Terra Motors Unveils Electric Superbike Kiwami

Japan’s largest electric vehicle maker Terra Motors Corporation  ventured into India with the introduction of the country’s first ever 1,000-cc electric superbike Kiwami at a price of  Rs. 18 lakh.

With the aim to attract the youth, motorcycle enthusiasts and urban consumers who look for eco-friendly variants, Kiwami which in Japanese means ‘ultimate’, produces a maximum power of 13.4 bhp and a top speed of 160 kph. The bike can be fully charged in six hours and has a range of 200 km.

“India is the second largest producer of two-wheelers in the world. Hence, it is an important market in our strategic growth plan and we intend to invest Rs. 300 million ( Rs. 30 crore) in the Indian market next fiscal year,” said Toru Tokushige, chief executive officer (CEO), Terra Motors. “The electric vehicle market in India is very fragmented and consumers do not have a high image of the segment.

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Plan To Raise Retirement Age Of Govt Employees

The Public Expenditure Committee has recommended a raise to the pension age of government employees from 56 to 58.

The Committee has also recommended that a Pension Fund be formed for the distribution of pensions. Ten per cent of the basic pay has to be allocated to this fund.

The recommendations have been tabled in the Assembly.

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Microsoft Names Satya Nadella As CEO, Bill Gates Steps Aside As Chairman

Microsoft has named Satya Nadella, an executive in charge of the company's small, but growing business of delivering software and services over the Internet, as its new CEO. Company founder Bill Gates is leaving the chairman role for a new role as technology adviser.

The software company announced on Tuesday that Nadella will replace Steve Ballmer, who said in August that he would leave the company within 12 months. Nadella will become only the third leader in the software giant's 38-year history, after Gates and Ballmer. Board member John Thompson will serve as Microsoft's new chairman.

Nadella, who is 46 and has worked at Microsoft for 22 years, has been an executive in some of the company's fastest-growing and most-profitable businesses, including its Office and server and tools business.

For the past seven months, he was the executive vice president who led Microsoft's cloud computing offerings. That's a new area for Microsoft, which has traditionally focused on software installed on personal computers rather than on remote servers connected to the Internet. Nadella's group has been growing strongly, although it remains a small part of Microsoft's current business.

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Britain Says It Advised India On Operation Bluestar With 'Limited Impact'

Foreign Secretary William Hague said on Tuesday an official investigation had shown Britain did advise India on planning a deadly attack against Sikh separatists in the Golden Temple at Amritsar in 1984, but said its advice had limited impact. Prime Minister David Cameron ordered a review into the matter last month after newly released official papers suggested that Margaret Thatcher, then prime minister, had sent an officer from the elite SAS special air service to advise the Indians on the raid.

"The nature of the UK's assistance was purely advisory, limited and provided to the Indian government at an early stage," Hague told parliament. "It had limited impact on the tragic events that unfolded at the temple three months later."

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New Blackberry OS 10.2.1 Lets You Do More, More Easily

BlackBerry Limited announced 10 OS version 10.2.1, a new software update for BlackBerry 10 smartphones that lets you do more, more easily, and helps you be more productive and stay better connected.

BlackBerry OS 10.2.1 includes hundreds of new enhancements and refinements that will make the things you do every day faster and easier:

• Customize Pinch Gesture to Filter BlackBerry® Hub - BlackBerry Hub lets you access all your messages and notifications in one place. A new feature lets you instantly filter the message list in the Hub. You can customize the Hub to show only Unread Messages, Flagged Messages, Draft Messages, Meeting Invites, Sent Messages or Level 1 Alerts. Once the filter criterion is set, you can simply activate it with a pinch gesture on the Hub's message list.
• Simplified Phone Experience - The phone includes a new incoming call screen that lets you swipe to the left to answer or swipe right to ignore a call. New intuitive icons allow you to instantly silence the call, or send a Reply Now response through BBM™, SMS or email that you can't answer the phone right away. You can choose from a list of standard automated responses or respond with a personalized note.
• SMS and Email Groups - You can now create SMS and email groups for more efficient broadcast communications.

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Tips To Looking 10 Years Younger

Did you know that once you hit 40 years of age, whether you're a man or a women, your body starts aging FASTER than normal? Studies have shown that without the proper nutrients and exercise, your body will age about 6 months EXTRA for every year that passes. Think about that! If you are 40, that means by the time you hit 44 you will LOOK and FEEL 46. And by the time you reach 60, you will LOOK and FEEL 70 YEARS OLD! We see this every day... just look around you.

Did you know that 90% of people over the age of 35 lose enough muscle every year to burn off an additional 4 pounds of body fat? That means you not only lose the only thing on your body that creates shape, tone, and strength—you also gain more fat every year, even if your calories stay the same.

Did you know that all of this is reversible at any age? That there are specific ways to move, eat, and think that tell your brain to STOP this rapid aging process... and even SLOW IT DOWN to the point where you're aging less than a year for every year? That means you can look younger at 40 than you do at 35... or if you're like Becky and me, younger at 50+ than we did at 40!

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Big-B Says Stopped Endorsing Pepsi

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan, who has helped many brands cement their credibility in the market, has created a flutter by speaking out against Pepsi, a brand he has been endorsing for years now.

According to  report’s, the actor made this statement while addressing an interactive session on celebrity endorsements at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Bachchan was associated with Pepsi since 2002 and the association lasted for eight long years.

Big B, who was urging celebrities to exercise due diligence before endorsing brands, said that he stopped endorsing Pepsi after a schoolgirl confronted him and asked why he promoted the soft drink which her teacher branded as poison.

Bachchan admitted that the question left him speechless and made him realise what impression it had on people's minds.

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