US dollar, Japanese yen and euro appreciating vis-a-vis the Indian rupee, while the Brazilian real, South African rand and Russian ruble depreciating against rupee.
The Mumbai headquartered company also overtook Japanese carmaker Honda to occupy the fourth spot in domestic passenger vehicle market.
'India enjoys the maneuverability of a coming big power.' 'It is this possibility that has persuaded Moscow to humour India and stayed Washington from getting punitive about India's neutrality on the Ukraine issue.'
The dollar gained strength with the emergence of the US as the only developed economy showing signs of recovery.
When Syed Firdaus Ashraf received messages last weekend, asking him to boycott Chinese goods, he laughed.
Honda, the Japanese carmaker, made its strong presence felt with the launch of new models and concept cars in the 2014 Auto Expo.
The objective of the visit is to grow business relations between the two countries, following Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Japan
Japan will offer more than $8.11 billion in loans to construct India's high speed rail network.
The league said last week that the deal, called 'Boost La Liga', would strengthen its clubs and give them funds to spend on new infrastructure and modernisation projects as well as increasing how much they could spend on players' salaries.
Weak dollar against other currencies overseas supported the rupee
IMAGES from Day 2 of the US Open played at Flushing Meadows in New York on Tuesday.
The emperor has no political power, yet he enjoys a unique place in Japanese society, notes Dr Rajaram Panda.
After the success of Amaze, Honda managed to be the third largest auto maker in the country. Here's how the company plans to keep the momentum going.
The model, which will compete with the likes of Hyundai Verna, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Skoda Rapid, now features smart devices ecosystem including Alexa remote capability and 32 connected features as standard feature across all variants with a five-year free subscription.
Auckland in New Zealand has been named the world's most liveable city.
More opportunity awaits in India, thanks to decent economic growth with a rising middle class that's just discovering the web through smartphones
Japanese brokerage Nomura has said a Narendra Modi-led government will help the rupee jump to 58 against the US dollar and trigger up to a 10 per cent rally in the stock market.
The domestic currency has already dropped 44 paise, or 0.67 per cent, in the previous two sessions.
Increased demand for the dollar from importers affected the value of the rupee
Persistent fall in crude oil prices affected the market sentiment
Forex dealers said besides the dollar gaining against other currencies in the global markets on the back of a strong US economy, increased demand for the American unit from importers weighed on the rupee but a higher opening in the domestic equity markets, capped the fall.
The rupee strengthened by 14 paise to close at 66.41 against the US dollar on Wednesday.
"We are designing a small car which will be launched a few years down the line," Jnaneswar Sen Vice President (marketing) Honda Siel Cars India, the Indian subsidiary of the Japanese company said. The car would be placed in the B, B+ segment, Sen said.
Since its entry in 2016, Netflix has announced over 60 titles to be sourced from India.
A record $3.1 m (Rs 21 crore) has been paid for a giant bluefin tuna at Tokyo's new fish market, which replaced the world-famous Tsukiji late last year. The winning bid for the prized but threatened species at the predawn auction on Saturday was more than double the 2013 annual New Year auction.
Modi held talks with Abe after arriving in the Laotian capital to attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-India and the East Asia summits that will take place on Thursday.
Reliance on a single model begins at about 40% and goes up to 80 % in case of some companies
There is another common trend among these three players - they are all registering a volume decline in a market that is expanding at over 8 per cent
Car sales likely to touch record 3-mn mark by the end of March.
Various advisers are helping Yahoo consider its options.
The first consortium includes Afcons Infrastructure, IRCON International and JMC Projects, while the second group of companies include NCC, Tata Projects and J. Kumar Infra Projects.
Allows users to access emails, notifications, maps and music control on the 1.6-inch watch screen.
The size of the organised baby diaper market in India is Rs 5214 crore, with the year-on-year rate of growth pegged at 14%
Japan's Olympic delay has upended years of careful planning by organisers and spawned costly headaches for small businesses, hotels and even pro baseball teams, compounding a $12 billion price tag. New dates have yet to be set, leaving sponsors and businesses uncertain and scrambling.
Sponsors also worry that organisers have not told them what contingency plans there are in case the pandemic derails the Games again this year.
India is expected to grow at a fast clip for many more years to come. So, every automobile maker worth its ignition key wants a piece of the action.
Investors are anxious over the US-China trade tension, a sharp devaluation in yuan and uncertainty over Kashmir issue.
