$11.37 billion
worth pre-orders for Tesla's new Model 3, nearly two years before the electric sedan goes on sale. The $35,000 price tag and the Model 3's 215-mile range were key to the 325,000 people who booked the car.
Monsoon on the way!
Photo: Ajay Thakuri
Everyone - and not just the farmer - is waiting for a good monsoon. And IMD Director General Laxman Rathore brought a collective smile to India's lips by predicting an above-normal - 106 per cent of average - monsoon this year. The economy can breathe a sigh of relief.
Water, water, nowhere?
except on the cricketing fields of IPL. But the Bombay High Court's order to hold all matches post April 30 out of Maharashtra has cheered concerned citizens, and brought on a logistical nightmare for the BCCI.
Mind your endorsements
A Parliamentary Committee has proposed that misleading advertisements will attract jail and a fine of Rs 50 lakh for the promoter, and their celebrity endorsers will also have to pay a fine. Looks like M.S. Dhoni and other celeb brand endorsers might have to worry about more than just consumers trolling them on social media.
Guru Dakshina
Guru Dronacharya would have loved it, but companies and residents are not thrilled about Gurgaon being renamed Guru Gram. Uncomplimentary references to the Guru's treatment of 'Dalit' warrior Ekalavya is hotting up the trends circuit.
The Juggernaut rolls
Former McKinsey chief Rajat Gupta -who was charged in an insider trading case in the US - will write a book on his life, now that he is out of jail. Publisher Juggernaut Books promises a "candid, compelling and poignant" story. We are waiting.
India Shining Bright
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said India will remain the fastest growing major economy in 2016/17, growing at 7.5 per cent, compared to the world's 3.2-3.5 per cent. India will hope a good monsoon might better this prediction.