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Rahul Bajaj sees little room for price cuts in two-wheelers

Rahul Bajaj sees little room for price cuts in two-wheelers

November 18th, 2008 - 6:18 pm ICT by ANI -
New Delhi, Nov 18 (ANI): Reacting to Finance Minister P. Chidambaram''s call to reduce prices to boost demand, Industrialist Rahul Bajaj today said that there is no scope for price cuts ...

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Bangalore citizens walk for better roads and greenery

November 9th, 2008 - 7:30 pm ICT by IANS -
!-- Imagr --Bangalore, Nov 9 (IANS) Over 1,000 residents of Bangalore took to the streets Sunday, demanding better roads and protection to the green cover in the city.The walk was an ...

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Nava Telangana Party declares support for Telangana state

November 2nd, 2008 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS -
Hyderabad, Nov 2 (IANS) The Nava Telangana Party (NTP) Saturday intensified the demand for separate statehood of Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh and declared that the region, which lies on the Deccan ...

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Two wheeler sales may dip 10 percent next year

November 2nd, 2008 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Nov 2 (IANS) The Indian two-wheeler industry is likely to witness a 10 percent reduction in sales volume next year, given the tight market conditions and the slowdown in the economy."The ...

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Tight security for India-Australia Test irks residents

October 19th, 2008 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS -
Mohali (Punjab), Oct 19 (IANS) The tight security for the ongoing second Test between India and Australia at the Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) ground here has irked the residents and businessmen in ...

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Badal Doshi tops in Autocross Challenge

September 7th, 2008 - 9:04 pm ICT by IANS -
Mumbai, Sep 7 (IANS) Local challenger Badal Doshi triumphed in two categories and also recorded the day's fastest time of two minutes 16.32 seconds in the class for foreign motorcycles up to ...

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TVS Motors eyes larger market share in Bangladesh

August 10th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS -
Dhaka, Aug 10 (IANS) With the launch of TVS Motor's motorcycle 'Flame' in Bangladesh, the Indian scooter and motorcycle maker is keen to hike its share of the Bangladeshi market of two-wheelers ...

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Top economic advisor questions subsidy on vehicle purchase

August 7th, 2008 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, Aug 7 (IANS) The central and state governments should not subsidise purchase of vehicles like cars and two-wheelers, according to the top economic advisor to the finance ministry. "It is not ...

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Bomb found near Surat hospital (Lead)

July 27th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS -
Surat, July 27 (IANS) The police discovered a bomb near a hospital in Gujarat's Surat city, but a suspected bomb found near the railway station Sunday turned out to be a harmless ...

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Honda plans to launch Rs.1 mn bikes

July 26th, 2008 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS -
Kolkata, July 26 (IANS) Honda Motorcycles and Scooter India (HMSI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Japan's Honda Motor Co, is planning to launch two models in the big motorbike section priced over Rs.1 ...

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Gujarat school motivates students to use bicycles

July 25th, 2008 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI -
By Divyesh Vayeda Porbandar (Gujarat), July 25 (ANI): In an unique initiative to motivate individuals for reducing dependency on petrol-driven vehicles, a Porbandar school in Gujarat has made it compulsory for its ...

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Karnataka hikes tax to check alarming rise in vehicles

Karnataka hikes tax to check alarming rise in vehicles

July 17th, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS -
Bangalore, July 17 (IANS) In what may be the first of its kind initiative in the country, the Karnataka government Thursday decided to hike lifetime tax on vehicles to slow down the ...

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Double for Rajini in national racing

July 13th, 2008 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS -
Coimbatore, July 13 (IANS) Chennai lad K.Rajini dominated the Experts Class (Group B, up to 165cc) for a fine double in the second round of the UCAL Rolon National Racing Championship for ...

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Pole for Ameya, Parth and Dhruv in national karting

July 12th, 2008 - 10:34 pm ICT by IANS -
Coimbatore, July 12 (IANS) Seasoned campaigner that he is, Ameya Walavalkar from Mumbai snatched the pole position ahead of Rayomand Banajee (Mumbai) among the seniors in the third round of the JK ...

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Pakistan offers India tips on tackling high oil price

Pakistan offers India tips on tackling high oil price

June 24th, 2008 - 8:44 pm ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Pakistan, struggling with a 12 percent annual inflation rate, Tuesday shared with India the "steps" it has taken to tackle high fuel price, and measures to shield ...

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Battery makers see new market in electric scooter segment

June 19th, 2008 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, June 19 (IANS) Battery manufacturers have begun working on products tailor-made for India's nascent electric scooter segment. "There is a huge interest in developing batteries for electric two-wheelers as this sector ...

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Tube Investments to launch electric scooters

June 12th, 2008 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS -
Chennai, June 12 (IANS) Tube Investments of India Ltd, part of the Rs.95.82 billion ($2.3 billion) Murugappa group, inaugurated its new electric scooter plant here Thursday. Tube Investments manufactures cycles, automotive and ...

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‘Carbon dioxide emission from new vehicles alarming’

June 3rd, 2008 - 12:43 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) New cars, especially those which hit the Indian roads after 2005, are emitting more carbon dioxide, a green house gas responsible for global warming, Centre for Science ...

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BRT corridor a success in China: Sheila Dikshit

June 3rd, 2008 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS -
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Monday said the bus rapid transit system (BRTS) was a success in Beijing because of high sense of traffic discipline among the ...

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Amara Raja Batteries enters two-wheeler segment

May 26th, 2008 - 5:54 pm ICT by admin -
Chennai May 26 (IANS) Amara Raja Batteries Ltd Monday launched its two-wheeler batteries here and targets to sell around 750,000 units this fiscal, said a top company official. Launching the two-wheeler battery ...

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Morning rains keep Delhi cool (All India weather report)

May 20th, 2008 - 11:07 pm ICT by admin -
New Dehli, May 20 (IANS) Rains continued to lash the capital for the fourth consecutive day Tuesday, bringing the mercury down to a cool 20.8 degrees Celsius. Several parts of the capital ...

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Lawyers take to streets after colleague’s custodial death

May 13th, 2008 - 11:21 pm ICT by admin -
Allahabad, May 13 (IANS) Up in arms against the custodial death of a colleague, hundreds of lawyers of Allahabad High Court and district court took to the streets Tuesday. Infuriated by the ...

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Hero Electric plans acquisitions

May 13th, 2008 - 7:47 pm ICT by admin -
Chennai, May 13 (IANS) Hero Electric, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Hero Group, Tuesday said the company was in acquisition talks with two Indian firms. "We are in discussions with two ...

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Overcast sky brings relief for people in northwest (All India weather report)

May 6th, 2008 - 10:40 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, May 6 (IANS) People in the northwest and Rajasthan heaved a sigh of relief from the scorching heat for the second consecutive day Tuesday as thundershowers accompanied with squalls kept ...

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TVS Motor targets 40 percent export growth in 2008-09

May 1st, 2008 - 8:09 pm ICT by admin -
Chennai, May 1 (IANS) Two-wheeler manufacturer TVS Motor Co Ltd is hoping to achieve around 40 percent growth in exports during the current fiscal. "Last year we exported around 137,000 units and ...

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Delhi snag worries Ahmedabad bus system planners

April 30th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by admin -
Ahmedabad, April 30 (IANS) After the chaos of the much hyped Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor in Delhi, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) officials here are worried as a similar system is ...

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Sheila Dikshit to decide the fate of Delhi BRTS

April 26th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): A high-level meeting to review the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) after witnessing heavy traffic snarls on the 5.8-km stretch from Ambedkar Nagar to Moolchand in ...

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‘Give BRTS time to overcome teething troubles’

April 25th, 2008 - 8:45 pm ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) The much-maligned Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in the capital Friday found unexpected backers with two environmental watchdogs defending the new traffic segregation model and saying it ...

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Manic Monday on Delhi’s special bus corridor (Lead)

April 22nd, 2008 - 12:23 am ICT by admin -
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The second day's test run of the much-touted Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system on a stretch of busy thoroughfare in south Delhi Monday saw chaos and mismanagement ...

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Death toll in Kerala violence rises to four

April 18th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by admin -
Kasargod (Kerala), April 18 (IANS) One more person was killed in communal clashes Friday afternoon near Kasargod town in Kerala. The death toll in the incidents of communal clashes in Kasargod district ...

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