He won the world 100 metres gold medal in the biggest winning margin in the history of the championships.
The iPad might allow Apple to disrupt the publishing industry, as it has done with music and telecom already, says Rajeev Srinivasan.
Penpix of the New Zealand squad that will play the cricket World Cup final against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Sunday.
Bhutto's true Achilles heel was the military. A third time premiership would not have altered the equation. The military is so deeply entrenched in the country's economic and political life that no democratic entity in the country can survive a challenge from it. On both occasions in the past Benazir had been evicted from the prime minister's office by the machinations of the military.
Most bosses hate firing employees. So now they're hiring freelance hit teams to do their dirty work.
PSV Eindhoven qualified for the Champions League knockout stage for the first time after a draw against a 9-man Arsenal team.
'Never in the history of any government, the first 100 days have been characterised by the daily turmoil that we witness in Parliament,' according to the PM.
'Never lose your optimism. Never lose your aspiration and never -- even if India becomes a prosperous consumer society -- never ever lose that shining light in your eyes,' advises Dr Peter McLaughlin, headmaster of the Doon School.
Premier League leaders Manchester United beat Charlton Athletic 2-0 to stay six points clear of Chelsea.
A question of major concern both to the Bnagladeshi political and military leadership as well as for India should be---- was the mutiny purely due to bread and butter issues or is there something more to it?
West Ham United striker Dean Ashton was selected for the first time, while there were recalls for strikers Jermain Defoe and Marcus Bent.
Captain Steve Waugh said his team did not play at its sharpest in last week's first Test victory and he wanted his players to be more focused.
Menon has somehow come to symbolise the 'Sharm-el-Sheikh' line of India's neighbourhood policy -- unlike his hard-line predecessor who instinctively trusts crisis management to problem-solving. A 'greening' of the national security establishment is overdue and it will be in sync with the spirit of our times.
The domineering Board President's XI punctured Australia's usual aura of invincibility in the drawn warm-up match, exposing numerous chinks in the visitors' armour ahead of the four-match cricket Test series.
Unlike 2004 when Sonia Gandhi took things into her hands and hit the road and stitched up alliances, there is a lack of grip this time, as if things are on auto pilot. Cabinet meetings get over in minutes. People are glibly talking of a third front government in 2009 supported by the Congress.
The bugles are sounding for efficiency of project delivery in the public sphere and about creation of bankable projects in the private sphere. Both have to ultimately do with governance and management in the public system. And this is clearly the Achilles's heel of infrastructure, says Vinayak Chatterjee.
From politics to economics, from cinema to sports, to arts to culture, social media has a view on everything.
Sri Lanka were set 352 to win the first Test after Australia, 161 runs behind after the first innings, amassed 512 for 8 on day 4.
The Olympic spotlight falling on Athens in August will be the latest illumination of a city that has fascinated thinkers, poets and writers down the ages.
Even if you have money management under control, have a valid system, approach or premise to act upon - you still need control of yourself.
Counter fear with greater fear, terror with super-terror, and the perpetrators will think twice before carrying out their evil deeds.
In an online chat with readers on December 19, Naveenan Ramachandran, expert from 4GMAT addressed reader queries related to cracking the GMAT exam and more. For those who missed the live chat, here's the unedited transcript
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