As Kolkata marches towards modernity, it is hard to imagine its streets without these cabs, notes Air Commodore Nitin Sathe (retd). IMAGE: Kolkata's famous Ambassador taxis. Photograph: Debadyuti......
Arun Maira who worked for 25 years at the Tata Group, remembers his early years with Ratan Tata. IMAGE: 'Another reminiscent picture, another memory, on JRD's 117th birth anniversary.' Photograph:......
If you think that revenue officials are going berserk, acting on their own, while the government chants the mantra of 'ease of doing business', you would be wrong.These moves appear to have full......
The maker of the iconic Ambassador has halted production of the car that was long the choice of Indian officialdom, citing weak demand and a lack of funds, casting doubt on the future of a vehicle......
The 14th-floor office of Hindustan Motors at Birla Building in Kolkata wears a deserted look. Save a handful of staff and security guards, the place is an empty shell. But for the company......
A dispute over a land sale is not the only problem facing Hindustan Motors. Declining sales and an inability to meet its capacity have hobbled the car maker. The fact that CK Birla recently......
The Mamata Banerjee government is likely to issue a show cause notice to C K Birla Group's automobile company, Hindustan Motors, for allegedly understating by Rs. 200 crore (Rs. 2 billion) the sale......
While Maruti held the top spot for four decades, the Ambassador was the best-selling car in post-Independence India for three decades. IMAGE: The Tata Punch. Photograph: Rajesh Karkera/ Rediff.com......