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• Pulsar NS160 - Rs 80,128
• Pulsar 180 - Rs 81,152
• Pulsar 220F - Rs 93,184
• Pulsar NS200 - Rs 97,216
• Pulsar RS200 STD - Rs 1,23,392
• Pulsar RS200 ABS - Rs 1,35,296
• CT100B - Rs 33,216
• CT100 Alloy - Rs 36,288
• CT100 Electric Start - Rs 39,552
• Platina Alloy - Rs 46,656
• Discover 125 Drum - Rs 52,672
• Bajaj V12 Drum - Rs 56,960
• Bajaj V12 Disc - Rs 59,552
• Bajaj V15 - Rs 63,680
• Avenger 150 Street - Rs 80,960
• Avenger 220 Street - Rs 89,190
• Avenger 220 Cruise - Rs 89,190
• Dominar 400 STD - Rs 1,41,611
• Dominar 400 ABS - Rs 1,55,772

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER VAIKO's SPEECH AT UN COUNCIL

Two days ago, a video taken inside the UN Council was released where Vaiko alleged that after he had finished a speech session, a Lankan national confronted him asking how could he speak in such a scathingly critical way about the island nation. Vaiko, on his part, said that he only brought to the fore the atrocities that were being faced by the Lankan Tamils. Later, 6 other nationals, whom Vaiko claimed to be soldiers or war commanders, threatened him to not speak in such a manner.

It was on hearing about this incident that the MDMK cadres attempted to lay siege to the Sri Lankan Deputy High Commission in Chennai. Party leader Mallai Sathya stated that the Centre had not condemned what had happened to Vaiko, something that only showed that no matter which party comes to power, Tamil citizens would only be treated as 'second grade' citizens.

The cadres raised slogans against the Sri Lankan government. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's pictures were burnt by MDMK cadres to lodge their resentment. Following the protest, Sathya also claimed that the rights of Tamils citizens should be protected at all costs.

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Vijay Sethupathi has got back to the rural routes after a long time with Karuppan, which released today for pooja holidays. Kathir (Bobby Simha) has an interest for Anbu (Tanya Ravichandran), but due to family situations, she gets hitched to Karuppan (Vijay Sethupathi). What does Kathir do, to separate Karuppan and Anbu, and does he finally get to marry Anbu? is what the basic premise of the film is about.

Vijay Sethupathi proves again he is an effortless performer, who easily fits in any given role. Karuppan character looks tailor-made for Makkal Selvan, who makes no mistake in delivering it. His charismatic screen presence and body language are enjoyable. Unlike other mainstream commercial films, Karuppan's heroine has a meaty role with good screen time, fortunately. Tanya has an expressive face, and she has done justice to her role. However, it would've been better if Tanya had rendered her own voice, instead of opting for a dubbing artist. Bobby Simha's role as the antagonist could have been designed with more weightage and scope for performance. Other actors like Pasupathi, Renu emote well with the limited scope given to them. Singam Puli's comedy has majorly worked.

The first half of the movie is full of celebration and happy moments. Only in the latter half, the film takes the serious route with vengeance, drama, and much more. Karuppan has a done and dusted screenplay, that we've seen in many films earlier, but the saving grace here is, Vijay Sethupathi's performance. If not for Vijay Sethupathi, this film wouldn't have got this flavour and engagement. His chemistry with Tanya is pretty decent, and their scenes together work well.

The Jallikattu scene needs a special mention, as it has been shot so colourfully, with full of energy. The sentiments are overdone to an extent, and after a certain point of time, it turns too melodramatic. One complainable issue in the film would be the vengeance portions, which doesn't engage you much.

The need or importance of Sharath Lohitashwa's character is questionable. Though he is being showcased as a notorious villain, he neither has a significance nor travels till the climax. The song sequences could've been chopped off, especially the Murukku Meesa Mama number.

On the technical front, Shakthivel's visuals capture the scenic beauty of the rural areas. D.Imman's background score is better than the songs, which don't stay in you. Panneerselvam, who made his debut through the critically acclaimed Renigunta, has taken the commercial route for Karuppan. Taking up the rural backdrop as the base, he could've given an engaging, colourful drama, instead of opting for a vengeance drama that we've already witnessed many times.

India signs agreement to train Afghanistan police

Afghanistan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah with foreign minister Sushma Swaraj in New Delhi on Thursday.

New Delhi: India and Afghanistan on Thursday moved to deepen their ties with a pact on New Delhi training Afghan police, the first line of resistance against a resurgent Taliban in the war-torn country.

The agreement came after talks in New Delhi between visiting Afghan chief executive Abdullah Abdullah and Indian leaders including Prime minister Narendra Modi, President Ram Nath Kovind and foreign minister Sushma Swaraj.

“Prime Minister reiterated India’s commitment to extend full support to Afghanistan’s efforts for building a peaceful, united, prosperous, inclusive and democratic Afghanistan,” an Indian statement said after talks between Modi and Abdullah. “The two leaders exchanged views on the security environment in Afghanistan and the extended region, and, in this context, agreed to continue close coordination and cooperation,” it said. “An MoU (memorandum of understanding) for Technical Cooperation on Police Training and Development was exchanged in the presence of the two leaders at the conclusion of the meeting,” it added.

It follows a reworking of the US Afghan strategy, outlined by US President Donald Trump last month in which he called on India to play a larger role in stabilizing Afghanistan and berated Pakistan for providing a safe haven for groups like the Taliban that are targeting US forces.

Abdullah’s visit also comes within days of a trip to India by US defence secretary James Mattis to discuss the revised American strategy for Afghanistan, among other issues.

The Afghan chief executive, who was to arrive in New Delhi on Wednesday afternoon in time to inaugurate an Afghan investment fair, reached India on Thursday morning after the closure of the Kabul airport following a rocket attack, claimed by the Islamic State and the Taliban—an indication of the security challenges facing the country despite a 16-year-long war to defeat the Taliban.

On Wednesday, an Indian government statement had said the pact “will help in capacity building of Afghanistan National Police and improving the security apparatus in the region.”

Analysts say one of the challenges faced by Afghanistan is equipping its security personnel with the skills required to take on the Taliban. India is indicating that it can help Afghanistan by strengthening its security structures, said Harsh V. Pant, a professor of international relations at the London-based King’s College.

“India seems to be making the argument that it can play a larger role in Afghanistan by strengthening its security forces. It fits in well with its strategy,” Pant said.

A key element of Trump’s reworked Afghan strategy to defeat the Taliban was a bigger role for India in stabilising Afghanistan.

Earlier this month, India announced it would undertake 116 new “high impact” development projects in 31 provinces of Afghanistan. New Delhi also agreed to “strengthen security cooperation” and “extend further assistance for the Afghan national defence and security forces in fighting the scourge of terrorism, organized crime, trafficking of narcotics and money laundering,” a government statement said.

India has pledged $3.1 billion in assistance to Afghanistan since the ouster of the Taliban from Kabul in November 2001. It is one of the biggest donors in the region to the war-torn country.

Once seen on the side of the invading Soviet Union, India moved to establish diplomatic ties with the new Afghan administration after the ouster of the Taliban in 2001 from Kabul by US-led international troops.

But the Taliban made a comeback after 2004 mainly with the support of Pakistan that wants an Islamabad-friendly government in Kabul to limit India’s influence. “After 2001, the Afghan government came into its own and in today’s world, no country will live by some other country’s priorities,” Pant said. “Pakistan’s attempts to disrupt any alliance between India and Afghanistan has led to exactly that same outcome—of bringing the countries together,” he said.

Top 15 Bikes in India under Rs 2 lakh (Post-GST Ex-showroom Delhi)

Top 15 Bikes in India under Rs 2 lakh (Post-GST Ex-showroom Delhi)

Indian buyers are left with not more than a handful of option when considering a motorcycle between INR 1 lakh-2 lakh. The range starts from Royal Enfield Bullet 350 at INR 1.13 lakh while goes up to INR 1.84 lakh for the Benelli TNT25.

• Royal Enfield Bullet 350 @ INR 1,13,000
• Plus Rs 5800 - Yamaha R15 V2 @ Rs 1,18,800
• Plus Rs 500 - Yamaha FZ25 @ Rs 1,19,300
• Plus Rs 2500 - Pulsar RS200 @ Rs 1,21,800
• Plus Rs 13,600 - RE Classic 350 @ Rs 1,35,400
• Plus Rs 5600 - Bajaj Dominar @ Rs 1,41,000
• Plus Rs 4900 - Thunderbird 350 @ Rs 1,45,900
• Plus Rs 100 - KTM Duke 200 @ Rs 1,46,000
• Plus Rs 17,800 - Renegade Sports @ Rs 1,63,800
• Plus Rs 1200 - RE Himalayan @ Rs 1,65,000
• Plus Rs 3300 - Renegade Commando @ Rs 1,68,300
• Plus Rs 5000 - Mahindra Mojo @ Rs 1,73,300
• Plus Rs 1500 - KTM RC 200 @ Rs 1,74,800
• Plus Rs 900 - KTM Duke 250 @ Rs 1,75,700
• Plus Rs 8300 - Benelli TNT 25 @ Rs 1,85,000

The prices mentioned here are ex-showroom Delhi and does not include products that cross INR 1 lakh mark in several states. If you are looking for a list that has the top bikes to consider under INR 1 lakh, here is a list with top 10 bikes for the money.

Top 10 Bikes in India Under INR 1 lakh

Note: We didn't include Honda CBR150R and CBR250R in this list as these 2 bikes have been removed from the official website and are temporarily unavailable in India. Honda will soon relaunch the 150cc and 250cc CBRs in India with BS4 engine and AHO headlight.

The 500cc Royal Enfield motorcycles are powered by a 499cc single cylinder engine, which develops maximum power of 27.2 Bhp and maximum torque of 41.3 nm. The engine is mated to a 5 s-peed gearbox. Bullet 500 is priced @ INR 1,65,800 lakh, Classic 500 is priced @ INR 1,75,700 lakhs and the Thunderbird 500 is available for INR 1,88,000 lakhs. All prices are ex-showroom Delhi.

TOP 10 AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY IN INDIA

The top 10 automobile industry in India are

1.    Tata Motors
2.    Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd
3.    Maruti Suzuki
4.    Hero Motocorp Ltd
5.    Bajaj Auto Ltd
6.    Ashok Leyland
7.    Hyundai
8.    TVS Motor Company
9.    Eicher Motors
10.  Force Motors Ltd

Let us discuss about each one of them one by one.

1.    Tata Motors

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1945
•    Employees             : 60,000 (approx)
•    Head office            : Mumbai
•    Establishment        : 1945
•    Website                : www.tatamotors.com

Tata motors is the leading automobile industry in India. It was first founded in the year 1945. It is a public type company with 60,000 employees working in it. The head office of Tata Motors is situated in Mumbai. The establishment of it was took place in 1945.

It produces various products which include buses, trucks, coaches, vans, passenger cars, construction equipment and military vehicles. It is the world’s second largest bus manufacturer, fourth largest truck manufacturer and 17th largest motor vehicle manufacturing company.

Tata Motors has its auto manufacturing and assembly plants situated in Pune, Dharwad, Sanand, Lucknow, Pantnagar and Jamshedpur.
Tata launched his first fully indigenous Indian passenger car in 1998 named as Tata Indica and Tata Nano in 2008. Tata Safari was the first sport utility vehicles (SUVs) launched by Tata Motors in 1998.

2. Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

•    Type                      : Public
•    Founded                 : 1945
•    Employees              : 34,612
•    Head Office             : Mumbai
•    Establishment         : 1945
•    Website                 : www.mahindra.com

Mahindra is a public type global automobile company founded in the year 1945. This company is working with 34612 employees. Its head office is situated in Mumbai. This company was established in 1945.

It is one of the largest vehicle manufacturing company in India by production and largest tractor manufacturers in the world. According to the Brand Trust Report in 2014 it was given 10th rank for the most trusted brand in India.

Mahindra manufactures different vehicles which include jeeps, light commercial vehicle (LCVs), agriculture tractors, SUVs, saloon cars, pickups, two wheeled motorcycles.
 

3. Maruti Suzuki

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1981
•    Employees             : 6,903
•    Head Office            : New Delhi
•    Establishment         : 1981
•    Website                 : www.marutisuzuki.com

Maruti Suzuki is one of the best automobile company among the top ten automobile companies in India. It was founded in the year 1981. Recently about 6903 employees are working in it. Its head office is situated in New Delhi. It was established in the year 1981.

37% of India’s four wheeler market is captured by Maruti Suzuki.

Some of the flagship products that are manufactured by the Maruti Suzuki Company are Swift, Wagon E, Zen, Dzire, SX4 and Omni.

4. Hero MotoCorp Ltd

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1982
•    Employees             : 5842
•    Head office            : New Delhi
•    Establishment        : 1984
•    Website                : www.heromotorcorp.com

Hero Motocorp emerges out as a best motorcycle and scooter manufacturing company in India. It is a public type company founded in the year 1982 and established in 1984. About 5842 employees are attached to this company. Its head office is situated in New Delhi. The company was started its journey with a joint venture between Herocycles of India and Honda of Japan.

In 2010 Honda decided to remove the joint venture and in 2011 company was renamed as Hero Motocorp.

5. Baja Auto Limited

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1930
•    Employees             : 8,036  
•    Head office            : Pune
•    Establishment        : 1930
•    Website                : bajajauto.com

It is an Indian two wheeler manufacturing Company. It was started in the year 1930 by Jamnalal Bajaj. This Company has an experience of more than 100 years in automobile industry. In the year 2012, Bajaj Auto Ltd is put in the list of top 2000 global Company by Fortune.

6. Ashok Leyland

•    Type                    : Public
•    Founded               : 1948
•    Employees            : 15,812
•    Head office           : Chennai, Tamil Nadu
•    Establishment       : 1948
•    Website               : www.ashokleyland.com

The title for the second largest commercial vehicle manufacturer in India is goes to the Ashok Leyland Company. This Company was founded in the year 1948. 15,812 employees are associated with this Company. Ashok Leyland is a part of Hinduja Group. It comprises of 30% share of commercial vehicle segment in India. The head office of the Company is situated in Chennai.

7. Hyundai

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1947
•    Head office            : Seoul, South Korea
•    Establishment        : 1967
•    Website                : www.hyundai.com

Hyundai is a South Korean based Multinational Company established in the year 1967 with a huge experience in automobile industry. It is playing a prominent role in 4 wheeler segment in Indian automobile industry and launched i10, i20 car series to capture the growing Indian Market.

8. TVS Motor Company

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1978
•    Head office            : Chennai
•    Establishment        : 1978
•    Website                : www.tvsmotor.in

TVS Motor Company was founded in the year 1979 with its head office situated in Chennai. It is a part of TVS group which manufactures scooters, motorcycles, mopeds and auto rickshaws in India.

9. Eicher Motors

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1948
•    Employees             : 2,500
•    Head office            : Gurgaon, India
•    Website                : www.eicher.in

Eicher is one of the leading commercial vehicle manufacturers in India. It was founded in the year 1948. The head office of Eicher Motors is situated in Gurgaon, India. The Eicher Motors Ltd (EML) is a flagship Company of Eicher group. This company has about 2500 employees working in it. It is the first company which was capable of producing the first agricultural tractor for India in 1959.

10. Force Motors Ltd

•    Type                     : Public
•    Founded                : 1958
•    Employees             : 8000
•    Head office            : Pune
•    Establishment        : 1958
•    Website                : www.forcemotors.com

In the list of the top 10 automobile industry in india, the Force Motors comes at last position. This Company was founded in the year 1958. Its head office is situated in Pune. About 8000 employees are working in this company. The products offered are force one, balwan tractor, traveler trax etc.

PULSE PLUG - AN INNOVATION IN SPARK PLUG ERA

Everyone is familiar about spark plugs. A brand called 'Pulstar' launched a new kind of spark plug called as pulse plug. Pulse plugs - a different innovation in spark plug technology and design acclaims to increase horsepower and fuel efficiency. The new pulse plug produces a stronger and wider spark when compared to the existing spark plugs. Generally the main work of the spark plugs is to ignite the charge (air and fuel) in gasoline engines. The more better and complete combustion of charge also drastically increases the horse power and efficiency. In this post lets see about the technology behind pulse plugs in comparison with existing the spark plugs.

Spark plugs work similar to a lightning bolt in clouds. To create a spark the power should have a very high voltage in order to travel across the electrode and create a good spark. 

Voltage at the spark plug can be anywhere from 40,000 to 100,000 volts. This high voltage is usually produced by an induction coil. This induction coil is similar to a step-up transformer to produce a high voltage discharge.

The high voltage from the induction coil is supplied to the spark plug by the spark plug cable and a spark is created between the electrodes of the spark plug.

In pulstar spark plug, a capacitor space is included in the plug which boosts the voltage when compared to an ordinary conventional spark plug. This high voltage discharge produces a wider and better spark. But it is not 100% guaranteed that it improves HP and fuel efficiency. Normally a new spark plug performs better compared to the old one, so it is tough to decide which is a better one.

NGK iridium spark plugs produce a consistent and steady spark area which improves performance. It lasts longer than ordinary spark plugs. The Pulstar pulse plugs are usually larger in size and pricy too, plus they don't have fit properly in many vehicles. Not available in our country.

The only advantage of using a pulse plug is that it can produce a spark with larger area. Hence the combustion becomes complete even the charge (air & fuel mixture) is lean or rich.

Has Modi Been Better PM Than Manmohan Singh? Here Are 8 Comparisons That Will Give You The Answer

The Lok Sabha elections of 2014 became historical because of a single man. A man who single handedly drove his party to power, Narendra Modi. He became the face of India for his vociferous campaigning and his point to point pre-election promises. Without even looking at the candidate they were electing, people kept voting for BJP to bring in Narendra Modi as the new Prime Minister of India. A Modi-Wave had swept across the whole country.

 

 

The results came in and Narendra Modi became the 14th Prime Minister of independent India. The mandate was massive, a landslide victory handed over NDA a government with almost no opposition. No party was able to garner enough seats to even form a stable opposition. Such was the trust bestowed upon Narendra Modi by the people of India.

What this meant was people were expecting Narendra Modi to stand apart from all the 13 Prime Ministers who assumed the PMO office before him. If not that, he was at least expected to better the performance of his own predecessor who was marred by corruption all through his tenure. Three years on, has Narendra Modi really been a better PM? Here is a little fact check that will show you Narendra Modi stands when compared to his predecessor, Manmohan Singh.

1. Industrial Production

 Measured in terms of IIP (Index of Industrial Production), the industrial production has been a major setback for the Modi-led NDA Government. The consumer durables output in May 2014 stood handsomely at 11.1 percent. In March 2017, it has fallen seriously to a low of (-) 0.8 percent. The numbers reflect the failure of Modi Government in strengthening the industrial activity.

2. Number Of Foreign Trips

 

Narendra Modi’s foreign tours have came under criticism on many occasions. Amit Shah, while defending PM Narendra Modi’s long list of foreign trips, said that the former PM, Manmohan Singh, had also taken up the same number of trips but failed to bring any of his trips to the limelight. His claims are nowhere near being true though, as the number of foreign trips undertaken by Manmohan Singh during his first three years have been much less than that of Narendra Modi.

Precisely, in the first three years of UPA-I, Manmohan Singh visited a total of 27 countries while during the first three years of his second tenure with UPA-II he visited 36 nations. Narendra Modi with his NDA Government visited a total of 49 countries. On one hand, Narendra Modi has visited many countries without any significant deal or motto while Manmohan Singh visited a country only when he had a plan or a pact concerned with the country he was going to visit.

3. GDP Growth

 

The average GDP growth for the entire 10 years of UPA Government stood at a stable 7.7%. These 10 years included the times of recession, which makes the number look even more staggering. Talking about just the first three years of UPA-I, the average GDP growth stood at around 8.7%. Also, the highest GDP growth rate ever was also witnessed under the UPA regime.

GDP growth under NDA before and after demonetization have been two different stories altogether. Overall, the average GDP growth for the first three years stands at just over 7%. GDP has witnessed an upward trend though, as it was at a lowly 6.4% when NDA took over back in May 2014. It was all going well before PM Narendra Modi announced demonetization. The move received some mixed reactions but a few economists started predicting a downfall of economy. Amongst those economists was Manmohan Singh whose prediction of a 2% downfall in GDP turned out to be true. Presently, the GDP growth stands at 5.7%, lower than what it was when NDA had taken over back in 2014.

4. Taxation

 

This has been the most cruel failure of the present NDA government. Commodities that are not under GST are being used by the government to extort the common man. The taxes on petrol and diesel, which used to 34% and 21.5% before 2015, are now soaring high at 58% and over 50% respectively. Prior to GST, the service tax was increased from 12.6% to 14% and a slew of indirect taxes was also levied that hampered the buying power of a common man.

Even the GST rolled out by the NDA government is not all fair. UPA Government proposed GST with a maximum tax slab of 18%. Back then, the BJP used all their might to protest it and stop the UPA Government from implementing it. When in power, they’ve rolled it out with a higher maximum tax slab of 28%.

5. Employment Generation

 

This is something that PM Narendra Modi prefers not to talk about. From 2009 to 2011, when the economy grew at an average of 8.5%, an average 9.5 lakh jobs were generated every year. This growth was termed as a ‘Jobless Growth’ and was counted as a failure of the UPA Government. PM Manmohan Singh however made sure that the number doesn’t drop down further during recession.

Under the present Modi-led NDA Government, we are facing a situation were more jobs may be lost than created. As of now, the average new jobs generated every year under NDA stands at just 2 lakh, which is just 25% of the number of jobs generated every year before 2011. When the numbers hit an all time low of 1.5 lakh, the Modi-led NDA Government decided to review the process of data gathering.

6. Corruption

 

The end of UPA regime was mainly due to the corruption cases that overshadowed all their good work. Coalgate Scam, Augusta Westland Scam, and 2g Scam topped the list of major scams that marred the UPA regime. As a PM, Manmohan Singh himself remained free of corruption but failed to control it in the entire country.

On the other hand, NDA Government has effectively managed to curb down corruption. Something that PM Modi deserves an applause for. Yes, there has been an open loot by the government through taxation, but no corruption. There have been scams during the NDA regime as well, but still the rate of corruption has stooped low. Barring that, the policies implemented by PM Modi for controlling corruption has worked out well so far.

7. Communal Harmony

 

PM Narendra Modi has failed massively in maintaining communal harmony of the nation. From lynching of minorities to murder of journalists who spoke against BJP/NDA, everything happened right under PM Modi’s nose but he did not bother to even speak a word against it, forget about taking any serious action.

On the other hand, Manmohan Singh himself belonging to a minority ensured almost perfect communal harmony. Yes, there were cases of communal hatred under his regime, but the difference was that he ensured the errants ended up behind the bars.

8. Cross-Border Disputes

 

The number of soldiers dying after Modi became the PM has gone up severely. A total of 60 soldiers had died in 2016, nearly twice the number of soldiers who died in 2015. Ceasefire violations too were on the rise and the surgical strike hardly stopped the number of soldiers dying on the border. PM Narendra Modi spoke highly about fighting Pakistan but has failed majorly through his actions.

2012 was reportedly the most peaceful year with only 17 soldiers losing their lives. PM Manmohan Singh did not warn or launch any surgical strike on Pakistan but rather opted to maintain peace between the two nations. Due to his efforts, Pakistan and India were on the right track of neighbourhood. Maybe he never attacked Pakistan but he never let his own soldiers die either.

7 negatives and 1 positive there for our PM Narendra Modi. If one follows “logic”, then Manmohan Singh actually turns out to be the right answer.

Manmohan Singh is often criticised for acting a puppet of his party and doing as was asked to do. Narendra Modi’s biggest plus point which people speak of is his daring to take decisions all by himself. However, Narendra Modi has ended up showing the consequences of handing over the power to take decisions in the wrong hands.