The survey also revealed that 95 per cent of the respondents use ATMs as a cash dispenser.
Vardhan, however, parried questions on the source of the information.
The government has questioned two members of Parliament whose names figured among a list of 498 persons with offshore bank accounts in locations like the British Virgin Islands.
Australia's second-string attack faces another searching examination on Saturday.
There are only two things that can make the always-in-a-hurry Mumbaikar to stop and take notice: Ganapati Visarjan and Sachin Tendulkar.
Rahul Dravid said his country's World Cup demolition by Australia was a thing of the past.
Uruguayan soccer player Diego Forlan on Monday denied evading taxes by hiding money in Swiss accounts with the British bank HSBC Holdings PLC.
Ticked off by his party for praising the Aam Aadmi Party, Union minister Jairam Ramesh on Saturday changed his tune, saying the outfit was just a "platform", unlike the Congress.
Tendulkar reveals how his anxiety about the match against Pakistan in the 2003 World Cup kept him awake for nights.
Sunil Gavaskar has been drafted in to search for a quality opening pair in the Indian team.
'My father worked very hard to earn the name he has got. I'll never consider it a disadvantage or something that puts pressure on me,' says Rohan Gavaskar.
Readers' response on the sixth ODI between India and Pakistan at Delhi.
Students are requested to note that the Symbiosis National Aptitude Test will now be applicable for entrance/ admissions to the Symbiosis Institute of Mass Communication.
To promote entrepreneurship in India's tier-II and tier-III cities, Silicon Valley entrepreneur Gururaj 'Desh' Deshpande's Deshpande Foundation will open the sandbox in Hubballi. Alnoor Peermohamed reports.
New Zealand batsman Jesse Ryder has been suspended for six months for failing a doping test for banned stimulants he claimed he took in a supplement to help him lose weight, the country's top sports tribunal said on Tuesday.
People were asked to rate their chief minister's work as excellent, good, bad or average. The ratings were prepared by accumulating `excellent' and `good' rating points and then subtracting `bad' points from it.
How did Sudarshan Shetty, curator of the Kochi Muziris Biennale, decide what gets to be part of the show and what doesn't?
For Beverley and Rodger Waugh, son Stephen's farewell Test marks the end of what they describe as an "incredible journey".
'This is what will hold back the country and its potential for at least a generation, and there seem to be no imminent reason for hope on this front,' says digital media guru Rafat Ali.
Malaysia has set up an online hall of shame where the public can post pictures of traffic offenders as part of a campaign to instil discipline and safety on roads.\n\n
Alert: Overseas volunteering fellowships
Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Thursday
'The best people are the local groundsmen who understand the nature of the local soil and I feel they can make the right kind of wickets,' said Rahul Dravid.
Satvik food is de rigueur this time of the year in most Western and Northern Indian homes, say chefs and food historians Arundhuti Dasgupta and Shally Seth Mohile.
The company is to act as an ISP across rural areas for local entrepreneurs.
Close to 200 webcams are likely to be installed across the country
Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft, inaugurated the 50th anniversary celebrations of the founding of the Indian Institute of Technology on Friday at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California.
The Indo-US Science and Technology Forum seeks applications for the appointment of an Executive Director.
With summer almost here, Hindustan Lever on Tuesday claimed that it was ahead of Amul in the ice-cream market and said it will further consolidate its position with the launch of five new flavours.
Arundhuti Dasgupta finds herself surrounded by Greek legends and fables in the mythical centre of the world.
This year saw a lot of innovations in mobile phones, and next year will be even more interesting.
US visa regulations expert Dr Arun Vakil tips you off.
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