A world record pole vault for Russia's Yelena Isinbayeva and an electrifying 800 meters run by 18-year-old Kenyan Pamela Jelimo lit up the Bird's Nest Stadium on Monday evening.
Rediff readers tell us what they did with their first salary.
What should you do if you are not too good in Verbal Ability and Reading Comprehension?Are there any specific strategies you should be looking at to improve your sectional scores and accuracy? Jaya Desai, faculty, IMs, asnwered your CAT queries.
Are there any specific strategies you should be looking at to improve your sectional scores and accuracy? R Shiva Kumar, director -- R&D, Career Launcher, hosted a CAT chat with GA readers on August 8. The transcript.
Utilise this time to gain hands-on experience on newer skills or refine current ones.
Choose a place with bright lighting and always sit at the opposite angle so that people can see you clearly.
One of the most important aspects of a shared space is maintaining a quiet and peaceful environment, says Prashant Garg.
Aneek Dhar and Sanchita Bhattacharjee are presently out of danger.
'Everyone wants to achieve everything very quickly.' 'Parents want to see their kids become stars overnight.' 'Kids want to be a sensation on social media.' 'Everyone is constantly in a race.'
Use this time to learn some basic workplace skills so you can fulfill your potential and take charge of your own growth, says Shreyasi Singh.
Barring a few, most of the B-schools end up as mere fillers for aspiring students, says Ramesh Kailasam. India needs to have more focused B-schools which are qualitative and practical oriented to churn out students ready to take on the challenge to steer India Inc. and the nation forward.
'The faster you accept it, the faster you start running and the sooner you will reach your destination -- your next role.'
'If somebody remixes my song Banno 20 years later, why would I feel bad about it?'
The NSE Nifty ended at 2893, down 33 points. The market breadth was marginally positive - out of 2,511 stocks traded, 1,311 advanced and 1,089 declined on Thursday.
The points table of the English Premier League 2014-15 season.
You have taken the CAT, now what? Can you expect a call from the IIMs? Should you apply to other B-schools? Is your percentile good enough to get you into the country's best institutes? Gejo Srinivasan discussed these and other queries with GA readers.
Many of the 14,600 aspirants, who want to cross the border to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir on the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, will have to wait more than a decade for their wish to come true, if there is no change in the frequency of the existing service.The fortnightly bus service, which has completed three years of operation, can only ferry 450 passengers a year on an average to the other side of the border. Alto14,600 applications have been received from Kashmiris to visit PoK
Barcelona and Villarreal failed to put the pressure on leaders Real Madrid as they dropped points in the Primera Liga.
Hugely successful talent shows like Indian Idol and Sa re Ga Ma Pa inspire another one.
India Ka Hero, perhaps the first-of-its-kind online reality show, developed by NowPos (short for NowPossible) Online Services Private Limited, allows aspiring musicians, singers, dancers and comedians shed their stage frights and showcase their artistic abilities.
The father of Indian outsourcing, Raman Roy, is ready to step into the field of offshoring for gaming firms. His business process outsourcing outfit, Quatrro, is all set to offer back-office services to gaming companies.
Weight loss may be related to anxiety or thyroid problems, but it can also be related to stomach or pancreatic cancer, warns Dr Rajat Bajaj.
The competition between the two main players vying to lay cross-country natural gas pipelines has undergone a volte-face.
Tanmay and Aamir are very excited about the film, but disappointed because they haven't met their idol yet.
Amish M Saheba, Suresh Shastri and GA Pratap Kumar are the three new faces in the panel.
Teamwork, critical thinking, networking, collaboration and adaptability are among a few soft skills that will enable our students to tackle challenges in life as well as at their workplaces, says Rustom Kerawalla.
Bhoomi says she misses him, and hushes up for a second before breaking into a smile and normality. Vrishank pretends he doesn't understand, then flashes an inscrutable grin.
Anup Sridhar lost to 10th seed Wei Ng of Hong Kong in the men's singles quarter-finals at the Thailand Open Badminton Championships.
The appointment came after Vaughan was ruled out by a hamstring tear that threatens to prematurely end his Australia tour.
A man handed over a parcel to the bag counter of the store before entering, and a few minutes later, walked out without collecting it from the counter, sources said quoting shop assistants.
With growing viewers TAM Media Research's top 100 TVRs (during June 3 to June 9), both Zee's and Star's show share the 14th position with a rating of 6.4 each, while Sony's show ranks 33 with a rating of 5.3, on June 8.
Translating sentences from Hindi to English often leads to errors. Here are some examples of how you can avoid such bloopers.
Mohun Bagan, already assured of the title, defeated Mohammedan Sporting 1-0, even as East Bengal slumped to another miserable 2-2 draw against Chirag United in the Kolkata Premier football league on Sunday.
Rarely has a cash explosion of $867 billioni ever hit the markets at one time. Yet that's exactly what's happening right now.
A post on Facebook by a group called 'Mangalore Muslims' accused Suhana Sayed of tarnishing the community's image.
In the last few weeks of watching SaReGaMaPa, what Himesh Reshammiya did to pull Raja down shows his true traits: Insecurity, envy, greed.
After tie-ups with various companies such as Dabur, Sanyo, Godrej and Timex, Reliance Retail is talking to some more companies for roping them in as suppliers to its organised retailing initiative that recently took off from Hyderabad.
Baudhayan Lahiri rates the LG-K9250A Home Cinema System and tells us why he is thrilled with his new gadget.
