A senior activist of the opposition-led Krishi Jomi Raksha (Save Farmland) Committee also conceded that Bag had a very small plot, which had not been affected by the project.
'It is not easy to pull off a seven-part show because it is almost like making four films at once.'
A day before the event, I learnt from an old Mumbai crime branch informant that a group of gangsters were planning to serve breakfast to the prisoners at Balgandharva Rangmandir prior to the show.
General Motors has said that it will launch a second small car in India in the next two years as it looks at emerging markets to make up for sluggish sales in the US. A late entrant in the country's small car market, GM sells the Chevrolet Spark at around Rs 300,000.
From April 2020, manufacturers will have to hike prices of diesel cars sharply to accommodate the costs incurred in the transition to BS VI emission norms, and widening the gap between a diesel and petrol car.
Anger cannot be an end in itself to Rahul Gandhi's politics -- it must instead catalyse a new political strategy, argues Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay.
The company is currently selling an average 2,000 units each month.
As the excise duty cut for small cars spurred demand, market leader Maruti Udyog Ltd on Monday reported a 15.7 per cent increase in total sales at 63,196 units in March
US car maker Ford on Tuesday said it will phase out its hatchback 'Fusion' from the Indian market, as it gets ready to launch the small car 'Figo' next month.
The upgrades include features like driver seat height adjuster and rear windshield defogger.
An alternative to a small car, it is expected to be priced ex-showroom between Rs 260,000 and Rs 300,000, and will offer better mileage (more than 30 km a litre) and less pollution than a car, and will be a convenient alternative to a two-wheeler but at the same operating costs.
Only 3 out of 11 luxury cars have received good or acceptable ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's new small overlap frontal crash test, the latest addition to a suite of tests designed to help consumers buy the safest vehicles.
MSI launched the Alto in September 2000. The company then introduced a 1,000-cc version of the car, the Alto K10, in August 2010.
The ninth episode of Koffee with Karan Season 8 sees Bollywood's Singham Ajay Devgn grace the couch along with Director Rohit Shetty.
M D Riti recalls her first encounter with Karnataka's next chief minister.
'To tell you the truth, we did not expect Iris to make such waves, to get so much attention.'
'When my father travelled 5,000 miles to build a new home in Ireland, I doubt he ever dreamed that his son would one day grow up to become its leader.' Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com profiles Dr Leo Varadkar who will step down as Ireland's taoiseach (prime minister) next week.
The French car maker has gained a firm footing in the small car segment, and is well on its way to becoming the topmost European car brand in India
Maurti and Hyundai recorded jump in sales in May.
Renault to launch MPV Lodgy to boost sale in India
From Maruti to Honda, every big manufacturer has lined up launches in the domestic market.
Following the re-entry of French car maker PSA Peugeot Citroen, the erstwhile sleepy town -- already home to Tata Motors' manufacturing plant for small car Nano -- finds itself along the country's prominent auto hubs like Pune in Maharashtra and Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.
There's a hint of new competition riding into a sector that has attracted attention for being in a duopoly-like situation. Rapido, a commute app known for its budget-friendly bike-taxi services, on Tuesday announced its entry into the cab market, which is currently dominated by marquee brands Uber and Ola. Rapido's cab foray will be enabled by a software as a service (SaaS)-based platform.
Around 23 per cent of all units sold by the company in the domestic market currently are diesel cars.
Keisha Santwan, 16, and her travel-obsessed family love the joy of exploring new places.
Invitees to the 'pran pratishtha' consecration ceremony at the Ram temple started arriving Sunday in Ayodhya -- once a sleepy town now resplendent with new infrastructure and gripped by heightened religious fervour on the eve of a seminal event in India's political and religious history.
The local police force where Rishi Sunak filmed a social media video in a moving car without a seatbelt on Friday fined the British Prime Minister for the legal breach.
Global NCAP strongly believes that no manufacturer anywhere in the world should be developing new models that are so clearly sub-standard.
The car will compete with Maruti Swift and Honda Amaze.
Steep yourself in the atmosphere of some of most revered Hindu temples in India.
Higher costs of car inventories, missing sales targets and manufacturer expectations, and soaring rentals, are eating into dealers' margins.
The facelift now begins at Rs 399,000.
The previous best selling year was 2010 when Maruti managed to sell around 10.6 lakh (1.06 million) units.
There's nothing more satisfying than a meal of freshly fried puris served with a spicy raseela potato preparation.
Audi and Mercedes-Benz have already opened dealerships in Guwahati -- a gateway to all the north-eastern states -- and BMW intends to join them soon. Ajay Modi reports.
'Everyone I know has somebody kidnapped or murdered by the terrorists.'
Her reasoning is simple, "It's a Tata company. No shareholder will let go of this opportunity," she told Business Standard. When asked if the other reason for lining up for the IPO is the technology sector and the fact that the combination of Tata and tech is happening after almost two decades, she replied: "The name of the company and the group matter. Tata means stability and credibility," she added.
From home bred cars to SUVs, vehicles made under collaboration or imported cars, automobile experts believe that small cars and hatchbacks are running the show in India.
India isn't a very popular sports car market, simply because whatever is on offer in the country is very expensive
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