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Time of India
2 days ago
- Automotive
- Time of India
Tesla Too Late?
Musk's EV is here finally, but starting production in India 10 years ago would have served him better There's a tide in the affairs of men… Brutus says in Julius Caesar. Elon Musk, who's quoted from The Tempest before, might have heard. His Tesla 'took the current' on Tuesday to launch its India operation. The world's largest manufacturer of battery-electric cars – Chinese BYD was a sliver behind in 2024 – now has a showroom in Mumbai, and little more. Reports say six fully built Tesla Model Ys are on the way from Shanghai. On-road prices start around ₹61L, putting the midsize SUV in the luxury segment, where the likes of Mercedes, BMW and Volvo will keep it company. But this segment amounted to only 50,000 units last year, of which 75% were petrol or diesel vehicles. And sales in the first six months of 2025 have been weak. Tesla's fighting for a pie that amounts to 10,000-12,000 units per year, and analysts expect it to sell not more than 200-300 units per month. Which, considering that it sold about 1.8mn cars globally in 2024, is nothing. So, what's Musk's plan really? Some see it as an attempt to gauge the Indian market. As far as brand-building goes, Tesla is too well-known already. Back in 2016, when it was a much smaller company, and Musk's net worth was less than $12bn, Indian tycoons proudly announced they had booked the newly launched Model 3 online. The cars didn't materialise, but fans kept the faith. Musk also maintained India was on his mind: 'Hoping for summer this year (2017)'. Winter arrived, and one man imported a model X on his own – its eight-year battery warranty would be running out now. So, brand strength has never been Tesla's problem. What it needs is a business plan, and 10 years ago Musk had a stronger one. 'Given high local demand, a Gigafactory in India would probably make sense in the long term,' he tweeted in Oct 2015, years before he set up that factory in Shanghai instead. It was a good idea, which, 'taken at the flood' may have led to better fortune for both India and Musk. Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email This piece appeared as an editorial opinion in the print edition of The Times of India.
The Irish Sun
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Beautiful couple', cry fans as Virgin Media star shares photos with famous fiancé to mark relationship milestone
VIRGIN Media star Katja Mia has left her fans gushing after she shared a "beautiful" tribute to her famous fiancé. Daragh Curran, better known as the Guinness Guru online, has over 130,000 followers on Instagram as he shares his online reviews of pints of the black stuff both at home and abroad. 2 Katja left her fans gushing after she shared a post dedicated to her soon-to-be hubby 2 The happy couple celebrated their anniversary in France and Daragh have been together for eight years. They got engaged in August 2024 and have plans to tie the knot next summer. Ahead of their eighth-year anniversary, the pair went on a gorgeous holiday to mark the special occasion. The happy couple jetted off to While in the stunning city, the pair enjoyed a romantic steak dinner in the luxurious Brutus resteraunt. read more on katja mia Later, they enjoyed a late-night stroll to get some fresh French ice cream. Yesterday, to mark their anniversary, Katja posted some stunning selfies of her and her fiancé. In the photos, Daragh could barely contain his smile as he cosied up to his bride-to-be. Katja grinned wide from ear to ear as she embraced him for the photos. Most read in News TV The 29-year-old looked breath taking in a gorgeous ribbed-burnt-orange bralette dress. While Daragh looked dapper in a smart white polo and a pair of blue chinos. Katja Mia meets Lionel Richie Sharing the photos with fans, Katja wrote: "Celebrating 8 years together with my love and it feels like we're only getting started… "One more year to go until we're married aggh. Happy anniversary to my person!!" Friends and fans flocked to the presenter's comment section to gush over the happy couple. Laura Fox gushed: "Happy Anniversary you two babes." Kate wrote: "Happy anniversary you gorgeous pair." Emma commented: "Happy anniversary. You both look so happy... beautiful couple." Another fan added: "Beautiful couple. Hair and dress are faaaaaaab!!"
TimesLIVE
30-06-2025
- Entertainment
- TimesLIVE
It really is a dog's life
He recollects the memory of his 14-year-old self reading SE Hinton's classic YA novel, The Outsiders, and knowing it's fiction but believing it when he's in it. 'That's the thing that made me want to be a writer. 'The intensity of writing about the dogs dying and really feeling myself get emotional like that, to me, you go to that place where you're believing you're there and that's what you're trying to produce. That's always the best moment, when you go, 'Ah, it's real!' It's the magic act of turning black words on a white page into someone actually being inside that book. 'It reminded me of being 16 again and trying to write my first novel, in the sense of the joy of going, 'I'm doing it, I'm actually doing it!' I think that's why I'm so grateful to all three of these dogs and the two cats we had, and my family to have had that freedom.' Curs aside, Zusak writes about the exuberant feline duo, Brutus and Bijoux, remembering them with tenderness, love and honesty (they mastered the art of indoor micturition). 'If Brutus was still alive, he'd be in here sitting on my keyboard because he would always sit on something warm,' Zusak recalls. 'They were real characters and I really wanted the book to be anecdotal. There are a lot of books about dogs and they're quiet philosophising about animal behaviour and dog behaviour. I wanted to touch on a few ... not philosophical things ... but just how we think about animals. Like when you realise you're feeding your animals other animals,' he bashfully grins. 'The flipside with this is not wanting to have any veneers in writing this: if I whinged and complained about the bloody cats, that's what I'm going to talk about. It's not an Instagram post showing our beautiful pets, it's showing them as beautiful, but also complex and hilarious and vicious. And same with us as the humans.' Zusak notes how, when writing nonfiction, you have to show people who you truly are, and this extends to his dogs: their loving natures aside, they've killed a cat, killed a possum and bitten his children's piano teacher. Did he ever feel he had to limit himself regarding how much he'd like to reveal about his dogs' true selves? 'It was such a joy to reminisce, even though some of this stuff was not funny at the time, especially the piano teacher incident.' He compares the severity of his hounds' misdemeanours: when there's a human involved its far more serious than cat slaughter. 'I sat there with my head in my hands and went 'thank God', which isn't really the reaction people are expecting but at least there was no more human involvement, which immediately takes out 99.9% of the worry. It was a really terrible moment ...' He likens writing a book to building a brick wall, comprising a sufficient number of bricks to keep it standing but not too many either, resulting in having to make choices, one of which was to remain truthful: 'There definitely weren't any worse incidents than what were written in the book. 'Reuben and Archer were protectors, whereas Frosty wasn't a protector and I've had some pretty close calls with him. If someone comes to our house, it's no problem. He's not a threat to humans but he was a real hunter compared to the other two. If we were down the coast on the beach, and I alluded to it ... but if Frosty saw a kangaroo, he was gone!' he grins. Zusak adds that, as a novelist, he's never written short stories, yet he likes the idea of a short story being a part of the whole story: 'Just let this part tell the whole: the great bits, the terrible bits, the sad bits. And hopefully that tells the whole experience without telling everything.' On the topic of telling everything: Zusak frequently forthrightly expresses his disdain regarding people who refer to bags used for disposing of canine faecal matter as 'poo bags', preferring the frank 'shit bags'. What does he have to say to those who use the term 'poo bags'? 'Just grow up!' he laughs, adding 'Can I just say that's probably the best question I've ever been asked! And that's across all my books, as I've always dismissed the idea of people who say 'sugar' when they mean 'shit'.'
USA Today
29-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Lee Corso's son disappointed with Ohio State being last GameDay location
When ESPN announced that long-time ESPN College GameDay host Lee Corso would step away as an analyst on August 30 of this year, one quick look at the calendar made things pretty easy to forecast. After all, sitting right there was a game at Ohio Stadium between the Buckeyes and Texas on that same date. And if you know anything about Corso and his headgear picks, you know that the start of that tradition began in Columbus when Ohio State hosted Penn State on Oct. 5, 1996. Since then, Corso has put the Brutus head on and picked the Buckeyes to win more often than any other program out there. So, ending things in Columbus with a chance to don the Brutus head one more time sure felt like poetic justice, with ESPN making good on what we all thought by confirming that GameDay would be in Columbus for the matchup. We're going to go out on a limb right now and predict that there's about a zero percent chance Corso does anything but put on that Brutus head one last time while choking back tears on the banks of the Olentangy. It will be a fitting end for most, but apparently not Corso's son, Dan. When speaking with the Tallahassee Democrat, Corso wished that there was a different game ESPN chose to send his father out on because of family history. You see, there's another sizeable matchup in Week 1 taking place at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee between Florida State and Alabama. Lee played quarterback and cornerback for the Seminoles from 1953 to 56 and also played baseball as a 'Nole. Many others in his family also graduated from FSU, so there are so Garnett and Gold bloodlines run deep with the Corso's. 'As a family of Seminoles, yes, it was disappointing,' Dan Corso told the Tallahassee Democrat. 'At the same time, it will be fun to watch his last 'Gameday' and headgear in Columbus.' Yes, it sure would be fitting for Lee to head to Tallahassee and go out on his own terms, but as we've seen over the years, Corso isn't concerned about his own desires. He's making his career come full circle for the sake of others, and all of college football will relish in it, especially Ohio State fans. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
College Football Fans Emotional After College GameDay's Announcement On Week 1 Location
College Football Fans Emotional After College GameDay's Announcement On Week 1 Location originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Beloved "College GameDay" analyst Lee Corso is gearing up for his final show after becoming a mainstay on Fall Saturdays. Advertisement The former Indiana head coach made his first headgear selection back in 1996 ahead of Ohio State-Penn State in Columbus. Corso picked the Buckeyes and began what would ultimately become one of college football's most popular traditions. After nearly 40 years of working on the acclaimed ESPN show – and another almost three decades of headgear selections – Corso plans to retire after Week 1 of the 2025 season. Returning to where it all started, Corso and the "College GameDay" crew will be on campus at Ohio State on Aug. 30 to preview the highly-anticipated matchup between the Buckeyes and the Texas Longhorns, ESPN announced. ESPN's Kirk Herbstreit, Lee Corso wearing the Brutus head© Austin Hough / South Bend Tribune / USA TODAY NETWORK "We're kicking off College GameDay with a trip to Texas-Ohio State, as we celebrate Lee Corso's final show back where he first made headgear history!" the release read. Advertisement Fans took to social media to respond to Tuesday's news, with some thanking Corso for the memories and others noting their excitement for the destination of his final headgear pick. "It's just not gonna be the same without him," one fan wrote. "Saturday mornings will never be the same!!" another fan agreed. "Heck yeah!!! Let's goooooo!!!" one added. "This one is going to be emotional celebrating coach Corso!! It's the only place that GameDay should be for this." "It's only fitting Texas/OSU is his final show," one wrote. "It's only right that Lee Corso makes his first and final headgear pick in Columbus at Ohio Stadium," a fan added. "81 days and counting. It's going to be an emotional morning at Ohio State. Get the tissues ready for College GameDay." Advertisement "You will be missed. No one made me laugh more on Saturdays," a fan responded. Thank you." "College GameDay" is scheduled to air live from Columbus beginning at 9 a.m. ET on Aug. 30 before Ohio State-Texas kicks off at noon ET on Fox. Related: Nation's No. 1 RB Sounds Off Against Recruiting Report After Ohio State Visit Related: Arch Manning's Weaknesses Revealed Ahead of Potential Breakout Season at Texas This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 10, 2025, where it first appeared.
