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Check out the new Range Rover Sport!

Check out the new Range Rover Sport!

Rediff.com17 Oct 2016

The car has typical Land Rover Sport styling cues, with large air ducts and black painted grille

NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars, will search for signs of life

NASA's Perseverance rover lands on Mars, will search for signs of life

Rediff.com19 Feb 2021

Packed with groundbreaking technology, the Mars 2020 mission launched July 30, 2020, from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. The Perseverance rover mission marks an ambitious first step in the effort to collect Mars samples and return them to Earth, according to an official statement.

Prince Philip helped design Land Rover that will carry his coffin

Prince Philip helped design Land Rover that will carry his coffin

Rediff.com11 Apr 2021

The coffin of the senior royal will be loaded into the Land Rover for an eight-minute procession to the gates of St George's Chapel, where the funeral is to begin with a national minute's silence at 1500 local time on April 17.

Check Out The MG Cyberster!

Check Out The MG Cyberster!

Rediff.com21 Mar 2024

The MG Cyberster, an electric sports car, was launched in Mumbai, March 20, 2024.

Now, Range Rover Evoque made in India!

Now, Range Rover Evoque made in India!

Rediff.com24 Mar 2015

Jaguar Land Rover will start assembling Range Rover Evoque at Pune.

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

BSE 100 companies boost R&D, innovation challenges persist

Rediff.com13 Oct 2024

Research and development (R&D) spending by BSE 100 companies has grown steadily, rising from 0.89 per cent of revenue in FY20 to 1.32 per cent in FY24, averaging around 1 per cent over the period in-between, according to data compiled from Bloomberg and company annual reports. Also, these companies more than doubled their R&D spending in absolute terms over these five years: From Rs 25,041 crore to Rs 63,072 crore. While this reflects a prioritisation of innovation, corporate R&D investment remains relatively conservative.

NASA's Mars rover 'put to sleep'

NASA's Mars rover 'put to sleep'

Rediff.com3 Mar 2013

A computer glitch on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has forced the scientists to put the robot on 'safe mode' while engineers try to fix the problem.

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

'We Have An Indian Tiger That Needs To Be Uncaged'

Rediff.com10 Oct 2024

'What's sad today is that there are so many people who cannot find work, not because the country is devoid of that opportunity, but because we are not doing enough in the country.'

SEE: Pragyan covers 8 metres of Moon's surface

SEE: Pragyan covers 8 metres of Moon's surface

Rediff.com25 Aug 2023

Chandrayaan-3 mission's rover 'Pragyan' has traversed a distance of about eight metres on the lunar surface, and its payloads have been turned on, ISRO said on Friday.

New Force Gurkha Conquers The Rough And Tough

New Force Gurkha Conquers The Rough And Tough

Rediff.com13 Aug 2024

This, my friends, is the ultimate off-road champion, gloats Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.

Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor

Ratan Tata, Dreamer And Ideas Executor

Rediff.com26 Oct 2024

There were certainly qualities adhering to the Tata Group, which emanated from the persona of Ratan Tata. Most notable of these would be the low profile he maintained, which sharply contrasted the in-your-face celebrity status, celebration of wealth and pursuit of importance many of liberalised India's rich, love, notes Shyam G Menon.

Tata Motors rides high on JLR volume, margin expectations

Tata Motors rides high on JLR volume, margin expectations

Rediff.com18 Jan 2024

From its lows in December, the stock of Tata Motors is up about 15 per cent. The gains came on the back of better than expected December volumes in its UK-based subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). This coupled with gradual recovery in the global passenger vehicle demand, improving profitability due to product mix and lower commodity costs are expected to be key positives for the company.

What Chandrayaan-3 Discovered

What Chandrayaan-3 Discovered

Rediff.com13 Sep 2023

Glimpses of what the historic Chandrayaan Mission discovered on the dark side of the Moon.

ISRO hopes Vikram, Pragyan will see another Moon day

ISRO hopes Vikram, Pragyan will see another Moon day

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

After the successful deployment of Chandrayaan-3's lander and rover on the moon, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) is hoping that their mission life will not be limited to one lunar day or 14 earth days, and that they will come back to life when the sun again rises on the Moon, to carry on with the experiments and studies there.

Chandrayaan-3: What will Vikram, Pragyan do post-Moon touchdown?

Chandrayaan-3: What will Vikram, Pragyan do post-Moon touchdown?

Rediff.com23 Aug 2023

The Lander and the Rover have scientific payloads to carry out experiments on the lunar surface. The main function of the Propulsion Module (PM) was to carry the Lander Module (LM) from the launch vehicle injection till final lunar 100 km circular polar orbit and separate the LM from PM, which it did.

JLR drives in new Range Rover

JLR drives in new Range Rover

Rediff.com30 Nov 2012

The stunning car's top-end model can go up to Rs 1.9 crore.

The revamped Land Rover Freelander 2

The revamped Land Rover Freelander 2

Rediff.com17 Dec 2012

Should the sled be replaced with the revamped Land Rover Freelander 2.

Mars Curiosity rover gets 'brain transplant'

Mars Curiosity rover gets 'brain transplant'

Rediff.com13 Aug 2012

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 's rover 'Curiosity' has spend its first weekend on Mars getting a 'brain transplant' enabling it to enhance its performance by avoiding hazards while driving and using its strong robotic arm.

Jaguar Land Rover forced to slash prices in China

Jaguar Land Rover forced to slash prices in China

Rediff.com28 Jul 2014

Prices of the Range Rover V8, Range Rover Sports V8 and Jaguar F-Type will be reduced by an average of 200,000 yuan (Rs 20.4 lakh) from August 1. Every fourth car made by Jaguar Land Rover is sold in China.

Tata to assemble Land Rover in India

Tata to assemble Land Rover in India

Rediff.com10 Aug 2010

After turning around the fortunes of the iconic Land Rover, Tata Motors on Tuesday said that it plans to start assembling the high-end SUV in India from next year.

Tata Motors rolls out CityRover

Tata Motors rolls out CityRover

Rediff.com16 Sep 2003

Tata Motors on Tuesday rolled out the first batch of CityRover cars, to be marketed by MG Rover in the highly competitive United Kingdom and European markets.

China overtakes US in Land Rover sales

China overtakes US in Land Rover sales

Rediff.com16 Nov 2011

The UK is the single largest market for Land Rover.

China boosts Jaguar Land Rover sales

China boosts Jaguar Land Rover sales

Rediff.com16 Nov 2011

The turnaround at Tata-owned car-maker Jaguar Land Rover accelerated in the July-September quarter as booming demand in China helped drive a 30 per cent rise in sales, the company announced in a statement.

China's lunar rover creates first 'footprint' on the far side of the moon

China's lunar rover creates first 'footprint' on the far side of the moon

Rediff.com4 Jan 2019

The Chang'e-4 spacecraft scripted history on Thursday when it made the first-ever soft landing on the far side of the moon.

Blackburn Rovers first team to visit India

Blackburn Rovers first team to visit India

Rediff.com8 Jul 2011

English Premier League club, Blackburn Rovers, will make a visit to India on July 23.

No rift between Rover and Tata

No rift between Rover and Tata

Rediff.com22 Sep 2004

Land Rover to develop intelligent self-learning car

Land Rover to develop intelligent self-learning car

Rediff.com25 Aug 2014

Using artificial intelligence techniques, Jaguar Land Rover self-learning car will offer a comprehensive array of services to the driver, courtesy of a new learning algorithm that recognises who is in the car and learns their preferences and driving style, the company said.

Chandrayaan-3 gets closer to the Moon's surface with another orbit maneuver

Chandrayaan-3 gets closer to the Moon's surface with another orbit maneuver

Rediff.com9 Aug 2023

India's ambitious third Moon mission's spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 after the launch on July 14, had entered into lunar orbit or the Moon's orbit on August 5.

Tata Motors drives past Maruti as most-valued auto firm

Tata Motors drives past Maruti as most-valued auto firm

Rediff.com7 Feb 2024

Tata Motors surpassed Maruti Suzuki (India) (MSIL) to become the most-valuable automobile company, in terms of market capitalisation (mcap), after a gap of seven years. With this, the company's stock hit a new high on the BSE on Tuesday (January 30). The combined mcap of Tata Motors (Rs 285.51 crore) and Tata Motors DVR (Rs 29,119 crore) stood at Rs 3.146 trillion.

Vikram landed within identified area: ISRO chief

Vikram landed within identified area: ISRO chief

Rediff.com24 Aug 2023

Speaking to PTI, Somanath said, "(The lander landed) perfectly in the intended site. The landing location was marked as 4.5 km x 2.5 km -- I think on that space, and the exact centre of that was identified as the location of landing. It landed within 300 metres of that point. That means it is well within the area identified for landing."

Land Rover Evoque at 30,000 pound

Land Rover Evoque at 30,000 pound

Rediff.com22 Sep 2010

Tata Motors-owned Land Rover on Wednesday said its new sports utility vehicle -- Range Rover Evoque, which will hit the market in 2011, will carry a starting price tag of 30,000 pounds (about Rs 21 lakh).

Chandrayaan lander finds plasma sparse on Moon, records event

Chandrayaan lander finds plasma sparse on Moon, records event

Rediff.com31 Aug 2023

The initial assessment of the first-ever measurements of the near-surface lunar plasma environment over the south pole region by RAMBHA-LP payload onboard Chandrayaan-3 lander indicates that plasma there is relatively sparse, ISRO said on Thursday.

Land Rover Discovery packs in superlative driveability

Land Rover Discovery packs in superlative driveability

Rediff.com24 Dec 2017

The all-new Land Rover is not just a capable car on different terrains, but also makes for an exceptionally comfortable ride experience, says P Tharyan

China's Moon rover declared dead due to mechanical issues

China's Moon rover declared dead due to mechanical issues

Rediff.com13 Feb 2014

In a huge setback to China's ambitious space programme, its first lunar rover Yutu or the Jade Rabbit was declared dead after attempts to revive it failed, media reports said on Wednesday.

Tata Motors: Positives fully priced in, analysts still upgrading the stock

Tata Motors: Positives fully priced in, analysts still upgrading the stock

Rediff.com21 Apr 2024

There is no impediment to normal operations as Tata Motors puts in place the demerger process of its commercial and passenger vehicles businesses. Instead, the demerger would provide greater manoeuvrability for both new entities to operate independently, according to Tata Motors management. While there may not be immediate value unlocking, it will give investors clarity about future growth and the financials across different segments.

UAE's First Attempt To Land On Moon

UAE's First Attempt To Land On Moon

Rediff.com26 Apr 2023

The UAE was set to create history as the first Arab country and the fourth globally to land a spacecraft on the moon had the Emirati-built moon explorer Rashid Rover made a successful landing on the lunar surface.

Now, buy Jaguar, Land Rover in India!

Now, buy Jaguar, Land Rover in India!

Rediff.com29 Jun 2009

Now you can buy Jaguars and Land Rovers from dedicated showrooms in India. Indian owned or not, they represent some of the best sports cars and sports utility vehicles.

Meet Ananya's Latest OBSESSION

Meet Ananya's Latest OBSESSION

Rediff.com13 May 2024

Namrata Thakker meets celeb pets, who have been gracing our Instagram feed for a while now.

2 new Range Rovers in India by Sep

2 new Range Rovers in India by Sep

Rediff.com17 Jun 2010

The new range of SUVs -- 2011 Range Rover -- will come with V8 diesel engines powered by 4.4 litre and 5.0 litre engines.

Tata unveils Range Rover @ Rs 98.5 lakh

Tata unveils Range Rover @ Rs 98.5 lakh

Rediff.com3 Nov 2009

The new model from the British marquee brand Land Rover will be available in both petrol and diesel engine options.