The Hindustan Times back issues from Sunday, January 29:
Karachiites' Sunday options: Bryan Adams or cricket
Jan 29, 2006 ... Karachi, Jan 29 -- Young Karachiites may face a difficult choice Sunday - to watch the first day of the third India-Pakistan cricket Test or travel 35 km to watch the Bryan Adams music show. Those youngsters who do not want to miss out on either event will be racing against time, ...
Orissa Governor to take additional charge of Andhra
Jan 29, 2006 ... New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Orissa Governor Rameshwar Thakur has been given the additional charge of Andhra Pradesh Governor. Thakur has replaced Shushil Kumar Shinde, who resigned from the post last night to pave way for his induction into the Union Council of Ministers today. Shinde faxed ...
Bangladesh officials say no oil price hike now
Jan 29, 2006 ... Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Senior officials in Bangladesh have dispelled speculation over fuel price hike saying that the government has no such plan right this moment. Against backdrop of an artificial crisis in the retail market, the country's Energy Advisor Mahmudur Rahman said that the ...
Filming in Washington makes Clooney swear off politics!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Hollywood heart-throb George Clooney has revealed that after spending three and a half months in the US Capital filming the TV drama 'K Street', he has given up any dreams of ever entering politics. The 'Syriana' actor said that the time spent in Washington DC had ...
Reese Witherspoon was dumped for not having a bust!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- 'Legally Blonde' star Reese Witherspoon has revealed that she was left heartbroken as a child when her boyfriend dumped her for being flat-chested. Witherspoon said that as a fifth grader she had been in love with a boy named Graham, who left her nursing a broken ...
Moss' ex shows judge the finger!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Supermodel Kate Moss' ex, 'Babyshambles' frontman Pete Doherty escaped spending additional time in jail after he stuck his middle finger up at the judge who jailed him. According to Contactmusic, Doherty made the gesture after Judge Stephen Dawson ruled that the ...
Supreme Court judgment on stampede case our first victory, says DMK Chief
Jan 29, 2006 ... Chennai, Jan. 29 -- Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam President M Karunanidhi has said that the Supreme Court's observation and judgment on the M G R Nagar stampede case, was itself the first step towards the party's victory in the forthcoming polls to Tamil Nadu assembly. Addressing cadres on ...
Farmer's rally kicks off in West Bengal's Midnapore
Jan 29, 2006 ... Kolkata, Jan. 29 -- The 27th National Conference of the All India Kisan Sabha kicked off at Contai in East Midnapore District of West Bengal with a huge farmers' rally organized by Communist Party of India (CPI) on Saturday. Farmers from across the country are participating in the ...
Eva Longoria buys a home with her beau!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- 'Desperate Housewives' star Eva Longoria has decided to put a stop to rumours of an apparent break up with boyfriend Tony Parker by revealing that the couple recently bought a house together. Longoria, whose relationship with Parker was said to be on the rocks, ...
Russell Crowe calls himself a "bloke"
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Hollywood hardman Russell Crowe honestly doesn't feel he has a "bad temper", and hence recently defended his actions by blaming his violent streak on his masculinity. "I'm just a bloke. I don't think I'm quick to anger at all," Contactmusic quoted The Cinderalla ...
Indian scientists have new concept of nuclear reactor
Jan 29, 2006 ... New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Indian atomic scientists have announced a new concept of nuclear reactor which would run on - thorium, in plenty in our country and a small amount of "seed" plutonium. While India is yet to get a green signal from the United States on supplies of Uranium fuel, the ...
New procedure allows women to freeze eggs for future fertility
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Researchers at the Yale Fertility Center are now offering a cutting edge reproductive procedure that allows women to freeze their eggs and use them at a later time to conceive a child. The procedure, called oocyte cryopreservation, is being introduced by Pasquale ...
Orissa Governor takes additional charge of Andhra
Jan 29, 2006 ... New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- Orissa Governor Rameshwar Thakur has been given the additional charge of Andhra Pradesh Governor. Thakur has replaced Shushil Kumar Shinde, who resigned from the post last night and was inducted into the Union Council of Ministers today. High Court Chief Justice G S ...
Hyderabad evolves from the 'City of Nawabs' to the 'Valley of Pearls'!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Hyderabad, Jan. 29 -- Hyderabad, the city of nawabs, has also another glare(ing) identity - that of the pearls available in abundance at a market adjacent to the Charminar. And, that is why it is called the city of pearls too. But, one interesting fact that goes along with the Hyderabadi ...
Bangladesh to enhance labour productivity in RMG sector
Jan 29, 2006 ... Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh's central bank has suggested for adopting cost-effective technologies and enhancing labour productivity in apparel sector in a bid to face the growing challenge from Indian and Chinese factories in the post-MFA era. "Higher competitiveness of Indian and ...
Hamilton brands Taylor as 'the most supportive woman'
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Hollywood icon George Hamilton reportedly considers actress Elizabeth Taylor as 'probably the most supportive woman any man will ever have in his life'. The 66-year-old has been greatly moved by the support he has received from the veteran actress, who cheers him ...
Cabinet reshuffle to take place this afternoon
Jan 29, 2006 ... New Delhi, Jan. 29 -- The Union Cabinet reshuffle to fill the existing vacancies following the death and resignations of some of the erstwhile union ministers, and re-allotment of other portfolios will be undertaken by Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh today noon. The new list is learnt to have ...
Irfan Pathan has Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Md. Yusuf in his breakfast!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Karachi, Jan. 29 -- Indian opening bowler Irfan Pathan had his lifetime achievement this morning at Karachi, when he took three crucial Pakistani wickets - Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Muhammad Yusuf - in the very first over of the match. The wickets fell on 4th, 5th, and 6th deliveries ...
Attack on Iran remains an option on Bush's mind
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- US President George W. Bush has said that he was keeping all options open, including launching a military attack on Iran, besides imposing sanctions over the country for its continued endeavour of acquiring nuclear weapons. Bush said that reviewing the plans for a ...
Sleep problems feed headaches in children
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that frequent headaches in children appear to be associated with sleep problems. The study, led by Kenneth Mack, M.D., Ph.D., paediatric neurologist specializing in headache, found that more than two-thirds of children ...
Ex-Atomic Kitten turns boyfriend stealer!
Jan 29, 2006 ... London, Jan. 29 -- Former 'Atomic Kitten' band member Kerry Katona has left pals furious after stealing the boy-friend of one of her oldest friends. Katona is said to have left her friend Louise Oortwyn devastated by stealing her lover Mark Croft, who is also the father of Oortwyn's ...
Joan Collins slams Hollywood's 'Botox Brigade' actresses!
Jan 29, 2006 ... London, Jan. 29 -- Legendary movie star Joan Collins has slammed the growing number of actresses turning to platic surgery to retain their looks, and has branded them as the 'Botox Brigade'. The 72-year old star said that plastic was not only 'poison' for women, but that it was also ...
Victoria Beckham quashes Spice Girls reunion
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Victoria Beckham has rebuffed rumours of a Spice Girls reunion, insisting her recent meetings with former bandmate Geri Halliwell have been to discuss Halliwell's pregnancy. The 'Too Much' hitmaker, who has three sons with her soccer star husband David Beckham, has ...
Sir Anthony Hopkins bares all for animated epic!
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Hollywood acting legend Sir Anthony Hopkins revealed that his new role as the mythical Scandinavian warrior Beowulf, in a new computer-generated animated epic, required him to be in the buff throughout the filming process. However, the Oscar winner admitted that ...
Bank seizes destitute woman's fortune!
Jan 29, 2006 ... London, Jan. 29 -- A homeless woman, who thought she had finally hit the jackpot when she found 25,000 pounds in a rubbish bin, was left penniless once again after the bank where she took the notes to be verified, confiscated the money. Fadila Cirhanovic, a 52-year old woman from Zenica, ...
Mirwaiz to visit Pak again next month
Jan 29, 2006 ... Islamabad, Jan. 29 -- All Parties Hurriyat Conference chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq will travel to Pakistan again next month to consult leaders there for a fresh strategy. Quoting sources, the Daily Times today reported that Mirwaiz would undertake his third Pakistan visit around ...
Motherhood helped Gwyn discover relationship with her mum
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has disclosed that that she is doubly thankful for the birth of her daughter Apple, as it has also brought her closer to her own mum Blythe Danner. Gwyneth has reportedly admitted that once she shared a rather difficult relationship with her ...
Mallika Sherawat meets yoga guru Baba Ramdev
Jan 29, 2006 ... Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat, along with flute maestro Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia met famous yoga guru Baba Ramdev at a camp organised by Patanjali Yog Peeth in Mumbai recently. Talking about yoga, Baba Ramdev, who was in the news recently over controversial ...
Winning another Oscar may make Charlize Theron a "greedy bitch"
Jan 29, 2006 ... London, Jan. 29 -- Actress Charlize Theron has insisted that she isn't ambitious to scoop another Oscar accolade, as it would only make her a "greedy bitch". The 30-year-old beauty, who has already picked up the coveted gold statuette as the best actress for playing killer Aileen Wuornos in ...
Indian-Italian Briton wins Bingo Caller of the Year Award
Jan 29, 2006 ... London, Jan. 29 -- A half-Indian, half-Italian man called Karl Seth has recently won Britain's Bingo Caller of the Year award. Not many people, apart from those who play bingo of course, probably had any idea whatsoever that such an award even existed. But, it does, and Mr Seth is ...
Gwyneth Paltrow slams women boozers
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- Actress Gwyneth Paltrow has slammed women who indulge in excessive drinking, and has called such a behaviour as 'very inappropriate' and unfeminine. The actress, who is married to Coldplay Singer Chris Martin, is disgusted by the binge drinking culture among young ...
"US, India close to N-deal"
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- India and the US are "very close" to reaching an agreement on a nuclear deal, but "some of the most difficult issues" have arisen towards the end of the negotiating process, a US official negotiating the nuclear deal between the two countries has said. "It's my ...
Russian 'Circus on Ice' mesmerising people in Silguri
Jan 29, 2006 ... Siliguri, Jan. 29 -- Remember the words Russian artistes taught to many film buffs in India through Bollywood Director Raj Kapoor's film, Mera Naam Joker! Yes, the same words-Da da (yes, yes) and Nyet Nyet (No, No)--seem to be still influencing many individuals to watch Russian 'Circus ...
Pakistanis need a good explanation for Bajaur air strike: NYT
Jan 29, 2006 ... Washington, Jan. 29 -- The Pakistani people need a "good explanation" about the Bajaur air strikes by the US earlier this month from the administration that has been ruling over the country for more than six years, and Bush should have himself provided it (explanation) if it did not come from ...
Stranded trucks at Wagah concern traders
Jan 29, 2006 ... Amritsar, Jan. 29 -- Importers from Amritsar, Delhi and other cities are concerned over the trucks stranded on the Pakistan side at Wagah for the last one month. At least 100 trucks, loaded with dry fruit worth crores from Afghanistan have been stranded on the Pakistan side at Wagah for ...
Indian for ODIs against Pakistan announced, Ganguly not selected
Jan 29, 2006 ... Mumbai, Jan. 29 -- The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday announced a 15-member squad for the five one-dayers against Pakistan starting next month. Left-arm pacer Zaheer Khan replacing Railways' J P Yadav is the only change from the squad that drew 2-2 with South ...
SOCIAL MILIEU OF LAWYERS
Jan 29, 2006 ... GUWAHATI, India, Jan. 29 -- The profession of law is a profession that is concerned with matters of the mind. The conscious materials of the profession are the things of the mind, processes of reasoning. It is a great tradition that the legal profession is entitled to claim for itself in the ...
Vijay, Friends Club register easy wins
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- SARANSH JAIN and Ishan Panwar helped Vijay Club and Friends Club respectively to register outright win over their opponents in the Padam Shashi Memorial U-17 Cricket Tournament organised by Indore Divisional Cricket Association at Rajiv Gandhi and Emerald Heights ...
This colonel won't mess with wives
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE COMMANDING officer (CO) of an armoured regiment is being treated for multiple fractures of the lower limbs at an army hospital in Delhi after he was beaten by another officer of the regiment. The junior officer suspected the CO of having an affair with his ...
Round one over, more changes to follow
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- After the reshuffles in the AICC and Union Cabinet, the Congress leadership will now have to look for new governors for Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Tripura and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, where the incumbents have either quit or completed their ...
Docs warn of hunger strike
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- INTENSIFYING THEIR agitation, resident doctors took out a peace march on Sunday and demanded the removal of Institute of Medical Sciences director Prof Gajendra Singh along with Dr NK Singh, head of the Department of General Medicine at IMS, Banaras Hindu ...
Devotees flock to ghats, temples
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- AN UNPRECEDENTED rush of devotees was witnessed in the city on the occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Sunday. The devotees took a holy dip at different ghats today. Devotees from the adjoining districts of Varanasi, including Mirzapur, Jaunpur, Azamgarh, Ballia, ...
Gorakhpur gets ten new wards
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- A FRESH notification by the State Government has paved the way for inclusion of ten new wards in the Gorakhpur Municipal Corporation and done away with half-a-dozen wards. This is likely to affect political fortunes of contestants in the upcoming municipal ...
Ulema ready to lead AMU movement
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE ULEMA are ready to lead a movement for restoration of the Aligarh Muslim University's minority character if they are called upon to do so. Prominent Islamic scholars, representing different schools of thought, expressed this view at an all-India seminar on 'The ...
Indian Navy in semifinal
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE IMPRESSIVE performance today by Yashpal Singh of Indian Navy saw the team in the semifinal of the All India Mayank Chaturvedi Memorial Cricket Tournament being organised at Old Campion Ground. Indian Navy defeated Dena Bank Delhi by 104 runs. Yashpal Singh was ...
Pay parity: HC directive to CS
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- HEARING A petition filed by public prosecutors of UP seeking parity in the pay scale with their counterparts in the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Allahabad High Court directed the chief secretary, UP government, to decide the representation of ...
Sea of humanity converges at Sangam
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE sea of humanity converged on the banks of the Sangam on the auspicious occasion of Mauni Amavasya on Sunday. Several lakh people had taken the dip in the holy waters of the Ganga Yamuna and mythical Saraswati since dawn. And even when dusk was nearing the ...
DHE to go IT savvy
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE DAYS of waiting for weeks, and at times for months at a go, to get a reply to a mail will soon be a thing of the past for the Directorate of Higher Education (DHE). Soon, its regional offices and the governmental colleges located even in far off places in the ...
Pilferage: KESCo forced to act strictly
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- WITH NEWLY APPOINTED Power Minister Shiv Pal Singh Yadav taking strong note of rampant power pilferage in the State, Kesco officials have been left with no option but to take stern action against pilferers. In a meeting held in Lucknow recently, Singh had ...
Youth's death infuriates villagers
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- INFURIATED OVER the death of a 20-year-old youth in an accident, hundreds of villagers turned violent and set ablaze a dozen dumpers and heavy vehicles used in digging land at Panki on Sunday. The irate villagers from three villages took law in their hands ...
Inadequate CNG supply worries authorities
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- SUPPLY OF compressed natural gas (CNG) will start from the first week of April in the city for public transports. But inadequate supply and in absence of distribution centers, local transport authorities are worried about the proper execution of CNG distribution in ...
Pune girls thrash Jabalpur
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- MAINTAINING THEIR winning ways, Pune today defeated Jabalpur in the South West Zone Inter-University Women's Basketball Championship being hosted by the Barkatullah University at Maj Dhyanchand Ground. Once again, Nupur Gokhle and Poonam Shah, through their ...
Unnecessary delay in disposal of cases
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- While inaugurating a nationwide project for computerisation of courts in the first week of October, 2005, the Prime Minister (Dr Manmohan Singh) asked the Union Law Ministry as well as the Supreme Court to devise ways in which securing justice becomes easier, faster ...
Vote for Vivek...
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- ACTOR VIVEK Oberoi contests students' union poll. Walls of LU buildings are smeared with posters bearing his photo. He had been campaigning near Tagore Library some miscreants shot fire in which Oberoi escaped unhurt. Cut, cut, cut ... ... It was a reel and not a real ...
Beating the change!
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- REPUBLIC DAY celebrations - The Parade and Beating the Retreat - are meant for public consumption. Right? Wrong! After the High Court imposed a ban on functions at the Begum Hazrat Mahal Park, the Beating the Retreat function, marking the formal end of ...
Catching Arif's weak moments!
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- SALIM ARIF'S Kachche Lamhe struck one-to-one with the crowd at Surya auditorium on Sunday. Everyone knew the 'Weak Moments' is an everyday scene from an Indian home and that glued them to the Gulzar's story. 'Sudhir toh kabhi nahin sudhrega', 'Tum life ...
RGPV baseball, softball camp concludes
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE FOUR-DAY baseball and softball camp of Rajiv Gandhi Proudigiki Vishwavidyalaya (RGPV) concluded in the City on Thursday. The camp was organised at Laxmi Narayan College of Technology (LNCT). Over 90 players from various colleges affiliated to RGPV ...
Cabinet gets younger
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE PRIME Minister has said he was guided by three factors in the UPA government's first substantial reshuffle-cum-expansion: regional balance; induction of talented young MPs and promotions to some colleagues. To a great extent, this promise is reflected in the new ...
Board exams: Capital not yet fully prepared
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- PREPARATION WORK for the forthcoming UP Board examination in the State capital leaves much to be desired. Sample this: The exercise of preparing identity card for invigilators on duty during the exam to keep fake invigilators at bay has not yet gained momentum in ...
Wonder lake is history now
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- IT SEEMS town planners have the least regard for nature. A wonderful lake near the Bijli Pasi Quila in the Aashiana locality is history now. The lake is being covered with mud to construct a residential colony over it. There was a time when people stopped their ...
SP to review support to Centre: CM
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- CHIEF MINISTER Mulayam Singh Yadav today announced that the Samajwadi Party would review its support to the Congress-led UPA government at the Centre. Assailing the Centre for carrying on a tirade against SP leaders, Yadav said the national executive committee ...
BJP criticises police role in 'organising' rally
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE STATE BJP today condemned the 'police role' in organising the Samajwadi Party-sponsored rally in the State Capital on Sunday. It also expressed surprise over DGP Yashpal Singh being awarded the President's Police Medal despite the fact that Jungle Raj prevailed in ...
Probe ordered into power disruption
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- IN A classic case of much ado about nothing, a little power disruption at the Samajwadi Party's rally at the Laxaman Mela ground caused a storm in the corridors of power at Shakti Bhawan, here on Sunday. UP Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) Managing Director Avnish ...
KK: Police seek probe details from KGMU
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- THE POLICE have requested the KGMU administration to provide the details of internal inquiry that were conducted against the suspended faculty member Dr KK Singh. Dr Singh has been suspended for his alleged involvement in arson that took place on January 12 at ...
Ahimsa Club, Jai Hind Club in next round
Jan 29, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Jan 29 -- AHIMSA CLUB and Jai Hind Club today entered the next round of the 25th Kamarlal Chaudhary Memorial Cricket Tournament being organised by Tiger Sports and Cultural Club at Bab-e-Aali Stadium. In the first match, Ahimsa Club defeated Mahatma Gandhi Club by 83 ...