In a move that will benefit Harley-Davidson, India has proposed a new tariff classification for motorcycles with cylinder capacity exceeding 1,600 cc, imports of which will be taxed in single digits. The plan is part of ongoing trade talks with the US. India had previously reduced the duty on completely built units (CBUs) of motorcycles of all engine capacities to 50% from 100%.

At 60 years of age, when people resign to a relaxed life, this former journalist is touring around the country on a motorcycle. That’s not all, he also wishes to put down his experiences in a coffee table book. Sharad Sharma, who has rode over 25,000km since March, was in Jaipur as part of his India tour.

A girl in Uttar-Pradesh was allegedly abducted by five people and gangraped for 14-days. "I was abducted by five-people on two-motorcycles. They later took me to Gwalior (Madhya Pradesh), Bihar and Gurgaon in a car and raped me. After 14 days, they left me in Mau (Uttar Pradesh)," the victim said and added that she does not know any of the five accused.