Chennai: DMK leader MK Stalin on Friday surrendered his illegally-imported Hummer to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Chennai. Sources said Stalin's son Udayanidhi came to the Chennai office of the agency and handed over Sports Utility Vehicle Hummer which was imported in 2007 and registered in his name.
They said the car was one of the vehicles which were allegedly imported by Hyderabad businessman Alex C Joseph evading customs duties and sold to influential people at attractive rates.
In a nation-wide search operation in March, CBI had recovered at least 33 luxury vehicles from various places which were alleged to have been imported by Joseph in alleged violation of the laws.
The search by the CBI team at the residence of Stalin to look for a Hummer, just couple of days after DMK withdrew support from UPA Government, had sparked a political storm with the agency launching an internal inquiry to see if there were any procedural lapses in searches....
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08:49 PM, May 17, 2013
New Delhi: US scientists have designed a next-gen flying car capable of taking off vertically and flying completely on its own - and it could be on the roads within a decade. The Terrafugia TF-X flying car can take off vertically and has a flying range of 805 km. Once airborne, the two propellers fold back and propulsion is handled by an engine mounted behind the cockpit. Everything from take-off,...
09:22 AM, May 09, 2013
New York: Stuck in traffic jam? Use your car's flying button. Seriously! US scientists have designed a gen-next flying car capable of taking off vertically and flying completely on its own - and it could be on the roads within a decade. An ambitious US engineering company has released images of the flying car, the four-passenger TF-X, and it won't require a pilot's license to operate. TF-X is a hybrid...
09:13 AM, May 09, 2013
Salim Ahamed's critically acclaimed debut feature 'Adaminte Makan Abu' picked up four national awards in 2011 and was India's official entry into the Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars that year. Screened at every major international film festivals, it went on to win accolades from the national and international media. Director Salim Ahamed joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on his film 'Adaminte Makan Abu' and new projects. Q....
06:31 PM, May 06, 2013
Chandigarh: Slums may lack basic amenities, but computers, Internet connectivity and cars have made their way into the dingy alleys in Punjab. As per data, as much as 7 per cent of slums have computers/laptops without Internet and 4.3 per cent have computers with Internet in Punjab. Punjab has 14.2 per cent of urban households living in slums while out of 143 towns, 71 have reported slums in 18 districts,...
03:57 AM, Apr 28, 2013
The e2o is an electric car developed by the Mahindra Reva Electric Car Company. It's the successor to the Reva India's first electric car. The big question is if India is prepared for a car of its kind. Nearly a decade ago it wasn't but how far have things progressed with the E2O. Styling The e2o looks a bit out of the ordinary, the design is unconventional since its been...
02:04 PM, Apr 20, 2013
Los Angeles: Seth MacFarlane may have shown reluctance to return as an Oscar host but producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron are apparently keen to bring him back for the high profile job. Zadan and Meron are returning to oversee the Oscars in 2014 and they reportedly want the 'Family Guy' creator back for the hosting job. MacFarlane faced criticism from several quarters but ensured that the show generated good...
11:20 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Bangalore: The bomb blast near the state BJP city office that left at least 16 people injured indicated the hand of terrorists and state police has set up a special team to investigate the attack, Karnataka Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar said on Wednesday. "By tomorrow or day after, details will be known about the incident and appropriate action will be taken in this regard," he told reporters after visiting the...
01:21 AM, Apr 18, 2013
3:40 pm: The Home Ministry confirms that the Bangalore blast was a terror attack. 2:39 pm: 11 policemen have been injured in the Bangalore blast, say sources. 2:30 pm: Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde says, "Have constituted an enquiry into the Bangalore blast under the Special Secretary of Home department. I will have interaction with the Karnataka government and the police." 2:16 pm: Mumbai put on high alert after Bangalore...
12:48 PM, Apr 17, 2013
Bangalore: A blast near the BJP office in Malleshwaram in Bangalore on Wednesday left 16 people injured including eight policemen. The explosion reportedly took place near a temple just metres away from the BJP headquarters. Bangalore Police said that several cars have been damaged in the low intensity blast including a police vehicle. The police added that the cause of the blast in not known yet. The blast comes weeks...
11:08 AM, Apr 17, 2013
We have spotted test mules of the upcoming Tata Nano diesel on various occasions but the engine specifications were always speculative. Not anymore though. Well known turbocharger maker Garrett has listed on it's webpage the details of the Nano diesel engine. The diesel Nano will be powered by a 0.8L common rail engine which will produce 40PS of power at 4000rpm and 94Nm of torque at 2500rpm. This 800cc engine...
06:29 PM, Apr 15, 2013
Tokyo: Toyota Motor Corp said on Thursday that it is recalling 1.73 million vehicles worldwide due to an airbag problem. Japanese auto parts maker Takata Corp spokesman Toyohiro Hishikawa said the company supplied the airbags related to the recalls. ...
12:27 PM, Apr 11, 2013
Mumbai: The Hennessey Venom GT is now officially the world's fastest stock production car, eclipsing the former record holder, the Bugatti Veyron. Hennessey officials tested the 1261PS/1564Nm 7.0-litre twin-turbo V8 Venom GT on the US Naval Air Station in Lemoore. Two VBOX 3i data logging systems were used to monitor this run and there were VBOX officials present to verify as well. The 3.21 km run saw the Venom attain...
01:12 PM, Apr 06, 2013
New Delhi: Barely a few months after launching its 2013 R8 in the country, Audi has launched the high-performance V10 Plus variant at Rs 2.05 crore, ex- showroom India. Boasting of a 558PS/540Nm 5.2-litre V10 FSI engine from Lamborghini, the Audi R8 V10 Plus goes from 0-100kmph in just 3.5 seconds. A 7-speed S tronic dual clutch gearbox handles the transmission duties. Audi claims that the V10 Plus can hit...
02:20 PM, Apr 05, 2013
New Delhi: After a 27-year-long innings, the Indian Army is bidding goodbye to the iconic Maruti Gypsy - all 30,000 of them in its fleet. The Army is expected to try out new vehicles. Army sources told CNN-IBN that the force plans to replace the Gypsy with more powerful vehicles in the 800 kilogram class. The Gypsy may be replaced by the Tata Safari or Mahindra Scorpio - vehicles meant...
08:59 AM, Apr 05, 2013
Abu Dhabi: A team of engineering students in the UAE have designed a car that could potentially travel up to 1,000 km on just one litre of fuel. The lightweight vehicle - named Eco-Dubai 1 - is in its final stage of construction and will begin testing in the next two weeks. The product of almost two years of work by students at the Higher Colleges of Technology Dubai Men's...
12:39 PM, Apr 04, 2013
New Delhi: People hate red lights, the Supreme Court said on Wednesday, hoping that some day they will be spared of the VIP escort cars, except that of constitutional functionaries, passing by them with their sirens blaring. "Some time it will happen today or tomorrow," an apex court bench of Justice GS Singhvi and Justice Kurien Joseph said, pointing out that the problem of people being at the receiving end...
01:25 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Indore: In a development which is probably the first of its kind in the country, BSNL's Indore division on Wednesday launched a wi-fi technology module for cars which will enable people to use Internet while they are travelling. A wi-fi technology module which costs around Rs 5000 to Rs 6000 was first installed on an experimental basis in the official car of BSNL Indore unit's General Manager GC Pandey. Pandey...
11:42 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Honda Motor Co will spend Rs 25 billion on a 120,000 cars-per-year plant in India, a senior executive said, as the Japanese carmaker looks to ramp up its activity in the country after splitting from its former partner. ...
01:50 PM, Apr 02, 2013
Country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India Ltd launched an all new version of its mid-size sedan SX4 in the country, with price remaining unchanged in the range of Rs 7.38-9.79 lakh (ex showroom Delhi). ...
10:54 AM, Mar 30, 2013
