We love our small cars, but a Mini is a complete anomaly in that genre. Sure it’s small and zippy and can eat your morning commute for breakfast. But it’s also premium, which makes absolutely no sense. But for over the 1,00,000 fans on Mini India’s facebook page, it seems that it may just be the most sensible premium small car here. And if you’ve been waiting to check out the new Mini Cooper range that was so enthusiastically unveiled at the 11th Auto Expo this year, all you need to do is head to Mumbai.
Infinity Cars have been appointed as the first Mini dealership in India with their exclusive showroom in Santacruz, Mumbai. The cars themselves are available only as Completely Built-up Unit (CBU) and will start delivery from May this year.
Dr. Andreas Schaaf, President, BMW Group India said, “Mini is more than just a car, it is a personality on wheels, a fashion statement and a way of life. No other brand exhibits the attributes and essence of a modern urban lifestyle like MINI and there is no doubt that it is one of the world‟s most emotional auto brands.”
Dr. Schaff also went on to claim that they have already received over 100 bookings for Minis till date, and their delivery capacity is around 20 to 30 cars per month as of now. By the end of 2012, Mini is expected to open two more showrooms in India, namely in Delhi and Gurgaon.
In case you forget the price list we posted during the Auto Expo, here’s a little refresher on the ex-showroom prices –
Mini Cooper – Rs 25.5 lakh
Mini Cooper S – Rs 28.6 lakh
Mini Cooper Convertible – Rs 30.7 lakh
Mini Cooper S Countryman – Rs 32.8 lakh
Mini Cooper S Countryman High – Rs 35.9 lakh
The Transcend MP860 digital music player gives you an all round entertainment. The device can play music, videos, and support image viewing and text reading. The portable music player (PMP) can be your ideal companion to keep you entertained when you go outdoors. Added to this, a host of value-added features like FM Radio, Voice recording and multi-language support, make this Transcend PMP an indispensable item in your gadget list.
Cons
Dont expect much from the ear phones though. Conventional type earphones( without ear plugs) that can give you an “OK” effect
Wont support conventional MP4 videos( although it can play avi files of resolution upto 640 x 480)
Wont read pdf files. Can decode txt though. Takes you through the tedious task of pdf to txt conversion. (Not that tedious )
Pros
Ofcourse, at this price you cant ask for more. Sleek and stylish design, light weight and fits perfectly in the palm.
Plays almost all the known music formats(mp3,aac,wma,m4a etc)
Can display images of any resolution (even wide screen 1660 x 1020)
Straight to the topic. If you are an Indian and wish to buy guaranteed good quality stuff at unbelievable prices,never turn back, go for FlipKart. Awesome consumer service and quick delivery time is what makes flipKart unique in the crowd. I have experience in buying products both from flipKart and eBay.
My experience was horrible with eBay. The ordered product was delivered only after 2 weeks and guess what, they made a wrong shipment. My product went to someone else. It took another 1 week for me to get a response from them. The worst part was that I had to ship back the wrong item. I never got the item that i had ordered. And after another 2-3 weeks of quarelling, got back my money credited. A loss of 45 Rs(Money for shipping back the wrong item) was the net effect.
Meanwhile, with flipkart you will get your item shipped within 3 days; that too neatly wrapped and packaged. They offer real good deals and the customer service is worth mentioning.
Moreover, the site is constructed in such a way that the UI is really appealing to the eyes. The filter option works really well.And you will feel like you are shopping in a hyper market.
New Delhi:In keeping with the NDTV philosophy of promoting critical issues, NDTV, in partnership with Coca-Cola India, CAF & UN-Habitat, launched the ‘Support My School’ campaign early this year with an to attempt to create Awareness on Water and Sanitation, Environment and Healthy Active Living in India. Taking the campaign to the next level, NDTV has announced a 12-hour LIVE Telethon across its network channels on September 18, 2011 from 9 AM to 9 PM to raise funds for Water, Sanitation and Infrastructural provisions for schools across India.
Through the ‘Support my School’ initiative NDTV aims to reach out to over 50-100 schools in India, across 8 states, and work towards betterment in the areas of Sanitation & Health, Sports & Recreation Facilities and Improvement in overall infrastructure and environment.
Announcing the Telethon, Smeeta Chakrabarti, CEO, NDTV Lifestyle said, “NDTV is proud to be associated with this campaign. We aim to raise funds for at least a 100 schools and more. We would like every one of our viewers to get involved and participate”
Campaign Ambassador Sachin Tendulkar added “This campaign is very close to my heart because we all know how important it is to support education and provide a proper platform. It is disappointing, though a reality, to see that girls don’t get to school in rural areas because of lack of facilities…”
Support comes in from all corners of the country as our Bollywood celebrities, young and old, join in to create awareness and raise funds for this noble cause. While Sanjay Dutt plays host to the Telethon, Govinda and Shabbir Ahluwalia would engage the audiences with their entertaining performances. Young Darsheel Safary would also join the veterans appealing to citizens to contribute wholeheartedly in making the event a success.
Why there is so much hype about ‘Mankatha’? What is so special about this movie? Why everyone expects it to be a blockbuster? The whole of South India is eagerly waiting for the release..
I can give you the answer for all the above questions in just one sentence. Here we go –
‘Mankatha is the fourth movie ( first three being all super hits) directed by Venkat Prabhu , a Yuvan Shankar Raja musical and it is ‘Thala’ Ajith’s 50th movie’.
What more do we need. Venkat Prabhu’s previous three movies are super hit and kollywood expects Mankatha to be the best among his ventures. His first movie was ‘Chennai 600028’ followed by ‘Saroja’ ,then came ‘Goa’ and now finally ‘Mankatha’. We surely have great expectations from him.
Mankatha is ‘Thala’ Ajith’s 50th movie. He looks great in trailer and I guess his new ‘George Clooney like’ style would be a trend setter in south India. We all know how good an actor he is and with his new look and teaming up with Venkat, surely a blockbuster is written on the cards.
As we all know Yuvan-Venkat team has given us great music in past 2-3 years. We expected the same in ‘Mankatha’. The music has been released and till now it has got a mixed review. But wait. According to me ,we will get the right feel of the music only when we watch the full movie. So let’s wait for the movie to release. For me after hearing 2-3 times the music is pretty decent.
Another plus point of this movie is the brilliant cast. Arjun is playing the role of second hero . Yes, the same Arjun who acted in great movies like Gentleman , Mudalvan etc. Off late, all his movies were disasters at the box office. Through Mankatha he is getting a new life in kollywood. He too looks good in the trailer. Surely I expect a great performance from him.
Not to forget our own superstar ‘Swamy’ aka Premji Amaren from Goa. He will surely make us laugh and he was too good in all the previous Venkat Prabhu movies. His dialogue ‘ Mankatha da’ is already a hit. A glimpse of that is shown in the trailer. It will be an injustice from my side if I don’t mention Vaibhav. Trust me, this lad was awesome in Goa. His expressions, dialogue delivery and comic timing was mind blowing. A lot of expectations from him also.
Last but not the least, the ladies. We have Trisha Krishnan, Lakshmi Rai and Andrea to increase the oomph factor. From the trailer I can predict an item song by Lakshmi Rai. I don’t think they will have a great scope for acting in the movie. But their presence do matter a lot!
So finally we can openly say that Mankatha has all the ingredients for a blockbuster. I expect Mankatha to be a huge success and hope it takes ‘Thala’ to another level and also it gives Arjun a chance to come back to the major league once again.
Expect the storm called Mankatha to hit the box office on August 31st. Let us keep our fingers crossed and hope for an out and out entertainer.
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