It’s becoming a zoo out there in the Indian car portals arena with so many players.

In the typical me-too style characteristic of many Indian Internet ventures, one more car portal has come up.

The latest entrant is Carazoo, the offspring of automotive interactive software provider Logix Microsystems of Bangalore.

Like its fellow travelers, Carazoo lets visitors buy and sell cars, get loans and buy accessories.

Besides Carazoo, the other prominent Indian auto web sites are AutoIndia, Carwale, Indimoto, DriveInside, IndiaAutomobile, AutomartIndia and Bharatautomobiles.

Going by Alexa ranking, AutoIndia has the highest traffic rank of 3,351 followed by Carwale with 10,295.

The other Indian car portals have Alexa ranks above 25,000, are probably irrelevant and will most likely die a slow death.

Just days after Canon debuted two new DSLRs, Nikon is hitting back with two new digital Single Lens Reflex cameras - the high-end D3 and the lightweight D300 for serious amateurs.

Highlights of the Nikon D3 include a 12.1 megapixel FX format (36.0×23.9mm) full frame image sensor with 12-channel read out, 9 fps frame rate, expandable ISO settings from 200-6400, 51-Point autofocus system, 3-inch VGA LCD screen with Live View and the EXPEED image processing system.

A new Picture Control system (replaces the existing Color Mode settings) in the D3 lets users manipulate images in camera to reduce post processing time.

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has shut down 10 Reliance Industries superstores after protests by small traders and political activists.

Five supermarkets run by another Indian retail chain Spencer’s have also been shut down.

Mayawati, who became Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh recently, after a resounding victory, said:

I have constituted a high-level committee to review the whole affair and until the committee gives a green signal, Reliance Fresh stores will remain shut.

Small merchants and their employees fear that these self-service airconditioned supermarkets pose a big threat to their livelihood and have been Continue Reading…