Landslide victory for AITC-Congress in WB: Survey

In what could be a history of sorts, a survery conducted by Star Ananda-Star News-AC Nielsen predicts a two-third majority for the Mamta Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress-Congress alliance.......

Indians, Pakistanis want govts to resolve issues

People in both India and Pakistan are open to resolving all issues between the two countries. The survey has shown that on neither side is there strong majority opposition to Kashmir becoming an......

Indians healthiest in the world

Indians are the healthiest in the world, a new survey has revealed. An online survey conducted in 47 countries by AC Nielsen says 22 per cent of Indians, the largest from a country, have not......

Majority of Indians wish to be reborn in India

Given a choice, the majority of Indians wish to be reborn in their motherland, even though the booming economy is yet to be translated into a better quality of life, a latest survey says. "While......

Waste pickers in Pune teach municipality cleanliness lesson

Waste pickers in Pune force corporates and the municipality to address safe disposal of sanitary napkins, notes Soma BasuFor two years, a waste pickers’ cooperative in Pune had been trying to......

Voltas on top, but faces heat

In 2011, Voltas became a market leader in room air conditioners, which is the fastest growing segment in ACs and worth Rs 6,000 crore (Rs 60 billion) in terms of primary sales.A year later, the......

'Internet is making consumer behaviour change'

Internet is influencing consumer behaviour as 7 out of 10 buyers know the exact brand and model they want to buy with the help of online research before entering the store, a study by Google India......

Voltas pips LG, Samsung in domestic AC market

Backed by product innovations, Tata group company Voltas has surpassed its South Korean rivals in the domestic air conditioning market. According to a recent study by GFK Nielsen, in August, Voltas......

Here's your chance to play the IPL...

'Fantasy players create their own team, get phantom money and start playing the virtual game.'Samreen Ahmad reports. IMAGE: Jasprit Bumrah celebrates Mahendra Singh Dhoni's wicket during IPL-10.......

VOTE: Who will win FIFA Player of the Year?

IMAGE: Lionel Messi, left, with Cristiano Ronaldo. Photograph: Philipp Schmidli/Getty Images Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi will again be duelling for the title of world's best footballer......

Take a look at evolution of world record transfer fee

Evolution of world record transfer deals since 1893 IMAGE: Neymar at the PSG stadium. Photograph: PSG/Twitter. Neymar completed his record-shattering transfer from Barcelona to Paris St......

China's women embrace the beautiful game

Bucking dire predictions of domestic disharmony in China during soccer's World Cup finals, an online survey has revealed that more than 80 percent of Chinese women plan to watch at least some of......

First round exit for Sasikiran

Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran made a surprise first round exit from the World Chess Championship after losing his second successive game against GM Kritz Leonid of Germany in Tripoli, Libya, on......