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......
If it splits now, who takes what away and leaves what behind? asks Shekhar Gupta. All Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh/Rediff.com Sonia Gandhi opened her Congress's long-delayed Chintan Shivir,......
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......
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 country’s first ever carmaker, Hindustan Motors, is looking at a second coming. Kindly note the image has only been published for representational purposes. Photograph:......
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......