BMW to drive topless in India
German luxury car maker BMW is preparing to unleash a range of convertibles — including its top-end 6-Series — on the Indian roads. These cars, which are expected to cost upwards of Rs 40 lakh, will be part of the companys fully-built imported car portfolio for India.
Thats not all. The German marque is also planning to introduce the concept of factory-fitted individualised cars — vehicles built to customer tastes and preference — in India, BMW India president Peter Kronschnabl said.
BMW Individual will be introduced in India, initially as a factory-fitted option. We will option customers choices like sports fitment and other factory options that are available in our international portfolio,Kronschnabl said.
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Audi drives towards India assembly unita
Aiming to ride the robust economic development and infrastructural change in India, German auto major Audi has now added an SUV — Q7 — to its India portfolio, taking the total number of models in the country to four.
And the German car maker is now planning to drive deeper into the Indian car bazaar with plans to establish a local assembly unit in the country.
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India succumbs again in the dying minutes
India once again succumbed in the last quarter, conceding the match-winner against Korea in a Pool B encounter in the hockey World Cup on Monday. This was Indias third defeat in four matches with a match remaining against the Netherlands on Tuesday. Korea has taken its tally to 10 points.
Needlessly circumspect and defensive, the team could make only a few openings. Even then the forwards were not sharp enough in spite of the fact that the Korean defence did not perform that well. Frittering away the few chances, India had to go goalless
There are a lot of positive and real assets that may drive Asia towards financial integration, Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said here Saturday.
He was referring to the strong investment drive, more efficientfinancial institutions and increasing credibility of the monetary authorities, which are popular in many Asian countries including China and India after the Asian financial crisis in 1997.
"We believe this is a good moment to start moving strongly in that direction (Asian financial integration)," Rato noted at a press conference, which was held
What India and China can learn from each other
Continuing its focus on India and China, the IMF launched two new books on the sidelines of the IMF World Bank annual meetings in Singapore on Tuesday.
India goes global discusses Indias expanding role in the global economy, while India and China, learning from each other focuses on the reforms that have worked in these countries and what the two giants may learn from each other.
One of the biggest differences in the two countries has been in attracting FDI. India receives only a fraction of the FDI China
Team India profit in loss
Quizzerstakeoutyourpens,the India versus WestIndies gameat Kinraraisworthtakingnoteof.Intheyearstocome,aninterestingbitoftriviafromthisgamecancomeinhandy.Thosewhorememberthisgamewouldntbescratchingtheirheadswhentheywillencounterthisquestion:Nametheplayerwhohappenedtobeonthelosingsidedespitescoringasmanyrunsashisrivalteam?
ThemenintheIndiadressingroomtodayknewtheanswertothisquestionbuttheywerestillingscratchingtheirheads.Theyhadlostby29runsdespitethefactthattheyhadscored309runsandifthecloudswouldhaveopenedupaballbeforethe20overscut-offmark,theywouldhavesharedpointswiththeWestIndies.MrDuckworthandMrLewiswouldnthavebeenpopularnamesintheIndiadressingroomthiseveningatKinrara.
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