Obscure Indian

History of BiCycles

2011-11-29T11:46:00.007+05:30

Innovation Year Country Details 1817 Germany Baron

Original SUV

2011-11-15T13:37:00.001+05:30

Got it on a forum and loved it, so sharing here.

Bajaj Pulsar Evolution

2011-07-11T13:52:00.003+05:30

This is artistic rendering of Bajaj Pulsar (from motoroids.com) latest version due to be launched in September 2011, they might call it Pulsar UG V, if it is carried forward from the legacy.As per the motoroids article it is a totally reworked chassis and new engine with fatter rubber. The new machine sports monoshock also.

Toyota Scion iQ a tiny EV

2011-07-03T08:38:00.005+05:30

Toyota launched, The Scion iQ, a micro subcompact EV car on 29th June 2011 at the automaker's annual dealer meeting in Vegas. The quiet, though far from specific launch announcement frees this 100 km-per-charge roadster from its pre-production limbo. We saw it last March at the Geneva Motor Show, the Scion iQ had been put on indefinite hold while factory production in the carmaker's

Pakistan and Islamic terrorism

2011-05-04T23:38:00.004+05:30

Osama bin laden was hiding in Pakistan for so many years till the Americans found him and shoot at blank point, raises many question about Pakistan's complicity with terrorism. Though the Pakistanis deny the facts that land of Pakistan is breading ground of Islamic terrorism, the world needs no more proof to pin them down.The conditions in Pakistan is a volatile mixture, where modernism and

Fight on corruption the Anna Hazare way

2011-04-06T11:27:00.004+05:30

Anna Hazare has declared a war on corruption by fast until death. The UPA governments apathy towards cleaning the system of corruption has aggrieved the situation.Despite writing many times to UPA Chairman Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister MM Singh, the Congress has never shown any interest in fighting the corruption, it is clear now that the political will is lacking as the government is stooped

History of Christmas

2010-12-23T11:07:00.003+05:30

It would be easy enough to imagine Christmas as a simple continuum of tradition dating from the birth of Christ. You'd begin with the nativity story, apply the December 25th date to Jesus' birth, establish the gift-giving precedent of the magi and work from there. Over the centuries, classic Christmas traditions would accumulate: perhaps beginning with the yule log, followed by the Christmas

Birds and your personality

2010-12-22T10:40:00.020+05:30

Your personality by birth date and birds ( got in mail )<

Piaggio NT3 concept

2010-11-24T14:36:00.002+05:30

At Eicma 2010 Piaggio Group of Italy introduces the NT3 Concept. An extraordinarily innovative vehicle, designed to meet mobility needs in areas with the highest development rates, specifically in India, Vietnam and South East Asia. Can we see competitor for Tata Nano here, if the concept converts to reality soon?NT3 is a compact, safe, flexible, manoeuvrable and attractive vehicle as well

Incentive for electric vehicles

2010-11-23T16:00:00.002+05:30

Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE), Govt. Of India has announced a great incentive program to promote the development and sales of Electric Vehicles In India. As per the incentive scheme declared, Govt. has decided to provide a 20% rebate on the ex-factory price of the electric vehicles. This will mean that there will be a drop of Rs. 4000 in the price of low-speed electric

Hyundai Nano competitor - Green Baby (GB)

2010-11-23T13:58:00.002+05:30

According to Mr. Kil Chun, Hyundai Motors Senior VP for its Asia and Pacific Division, Hyundai already has a similar micro car as Tata Nano under development and that is destined to hit the Asian markets in 2011. The new Hyundai GB micro car will likely be powered by a 0.8 or 1.0L gasoline engine, but there will also be a small diesel engine developed specially for the European market. Unlike

Monsoon to arrive on 30th May

2010-05-17T08:21:00.003+05:30

This year the Monsoon will reach Kerala on 30th May, two days before normal, as predicted by mett. department of India. They said the monsoon clouds will begin to appear over Andaman seas in coming weeks.India’s weather office has already forecast a normal June-September monsoon this year after the 2009 season saw the worst drought in nearly four decades.

Biggest IPL match

2010-04-16T14:02:00.005+05:30

It is played between Shashi Tharror, the junior minister in UPA government and IPL commissioner Lalit Modi, and seems giving max TRP to the news channels. Both the players are playing to their stake, which is very high. At the moment Tharoor has upper hand, and seems used his good offices to put Lalit Modi under IT department scanner, but the damage has been done to Shashi Tharrors position via

Bajaj New Platina 125 cc launched

2010-03-07T11:51:00.004+05:30

Bajaj has re-launched the Platina 125cc. The new Platina 125cc comes with few cosmetic changes with all new body graphics, as well as a modified powertrain unit.Platina 125cc engine develops 8.5PS of peak power at 7000rpm and 10Nm of peak torque at 4000rpm where as the earlier platina 125cc developed 9.5PS of peak power and 10.85Nm of peak torque by these figures, it seems the platina 125cc

2010 Bajaj Pulsar in showrooms

2010-02-10T13:24:00.009+05:30

The 2010 version or UG 4.5 of Bajaj Pulsar is in showrooms. The clip on handle bars are common across entire Pulsar range right from 135LS to 220 FI now.The 150 Dts-i engine will now produce 15.06 ps which is slightly more than the current mill producing 14.09 ps. The increase in power will result in better performance justifying Pulsar as a ‘performance’ brand by Bajaj. The bike will use a

Blogs by famous Indian personas

2010-01-29T17:14:00.015+05:30

I am compiling a list of blogs by famous Indian persons here. Click on the names to follow the blog link.BollywoodAmitabh BachhanAmir KhanKaran JoharSalman Khan for DusKadamShekhar KapurShilpa ShettyPoliticiansLal Krishna AdvaniAmar SinghR R PatilWriters, ColumnistShobha DeChetan BhagatBusiness, Stock markets, IndustrialistsRakesh JhunjhunwalaSucheta Dalal

Maruti Eeco a redesigned Versa replacing Omni

2010-01-11T14:54:00.004+05:30

Maruti Suzuki has launched the much talked about Omni replacement Eeco at Auto Expo 2010. Maruti has come up with three variants of the car – 5 seater standard, 5 seater AC standard and 7 seater standard. The starting price of the Maruti Eeco model is Rs. 2.59 lakh. The 5-seater AC model is rated at Rs. 2.85 lakh whereas the 7-standard’s rate is Rs. 2.79 lakh.Maruti Eeco will be powered by 1200

RCOM 20 paise onnet

2009-12-31T10:17:00.002+05:30

Reliance Communications, new onnet plan charge 20 paise per minute for local and national long-distance calls within its network. Reliance Communications had recently introduced a new billing plan that charged just one paise per SMS and also another plan, where customers could send unlimited text messages by paying 1 rupee a day.

Nissan Small Car to compete Tata Nano

2009-11-12T14:36:00.003+05:30

Other than Bajaj-Renault small car, Nissan is also planning to introduce their low cost car on V platform. Nissan's low cost car will be launched simultaneously in India, China and Thialand.All these cars will be direct competition to Tata Nano. Tata's obviously has the huge lead over them as the these cars will coming late to market atleast one year from launch of Nano.The Nissan V will

Simply Reliance

2009-11-09T12:27:00.003+05:30

Mobile phone tariffs are really getting simpler now. The ADAG groups Reliance Communications has introduced a new plan named 'Simply Reliance' with all the in network and other network calls along with STD and roaming at fixed rate.The plan comes with per second billing, per minute billing or calls of 3 minutes. To activate your respective plans you have to recharge with Rs. 58, Rs. 48 and Rs.

Tata Motors launches Indigo Manza

2009-10-16T16:02:00.004+05:30

Tata Motors has launched the three box sedan based on Indiva Vista platform. The production of Indigo will be stopped but Marina, XL and Indigo CS will be there.The new Manza will challenge Maruti Suzuki Dezire feature to feature and price to price. Obviously Tata has priced it very competative with lots of goodies like Blue5, ABC, Twin Air Bags.Price and specification of different variants are

Nationalist Congress party and (non Nationalist ) Congress

2009-09-18T10:01:00.004+05:30

Nationalist congress party of Sharad Pawar and other (not nationalist) Congress of Sonia Gandhi, used to differ on only one issue that is, foreign origin of Sonia Gandhi. Over the years the situation has changed and Sharad Pawar or his party men has no issues with origin of Sonia Gandhi, then for what reasons Sharad Pawar is still maintaining his separate identity?The issue is brought forth by

I love Konkan

2009-09-07T15:38:00.004+05:30

Just back from Konkan, it is refreshing. You feel charged up, with such a break in a while. I enjoy my native place during heat of may and Ganapati festival, both the times Konkan presents a different hue and texture. The August-September in Konkan is most refreshing period according to my senses. It has the freshness of wet and green environment and shades of green omnipresent as the rice

Make your Credit card more secure

2009-08-03T10:03:00.001+05:30

To make online transaction process more secure through VISA/MASTER Credit Cards, RBI has made mandatory extra level of authentication called VBV (Verified by Visa) or MSC (Master Card Secure Code) password from 01st August 2009 onwards. This password is required to use while you are making an online transaction. All customers are requested to visit your respective card issuing bank’s website or

Imran Hashmi and his allegations against a housing society

2009-08-01T13:36:00.002+05:30

The posh housing society 'Nibban' has hit back at Imran Hashmi by demanding a apology for defaming the society after a Saturday meeting of the members. The reasons for denial of NOC are not following a proper procedure by the seller as stated by the Secretary of the society Capt. Chetry. Imran Hashmi should not think that he is above the laws of this land. More unfortunate thing is the issue

India launches its first nuclear submarine

2009-07-27T10:13:00.003+05:30

India launched its first nuclear powered submarine in a ceremony in southern port city of Vishakhapatnam on Sunday the 26th July 2009, getting in the league of just six nations in the world to have successfully built one.Indian military officials said the submarine would be capable of carrying nuclear weapons, however Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who attended the ceremony, said that the it

Bus service from Belapur to Bandra west.

2009-07-15T19:38:00.003+05:30

Good news for Mumbai and Navi Mumbai residents. NMMT the transport arm of Navi Mumbai Municiple corporation (NMMC) has strated bus service from Belapur to Bandra from today. Initially, 20 buses will ply on this route out of which 10 will be Air Conditioned. The normal bus fare will be Rs. 22 and AC bus fare Rs. 45. Service will be extended to Seepz in near future.The main stops apart from

Naming the sea-link and politics

2009-07-06T14:02:00.003+05:30

Last fortnight saw a political controversy over naming of the new bridge connection Bandra and Worli. It all started with opening ceremony of the bridge which was attended by Sonia Gandhi the congress high command and the high command of NCP Mr. Sharad Pawar as NCP and Congress are political bed fellows. The curious little thing is that, Sharad Pawar proposed to name this bridge by Rajiv

Honda Jazz launched

2009-06-10T13:37:00.002+05:30

Honda launched it's premium hatch named Jazz today. The spacious hatch comes with only one engine option of 1.2 ltr petrol, with fuel efficiency of 16 KMPL according to ARAI tests. It will be priced around 7 lakhs here.The car has been launched in three variants - the Basic Jazz carries a price tag of Rs 6.98 lakh. The Jazz Mode variant is the family utility version with body side mouldings,

Inter-Bank ATM free of charge from April

2009-04-21T15:59:00.005+05:30

The Reserve Bank of India circular, which has made inter-bank cash withdrawals for bank account holders through automated teller machines (ATMs) free of charge irrespective of bank in which they have account, has become effective from April 1 onwards. The newly-announced measure is expected to benefit countless ATM users countrywide, along with making the ATM usage more popular. While ATM users

Sewing machine hoax in Saudi Arabia

2009-04-17T10:18:00.000+05:30

Saudi police say they are investigating a hoax that has seen people rushing to buy old-fashioned sewing machines for up to $50,000 (£33,500) an interesting read. The Singer sewing machines are said to contain traces of red mercury, a substance that may not exist. But it is widely thought that it can be used to find treasure, ward off evil spirits or even make nuclear bombs. It

Tata Nano Launched

2009-03-23T10:06:00.008+05:30

Tata Nano has been launched yesterday at Parsi Gymkhana, Marine Drives, Mumbai. Bookings will commence from April 9 to 23, 2009 at State Bank, Chroma shops and select Tata Dealers. The forms will be charged Rs. 300 and need to be submitted duly filled by one week. The booking amount is Rs. 2999 and booking is accepted for first 100,000 cars which will be delivered from July for the year.

Call US Canada at Rs. 1.99 per minit from Reliance

2009-03-12T10:54:00.000+05:30

Telecom operator Reliance Communications on Friday launched an international calling card for the US and Canada - ICC 799 - which brings down call rates to these countries to Rs 1.99 per minute.Introducing the card, Reliance Communications regional head for Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand Saleem Haq said: "In order to keep in touch with the vast population of our people residing in the US and

Yamaha FZ - S

2009-03-12T10:36:00.004+05:30

After the two aces like R15 and FZ16, Yamaha has poised to build upon success with launch of FZ-S the more stylized version of FZ16. The package is same with cosmetic additions to improve upon already set image.The bike is 150 cc, there should be improvement in mileage in the range of 50 KMPL, which in FZ16 comes around 40-45 and not so peppy compared to other offerings in the segment. Then the

208 Summer spacials on Konkan Railway

2009-02-26T14:08:00.004+05:30

For clearing the summer rush traffic, 208 special trains will be run via Konkan Railway route. CSTM – Karwar – CSTM Daily :0109 Dn CSTM – Karwar train will run ex-CSTM from 5.4.2009 to 8.6.2009and train no. 0110 Up Karwar-CSTM will run ex-Karwar from 6.4.2009 to9.6.2009. 0109 Dn will leave from CSTM at 2355 hrs and reach Karwar at 1400 hrs next day. 0110 Up will leave from Karwar at 1500 hrs and

BSNL lowers mobile tariffs to 50 paise for local, STD, SMS

2009-02-25T22:12:00.002+05:30

Initiating another round of tariff war, state-run BSNL on Sunday announced a new plan offering local and STD call at just 50 paise a minute across all the network, while the charges would be 20 and 30 paise for BSNL to BSNL.BSNL's new tariff plan "India Golden Fifty", offering local and STD call at just 50 paise would be available from March 1. and the scheme, along with BSNL's 3G mobile services

Slumdog Millionaire wins eight Oscars

2009-02-23T16:40:00.003+05:30

'Slumdog Millionaire' sweeps eight Oscars at the 81 st Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Direction and Motion Picture. Indian music maestro A R Rahman brings home two awards with his Jai Ho... composition.Obscure Indian congratulate AR Rahman and Pookutty on their Oscar win. We wish AR Rehman to reach

Olympus introduces Mju Tough series

2009-02-22T22:16:00.004+05:30

Olympus has introduced a new range of Mju Tough compact cameras in January 2009. Olympus’ new range is freezeproof, waterproof and shockproof and will be renamed from Mju SW to Mju Tough .“Since some of our cameras even go beyond shockproof and waterproof – certain models are freezeproof and crushproof as well – we needed a name that was more reflective of the true nature of the SW series. The

Janshatabdi Express to run daily now on KR route

2009-02-19T16:30:00.005+05:30

After the starting of weekend special trains between Mumbai and Goa, passengers have one more reason to smile. The Ministry of Railways has decided to increase the frequency of train no.2051/2052 CSTM – Madgaon Janshatabdi Express on Konkan Railway route from 6 days a week to daily w.e.f 18 February, 2009.Happy journey!....[via Konkan Railway press release ]Related postsWeekend special trains to

Highlights of Interim Union Budget 2009-10

2009-02-17T12:54:00.001+05:30

The following are the highlights of the interim budget for 2009-10 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee. Growth forecast at 7.1 per cent for 2008-09 Total expenditure for FY'10 seen at Rs 9,53,231 crore Plan expenditure estimated at Rs 2,85,149 crore. Non-Plan expenditure pegged at Rs 6,68,082 crore. Revenue expenditure at Rs 8,48,085 crore. Centre's net tax

Highlights of Railway Interim Budget 2009-10

2009-02-16T11:28:00.002+05:30

This is UPA's last rail budget in its term Railways has a Rs 90,000 cr profit in last four years10,500 cr allocated for pension requirements6th Pay Commission to hike expense by Rs 13,500 crSteep fall in container trafficWork on Delhi-Mumbai freight corridor startedRlys to invest Rs 35,900 cr in 2009Railway connectivity to Kashmir initiatedPassenger growth up 14 pctPassenger trains to have 22 pct

Pink chaddi campaign and the gang of weirdos

2009-02-11T09:53:00.003+05:30

There is a campaign going on as a reaction to Srirama Sene's attacks on pub going youths. The campaign is started by a journo from Tehelka stead and it is as weird as the the recent history of Tehelka journos. It is named as 'pink chaddi' and started by Nisha Susan.The kind of people who support this idea, is as usual reacting before thinking type. The blogspace used by campaign is bombarded

SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs concluded

2009-02-09T15:22:00.004+05:30

SaReGaMaPa Lil Champs the Zee Marathi talent search show concluded in a mega festival. The mega final spots shared by all the contestants from finals viz. Arya Ambekar, Prathamesh Laghate, Mugdha Vaishampayan, Rohit Raut and Kartiki Gaikwad, and Kartiki being hailed winner amonth them. She got 2 lakhs as a price money and rest of them 1 lakhs rupees each.The show has been epitome of a reality

Weekend special trains to goa on konkan railway

2009-02-09T14:21:00.003+05:30

Train journey to Goa via the picturesque Konkan Railway route has become all the more pleasurable with the introduction of Special Weekend trains for the first time on Konkan Railway route. Passengers looking for a quick break at Goa on weekends can now look forward to having a higher chance of getting confirmed train reservation to Goa and back. Starting next weekend i.e 13th February, 2009,

Special Train for Anganewadi Yatra

2009-02-09T14:11:00.003+05:30

Good news for passengers ! For the convenience of passengers going for Anganewadi Bharadidevi Yatra on Konkan Railway route, four special trains will be run between Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CSTM) and Karwar on Konkan Railway route.Special train no. 109 will be run ex-CSTM on 17/02/2009 and 21/2/2009.Special train no.110 will be run ex-Madgaon on 18/2/2009 and 22/2/2009.109 Dn will leave from

Idea's Lifetime prepaid @ Rs. 25

2009-02-03T11:14:00.001+05:30

Following Mtnl,Airtel & Vodafone’s approach to lower its lifetime prepaid start-up amount, Idea announced its lifetime prepaid Recharge at Rs 25 with some extra stuff like Free Night calling and lower local call charges for Mumbai Circle.After Rcom’s GSM start up in Mumbai, Idea takes the competition head-on it is offering extremely lucrative offers with this “NEW POWER PACKED LIFE LONG’.Here are

Reliance GSM Tariff Plans

2009-02-03T11:08:00.002+05:30

Reliance GSM plan Details for Andhra Pradesh,Chennai, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka,Kerala,Maharashtra,Mumbai,Punjab,Rajasthan,TamilNadu,UttarPradesh(East),Uttar Pradesh(West).This is the Base Tariff which is common for all the above circles.All Local/Intra Circle Calls Rs.1.00All STD Calls Rs.1.All Incoming & Local Outgoing calls Rs.1.00STD Outgoing calls Rs.1.50Local Rs.1.00National Rs

BSNL revised GPRS charges

2009-02-03T11:06:00.001+05:30

BSNL revise GPRS usage charges for prepaid and postpaid mobile services.The prepaid GPRS usage charges while at home and while roaming has been revised to INR 0.05 per 10 KB from INR 0.02 per KB.The postpaid GPRS usage charges under option I while at home have been revised to INR 0.03 per 10 KB from INR 0.01 per KB.While at home,the usage charges for postpaid service under GPRS Plan option II

Raj Thakre and Hindi and English electronic media

2009-02-03T10:41:00.003+05:30

It is surprising that there are no after shocks in the media particularly Hindi and English electronic media. Raj has taken potshots at the approach of media in all the controversies where ever his involvement is. He targeted a Aajtak advertisement about TRP and pointed out how the media twists the political statements and creates controversies to gain TRP.The shameless honchos in Hindi media,

Pub Culture and Sriram Sene

2009-02-01T11:47:00.003+05:30

Sriram Sene's deplorable act in Manglore is condemnable and has been condemned by many. By deplorable I mean no body has any right to take the law in hand. The so-called 'secular' english media at forefront of raising this issue. But the issues raised by Sriram Sene's action are very concering in the indian society. The pub culture is rot brought by modernity and no bar life styles, and if

Sanjay Dutt to contest on Samajwadi party ticket

2009-01-16T20:39:00.003+05:30

Sanjay Dutt is a tragedy for Sunil Dutt and his family. Neither his teens nor the fifty plus maturity made him a wise person. He is always surrounded by wrong peoples and that makes him suffer heavily. The protection of a influential father and later a sister has saved him so far from the worst. But time is never be same again. The company of Mulayam Singh and Amar Singh is bound to put

Tata Xenon pickup ready for launch

2009-01-09T14:54:00.004+05:30

Tata Xenon is ready for the launch worldwide expect India. Check out the site http://xenon.tatamotors.com/fla/ for more information about the vehicle.Xenon is a pickup truck powered by 2.2 litre Dicor engine already employed in Tata Safari and Sumo Grande. Apparently, the differences between Premium and Economy versions seems to be HVAC, alloys, leather steering wheel and fabric door pads.There

Tata Nano to be launched by March end this year

2009-01-07T15:22:00.007+05:30

Earlier it was rumored that Tata has decided to launch the much expected project Tata Nano on 26th of this month, but now it seems the date is revised and launched is postponed till the March end of 2009. According to Economic Times the bookings will start from February end , and deliveries around August. You have to pay Rs. 70000 upfront for booking the Nano. State Bank of India will do the

What lies in future?

2009-01-04T12:24:00.007+05:30

Take it as a science or a science fiction. But worth reading it for apparently far fetched scientific imagination.Hypnosis has successfully been used by professional therapists to treat a number of psychological problems. One such method involves regressing a patient to a younger age and eliciting memories of his childhood, where developmental crises can be re-lived and resolved. What follows is

Good by 2008 and Welcome 2009

2008-12-31T10:12:00.003+05:30

2008 was year of turmoil and future of 2009 seems to be already gloom. The recession is the biggest thing which is pinching the expectations.India saw a series of terrorist attacks in major cities, last and biggest one in Mumbai the commercial capital of India. The stock markets crashed in early part of 2008 and there is no hope of recovery in 2009 at least. Inflation, failure on economic

Hindukush Mountain - How it was named

2008-12-30T15:35:00.006+05:30

Western Afghanistan comprising the provinces of Herat , Kandahar was ruled by Sabuktagin a Muslim ruler from a town named Ghazni. He was facing Raja Jaya Pala who ruled from Kubha (modern Kabul) in Eastern Afghanistan. His kingdom comprised the provinces of Kapisa on the western side of the Hindu Kush Ranges and Punjab on the Eastern side.