For developing technology that is at the heart of high speed WiFi and 4G mobile systems Arogyaswami Paulraj receives one of science's highest honours, the Marconi Prize 2014.

Goli is a special child, born on 26/11 at the Cama hospital in Mumbai while the terrorists were raining bullets outside. Six years later, Vaihayasi Pande Daniel/Rediff.com finds a family determined to give their children the best life they can afford.

The Graduate Record Examination is an important test for admission into masters and doctoral programmes in the US.

Ramji Raghavan is using this principle to help village children from government schools enjoy science and maths. Indulekha Aravind reports

P Rajendran finds out how Himanshu Asnani, a winner of the Marconi Society's Paul Baran Young Scholars Award, swiftly moved from wanting to become a neurosurgeon or cricketer into engineering

Gone are the days when your CAT preparation strategy meant studying for your strengths and leaving out the weaker areas!

Make the most of these eight weeks to optimise your score and secure admission in a top b-school.

In 2002, at 13 she lost both her hands and severely damaged her legs in a freak accident. Today she is a dedicated social worker, a motivational speaker and model for accessible clothing in India.

How does one make a smooth transition from college to corporate life? Should you take up a job or start something of your own? Is there a way you can find out?

The power of a nation is directly related to the revenues it realises from its citizens. But India loses a gargantuan Rs 5.8 lakh crore, as the IT department drags its feet over recovering uncollected taxes in time or holding up files in appeal cases, says Mohan Guruswamy.

They researched their companies well, didn't believe in the market chatter and advise to stay invested for long term.

Simanta Roy meets Kirin Sinha, who is turning how to teach girls to SHINE in math on its head, with dance

Paris-based international advisory firm Mazars predicts four per cent growth in India's automobile sector this financial year.

Eminent business journalist and author Tamal Bandyopadhyay discussed Budget with rediff.com readers on Tuesday.

The film which is dedicated to India's mathematical prodigy, Ramanujan, is a well researched, well-written and brilliantly directed.

Sri Srinivasan, the first Indian-origin federal judge in the United States, is India Abroad Person of the Year 2013

'Even if Akhilesh Yadav opens up the entire state treasury for us we will not vote for the Samajwadi Party... ''...I don't want to return to my village, my head will be chopped off. They want me to press the button on the lotus.' Caught between an aggressive BSP cornering Dalit votes and the BJP cornering other Hindu votes, the Muslims of Muzaffarnagar have nowhere to go, no one to turn to. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt presents the grim situation on the ground in western Uttar Pradesh.

In the last 10 years, when the people looked at New Delhi, they saw two centres of power and not one decisive leader between them. There was nobody who could speak in a language people wanted to hear. Rediff.com's Sheela Bhatt reveals the true reason why the UPA appears rudderless on the eve of Election 2014.

Ankhon Dekhi's real star is Sanjay Mishra, says Sukanya Verma.

A firsthand account of JEE Main preparation by Nikhil Chaturvedi, who scored an All India Rank 4 in JEE Main 2013

Read the full transcript of President Obama's State of the Union address on Wednesday at the US Capitol in Washington.

In an online chat with readers, Vivek Gupta, an IIT-B alumnus and co-founder, Plancess EduSolutions Pvt Ltd, offered advice on how to crack the Joint Entrance Examination.

In the second part of the series on three Indian Americans who are pushing the boundaries in their respective fields, Arthur J Pais speaks with Kirin Sinha, winner of the prestigious Marshall Scholarships, who fuses dance and maths.

Saumil Bandyopadhyay was named a recipient of the second annual American Ingenuity Awards by Smithsonian magazine, the flagship publication of Smithsonian Media, for a unique, sensitive infrared radiation detector.

'I know of at least one techie who quit his job to join the AAP in Delhi. Many others traveled to India to volunteer during the election. If you ask these volunteers why they were doing it when they can't even vote in India, they say, "We want a corruption-free India".' Ritu Jha looks back on the year that was; it was party time, she says, for news junkies like her.

In an online chat with Get Ahead readers, Rajiv Raj of CreditVidya.com answered home loan queries.

Aniruddha Jaju, a non-IITian who cracked the Common Admission Test and made it to the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad shares his experience with us.

A detailed analysis of the nation's most competitive management entrance exam that commenced October 16, 2013.

In an online chat with readers, Rahul Reddy, IIM-Calcutta alumnus and co-founder, VistaMind Education, a CAT training institute, answered questions on how to crack the management entrance examination.

'What we need to do is to improve our standard of honesty as people as a whole. We need our leaders to be true patriots. This means the country first every time. We excel at things that are to do with the mind -- like Chess and Cricket. It's genetics!!! We should not be upset that we don't do well in the Olympics,' feels popular television host and actor Kunal S Vijaykar.

Anshika Singh, Senior Vice President - Student Engagement at Univariety chatted with Rediff readers on Thursday, September 26, between 3 and 4 pm IST.

On the occasion of Teacher's Day, readers tell us about their favourite teacher.

A teacher pays tribute to a 'very special student' - the Delhi Braveheart

A teacher pays tribute to a 'very special student' - the Delhi Braveheart -- even as the juvenile is convicted for her rape and murder and begins a three-year term in a correctional facility.

In an online chat with readers, Naveenan Ramachandran, head, 2IIM, Mumbai shared tips and advice on how to prepare for the upcoming management entrance test.

So by and large most of the mistakes by retail investors are committed because of lack of access to quality advice.

A loan is simply an arrangement wherein the funds borrowed is used for a particular purpose -- be it to buy a home, buy a car or fund your child's education.

oans help you achieve your financial goals, even if you do not have 100 per cent of the funds needed for it immediately.

The US universities produce enough graduates in science, technology, engineering and maths, says the report.

In an online chat with readers Antony Alex, CEO, Rainmaker, an online learning company addressed queries on how to pursue a career in law.