'My vision for the future is that of a wholly child centric education system. We cannot afford to be the slaves of the past. We must keep ourselves in synch with the processes of change sweeping through the globe,' says Union HRD Minister Kapil Sibal

His fans will be happy to know that, of the album's 7 original songs and 4 remixes, a couple of the tracks are fabulous.

A New York-based institute seeks to empower new economists to challenge outdated approaches with innovative and ethical economic strategy and Indian policy makers must take note of it, says Rajni Bakshi.

The Vijay and Tamannah Tamil starrer is a masala entertainer.

Industry insiders are questioning if she does really deserve the huge nominations she got for her one and only music video this year, Womanizer.

The downstream segment will enjoy greater visibility on excise duty as branded petrol and diesel will now attract specific duty.

Sanraa Entertainments' Tamil movie starring Prasanna and Sandhya falls flat.

The new Star Trek movie promises a thrilling ride.

Last year the singer cut a very sorry figure (no pun intended) at last year's MTV Video Music Awards. Prancing around in a sequined black bra and panty set, a visibly unfit Britney lip-synched her way to Gimme More. Fastforward to this year's MTV Video Music Awards and what have you? A leaner and healthier looking Britney. Not only did the singer look hot, she even won two awards for her song Piece of Me in the best pop video and best female video categories.

American swimmer Michael Phelps became the most successful Olympian of all time when he won his 10th gold medal on Wednesday and his fourth of the Beijing Games. The mighty Phelps broke his own world record to continue his dominance in the Water Cube pool and overtake an elite group including Mark Spitz and Carl Lewis who had won nine golds.

It is the first time that a significant number of movies simultaneously showcase Indian origin talent. Some of the films, like The Love Guru, have an actor of Indian origin, in this case Manu Narayan getting his first big break. Other like Brick Lane, a story of immigration angst, adultery and redemption set in London, have a mostly Indian cast.

Even the hyperconnected have only 24 hours in one day. Here's how one social media evangelist lives the 'always on' life.

In markets like India where demand for a range of goods and services still outstrips supply, readers will readily be able to identify the disconnect between a CEO's reputation, the company's performance and the quality of customer service. There are, for instance, successful banks that deliver stunningly indifferent service even though their CEOs are stars on the corporate firmament.

The BlackBerry Bold may look like an iPhone wannabe but Research In Motion won't give up any customers without a fight

Intellectual Property is still a strange beast in this country. People eye it rather warily, uncertain of its temperament (how hard will it bite or is it the clawing sort?) and the hidden threat in its still unfolding contours. To familiarise businessmen with this creature, industry organisations have been doing a fair amount of spadework organising seminars, workshops and talks by visiting experts.

Commodity markets have been out- of-sync and moved up as other assets depreciated. What's more, this is true for several ranges of commodities. Crude and other fuel sources have hit successive record levels.

Prachi Desai can't get over the fact that she has won Jhalak Dikhla Jaa.

Though fraught with risks, small business can easily fetch better returns than the established companies.

Alexander Waske and Philipp Petzschner beat Dmitry Tursunov and Mikhail Youzhny 6-3, 3-6, 7-6, 7-6 in the doubles to put Germany 2-1 up on holders Russia in their Davis Cup semi-final.

The pop star look a shadow of her former self.

Here's a list of English bloopers that are so common, few people even recognise them as errors. We present the bloopers side by side with the correct expression.

For any employee who works in shifts, coping with the disruption of normal sleep patterns is tough, so it is easy to imagine the chaos for a couple in which both partners work in shifts. Here's how to cope.

International budget airlines are vying with each other to offer you the cheapest deals.

First price, then performance, but the brand name comes in last.

Yuvan Shankar Raja reinvents himself with his latest album.

The minnows of cricket beat the World champs by five wickets in the ODI triangular series.

Reliance Infocomm has introduced two CDMA 2000 1X camera phones -- GTRAN GCP 4020 from GTRAN Wireless Inc of the United States and Samsung SCH A603 from Samsung Electronics of South Korea -- in its repertoire of handset models.