India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.
ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
In Kerala, we still have a lot of Privately owned amby’s. They are the most durable cars in the nation. Parts have almost doubled in price due to lack of availability. It is becoming expensive to have a well maintained one. But it’s worth every penny!! But it’s saddening when I see some Privately owned amby’s in a bad condition.
I think we as a rule tend to only see what interests us. The Ambassador was a vehicle that was so symbolic and shambolic of the way India progressed and also was allowed to progress. It is a sad symbol of make-in-India because, speaking purely in automotive terms, the Tata-Mercedes-Benz trucks and buses were the best and the most positive of the symbols of make-in-India in their entirety.
Our family’s personal vehicle was the Fiat for a long time, but the Ambassador was the car the government provided father with. We toured large parts of Maharashtra in considerable comfort, although there was no air conditioning in those days. As a senior executive at Hindustan Motors told one of the owners ruefully, Babu, each part of the car makes a sound, except the horn.
In Kerala, we still have a lot of Privately owned amby’s. They are the most durable cars in the nation. Parts have almost doubled in price due to lack of availability. It is becoming expensive to have a well maintained one. But it’s worth every penny!! But it’s saddening when I see some Privately owned amby’s in a bad condition.
I think we as a rule tend to only see what interests us. The Ambassador was a vehicle that was so symbolic and shambolic of the way India progressed and also was allowed to progress. It is a sad symbol of make-in-India because, speaking purely in automotive terms, the Tata-Mercedes-Benz trucks and buses were the best and the most positive of the symbols of make-in-India in their entirety.
Our family’s personal vehicle was the Fiat for a long time, but the Ambassador was the car the government provided father with. We toured large parts of Maharashtra in considerable comfort, although there was no air conditioning in those days. As a senior executive at Hindustan Motors told one of the owners ruefully, Babu, each part of the car makes a sound, except the horn.
The car symbolises the rise and fall of West Bengal in Indian economy.