India's commercial capital, Mumbai, has been named among the world's 'dirtiest' cities, ranking last in the 'cleanest streets' category, a global survey of 40 key tourist cities has found. ...
08:20 AM, Dec 15, 2012
Gujarat Parivartan Party leader Keshubhai Patel is hoping to inflict the maximum damage on Modi's re-election prospects, though a number of pre-poll surveys have already predicted a hat-trick of wins for Modi. CNN-IBN's Correspondent Ashok Bagriya joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on whether Keshubhai Patel can dent Narendra Modi's dominance. ...
05:30 PM, Dec 14, 2012
A 7.2-magnitude earthquake has been reported off the coast of Indonesia. The US Geological Survey says the quake struck offshore, 208 kilometers northwest of the city of Saumlaki. ...
11:03 PM, Dec 10, 2012
The 10th annual sex survey highlights the state of India's sexual health in the country's far flung extremities. ...
04:29 PM, Dec 04, 2012
Technology hub Bangalore has emerged as the best city to live in India, pipping other metro cities such as New Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata, in terms of overall quality of living, according to a latest worldwide survey of cities by global HR consultancy Mercer. ...
01:40 PM, Dec 04, 2012
London: People spend more than two hours a week dwelling on regrets, with not having travelled enough as the most common cause of remorse, a new UK study has found. More than half of those surveyed admitted wishing they had made a different life choice at some point, such as having a different career, living somewhere else or marrying someone different, according to research by the British Heart Foundation. A...
04:21 PM, Nov 23, 2012
London: Noisy eating by colleagues tops the list of office irritants, according to a new UK survey. Researchers found that as many as 74 per cent people find they are too busy to leave the office for the traditional hour lunch break. It seems to be having a huge negative impact on the working environment - with food causing the majority of office frustrations, the 'Daily Mail' reported. The habit...
03:55 PM, Nov 23, 2012
London: People are less likely to tell lies at home but are more ready to bend the truth in office, a new study has claimed. Researchers from the University of Oxford and the University of Bonn suggested that it pains us to tell lies, particularly when we are in our own homes. The study found that people are basically honest as honesty is hugely important to our sense of who...
03:23 PM, Nov 23, 2012
London: Grammy winner Adele's music has topped the list of the most effective soundtrack for sleeping. A survey done by hotel chain Travelodge on 2,000 people, showed that the 24-year-old's music helped lull them to sleep, reported Daily Star online. The 'Rolling In The Deep' singer has deposed Coldplay from the top of the charts. The band were number one for the firm's previous surveys in 2008 and 2010, but...
03:08 PM, Nov 23, 2012
New Delhi: Nearly 71 per cent of India's elderly aged between 60 to 80 years are compelled to work, said a survey conducted by United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) India. The survey, partnered with many other organisations, noted that 71 per cent elderly work due to economic necessity and not by choice, and that there is a close link between current work participation and poverty and illiteracy. The survey was...
05:16 PM, Nov 20, 2012
Bangalore: Online shopping is yet to pick up in India where television has the most perceived advertising persuasiveness across all age groups, according to a survey. Companies in India might be rushing in to tap the e-shopping market, but a lot has to be done to encourage consumer and see more transactions, said the Deloitte's State of the Media Democracy Survey India 2012. Purchasing products is the least online activity...
03:21 PM, Nov 19, 2012
London: A lot of Britons seem to be leading their lives as gadget addicts, as a survey has found most of them using smartphones before leaving bed and one in three checking phone right after sex. According to a poll conducted by The Sun, 90 per cent of Britons now own a smartphone - and are using them constantly, for everything from tweeting to finding their way around. Two-thirds of...
06:43 PM, Nov 16, 2012
Santiago: A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off Chile's central-north area, but authorities said no injuries or damage were reported and discounted the possibility of a tsunami. The US Geological Survey said the quake's epicentre was 88 kilometeres north of Coquimbo, Chile, and had a depth of 61 kilometeres. The quake was mildly felt in the capital of Santiago, where it shook buildings and in several regions from the Atacama desert...
04:42 AM, Nov 15, 2012
New Delhi: Himachal Pradesh has traditionally seen a straight contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress and the 2012 Assembly election are going to be no different with the two involved in a bitter battle. The state will vote in a single phase on November 4, and the counting of the votes will take place weeks later, on December 20 along with Gujarat. Even though the final...
09:05 PM, Oct 29, 2012
London: Fancy a smoke? It might be putting off your colleagues. More than half of the workers resent colleagues who take smoking breaks and think the time should come out of their salaries, a new UK survey has found. A total of 58 per cent workers get angry over "unfair" breaks while just one in four (26 per cent) think smokers should be paid the same, a survey by a...
03:29 PM, Oct 23, 2012
New Delhi: A majority of mobile phone users in India prefer unlimited Internet data plans to usage-based plans, a survey by Ernst & Young has found. "In India almost 54 per cent of the respondents prefer unlimited mobile data for a fixed price per month," the survey, conducted across 12 countries including the US, the UK, China, Australia and Russia, to highlight short- and medium-term issues faced by operators, said....
04:13 PM, Oct 14, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Smokers in Kerala spend nearly nine per cent of their income on smoking, a survey by the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS) has revealed. Chief Minister Oommen Chandy recently released the report to Paul Sebastian, director, Regional Cancer Centre and vice chairman of Tobacco Free Kerala. The GAT Survey, conducted under the coordination of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in 2009-10, states that the monthly expenditure of...
05:06 PM, Oct 12, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: A survey conducted among young Malayalis has revealed that 62 percent of singles of both sexes would prefer to live in a joint family after marriage. The survey, which was released here on Thursday, was conducted by Malayaleeshaadi.com, an exclusive matrimonial service for Malayalees, part of Shaadi.com. The primary reason why the young Malayali singles prefer a joint family is on account of work pressures and sky-rocketing expenses, and...
06:48 PM, Oct 04, 2012
New York: Contrary to perception that having a criminal record can impede chances of getting a job, more than half (51 per cent) of the companies in the US have hired such people, a new survey has said. Also, hiring managers at nearly two-third of the US companies believe that such persons should be upfront and honest about their conviction when seeking a job, it said. The study said having...
01:48 PM, Oct 02, 2012
New York: Sixty six per cent of Asian community in the US owns smartphones, making them the leading users of such devices in the country, according to the findings of a new survey. As many as sixty-six per cent of Asians, 56 per cent of Hispanics and 55 per cent of African-Americans use smartphones to check e-mails, play games and surf the Web, the Neilson study found. Around 55.5 per...
12:33 PM, Sep 25, 2012
