The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, February 9:
USE OF TECHNOLOGY SHOULD NOT ENCROACH INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY: DASMUNSI
Feb 09, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Information & Broadcasting issued the following press release: Individual privacy should not be encroached upon in using technology for information/investigative purposes. Inaugurating the 12th International Conference ...
SEZ ACT COMES INTO FORCE FROM TOMORROW
Feb 09, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Commerce & Industry issued the following press release: Shri Kamal Nath, Minister for Commerce & Industry, today announced that the Special Economic Zones (SEZs) Act 2005 would come into force with effect from ...
INDIA-US SIGN MEMORANDUM OF ARRANGEMENT TO EXCHANGE INFORMATION IN HYDROCARBON SECTOR
Feb 09, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India's Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas issued the following press release: A memorandum of arrangement has been signed between the Department of Energy of the United States of America and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas of ...
OVER 30 M&AS IN JANUARY; INORGANIC GROWTH ORDER OF THE DAY, SAYS ASSOCHAM STUDY
Feb 09, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 9 -- The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) issued the following press release: The automobile and IT/ITES sectors dominated the merger and acquisition deals in the first month itself of the calendar year 2006, which saw over 30 ...
INDIA HOPES FOR EARLY RETURN OF PEACE IN NEPAL
Feb 09, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following statement: Statement by Official Spokesperson on the municipal elections in Nepal on February 8 We have seen the information provided by the Election Commission of Nepal on the ...
NCDEX ANNOUNCES TRADE DETAILS FOR FEB. 9
Feb 09, 2006 ... MUMBAI, India, Feb. 9 -- The National Commodity & Derivatives Exchange Limited (NCDEX) issued the following press release: At NCDEX, 546 members (2,896 users) participated in trading on Feb. 9, 2006 up to 5 p.m. and volumes were Rs. 4,590 crore (one-way). There were more than ...
ROBUST GROWTH TO CONTINUE
Feb 09, 2006 ... NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 9 -- The National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER) issued the following press release: In the judgement of NCAER, the Indian economy will grow at 7.8 percent (1993-94 prices) in 2005-06. This is our final estimate after taking into account the latest ...
OPPORTUNITIES IN LIFE SCIENCE MOLECULES: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP SUMMIT
Feb 09, 2006 ... MUMBAI, India, Feb. 9 -- Frost & Sullivan issued the following press release: After a highly successful and internationally acclaimed event last year, Frost & Sullivan takes pleasure in inviting you to the next edition of the Global Partnership Summit on "Opportunities in Life ...
RAMCO COMPLETES INFORMATION SECURITY PROJECT FOR HFCL INFOTEL
Feb 09, 2006 ... CHENNAI, India, Feb. 9 -- Ramco Systems Limited issued the following press release: Ramco Systems announces the successful completion of an Information Security project for HFCL Infotel (hereafter called HITL), one of India's leading telecom companies. HITL's vision is to provide ...
FIDELITY ACQUIRES SHARES OF SUVEN LIFE SCIENCES
Feb 09, 2006 ... MUMBAI, India, Feb. 9 -- The National Stock Exchange of India Limited made the following corporate announcement: Fidelity International has informed the exchange that FID FDS (Mauritius) Ltd., has acquired 59,829 shares aggregating to 0.24% of the share capital of Suven Life Sciences ...
Beyonce embarrassed with dictionary reference
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- Singer Beyonce is horrified she created the term 'bootylicious', which is now in the dictionary. According to contactmusic.com, she wrote the song about big behinds but is now embarrassed that the phrase has caught on to become such a worldwide sensation. She ...
Holmes might be stay-at-home mom
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- Actress Katie Holmes, who is pregnant with Tom Cruise's baby, might be a stay-at-home mom. According to newsweek.com, Cruise reportedly wants Holmes to focus on being a wife and a mother and not her career. He also wants her to avoid the spotlight for a while ....
Pak proposes dates for third round of Indo-Pak dialogue
Feb 09, 2006 ... Islamabad, Feb. 9 -- Pakistan has proposed to India the dates for the third round of the Indo-Pak Composite Dialogue process. Officials from Pakistan Foreign Office said that Islamabad has suggested that talks on trade co-operation be held on March 27-29 here and expert level talks on ...
Jackson song rumours dismissed by Vatican
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- Pop singer Michael Jackson's supposed role in the musical release of the late pope John Paul's prayers has been downplayed by the Vatican. According to contactmusic.com, Vatican officials are insisting they only wanted to include Jackson's vocals. Jackson was reported to ...
Moby slams Bush
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- Musician Moby has slammed US President George W. Bush for abandoning the country's youth in favour of funding further military action. According to contactmusic.com, Moby is upset by Bush's decision to cut spending on education and health funds in favour of military ...
Now, RJD MP Shahabuddin's Hizb links come to the fore
Feb 09, 2006 ... Patna (Bihar), Feb. 9 -- Jammu and Kashmir Police have reportedly contacted their counterparts in Bihar with a request to allow them to question Rashtriya Janata Dal MP Mohammad Shahabuddin on his alleged links with the pro-Pakistan Hizbul Mujahideen. Shahabuddin, who has been in ...
CEC Tandon for simultaneous Assembly polls in four states in May
Feb 09, 2006 ... Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Feb. 9 -- Chief Election Commissioner B.B.Tandon has said that he is in favour of holding simultaneous Assembly elections in West Bengal, Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala and Union Territory of Pondicherry. He, however, told reporters here that a final decision ...
McAdams backed out of naked shoot
Feb 09, 2006 ... New York, Feb 9 -- Actress Rachel McAdams got too nervous when she showed up to pose naked for a new Vanity Fair photospread. According to hollywood.com, McAdams' nervousness cost her a spot on the cover. She was invited to pose naked with British actress Keira Knightley and Scarlett ...
African bird flu 'set to spread', warns WHO expert
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- The detection of the first case of H5N1 bird flu in Africa is likely to be followed quickly by others, creating a "very severe situation," Dr. David Nabarro of the World Health Organizaton (WHO) has warned. The strain deadly to humans was detected on a farm in Kaduna in ...
Holloway stole to survive
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- "Lost" star Josh Holloway stole food and scammed free rides on trains just to survive while waiting for his big break. According to contactmusic.com, Holloway moved to Europe at the start of his career and had to endure some very difficult years. He says: "I was ...
Afghanistan cartoon riot toll rises to 12
Feb 09, 2006 ... Kabul (Aghanistan), Feb. 9 -- At least four people have been killed and up to 20 injured in a violent protest in Afghanistan over cartoons satirising Prophet Muhammad. According to the BBC, Afghan Police shot into a crowd of rioters in the town of Qalat as they tried to march on a ...
Danish cartoonist says he is distraught at violent effect
Feb 09, 2006 ... Frankfurt, Feb 9 -- One of the 12 Danish cartoonists whose caricatures of Prophet Mohammed have led to violent protests in many parts of the world has told a German newspaper he is distraught over the consequences and now faces at least two death threats. The man, whose name was withheld ...
UN planning response to IAEA referral on Iran
Feb 09, 2006 ... New York, Feb 9 -- The UN Security Council was drafting a response to the International Atomic Energy Agency's demand that it deal with Iran's refusal to halt nuclear activities, US Ambassador John Bolton said. Bolton Wednesday said a letter was being drafted and should be discussed by ...
Gilmour rules out Pink Floyd reunion
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- Fans of the legendary band 'Pink Floyd' have been left heartbroken after veteran guitarist David Gilmour has rubbished reports of a reunion by declaring that the band was "over". Gilmour said that though they had reunited for the Live8 concert, it had been a ...
Malaysian cabinet urges suspension of daily over cartoons
Feb 09, 2006 ... Kuala Lumpur, Feb 9 -- Malaysian cabinet members have demanded the immediate suspension of a major newspaper after it reprinted caricatures depicting Prophet Mohammed, a news report said Thursday. The editor of the Sarawak Tribune, the main English-language daily in the state, had ...
Jolie's pregnancy causes her pudding cravings!
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- Sexy 'Sin City' star Jessica Alba's 'Into The Blue' co-star Paul Walker is so smitten by her, that he wants to have 'angry sex' with her for the rest of his life. The 'The Fast and the Furious' star said that Alba, who was recently topped the '99 Most Desirable Women of ...
Di's ballet shoes up for grabs on ebay!
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- There is good news for those who want to own something of the Late Princess Diana, as her ballet shoes are up for auction on eBay. The princess was an avid ballerina in her teenage years before she grew too tall to dance professionally. The ballet shoes ...
Volvo's new car can detect intruders
Feb 09, 2006 ... New York, Feb 9 -- Swedish car manufacturer Volvo claims its new flagship luxury salon, the S80, has a device that detects intruders and could alert the car driver. It has a heartbeat sensor inside the vehicle that will detect a concealed intruder and alert the driver through a wireless ...
US Senate building cleared after alarm
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb 9 -- Several US senators and hundreds of staffers fled a US Senate office building Wednesday evening after alarms sounded indicating the presence of a chemical or nerve agent in the building. The Senate Russell office building, which is within a block of the US Capitol, ...
Hindus should be sensitive to minorities, says Sorabjee
Feb 09, 2006 ... New Delhi, Feb 9 -- Hindus should be sensitive to the aspirations of India's minorities but Muslims must also take steps to shun extremism, according to noted jurist Soli Sorabjee. Making a forceful case for nation building, Sorabjee, one of India's most respected members of the legal ...
Bargain hunter's guide to Internet shopping
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb 9 -- For bargain hunters, the Internet means never having to pay full prices again thanks to countless special offers, one-time deals, closeout sales, and outright giveaways in virtually every product category. The difficulty lies in finding great deals on the items you want when ...
Nadira passes away after cardiac seizure
Feb 09, 2006 ... Mumbai, Feb 9 -- Yesteryears Bollywood actress Nadira died late Wednesday at her Mumbai home after a cardiac seizure. She was 74. The feisty Nadira, who took Indian cinema by storm with her debut film "Aan", passed away in her south Mumbai flat where she had been living alone for many ...
Aamir Khan: first an actor, then a star
Feb 09, 2006 ... New Delhi, Feb 9 -- Aamir Khan, known as one of the most versatile and intelligent actors from the current lot in Bollywood, is basking in the success of his latest film "Rang De Basanti". The 40-year-old etched out with élan the role of a fun-loving college student who is making a ...
Model commits suicide in Mumbai
Feb 09, 2006 ... Mumbai, Feb 9 -- Popular television actress and model Kuljeet Randhawa has hanged herself in her apartment here, saying she couldn't cope with life's pressures any more. Randhawa, 30, took the extreme step at her home in Juhu, a western suburb of Mumbai, police said. A maid found her ...
CPI-M politburo in Kolkata to focus on Assembly polls, other key issues
Feb 09, 2006 ... Kolkata, Feb. 9 -- A two-day politburo meeting of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) being held here from today will focus its attention on strategising for the upcoming Assembly elections in four states - West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Assam and Kerala - besides several other issues such ...
Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy takes 14 hours to win confidence vote
Feb 09, 2006 ... Bangalore, Feb. 9 -- The BJP-JD(S) ministry, headed by H D Kumaraswamy, in Karnataka won a vote of confidence in the state assembly, five days after assuming office. A total of 138 members voted in favour of the motion moved by Kumaraswamy. Sixty-six members of the house voted against ...
Samuel reveals Oscar voting secret
Feb 09, 2006 ... New York, Feb 9 -- Actor Samuel L. Jackson has revealed a secret about his voting for the Academy Awards. According to pagesix.com, Jackson was speaking to Fox News' Bill McCuddy while promoting "Freedomland". He admits his wife as well as his servants helps in the voting. He says that's ...
Ricky Gervais enters record books
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- British comedian Ricky Gervais has entered the Guinness Book Of Records for creating the most downloaded podcast. According to contactmusic.com, Gervais and his co-writer and producer Karl Pilkington have written, produced and starred in the 30-minute comedy ...
Irons blames manners for marriage failure
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb 9 -- British actor Jeremy Irons blames English etiquette for his failed marriage with Julie Hallam, saying he went through the ceremony only because he did not want to "appear rude". According to contactmusic.com, Irons married Hallam in 1969, but their marriage was annulled ...
ELECTRICITY COMPANIES TO COMPLETE RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN UTTAR PRADESH TILL JUNE 30 NEXT
Feb 09, 2006 ... LUCKNOW, India, Feb. 9 -- The Government of Uttar Pradesh issued the following press release: Reviewing the works of Energy Department on the second day, the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav, has appealed to all companies to achieve the fixed targets under Rural ...
Lahoris splurge Rs 6 million per day during Muharram
Feb 09, 2006 ... Lahore, Feb. 9 -- The residents of Lahore spend as much as six million rupees per day during Ashura which spirals up to eight million per day during the ninth and tenth day of Muharram. Reports indicate that Lahore's Shia Community, which make up 17 percent of the city's total eight ...
Bush, Abdullah denounce violent protests over Mohammed cartoons
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb 9 -- US President George W. Bush and Jordan's King Abdullah strongly criticised violent protests in the Arab world over the publication in Europe of cartoons lampooning the prophet Mohammed. "I made it clear to his majesty and he made it clear to me that we reject ...
Former Nazi officers on trial for wartime massacre
Feb 09, 2006 ... La Spezia (Italy), Feb 9 -- Four former Nazi officers went on trial in Italy over their alleged role in the worst massacre of Italian civilians by occupying German forces during World War II. Helmut Wulf, 82, Gunther Finster, 81, Franz Stockinger, 80, and Albert Piepenschneider, 84, are ...
Sharon Stone bats for peace in Israel
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- 'Basic Instinct' star Sharon Stone is on a new mission to promote peace in the troubled region of Israel. The 47-year old actress has been invited as a guest for the Peres Center for Peace and the 10th annual Women's Festival in Holon in March. Stone ...
Pakistan proposes new dates for composite dialogue
Feb 09, 2006 ... Islamabad, Feb 9 -- Pakistan has proposed March 27-29 to discuss trade cooperation with India in the third phase of the composite dialogue process, Online news agency reported. According to sources in the Foreign Office, Pakistan has suggested that talks on trade cooperation be held in ...
Co-star wants lifetime of "angry sex" with Jessica Alba!
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- Sexy 'Sin City' star Jessica Alba's 'Into The Blue' co-star Paul Walker is so smitten by her, that he wants to have 'angry sex' with her for the rest of his life. The 'The Fast and the Furious' star said that Alba, who was recently topped the '99 Most Desirable Women of ...
Pavarotti to perform at Turin Olympics
Feb 09, 2006 ... Turin (Italy), Feb 9 -- Star tenor Luciano Pavarotti will include the opening ceremony of the Turin Olympics Friday in his farewell tour. Pavarotti, 70, has recovered from a vertebrae operation last year and has been associated with sports events in the past. His management confirmed ...
Premature-birth children can achieve like normal ones
Feb 09, 2006 ... Toronto, Feb 9 -- Children born prematurely with low birth weight have the ability to achieve academic success and defy odds just as those born with normal birth weight, says a study. The study, led by Indian origin neonatology expert Saroj Saigal at McMaster University in Hamilton, ...
Jolie wants gay godmother for her kids!
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- Hollywood beauty Angelina Jolie has reportedly asked her lesbian lover to be a godmother to her children, much to her lover Brad Pitt's chargrin. The actress allegedly wants Jenny Shimizu, who she had a relationship with while filming 'Foxfire' in 1993, to give ...
Musharraf hasn't done much to contain Kashmiri jihadis
Feb 09, 2006 ...Washington, Feb. 9 -- Washington Post columnist Steve Coll has said that Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has not done much to contain the jihadi groups spreading terror in Jammu and Kashmir. The Daily Times quoted him in an interview to The New Yorker as saying that while ...
Brittany Murphy waited 17 dates for a kiss
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- Stunning actress Brittany Murphy has revealed that she made her fiance Joe Macaluso wait for 17 dates before allowing him to kiss her. The brunette, who claims to have asked Joe out while they were working together on the 2004 movie, 'Little Black Book', insists that ...
Jinnah was named after Imam Hussain's steed!
Feb 09, 2006 ... Lahore, Feb. 9 -- Pakistan's founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah apparently derived his name from the horse, Zuljanah, that was given by the Prophet Mohammed to his grandson Imam Hussain in his youth. Historians are of the opinion that the Quaid e Azam's grandfather, a Parsi, was left without a ...
Kerala again leads in health indicators
Feb 09, 2006 ... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 9 -- Kerala continues to lead the nation in key health indicators like birth rate, infant mortality and life expectancy, says the state's latest Economic Review of 2005. According to the review released Wednesday evening, Kerala's birth rate is 16.70 per 1,000 ...
Britney turns to ex-hubby for comfort!
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- When there's trouble in their marital paradise, most women turn to their best friends. Singer Britney Spears, however, it seems is turning to her ex-husband of 55 hours Jason Alexander. A friend of Alexander's revealed that Spears had been visiting Jason, who lives ...
Marlon Brando sexual harassment case "amicably" settled
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- Lawyers of late actor Marlon Brando have reportedly settled the multi-million dollar sexual harassment and illegal termination lawsuit filed by his ex-business manager Jo An Corrales. Lawyers described the settlement as "amicable". The former business manager had ...
Evidence points towards bird flu origination in China
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- Scientists have recently found evidence to back their claim that bird flu both originated, and has been circulating in south-eastern China for the past decade. The virus was mainly spread by poultry but wild birds were responsible for carrying it to Turkey. Yi Guan and ...
Missiles test notification deal an Indo-Pak 'accomplishment'
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- The Washington based Stimson Center has described the October 2005 agreement on pre-notification of ballistic missiles as an accomplishment and termed it as an "example of responsible nuclear stewardship". The ballistic missile flight test pre-notification agreement ...
NCPEDP demands fifth category for Disabled in Delhi Marathon
Feb 09, 2006 ... New Delhi, Feb. 9 -- National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP) Executive Director Javed Abidi has requested the Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dikshit to include a fifth category in Delhi Marathon for disabled people especially wheelchair users. Abidi in his ...
Denise Richards gets tested for AIDS over Charlie Sheen's infidelity
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- Actress Denise Richards has reportedly been for an AIDS test after finding out that husband Charlie Sheen cheated on her during their marriage. According to the star's representative, she got tested for the sexually transmitted diseases at Thousand Oaks, California ...
Nizam's daughter-in-law passes away
Feb 09, 2006 ... Hyderabad, Feb 9 -- Princess Durru Shehvar, daughter-in-law of Nizam of erstwhile Hyderabad state Mir Osman Ali Khan, died in London Tuesday night, according to information received here Thursday. She was 93. Durru Shehvar, who was the daughter of the last Ottoman Caliph Abdul Majeed, ...
Cell to keep tabs on Delhi's private hospitals
Feb 09, 2006 ... New Delhi, Feb 9 -- In the wake of the Delhi High Court's ruling that private hospitals should provide free treatment to the poor, the Delhi government has set up a cell to closely monitor the working of these hospitals. The cell will strengthen the public healthcare system ensuring ...
Runaway groom surrenders in court
Feb 09, 2006 ... Kolkata, Feb 9 -- A groom who fled his wedding minutes before exchanging vows, because he did not get a motorbike in the dowry as promised, returned to marry the girl and then surrendered in court straight after the ceremony. Rajib Shaw, an auto rickshaw driver from Cossipore in north ...
Stress turning Sienna Miller skinny
Feb 09, 2006 ... London, Feb. 9 -- Actress Sienna Miller's on-off relationship with actor Jude Law has seemingly taken its toll on her health, leaving her already slender frame shrink to a tiny size 6. According to Sienna's friends, she has dropped several pounds because of the stress caused from her ...
Beyonce's 'Bootylicious' gets listed in the lexicon!
Feb 09, 2006 ... Washington, Feb. 9 -- Former 'Destiny's Child' band-member Beyonce Knowles may have climbed the top of the music charts with her hit song 'Bootylicious', but she thinks that it's absolutely "crazy" that the word has found a place in the dictionary. The 'Baby Boy' singer said that she was ...
Nature, culture and science must be allowed to come together: Kalam
Feb 09, 2006 ... Seoul (South Korea), Feb. 9 -- Rounding off his three-day visit to South Korean capital Seoul, President A.P.J.Abdul Kalam said on Wednesday evening that efforts must be made in the 21st century to allow nature, culture and science to come together. Interacting with scientists at the ...