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'Manmohan preferred Maruti 800 over BMW'

Manmohan Singh preferred his modest Maruti Suzuki 800 over luxury BMWs even when holding the office of prime minister as it reaffirmed his connection with the middle class and commitment to work......

5 Things You Didn't Know About Dr Manmohan Singh

Former PM Dr Manmohan Singh, architect of India's economic reforms, passed away at the age of 92 on Thursday. Did you know these five interesting facts about...

Dr Singh's final journey to begin tomorrow at 9.30 am

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Mallikarjun Kharge were among the top leaders who paid homage to former prime minister Manmohan Singh at his home in New Delhi on......

Manmohan Singh's last rites to be performed with full State honours

The last rites of former prime minister Manmohan Singh would be performed at Nigambodh Ghat on Saturday with full State honours as the nation united in paying rich tributes to the departed leader......

The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata

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......

Tata Punch Knocks Out Maruti!

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......

India Will Always Be Grateful To Osamu Suzuki

'Without his vision and foresight, his willingness to take a risk that no one else was willing to take, his deep and abiding love for India, the Indian automobile industry could not have become the......

What EVs need for catching up with ICE-run cars

'Currently, EVs are about 30-50 per cent more expensive than ICE vehicles. I believe the inflection point for EVs will come when this price gap narrows to 20-25 per cent. That's when people will......

EVs and beyond: Auto industry's journey for 2025

Traversing from being just vehicle manufacturers to mobility solutions providers amid a raging debate over which eco-friendly technology must be incentivised, the Indian automobile industry is......

Maruti Suzuki eyes two-fold jump in exports after historic high in October

EVs to play a key role in reaching 800,000 units in exports by 2030-31. Photograph: Amit Sharma/ANI Photo Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL), the largest passenger vehicle manufacturer in India, has......

John Abraham, Farhan Akhtar cheer NY festival

Mira Nair invoked a favourite mantra once again last week at I View Film, which is emerging as a significant film festival in New York. She asked, if we don't tell our own stories, who will? She......

'83 Review

Kabir Khan's '83 is an ode to a game changing chapter of Indian cricket history, pitch-perfect partnerships between openers and tail enders, knowing your mate's strengths as well as your own,......

Loyalty Over Money For Dravid!

IMAGE: A few big IPL franchises had offered Rahul Dravid blank cheques to join them but his choice was clear. Photograph: Rajasthan Royals/Instagram Rahul Dravid took no time to reunite with......

Tendulkar misses his first car; wants Maruti 800 back

'My first car was a Maruti 800. Unfortunately it is not with me right now. I would love to have it back again with me.' Photograph: Kind courtesy, Sachin Tendulkar/Facebook From BMW to Ferrari to......

Are Computers Destroying Chess?

Cheating poses an existential challenge to chess.It's hard to know how it will be mitigated, but it must be, if chess is to continue being a legitimate sport, asserts Devangshu Datta. IMAGE: World......

Sachin@50: 50 Interesting Facts

Photograph: Hitesh Harisinghani/Rediff.com On Monday, April 24, 2023, Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar will be 50 years old. For those of us who first saw him stride onto a cricket field aged 16 back in......

Tendulkar says he is in no rush to retire from cricket

Even as speculation grows that Sachin Tendulkar may quit after playing his 200th Test, the senior India batsman says he is in no rush to announce his retirement from international cricket."I......

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