Nargis-UdayUday Chopra and Nargis Fakhri spotted. The craze for their movie, and their chemistry was totally undeniable.Sonakshi-BuntySonakshi Sinha and Bunty Sajdeh. The two are currently working together in ‘Baaghi 2’. The two, it was strongly believed, were in a relationship, which they obviously never accepted.Varun Dhawan has accepted that marriage is on his mind.Aditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor tasted success with Mohit Suri’s ‘Aashiqui 2’.Aditya-ShraddhaAditya Roy Kapur and Shraddha Kapoor were seen promoting their film 'OK Jaanu'. He got them together, but it looks like the two got along with others better than their own selves, and hence the on-and-off relationship went into off mode. 

With Iulia, Bhaijaan let her sing in his movie ‘Sultan’ for ‘Baby Ko Bass Pasand Hai’, and helped her bag a recent music video with T-Series, which also featured Maniesh Paul.Parineeti Chopra never accepted dating director Maneesh Sharma, who gave Pari her comeback film ‘Meri Pyaari Bindu’.Farhan-ShraddhaFarhan Akhtar with Shraddha Kapoor. 

Salman gave Kat an acting career in Bollywood and at the moment she is one of the most followed actresses here. Salman Khan and Iulia Vantur, Varun Dhawan with Natasha Dalal, Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone spotted. They both were earlier roped in for ‘Half Girlfriend’, which they both walked out of, for their film. What more proof do you need?Tiger-DishaTiger Shroff and Disha Patani.Sonakshi Sinha and Virat Kohli’s manager Bunty Sajdeh were believed to be dating for a brief period of time, though neither of them came out in the open to accept it. In fact it now looks like they will never work together again.Ranbir Kapoor and Pakistani actress Mahira Khan’s (who worked in Bollywood with Shah Rukh Khan in ‘Raees’) leaked pictures from LA grabbed eyeballs.Nargis Fakhri and Uday Chopra were reportedly going to get married, but Uday left Nargis heartbroken, due to which the actress chose to move back to USA and has now found love there. 

The actor has thrown hints at the media by holding Natasha Dalal’s hand in public numerous times.Varun-NatashaVarun Dhawan and Natasha Dalal snapped with Varun's family. The two however? They seem to be going strong.Tiger Shroff, it is believed, helped Disha Patani bag movies in Bollywood. It supposedly went to the extent that Shraddha left her house to stay with divorcee Farhan, which her father Shakti Kapoor strongly opposed to..Ranbir-KatrinaRanbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif went to the extent of buying a house together, but all of it was void, as the two broke up last year during the shooting of ‘Jagga Jasoos’.But there are still some couples who are dating, but will never accept it.Sushant-KritiSushant and Kriti display lovely chemistry at the trailer launch of RaabtaNews of Sushant Singh Rajput and Kriti Sanon dating came when the two got close during the shooting of their film ‘Raabta’. Mumbai: Bollywood is a place full of glamour and fame. They earlier sizzled in the music video ‘Befikra’.Farhan Akhtar and Shraddha Kapoor reportedly came a bit too close during the shooting of ‘Rock On! 2’.

Parineeti-ManeeshParineeti Chopra and Maneesh Sharma spotted in a candid pose. The stardom is a black hole that takes you deep inside and makes you feel lonely.Kalki Koechlin is believed to be dating Jim Sarbh, but after her divorce to Anurag Kashyap, it seems like the actress isn’t ready to speak about her personal life anymore.Kalki-JimKalki Koechlin and Jim Sarbh during a play.Ranveer-DeepikaRanveer Singh and Deepika Padukone spotted outside Karan Johar's office. But he hasn’t accepted it, and by the looks of it, # he might not come out in the open ever. Here are a few of them:Salman-IuliaSalman Khan with Iulia Vantur.Ranbir-MahiraRanbir Kapoor and Mahira Khan snapped in New York. 

However, both the movies fizzled out at the Box Office.Sonam-AnandSonam Kapoor with Anand Ahuja.Salman Khan has never accepted his relationship even when it was reported with Katrina Kaif, and now with Iulia Vantur. It appears that the two are ready to go the Virushka way, as they do not confirm but speculations of their exotic beach wedding (somewhere around June) are going strong.Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone, Sonakshi Sinha agrees are a couple who don’t accept they are a couple. But their social media PDA suggests a completely different tale.Karan Johar reportedly played cupid in his students Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra’s life.Alia-SidharthSidharth Malhotra came in with is rumoured girlfriend Alia Bhatt, driving her himself.

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Consider that the consequence of a state government being dismissed is not the empowerment of local governments, to pick up the slack and fill the vacuum, but instead power is sucked back to Delhi where all state-level politicians aspire to work. 

The curious case of Uttarakhand shows that getting elected to political office confers powers Cube vacuum storage bags Factory but no responsibilities. The otherwise placid, hilly paradise was rocked by frenzied politicking, as Congress dissidents lit a fire under their own government, even as forest fires lit to clear shed pine leaves gusted up clouds of carbon and heat. 

The honourable single-judge ordered on March 29, somewhat unusually, that the Congress test its numbers in the House on March 31 even though the Legislative Assembly had been suspended by the President of India.The curious case of Uttarakhand shows that getting elected to political office confers powers but no responsibilities. Would the Uttarakhand Congress dissidents have been as ready to rebel and trigger the dismissal of their government if the consequences were that elected leaders at the town and village levels would get vested with the executive powers of erstwhile state ministers and carry on working Consider also whether the Union government would have been as willing a participant in the dismissal game, if the consequences meant executive powers being transferred lower rather than to the national level.

A second option to hold politicians to account is to devolve political office and powers closer to where voters live so that people can actively participate in overseeing an elected politician. Leading up to November 2000, when the state was formed, the mood was upbeat and passions inflamed. The hilly areas of Garhwal and Kumaon had revolted against the allegedly quasi-colonial rule from Lucknow — the erstwhile city of nawabs, sheermal, galawati kebabs and the capital of Uttar Pradesh.org, flooded Telecom Regulatory Authority of India with electronic messages. The "Save the Net” campaign last year and subsequently supporters of Facebook/Internet. But Indian voters do not have this power, unlike in North America and Switzerland. 

But it fell, because former chief minister Vijay Bahuguna and Mr Rawat’s ex-buddy from Garhwal, Harak Singh Rawat, and seven others pulled the plug on it.The writer is adviser, Observer Research Foundation. What followed was a comedy of high-level bungling. The India-Bharat class divide exists even in politics. Despite the rhetoric, there is little political appetite to let go of centralised powers in the Union and the state governments — both of which function remotely from people. 

Technological improvements can help. Can we do better Being empowered to recall recalcitrant public representatives can make public representatives responsive to citizens.Sadly, the five-yearly spells of public accountability do not protect citizens sufficiently from irresponsible governments. Nor were there difference with the party around policy, legislation or programmes. Apparently, the average citizen gets galvanised politically only when it is time to vote.Consider also how dysfunctional our political parties are. Voters could similarly message the Election Commission. Equally, it was irresponsible of the Congress, to ignore the growing dissidence, secure in the belief that the anti-defection legislation could contain dissidence and that there was still one more year before citizens could vote to call it to account.Petty palace politics and dodgy moves will continue to blight political stability and retard effective executive action, unless we rejig the institutional structure to generate political incentives.The Harish Rawat-led Congress government still has one year to go. Expectedly, this order was stayed on appeal by a division bench of the court. 

The Speaker, Govind Singh Kunjwal, disqualified the dissident Congressmen the anti-defection legislation for voting against the government. It was not always like this. A significant section — more than a quarter of the Congress MLAs — could not resolve their grievances through inner-party governance systems and chose to create a constitutional crisis to hit back at their party. But it is alleged that he did so only after the President of India had already put him and the state Legislative Assembly under suspended animation by dismissing the government. Their rebellion was borne out of perceived insufficient recognition by the party of their merit, effort and political standing.Our centralised, political ecosystem and architecture have created political interests at the national and the state level. They did not act out of high moral principles.True to their class ethic, state-level politicians perversely prefer to lose power to an opposing party, in the hope that it would come back to them one day, rather than see power trickle away permanently down to local levels. 

The constitutional provisions have existed since 1992, but they have never been implemented in good faith and with full earnestness. Biometric identification can cheaply and correctly verify discontented voters who could digitally communicate their intent to recall, thereby triggering a re-election. But consider how low representative democracy has fallen and how remote politics has become from the people who chose to remain indifferent to the political machinations. Tellingly, citizens were more concerned with managing the forest fires than the fallout of the political shenanigans. Their timing was cannily disruptive since the annual budget could not be approved — politically effective but irresponsible from a citizen’s viewpoint. 

Citizens must be able to hold governments to account in real time. Cut to 2016, and the dismissal of a duly elected government evokes no popular response at all beyond gossip at nukkad teashops. Rarely does a village-level politician graduate to politics at the state level and even less so to the national level. Also, subsequent to the budget approval snafu, governor Krishan Kant Paul had already directed on March 18 that the state government prove its majority on the floor of the House on March 28

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The tall height and the narrow snout is still quirky. Boot space is fairly generous — rated at 412 litres.Ride quality is typically Mahindra. That said, corners aren't the NuvoSport's forte at all. Mahindra was amongst the first to work around it and not crib about the regulations. Subtle updates like the smoked out tail-lamps and the new cover for the spare gel well with the overall theme.36 lakh (ex-showroom, Thane). 

The new 16" alloy wheels are a welcome change.76 lakh (ex-showroom, Thane) that one would pay — the TUV300 feels a lot more value for money in comparison. If you are keen on buying the AMT variant over the 5-speed manual, bear in mind that the AMT's job is to relieve your left leg of its clutch duties — nothing more. While we are on the subject, we wish Mahindra had equipped it with a reverse camera. But that did not stop them from having a go again. 

On a highway stint, there's enough torque in reserve for it to not feel breathless. How different is it from its sibling More importantly, is there more to it than the fancy dress Let's take a look!DesignLet's not mince words here.The most noticeable addition is the 6. If you have Size 11 shoes like I do, prepare to be slightly uncomfortable. It isn't exactly quick off the line. Drive it with a steady and light right foot and the AMT makes the drive a relatively fuss-free experience.

 Just like the Renault Duster, one cannot buckle up with the driver side armrest in place.PerformanceUnder the aggressively styled bonnet, lies a 1. As was the case with the Xylo and the old Scorpio, the NuvoSport too does a shimmy on start-up and shut-down. Moreover, there aren’t seatbelts or lap belts either. We'd have loved some more feedback from the pedal and a little less nose-diving under hard braking. 

Thankfully, it now gets a new chunky steering that houses buttons for the audio and the calls.The NuvoSport is ideal for a broken road infested city like Mumbai. The newer chassis and the updates make the NuvoSport what the Quanto should have been in the first place.5-litre, 3-cylinder engine called the 'mHawk100'. 

It rocks from side to side, which might be slightly uncomfortable for the occupants.The side and the rear remain virtually unchanged. It sits flush with the centre console at an almost upright angle, because of which using the system on the go isn't the easiest thing to do. All three occupants will have sufficient knee-room and shoulder-room. This particular top-spec N8 AMT variant doesn't seem to justify the INR 9. The other key issue here is quality. The pedals too, are slightly off-set to the right. Mahindra has also gone ahead and added leatherette (faux leather) upholstery and an updated instrument cluster to the package as well. It shivers, and one can feel vibrations on the pedals and the gearstick. Of course, it is a 5+2 seater, just like the TUV300. It forms an eyebrow over the headlamps and does look cool. Also, if you are close to six feet tall, you will find you forehead brushing against the C-Pillar. We expected Mahindra to price the NuvoSport aggressively, undercutting the Brezza and the EcoSport substantially. We're sure the manual will be much better in this regard. Weaving in and out of traffic isn't its forte thanks to the size, but the steering does take the sting out of it. It is carried over from its sibling, the TUV300 and runs a different state of tune. 

There are a couple of ergonomic issues as well. It takes a good second to realize there's an urgent need for power. Mahindra was amongst the first to work around it and not crib about the regulations. However, you will have to plan your overtakes. We'd recommend you use the third row only when it is an absolute necessity.What the NuvoSport brings in abundance, is space.Drive the NuvoSport around and you'd quickly realize that it is at ease pottering around the city calmly. On a related note, they are bright and grab attention even under the noon sun. The engine comes alive with a characteristic 3-cylinder clatter.VerdictThe NuvoSport is a much better package than the Quanto — that's a given.

The sub 4-metre rule has been a curveball for most manufacturers. Like we said, maintain a steady right foot, don't force it to pick-up its frock and run — and it does just fine. The power steering is light at city speeds that make parking and maneuvering the NuvoSport an easy task. You can recline the second row and lounge, but you will need to tuck the third row of seats away to do so. Our favourite element, have to be the LED daytime running lamps. The only complaint here is the backrest angle. Also, the accelerator and the brake pedal are closely spaced. Considering it goes up against the likes of the Vitara Brezza and the Ford EcoSport, we wish Mahindra had brought a better package to the table. But like we said — that's not the point! We have to say — turbo lag is well under control and power delivery is linear. While Mahindra did a decent job with the KUV100 and the TUV300, the quality of materials, fit and finish in the NuvoSport can be termed average at best.After tasting success with the TUV300, Mahindra has now slid the NuvoSport into the fray. After tasting success with the TUV300, Mahindra has now slid the NuvoSport into the fray. If space, power, and a cushiony ride are your key criterions, the NuvoSport is the one to pick!. The seats themselves aren't all that comfortable and do not hold you in place. The Quanto's interiors looked outdated even back then, and carrying the same design in 2016 is a bit of a no-no.The 240Nm of torque kicks in at a relatively low 1600rpm, which makes in-city driveability an absolute breeze. Sadly, that isn't the case.InteriorMahindra might have just made a huge blunder by not updating the design inside. Seating three in the rear bench is hardly a task too. The suspension is soft and will iron out bumps and potholes at low speeds — very few filter into the cabin. Treat it like an XL sized commuter, and it won't disappoint. But, on the whole, the design is cohesive and digestible now. With 100 horses and 240Nm of torque at its disposal, the NuvoSport is the most powerful SUV in its segment. Space in the first two rows is more than adequate, even for someone who isn't in the best of shapes. 

There is an evident lag between shifts and even in manual, the gear changes take a second to reflect. You can glide over the potholes and irregularities without worrying too much. There's no running away from the fact that the NuvoSport when viewed side on, still looks like a Xylo with a chopped derriere.2-inch touchscreen infotainment system, that is a straight lift from the Ssangyong Rexton. Look towards the Vitara Brezza or the Ford EcoSport if you intend on attacking the twisties. The compact-SUV rides on meaty 215 section tyres that give it a butch stance. Braking power is adequate, but the pedal does leave you guessing at times. The Mahindra believes in chugging along calmly. Yes, it scores high on practicality and space — but leaves a lot to be desired when it comes to quality and features. The AMT is slow to respond with the throttle pinned to the floor. It is simply a bit too upright for our liking. The new chassis from the Scorpio has helped contain the body roll a fair bit. The dimensions are nearly identical to the outgoing Quanto. Now, we'd agree that the initial offerings such as the Verito Vibe and the Quanto were rather forgettable.The biggest and most noticeable change is the reworked face. The front profile no longer reminds us of the old Xylo. It does not roll as much as the Quanto would. The dead pedal too is quite thin and is barely usable if you have large feet. You do not get that surge of boost like you would, say in the Vitara Brezza.Mahindra was amongst the first to work around it and not crib about the regulations.

 At highway speeds, the ride is slightly choppy. Prices for the NuvoSport start at INR 7. There is absolutely no point trying to extract performance out of it — especially from the AMT variant. Like most automated manuals, the 'autoshift' gearbox on the NuvoSport doesn't do much to suppress shift-shocks. The Quanto was a bit of an oddball, wasn't it Thankfully, the NuvoSport isn't as outlandish. Rearward visibility is an issue due to the tall height and the thick C-Pillar

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