The cheapest production car is the Tata Nano, a four-door, five-seater family car with a 33 bhp, 623 cc rear-engine (with a maximum speed of 70 km/h or 43 mph), which will go on sale in 2008 for 100,000 rupees ($2,500 or £1,277). Tata Motors (India) launched the motor car at the 9th Auto Expo in New Delhi, India on 10 January 2008, with the aim of providing car ownership to millions of people across the developing world.
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Most public appearances made by a film star in 12 hours - Abhishek Bachchan
The greatest number of public appearances by a film star at different cities in 12 hours promoting the same film is seven by Abhishek Bachchan (India), who walked the red carpet, signed autographs and introduced the film Delhi 6 (India, 2009) at cinemas in Ghaziabad, Noida, Faridabad, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh and Mumbai, in India, on 22 February 2009.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Highest-earning Bollywood star - Shah Rukh Khan
Although the budgets for Bollywood films are still far lower than those of
Hollywood blockbusters, top Indian stars can still command an even higher percentage of a film´s production budget – reportedly up to 40%. As the salaries of Bollywood stars are never officially revealed, their financial success is usually ranked according to how much tax they pay each quarter. Shah Rukh Khan, star of Devdas (2002) and My Name is Khan (2010), is the number-one tax payer from Bollywood for the second quarter of financial year 2011, paying Rs 5 crore ($1.06 million; £669,000) in tax.
Friday, May 6, 2011
Oldest player to score a cricket century (minor cricket) - Neville Wadia
The oldest player to score a century in minor cricket is Neville Wadia (India, b. 27 May 1945) who was 63 years 305 days old when he made 105 for Waghodia Road Cricket Team against Vrajdham Vadil Pariwar Team, at Sitabaug Ground, Manjalpur, Baroda, India, on 28 March 2009.
Most expensive Indian Premier League player - Gautam Gambhir
The most expensive cricket player purchased at auction in the Indian Premier League was Gautam Gambhir (India) for a winning bid of £1.54 m ($2.4 m), INR 107425809.12 (as per today's date) by the Kolkata Knight Riders for the IPL Season 4 on 8 January 2011.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Earliest player to score a double century in a One Day International cricket match - Sachin Tendulkar
India's Sachin Tendulkar became the first batsman to score a double century in a one-day international with a score of 200 against South Africa on 24 February 2010.
Highest individual score in a cricket One-Day International - Sachin Tendulkar
The highest individual score in a cricket One-Day International is 200 not out and was achieved by Sachin Tendulkar for India against South Africa in Gwalior, India, on 24 February 2010.
Most centuries in Test cricket - Sachin Tendulkar
The most centuries scored by an individual batsman in Test matches is 51 in 177 matches by Sachin Tendulkar (India) between 15 November 1989 and 6 January 2011.
Most runs in Test cricket - Sachin Tendulkar
The most runs scored by an individual in a test match cricket career is 14,692 and was achieved by Sachin Tendulkar (India) between 15 November 1989 and 6 January 2011.
Most runs scored in One Day International cricket matches in a career - Sachin Tendulkar
The most runs scored in a one-day international career is 17,629 runs by Sachin Tendulkar (India) at an average of 44.97 between 18 December 1989 and 15 January 2011.