Mumbai: Yet again, John Abraham will produce the film, which traces the story of a tourist guide who loses his values in the quest for affluence and success. While Salman Khan is going all-out for debutant Pulkit Samrat, Abraham has pitched his might behind Khurrana. Following the favourable response to debutants Khurrana and Yami Gautam, director Shoojit Sircar will shoot the rom-com with the same lead pair. Says Khurrana, Yes,...
06:34 PM, Apr 29, 2012
Mumbai: Even before his first film 'Vicky Donor' hits cinema houses, VJ-turned-actor Ayushmann Khurrana has managed to impress John Abraham, who has signed him for his next home production, 'Hamara Bajaj'. Ayushmann is making his acting debut in Bollywood with Vicky Donor, directed by Shoojit Sircar. He plays the central character in the story, based on the concept of sperm donation and infertility. Now in 'Hamaara Bajaj', he would be...
03:54 PM, Apr 17, 2012
New Delhi: Kiran Mazumdar Shaw, an Indian entrepreneur and chairman and MD of Biocon Limited came out strongly against Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, tweeting that her party was going to be a "bane" for West Bengal. "Mamta is a dangerous, populist demagogue: economically illiterate but politically astute - deadly combo!" Shaw tweeted. "Mamta is a sad reflection on just how feudal our society and culture is -...
12:00 PM, Mar 15, 2012
What is common to the Duke 200 and the Pulsar 200 NS? Think of the 200cc engine as a platform for clarity. Bajaj say the gearbox and the crankshaft are virtually identical but from there on the two engines take different paths. It's sort of like how the Volkswagen group uses the same engine across brands. But instead of the same engine in both the Duke and the Pulsar, the...
12:07 PM, Feb 11, 2012
It's finally here! The Pulsar we've all been eagerly waiting for has just been unveiled. The prices are yet to be announced but as of now we know that the commercial launch will happen sometime around April this year. The engine is based on the 200cc mill from the KTM 200 Duke. The surprise is that unlike we expected the engine is not aircooled, but is in fact a liquid...
04:08 PM, Jan 30, 2012
New Delhi: The country's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto today launched a sports bike 'Duke 200' from its Austrian associate firm KTM's portfolio at an introductory price of Rs 1.18 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). "The launch of 'Duke' is one of the many steps in our association with KTM over the last five years. Between Bajaj Pulsar and KTM 'Duke' we intend to further strengthen our position in sports motorcycle...
02:24 PM, Jan 24, 2012
Mumbai: Mobile handset maker Nokia has emerged as the most trusted brand in India, ahead of homegrown Tata which is at number 2, while social activist Anna Hazare is placed above master blaster Sachin Tendulkar, according to a recent survey. The survey, 'The Brand Trust Report, India Study 2012' released in Mumbai on Monday, placed the South Korean consumer durable firm LG in the third position. Korean consumer electronics and...
11:38 PM, Jan 16, 2012
Bajaj launched their first car, the RE60, at the 2012 Auto Expo. There were expectations that this would be Bajaj's competitor to the Nano and adding fuel to the fire was the possible joint venture between Bajaj and the Renault Nissan partnership for a small car. Contrary to speculation they are not billing this four wheeler 'car', instead Bajaj had clearly stated that it's a commercial vehicle and an upgrade...
01:02 PM, Jan 08, 2012
New Delhi: Bajaj Auto, India's second largest bike maker, finally unveiled its first four-wheeler, a low-emission car - RE 60 on the eve of the 2012 Auto Expo in New Delhi. The company, which had in 2008 showcased a concept small car but decided not to go ahead with the project. High fuel efficiency and lower emissions are the key factors on which the company is banking on to make...
01:31 PM, Jan 03, 2012
New Delhi: The country's second largest two-wheeler maker Bajaj Auto has reported 8.22 per cent increase in motorcycle sales in December 2011 at 2,63,699 units - the highest monthly sales of the company. The company had sold 2,43,675 units of motorcycles in the corresponding month previous year, Bajaj Auto Ltd (BAL) said in a statement today. Total vehicle sales during last month stood at 3,05,690 units compared to 2,76,803 units...
11:48 AM, Jan 02, 2012
Bajaj Auto seems to be following in Hero Motocorp's footsteps, but with a twist. While Hero has famously created motorcycles at different price points in similar segments using the same engine with different cosmetic packages, Bajaj is trying to offer motorcycles in different segments using the same engine displacement. Say hello to the third 150cc motorcycle from Bajaj Auto, the Bajaj Boxer BM150 in India. The Boxer in this case...
03:00 PM, Dec 16, 2011
The top ten things you need to know about KTM and the Duke 200. 1) Price and availability Bajaj will launch the KTM Duke 200 at the Auto Expo, although the official company lines also suggests that the Bajaj small car and commercial vehicles will be the focus of the company, and not motorcycles. The Probiking line of Bajaj showrooms will turn fully orange as the company introduces the KTM...
03:50 PM, Dec 15, 2011
Joseph Campbell, in his The Hero with a Thousand Faces, explained the making of a hero. The hero starts out ordinary; gets a call to adventure; undergoes severe tests and on survival gets a great boon. After this, he returns to an ordinary life and uses that boon to improve the world. In the past 40 years, the world of business would have produced a handful of leaders who can...
10:58 AM, Dec 09, 2011
Chennai: Undeterred by the slump in the automobile market, two wheeler manufacturers in India aim to post decent sales this financial year, buoyed by good sales in November. While Japanese two-wheeler manufacturer India Yamaha aims to sell over four lakh units this year, rival Bajaj Auto plans to post sales of four million units this fiscal. India Yamaha Motor Director-Sales and Marketing Jun Nakata said they planned to sell over...
12:38 PM, Dec 05, 2011
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