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<ul><li>The Delhi government on Saturday said it has not imposed a <keyword id="91743" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="lockdown">lockdown</keyword> for now, but would have to do if the need arises in wake of the <keyword id="1754604" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="coronavirus">coronavirus</keyword> pandemic.</li><li>During his first-ever digital-only press conference, Chief Minister <keyword id="260213" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arvind-Kejriwal">Arvind Kejriwal</keyword> said restrictions due to COVID-19 were causing terrible financial stress to the poor.</li><li>Kejriwal said only 50% buses would ply on roads in Delhi during the 'Janata curfew' on Sunday.</li></ul>The Delhi government on Saturday said it has not imposed a lockdown for now, but would have to do if the need arises in wake of the coronavirus pandemic. During his first-ever digital-only press conference, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said restrictions due to COVID-19 were causing terrible financial stress to the poor. He announced that those receiving ration from fair-price shops would get 50 per cent extra for next month, and also doubled the pension for widows, differently-abled and elderly for this month. The government has also reduced the size of social, religious and political gatherings to not more than five persons. It has not imposed a lockdown in Delhi for now, but will have to do it if need arises, Kejriwal said. Kejriwal said only 50% buses would ply on roads in Delhi during the 'Janata curfew' on Sunday. "Rs 4000-5000 pension will be paid to 8.5 lakh beneficiaries by April 7," he said. "Seventy-two lakh people in Delhi get ration from fair price shops. Ration per person being increased by 50 per cent. It will be provided free," the chief minister said. "We are extremely concerned about daily wagers, labourers amid coronavirus crisis; don't want anyone to go hungry," he said, adding that food would be provided for homeless in night shelters.

Delhi may be locked down if required: CM Arvind Kejriwal

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E-commerce vs. Retail is a war that is eminent world over. In India, Festive season 2014 was the time when most e-commerce players in India unleashed discounts and promotions for consumers, enticing buyers from traditional retail stores. 
 ‘It was technology, not the unnatural discounts that were the primary driver for this shift in <keyword id="46199" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Consumer">consumer</keyword> preference. The question was how we can use this same technology to give power back to the mom-and-pop <keyword id="44446" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="retailers">retailers</keyword>. This is what led to the formation of the <keyword id="3214435" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Just-Buy-Live">Just Buy Live</keyword>’ says <keyword id="1852" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="sahil">Sahil</keyword> Sani, CEO, Just Buy Live in conversation with <keyword id="824043" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Business-Insider">Business Insider</keyword>. 
 
Just Buy provides a platform that provides traditional retailers and institutional buyers access to consumer brands. 
 
They have built a platform that will 'democratize' and empower retailers, who drive 50% of GDP in India, according to the company. 
 
Sahil quips, ‘We don’t operate on a burn or discount model, where you spend a lot to acquire customers upfront with the intention to make revenues later. All our discounts and offers come out of our margins.’ They don’t store any products and deliver on demand which makes them asset light. 
 
Their business model is unique; not only in India but globally as well. ‘We are a brand-to-retail platform that focuses on selling to brick-and-mortar retailers. While the e-market players sell to the consumers who are their end-users of the products, we have replicated the entire process to suit us in our vision to help the retail segment. From using the distribution networks followed in India to technology, ours is a back-end chain offering a solution to mom-n-pop stores to buy food, beverages, stationery, toys, pharmaceutical products, mobile and electronic products etc.’ comments Sahil when asked about why the platform is different. 
 
This model helps in getting retailers access to online consumers. 
They have over 60,000 retailers onboard and confident of providing their services to over one lakh of these businesses in the next 100 days. 
 
They have even deployed on-field executives who assist retailers in not only registering themselves on the Just Buy app but also educating them on how to use it and place orders. This might turn out to be a brilliant middle ground in the commerce war that we see between online and offline retailers.

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<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/48654957.cms" /> 
 <keyword id="1671" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shah-Rukh-Khan">Shah Rukh Khan</keyword> and <keyword id="6354713" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kajol">Kajol</keyword>, who are shooting for <keyword id="22746" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="rohit-shetty">Rohit Shetty</keyword>’s upcoming movie <keyword id="1665132" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Dilwale">Dilwale</keyword>, would be seen in a song shot in a single take. The romantic number would be shot at the famous black sand and white surf location in <keyword id="55091" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Iceland">Iceland</keyword>, and we can’t wait to see India’s most loved on-screen jodi to sizzle in this song. 
 
However, director Rohit Shetty is not the first Indian director to have thought of shooting a song in a single go. In the past, there have been songs or sequences where the director didn’t call for a cut and shot it in one go. 
 
Surely, this takes a lot of planning, rehearsal, and retakes, but what comes out in the final cut is spellbinding, and completely worth it. 
Here is a list of the songs and sequences that were shot in a single take. 
 
1. <keyword id="1013107" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="100" keywordseo="roop-tera-mastana">Roop Tera Mastana</keyword> (Aradhana, 1969) Director <keyword id="328587" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shakti-Samanta">Shakti Samanta</keyword> shot the entire sensual song in one take, with actors <keyword id="20397" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajesh-Khanna">Rajesh Khanna</keyword> and <keyword id="1888" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sharmila-Tagore">Sharmila Tagore</keyword>. The song had the magical voice of <keyword id="6378234" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kishore-Kumar">Kishore Kumar</keyword> and S.D Burman composed the music. The song was more than 03:30 minutes long. 
 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HenA-OUyo0s">[Source]</a> 
 
2. Chale Jaise Hawaein (Main Hoon Na, 2004) Director <keyword id="3783" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Farah-Khan">Farah Khan</keyword> decided to shoot the opening sequence for this movie in a single take, and it was all the way more difficult because unlike Roop Tera Mastana, this song had a lot of dance steps, extras, background dancers, along with <keyword id="3872" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Amrita-rao">Amrita Rao</keyword>, the actress. Farah Khan choreographed the first 02:40 minutes of the song in a single take. 
 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmPfioaW1Tw">[Source]</a> 
 
3. I Wanna Make Love To You (Aitraaz, 2004) The Abbas-Mustan movie starring <keyword id="2823" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Akshay-Kumar">Akshay Kumar</keyword>, <keyword id="1655" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Priyanka-Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</keyword>, and <keyword id="2165" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Kareena-Kapoor">Kareena Kapoor</keyword> had this sensual song, which was shot in one room, and in one take. The 03:39-minute song was sung by <keyword id="5293" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sunidhi-Chauhan">Sunidhi Chauhan</keyword>, with music composed by <keyword id="8539" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Himesh-Reshammiya">Himesh Reshammiya</keyword>. 
 
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/vLr0jVmGNmY" width="560"></iframe> 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLr0jVmGNmY">[Source]</a> 
 
4. <keyword id="3018475" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Zara-Bach-Ke">Zara Bach Ke</keyword> (Cash, 2007) This song, directed by <keyword id="32859" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Anubhav-Sinha">Anubhav Sinha</keyword>, had five actors viz. Riteish Deshmukh, <keyword id="10357" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Zayed-Khan">Zayed Khan</keyword>, <keyword id="2807" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shamita-Shetty">Shamita Shetty</keyword>, <keyword id="981" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Dia-Mirza">Dia Mirza</keyword>, and <keyword id="1952" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Esha-Deol">Esha Deol</keyword>, dancing in what looks like a maze of different corridors. The song is around 03:39-minutes long, and was sung by Anushka Manchanda, Vishal Dadlani, Shekhar Ravjiani while the latter two being the music directors. 
 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q81ymh8vl4Q">[Source]</a> 
 
5. Ek Villain (2014) The movie starring Sidharth Malhotra, <keyword id="89958" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Shraddha-Kapoor">Shraddha Kapoor</keyword> and Riteish Deshmukh had a fight sequence, which was 2-minutes long, and was shot in a single take. The sequence showed Malhota getting onto a ship and fighting with dozens of goons, one by one, in a single take. The scene was brilliantly executed because the fight looked real and the background music added a lot of drama to the scene. 
 
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SVKBZthBUo">[Source]</a> 
 
6. Gallan Goodiyaan (Dil Dhadakne Do, 2015) 
This song from 2015's comedy-drama had a lot of actors, including Anil Kapoor, Shefali Shah, Ranveer Singh, Priyanka Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Rahul Bose, Ridhuma Sud, Zarina Wahab, Vikrant Massey, Parmeet Sethi, Divya Seth, and Manoj Pahwa dancing with hundreds of background songs. Out of all the songs listed, this one has the most fast-paced beats, and is also the longest one-take song (04:38 minutes). Directed by Zoya Akhtar, this song was sung by ​Yashita Sharma, Manish Kumar Tipu, Farhan Akhtar, Shankar Mahadevan, and Sukhwinder Singh, with Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy's music and Bosco-Ceaser's choreography. ​Thanks to our reader ​Jahangir Hussain for pointing out that we had missed this song. 
 
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/jCEdTq3j-0U" width="560"></iframe> 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCEdTq3j-0U">[Source]</a>

SRK Kajol to shoot one take song in Dilwale, but it’s not Bollywood’s first

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/54697210.cms" /> <keyword id="6385037" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Prem-Watsa">Prem Watsa</keyword>, Canada-based billionaire, who is also known as <keyword id="6358963" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Warren-Buffett">Warren Buffett</keyword> of <keyword id="6356687" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="canada">Canada</keyword>, is bullish on India among other emerging economies across the world. 
 The Watsa-possessed Fairfax <keyword id="342426" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Financial-Holdings">Financial Holdings</keyword> has effectively raised and put over $1 billion in India and will raise more cash after some time, he said in a select meeting with ETNow. 
 The gathering has made a progression of acquisitions in India, incorporating a dominant part stake in travel firm <keyword id="164802" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Thomas-Cook-India">Thomas Cook India</keyword>, a minority stake in money related administrations firm <keyword id="2155605" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="IIFL-Holdings">IIFL Holdings</keyword>, and stakes <keyword id="77782" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bangalore-International-Airport">Bangalore International Airport</keyword> and Sanmar Chemicals. 
 
Watsa further said India has boundless conceivable outcomes and potential and is without a doubt the sparkling star. He is extremely bullish on the money related administrations space in India and as of late gained a 40 for every penny stake in the Bangalore International Airport. 
 He portrays <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> as the 'Lee Quan Yew' of India and trusts that the Prime Minister would be re-chosen with the goal that he can keep on transforming India. 
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Prem Watsa calls India a 'sparkling star' on world map

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On Wednesday, the <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Finance+Ministry+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Finance Ministry </a>will be pitching to upgrade the country’s rating with <keyword id="6423565" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Moody">Moody</keyword>’s buoyed by an increased speed of reforms including that of GST, a decline in inflation and an improvement in fiscal as well as current account deficit situation. 
 "Representatives from Moody's are scheduled to meEconomic Affairs Secretary and other <keyword id="47209" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Finance-Ministry">finance ministry</keyword> officials on September 21, the ministry will impress upon the rating agency about the government's resolve to contain fiscal deficit at 3.5 per cent of <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=GDP&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">GDP</a> in the current fiscal," a source told ET. 
 
The passage of the long pending <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Goods+and+Services+Tax&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Goods and Services Tax</a> (GST) in the <keyword id="6354721" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="parliament">Parliament</keyword> last month will also be highlighted. Also the Parliament's approval for passage of the bankruptcy, <keyword id="6538200" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sarfaesi">Sarfaesi</keyword> and <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=DRT&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">DRT</a> laws will be highlighted. It will also highlight the steps being taken to improve the ease for doing business, generating jobs and self- employment opportunities through programmes like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Make+in+India&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Make in India</a>, Start up India and Stand Up India. The <keyword id="25455" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="finance">Finance</keyword> Ministry wants the rating agency to upgrade the country's rating, lifting its credit profile. 
 
India’s rating outlook was changed from “stable” to “positive” last year by the Moody’s and the agency said that it could consider India for an upgrade in the next 12-18 months. 
 
India on Moody’s rating stand on ‘Baa3’ which is the lowest investment grade, just above the junk status. 
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India to pitch for a credit ratings upgrade
by Moody’s

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/54731860.cms" /> Airports across four states have been cautioned of a conceivable terror attack by the inteligence agencies. Definite notices have been sent out to 22 airport terminals and high security measures are being by authorities. 
 
Border states like <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Jammu+and+Kashmir&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Jammu and Kashmir</a>, Punjab, <a href="http://www.businessinsider.in/searchresult.cms?query=Rajasthan+&amp;sortorder=effectivedate">Rajasthan </a>and <keyword id="24623" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gujrat">Gujrat</keyword> along with Delhi were marked as a red alert zone. Police chiefs, the <keyword id="6370623" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="CISF">CISF</keyword> or paramilitary power which monitors airplane terminals, and to state-run and private airlines in every states are additionally cautioned by the civil aviation security bureau. 
 
The security forces are thoroughly checking baggages and be prepared for random detailed checks also. Parking along with loading docks are also under the spotlight. 
 Agencies are concerned about the terror attacks in retaliation for <keyword id="639058" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Surgical-strikes">surgical strikes</keyword> on terror hubs in PoK in which eight terrorist launch pads were eliminated by the Indian Army. 
 Prime Minister <keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword> was briefed over the security at LoC by the National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Intelligence Agencies have been warned of nearly 100 terrorist being prepped to infiltrate in India border before winter sets in and the routes into Kashmir are covered with snow. 
 
Cross border firing and ceasefire violation has been simmered at the LoC. 
 Three Pakistan <keyword id="36724" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Terrorists">Terrorists</keyword> were killed by the Indian soldiers as they were trying to target an army base in the Kupwara district in Kashmir. Maps, arms and many other things were recovered from them. 
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22 airports are on high alert over intelligence reports of terror attacks

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/55114886.cms" /> India has been ranked 133th in a new Global Youth Development Index that was put together by the <keyword id="81874" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Commonwealth-Secretariat">Commonwealth Secretariat</keyword> on the Nation’s condition for youth when it comes down to employment, education, health, civic and political spheres. 
 India has ranked poorly, coming 133rd in the index that included 183 countries. India was placed below the neighboring countries like <keyword id="12266" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nepal">Nepal</keyword> (77), Bhutan (69) and <keyword id="6355572" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sri-Lanka">Sri Lanka</keyword> (31) and trailing behind the South Asian average. 
 
According to a report released last week that showed that India has seen an 11% improvement in score over the last five years and this highlighted the requirement for greater investment and hard-work to reap the the so-called demographic dividend. 
 
"While India's overall rank is relatively low, it has registered an impressive improvement of nearly 11 per cent in its youth development scores in the period between 2010 and 2015. The research for this report also shows that youth development levels in India lag particularly in the domains of health, education and employment. Improvements in these sectors will give India a much better chance of reaping a handsome demographic dividend," Abhik Sen, the lead author of the '2016 Global Youth Development Index' report told ET. 
 
The report highlighted the areas in which improvement is needed and they included education, employment opportunity and health and wellbeing. 
 The top 10 countries on the index are largely from <keyword id="3791301" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="europe-germany">Europe - Germany</keyword> (1), <keyword id="49968" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Denmark">Denmark</keyword> (2), <keyword id="103" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Switzerland">Switzerland</keyword> (4), <keyword id="6361754" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="United-Kingdom">United Kingdom</keyword> (5), <keyword id="44173" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Netherlands">Netherlands</keyword> (6), <keyword id="21177" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Austria">Austria</keyword> (7), <keyword id="63763" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Luxembourg">Luxembourg</keyword> (8), <keyword id="6359079" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Portugal">Portugal</keyword> (9) - with <keyword id="6355478" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Australia">Australia</keyword> (3) and <keyword id="6355311" type="COUNTRY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Japan">Japan</keyword> (10) as the two exceptions. 
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India ranks poorly in Global Youth Development Index, at 133rd spot

According to sources, an extra General coach will be provided in all trains in the country except the premier ones like the Rajdhani or the Shatabdi, in a major step to provide relief to <keyword id="47725" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="passengers">passengers</keyword>. 
 The announcement is likely to be made in the coming <keyword id="41580" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Railway-Budget">railway budget</keyword>. 
 
Sources said the government's idea is to help the common man travel in case of emergencies - no reservation will be required to travel in the general compartment. 
 
Currently all trains have two to four general compartments, in each of which around 90 people can travel instead of the usual 72 in a sleeper coach. 
 
The plan is based on the concept of Antyodaya - the philosophy of Deendayal Upadhyay, which talks of the upliftment of people who are on the lowest rungs of society. 
 
Sources said the new coach will be attached at the end of the trains. 
 
Fitting in the new coaches, however, can be a tricky issue, they said. Rules say a train can't have more than 24 coaches, so in many trains one coach might have to be removed to fit in the general compartment. 
 
One suggestion has been to remove existing Air Conditioned sleeper coaches, but it not economically viable. 
 
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Listen up! Sources say the Railway Budget would include announcement of an extra general coach in trains

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/54781356.cms" /> In the backdrop of rising tension between India and Pakistan, the Indian government has asked arm suppliers and the industry to be ready for increasing the production and supply contracts at a short notice. 
 
As per reports, government officials and top company executives said that feelers had originated from the government in the course of recent days to evaluate the ability and ability to meet quick necessities of the military. 
 
Weapon suppliers, incorporating some with the greatest organizations in India, have been reached to pass on that, if need be, contracts for extra arms could be put on a prompt premise. 
 
"The government wants a realistic estimate of the industry's ability to deliver on a short notice; to upscale current production and to meet urgent orders,” a top defence executive told ET. 
 Government had made comparable asks after the <keyword id="6367205" type="CITY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Pathankot">Pathankot</keyword> air base assault in January. Specifically, the defense ministry is taking a gander at little arms and ammo and extra parts and weapons for the Sukhoi and Mirage fighter fleets on a need premise. 
 <keyword id="47209" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Finance-Ministry">Finance Ministry</keyword> <keyword id="42575" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Arun-Jaitley">Arun Jaitley</keyword> had additionally shown a day prior to the September 29 surgical strikes that an expansion in the defence budget could be conceivable to address security issues. 
 
"In India, in addition to all the global events which leave an impact on us, we also have the security challenge. The security challenge involves an element of uncertainty. It also involves a lot of national resources being diverted in that direction and it will always get top priority,” Jaitley had said at a banking conference. 
 
The military will be quick to meet basic deficiencies, especially in ammo and little arms, that point of confinement its ability to meet a full-scale war challenge past a couple days. 
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Indian Govt has asked arms suppliers to be ready as tension rises

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/54329479.cms" /> <keyword id="6359474" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Volvo">Volvo</keyword> Rs 1.25 crorelaunched its mightiest car ever, which is going to be the first big SUV in India with a plug in hybrid variant. The <keyword id="2300370" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="XC90">XC90</keyword> <keyword id="3650358" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="T8-Twin-Engine">T8 twin engine</keyword>, in this hybrid beast form, is priced at Rs 1.25 crore (ex-showroom, Delhi). The beast is going to overtake the kinds of <keyword id="47099" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Audi-Q7">Audi Q7</keyword>, the <keyword id="169780" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="BMW-X5">BMW X5</keyword>, the <keyword id="1908327" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Range-Rover-Sport">Range Rover Sport</keyword> and the <keyword id="3650963" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mercedes-Benz-GLS-">Mercedes-Benz GLS.</keyword> 
 
Changes in the exterior of the car are few and major changes include an external charging port cover on the left fender. Except for the new t8 badging tailgate, the rest of the styling is same as the diesel XC90. Other than that, the car has a rectangular 'iron mask' grille, a sleek set of projector headlamps with the signature Thor's Hammer daytime running LEDs and L-shaped taillamps. The wheel size is gigantic and is of 20-inches while 19-inchers are also optionally available. 
 
The new model is only a four-seater as compared to the present model which is a seven-seater. Apart from that, the car shares similar features from the existing variants, barring the 20-speaker premium surround sound Bower and Wilkins audio system. 
 Inside the beast is a <keyword id="3650964" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="2-0-litre-turbocharged-motor">2.0-litre turbocharged motor</keyword> combined to an electric motor and produces 412 <keyword id="1355750" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="horsepower">horsepower</keyword> and 650Nm of torque, the best in class. The car reaches 0-100 kmph in just 5.6 seconds, the company claimed. 
 
Volvo has also claimed an outstanding fuel economy of 47.6kmpl. With the hybrid XC90, you also get two charging stations that can charge the car up within 150 minutes. According to the company, the T8 will only be available in the top-end Excellence trim of the Volvo XC90. 
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Volvo launches its
mightiest beast ever at Rs 1.25 crore

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51109851.cms" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /> In the second major case involving a foreign company under its probe, the Central Vigilance Commission (<keyword id="47883" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="CVC">CVC</keyword>) is investigating alleged <keyword id="741257" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Excise-duty-evasion">excise duty evasion</keyword> to the tune of about Rs 580 crore by confectionery giant Mondelez, maker of <keyword id="6399124" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cadbury">Cadbury</keyword> chocolates. 
 
CVC sources said today the anti-corruption watchdog is also looking into the role of central and state government officials who might have facilitated the alleged evasion. 
 
An investigation has been started by the Commission in the case, they said, adding some documents have also been sought from the company. 
 There are allegations that certain government officials might have helped the company in allegedly evading the <keyword id="6356916" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="excise-duty">excise duty</keyword>, the sources said. 
 
It is the second big case being probed by the CVC involving a foreign private company. US-retail giant Wal-Mart has come under the scanner of the CVC amid allegations that it gave bribes to government officials to get customs clearances and and obtain permits to set up stores in India. 
 
A Mondelez India spokesperson said today they will cooperate with all the authorities concerned. 
 
"A compliant and ethical corporate culture, which includes adhering to laws and industry regulations in all jurisdictions in which we do business, is integral to our success. We firmly believe that the decision to claim excise tax benefit is valid and that our executives acted in good faith and within the law in the decision to claim decision to claim excise tax benefit is valid and that our executives acted in good faith and within the law in the decision to claim excise benefit in respect of our plant in Baddi. 
 
"We will cooperate with all authorities to address this matter through the administrative and judicial process. It would be inappropriate for us to comment at this time since the matter is in the legal domain," it said in response to a query sent by PTI. 
 
A demand of about Rs 580 crore was raised last year against Mondelez India Foods Pvt Ltd, erstwhile Cadbury India Ltd, for allegedly evading excise duty by fraudulently taking exemption for one of its 'ghost' production units in Himachal Pradesh's Baddi area. 
 
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<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/51864493.cms" style="width: 800px; height: 600px;" /> Country's largest carmaker <keyword id="44883" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Maruti-Suzuki">Maruti Suzuki</keyword> <keyword id="3658" type="COUNTRY" weightage="100" keywordseo="India">India</keyword> tightened its grip in terms of best selling <keyword id="20632" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="100" keywordseo="Cars">cars</keyword> with six of its models featuring in the the top-10 list for the just concluded fiscal. 
 The company, which had five models in top-10 selling cars in 2014-15, saw compact model <keyword id="1964178" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="100" keywordseo="Celerio">Celerio</keyword> enter the list at the seventh position in 2015-16. 
 
Besides, volume share of the company in top-10 models has shot up to 73 per cent with six of its models accounting for 10,29,639 units out of a total of 14,19,768 units sold in the fiscal he company's volume share in top 10 stood at 68 per cent in 2014-15 with sales of 9,12,415 units. 
 
As per the data, the company's Alto, Dzire, Swift and WagonR were the first, second, third and fourth biggest selling models during the fiscal. 
 
The company sold 2,63,422 units of Alto during 2015-16 compared with 2,64,492 units in 2014-15. 
 
It was followed by compact sedan Dzire, with 2,34,242 units sold. The company had sold 2,10,649 units of the sedan in 2014-15. 
 
ompact hatchback Swift continued to hold on to the third position during the fiscal with 1,95,043 units. Swift sales stood at 2,01,338 units in the previous fiscal. 
 
Wagon R with 1,69,555 units sold during the last fiscal, retains the fourth position in passenger car segment. MSI had sold 1,61,250 units of the hatchback in 2014-15. 
 
Its compact model Celerio also made it to the top 10 for the first time. It stood at 7th position with sales of 87,428 units during the fiscal. 
 
It dislodged Hyundai's compact car Eon from the seventh position. MSI's van Omni retained its ninth position with sale of 79,949 units in 2015-16. It had sold 74,686 units in 2014-15. 
 
Rival Hyundai's two models -- Grand i10 and Elite i20 also made it to the top ten list. Grand i10 sold 1,26,181 units during the fiscal. i20 stood at sixth position with 1,04,841 unit sales during the 2015-16 fiscal. 
 Mahindra's SUV Bolero stood at 8th position with 81,559 units while <keyword id="20630" type="CITY" weightage="100" keywordseo="Honda">Honda</keyword> Cars mid-sized sedan City stood at 10th slot during the fiscal with 77,548 units. 
 
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 The <keyword id="459514" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vibrant-Gujarat-Global-Summit">Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit</keyword>, which is scheduled to be held in January 2017, is going to highlight '<keyword id="3653902" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Make-in-Gujarat">Make in Gujarat</keyword>' and lure investors, ditching any possibility to political stir. As the state goes to polls next year, the biennial investors' summit will present the state as an ‘engine of India's incredible growth story under <keyword id="6354814" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="prime-minister-Narendra-Modi">Prime Minister Narendra Modi</keyword>’. 
 Preparations have already begun for the summit, which will be held January 10-13. <keyword id="6435171" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="bureaucrats">Bureaucrats</keyword> from <keyword id="6354766" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Gujarat">Gujarat</keyword> are already going around the world, meeting investors in 23 countries to attract investment in aerospace, defense, petrochemicals and food processing under a more liberal FDI policy announced this year. The summit is also likely to have an interactive session of investors with <keyword id="6354642" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Modi">Modi</keyword>. 
 "The business policy announced in May, offering several incentives such as capital subsidy, interest subsidy, <keyword id="771283" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="VAT-reimbursement">VAT reimbursement</keyword>, freight subsidy and power tariff incentive, is expected to attract potential investors," a senior official, who did not wish to be identified, told ET. 
 
The summit will cover seminars regarding ease of doing business, public-private partnership in infrastructure and urban development, international development finance, innovation, startups and entrepreneurship, and smart villages. 
 It will also have a Nobel laureates' me in which more than 10 <keyword id="52659" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="nobel-prize">Nobel Prize</keyword> winners from science are expected to participate. A fashion show on khadi and handlooms will be part of the event too. 
 
As per the officials, the delegates touring the world will be bringing the recent policy interventions of the NDA government and state government in Gujarat into the light. 
 "Our roadshows in both India and Canada have evoked a lot of interest among investors. They are keen to come to India. This will create opportunities for our youth," said <keyword id="2256559" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharat-Lal">Bharat Lal</keyword>, Gujarat government's Delhi-based resident commissioner. "The focus this time is not just on attracting the best investment but also bringing good technology to India," <keyword id="193875" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Vijay-Rupani">Vijay Rupani</keyword> told ET. 
 
According to officials, bureaucrats that are on the tour to find sponsors, have met head of several fortune 500 companies till now. New areas like waste management, pension funds and energy are attracting the investors. 
 
"The 'Make in India' initiative has seen a large number of small industrial units come up, and under this Gujarat has received close to Rs 85,132 crore of investment under 'Make in India'. Gujarat is next only to Maharashtra in the number of IEMs (industrial entrepreneurial memorandums) and next only to Karnataka in the amount of investment," an official told ET. 
 
Another official said that 100% FDI is permissible in the chemicals sector in India and manufacturing of most chemical products is de-licensed in Gujarat. "This is helping us attract a lot of companies in the chemicals and petrochemicals sector," he said. 
 
"Gujarat has received 22 licences out of 121 for defence equipment manufacturing in the past 18 months - the highest in India. Also, the country's first aviation park is to come up in Gujarat to serve as a one-stop destination for aerospace," he further added. 
 
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with one eye on polls.

<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/45965107.cms" /> According to media reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (<keyword id="6354572" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="CBI">CBI</keyword>) has questioned former Prime Minister <keyword id="6359397" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Manmohan-Singh">Manmohan Singh</keyword> in a case related to the allocation of the <keyword id="1928982" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Talabira-II-coal-block">Talabira II coal block</keyword> in Orissa to Hindalco in 2005. Manmohan Singh was in charge of the coal ministry at that time. 
 
Various media reports suggest that a team of CBI officers went to Singh’s residence and enquired him about two letters — dated May 7, 2005 and June 17, 2005 — that were sent to Singh by industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla. In the letter, Birla had requested to allocate the coal block to Hindalco. 
 
Earlier, a special CBI court had refused to accept a closure report filed in the case. It had also asked the CBI to examine the role of the former Prime Minister. “I am of the considered opinion that before the matter is examined further as to what offence, if any, stands committed or by whom the same has been committed, it will be appropriate that the then minister of coal be first examined qua various aspects,” Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar had said. 
 
The court had also noted that the letter written by Hindalco chief Birla “certainly raised eyebrows.” It further added that “The number of reminders which were sent by the PMO, as well as repeated telephonic requests seeking an early response from the coal ministry raises grave shadows of suspicion.” 
 
“There are certain circumstances which need to be elaborated and explained, especially regarding the manner and the circumstances under which the matter was taken up in the PMO or under what circumstances the recommendations of the 25th screening committee were set aside even though it already stood approved,” the court had said. 
 
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