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The growing global ambitions are certainly the one major pillar in the growth strategy of Anand Mahindra, Vice Chairman and MD, M&M for the times to come.

In fact, its launch of the pick-up trucks in the US market is one of the most awaited launches in today's time and if the recent news reports are to be believed then the automaker has passed all the tests that needed to be done before the products could pave their way into the American geographies.

While luxury cars were earlier perceived to be only made for the richest in the country, the strategy of carmakers such as BMW India and Mercedes-Benz is convincing the consumers that were once out of reach by launching the stripped down version of their models. Both BMW and Mercedes today offer the stripped down 3-Series and Corporate C-Class model respectively for the Indian consumer.

Notably, the price differential between a BMW 3 Series fully loaded version and the stripped down version is close to Rs. 3 lakhs while for Mercedes it stands at a whopping Rs. 6 lakhs.

It has been reported that a Chicago shoplifter died after a store employee allegedly held him in a chokehold, and his family says they are outraged charges won't be filed.

The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that the manager of a CVS drug store in the Little Village neighborhood of Chicago saw Anthony Kyser allegedly stuff a tube of toothpaste in his jacket on Saturday and chased him out of the store.

According to the reports, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, his Labor Party pummeled at the polls last week, said Monday he will quit as his party's leader by September.

The BBC has reported that Brown's announcement opened the way for his party to start formal negotiations with the Liberal Democrats to form a new government. The Liberal Democrats failed to reach an agreement with Conservatives, creating an opportunity for a ruling coalition with Labor once Brown agreed to step aside.

According to spokesman of President Obama, he has ordered a Cabinet-level team to head to Houston this week to meet with BP officials about the oil leak disaster.

U. S. researchers have suggested that there is not a single solution to help ease unhappiness caused by sexual problems in the middle-aged and elderly.

It has been reported that Ryo Hirayama, a doctoral student at Oregon State University, and Professor Alexis Walker asked 861 people ages 57-85 who had an intimate partner and reported having at least one sexual problem such as the lack of interest in sex, inability to climax, physical pain during sexual intercourse, maintaining an erection or lubrication issues.