The Hindustan Times back issues from Saturday, February 3:
BCCI selectors to pick squad for first two ODIs against Lanka
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, Feb 3 -- The selection committee of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will meet here later in the day to pick the Indian squad for first two one-day internationals of the four-match ...
China successfully sends new navigation satellite into orbit
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 3 -- China has successfully put a navigation satellite into orbit early Saturday from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The carrier rocket, Long ...
Pamela Anderson and Kid Rock are now 'officially' divorced
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- American actress Pamela Anderson and her ex-hubby Kid Rocker have reportedly completed their divorce settlement, by waiving respective claims of spousal support. According to court ...
Mulla Omar is surely in Afghanistan, claims Musharraf
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 3 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he was "500 percent sure" that the Taliban leader Mulla Omar was hiding in Afghanistan. The President also said that no Taliban ...
"Take That" won't be dictated by Rooney's WAG Coleen!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- UK's finest music band "Take That" has reportedly refused to play at the birthday bash of footballer Wayne Rooney's WAG Coleen McLoughlin's birthday, apparently because Roo plays for ...
Musharraf refuses to take blame; asks US, Nato to curb movement at Afghan border
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 3 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has rejected the criticism that Pakistan was not doing enough in the war against terrorism, saying that his country was not solely responsible to check ...
Chirrudih massacre case: Shibu Soren to appear in court
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Jamtara (Jharkhand), Feb 3 -- Former Union Minister and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) chief Shibu Soren will appear before a court here today in connection with the 1975 Chirrudih massacre case. Soren, ...
Tatas assure job security to Corus employees
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Jamshedpur, Feb 3 -- Tata Steel has said that no job cuts will take place at the newly acquired steel maker Corus Group and it would evaluate all the possible alternatives to make the Anglo-Dutch company more ...
Murdoch bestows 50 million pounds on each his six children
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Media baron Rupert Murdoch is learnt to have given each of his six children more than 50 million pounds. The extraordinarily generous presents were given as shares in the media tycoon's "News ...
Farrah Fawcett wins her battle with cancer
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Original 'Charlie's Angels' star Farrah Fawcett was given a clean bill of health on Thursday following a successful treatment for cancer. The actress, who turned 60 on Friday, had to ...
Splitsville for Kylie and Ollie
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Pop princess Kylie Minogue has separated from her boy friend French actor Olivier Martinez, and the couple has released a statement announcing their split. The statement released on ...
UK authorities to tighten noose on travellers to Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- After it was established that Pakistani soil was being used to train terrorists to launch attacks in the UK, the British authorities are learnt to be preparing to tighten the noose around the ...
Demi Moore and Justin Timberlake in 'The Graduate' remake?
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Melbourne, Feb 3 -- Actress Demi Moore and R&B singer Justin Timberlake are reportedly in the fray for playing the lead roles in the remake of the 1960s hit 'The Graduate'. The 44-year-old ...
Lennon's fans call for boycott of his assassination film
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New York, Feb 3 -- Former Beatles' legend John Lennon's fans are calling for a boycott of 'Chapter 27' a film about his assassin, Mark David Chapman, even as the film's producers left Sundance film festival ...
Curfew relaxed in four areas of violence-hit Gorakhpur
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Gorakhpur, Feb 3 -- Curfew in four areas of violence-hit Gorakhpur District in Uttar Pradesh has been relaxed in parts since this morning. Curfew was relaxed for one hour in Kotwali, Rajghat and ...
Maoist leader Gajurel criticises Nepal Govt. over ethnic violence
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 3 -- Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M) leader CP Gajurel has blamed Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala for spiraling protests by ethnic groups in the Himalayan ...
Patil to visit Gujarat, Rajasthan to inspect Border Out Posts
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 3 -- Home Minister Shivraj Patil will begin his two-day visit to Gujarat and Rajasthan today to inspect Border Out Posts (BOPs). He will also inspect the ongoing border ...
Whitney Houston seeks 'fast-track' divorce from court
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- American pop diva Whitney Houston has requested a superior court to speed up the proceedings of divorce trial between her and R&B singer Bobby Brown. Gossip website celbtv.com ...
Gen Musharraf seems more popular than his website!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Lahore, Feb 3 -- General Pervez Musharraf is certainly the most important person in Pakistan; After all he is President of the country, but his website, it seems is not that important, or persons tasked with ...
Indo-Pak ties never been better, says Musharraf
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 3 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that Pakistan's relations with India have never been better, and that it was an opportune time to resolve the Kashmir problem ....
35 km of Pak-Afghan border to be fenced to restrict movement of the Taliban: Musharraf
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 3 -- Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf has said that he would fence the 35 km of its border with Afghanistan to restrict the movement of Taliban militants. He said it would take a ...
Bookstores bracing for unprecedented Potter mania on July 21
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Even as Harry Potter fans are getting set to they get their hand on the final book of the series, when it is released on July 21, 2007 this year, bookstores around the world are bracing ...
Simple blood test may reveal Down's syndrome in foetus
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- US researchers have found that a simple blood test taken by pregnant women may help reveal genetic abnormalities like Down's syndrome in their developing foetus, removing the need for more ...
Jamshedpur housewife driving auto-rickshaw inspires one and all!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Jamshedpur, Feb 3 -- Making a foray into the fields dominated by men is a thing that most of the women tend to avoid. But by opting to earn her living by driving auto rickshaw, Phoolmani Murmu, has turned an ...
Udhav Thackeray invites Congress to work together for Mumbai
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, Feb 3 -- After the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance registered success in the Maharashtra civic body polls, and ensured a majority hold over the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), Udhav Thackeray has ...
Rampant misuse of anti dowry laws giving jitters to non-resident Indians
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 3 -- Contrary to the routine news about harassment of women by in-laws over dowry, many cases related to men being subjected to harassment by women too are becoming commonplace, especially among ...
JLo desperate to be a natural mom!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Now that she has three step-kids with hubby Marc Anthony, all singer Jennifer Lopez wants to do is have a baby of her own. The 'Waiting For Tonight' singer revealed to host Ellen ...
Elizabeth Hurley on a pre-wedding crisps and chocolate binge!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- British beauty Elizabeth Hurley has laughed of reports that she is starving herself just so she can look good on her wedding day. The actress opened up to Hello! and revealed to the ...
Islamic cleric likens Muslims' persecution in UK to that of Jews in Nazi Germany
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Edinburgh, Feb 3 -- An Islamic leader here has claimed that the arrest of nine terrorist suspects in Birmingham in early morning raids at their homes a couple of days ago had proved that Muslims in Britain ...
Painting exhibition aims at revival of traditional Oriya lacquer art
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Balasore (Orissa), Feb 3 -- With an objective to revive Orissa's ancient lacquer art, an art exhibition was organised here recently Organised jointly by the Balasore Kala Kendra and Rotary Club, the ...
Heche's hubby files for divorce
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Actress Anne Heche's husband, cameraman Coley Laffoon, has reportedly made the opening legal move to end their marriage of five years, by filing for a divorce. In the papers filed ...
Polanski set to bring dramatic thriller 'Pompeii' to silver screen
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski is gearing up to make a dramatic thriller based on Robert Harris' best-seller 'Pompeii'. The budget for the flick, set against the backdrop ...
Scarlett Johansson gets 'de-sexified' for dowdy nanny role!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Scarlett Johansson fans who are used to seeing the actress looking her best on screen, will now get to see a "de-sexified" side of her in the her latest movie. The 22-year-old, who ...
Mariah Carey wants to know reason behind Eminem's obsession for her
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New York, Feb 3 -- Singing sensation Mariah Carey is wondering why rapper Eminem a.k.a 'Slim Shady' is so obsessed with her. The pop singer, who sizzles in the March issue of Playboy magazine, has said ...
Newly discovered genes may lead to breeding new salt-tolerant wheat variety
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Sydney, Feb 3 -- A research team of the CSIRO's (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, Australia) Plant Industry has found that the two recently discovered genes - Nax1 and Nax2 - from ...
Jennifer Hudson calls 'American Idol' abusive
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- 'American Idol' might have earned Jennifer Hudson fame, but now that she has risen to the levels of Oscar nominees, she is terming the show abusive, misleading, and brainwashing ....
Jessica Simpson look-alike almost busts Nick Lachey's romance!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- A wandering eyed Nick Lachey was caught by his girlfriend Vanessa Minnillo, when she saw him canoodling with a Jessica Simpson look-alike at Plumm nightclub. The pop singer and ...
Sex hormones influence reward-evoked brain activity in humans
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- A study at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has revealed that fluctuations in sex hormone levels during women's ...
US govt tells Congress imposing restrictions would put ties with Pak at risk
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Following a new bill introduced in the Senate demanding new restrictions on Pakistan, the Bush administration is learnt to have informed the Congress that imposing restrictions on Pakistan ...
David Lee Roth to return as 'Van Halen' frontman
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- It's official now that David Lee Roth is rejoining the American hard rock band 'Van Halen'. The confirmation of reports about Roth's return as the band's frontman came from Eddie ...
Women wrestlers exhibit prowess in Gwalior trade fair
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Gwalior, Feb 3 -- Women wrestlers have been rare in India, but they are making their presence felt at the on-going annual Trade Fair in Gwalior. Women wrestlers from different parts of the country ...
Jemima Khan and Hugh Grant go house hunting - together!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Jemima Khan has gotten beau Hugh Grant to commit - to buying a house together. The couple, who have been together ever since 2004, have reportedly being viewing 8 million pound houses ...
Beyonce won't tour without her beloved board games!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Pop star Beyonce Knowles just can't do without her old fashioned board games, which always accompany her on her tours. The 25- year old 'Destiny's child' singer has said that she ...
India-born US filmmaker amazed by Hindu-Muslim harmony in Sindh province
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Hyderabad (Pakistan), Feb 3 -- An Indian-born US filmmaker Sarah Singh was amazed by the communal harmony between the Hindu and Muslim communities at the Sindh province in Pakistan. She said that the ...
Battle between banks rages in Cyprus and Greece
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Nicosia, Feb 3 -- A battle between banks has been raging in recent weeks in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus and in Greece, with bids and counter-bids. A few weeks ago, a Dubai-controlled ...
You will see a completely different me in Lanka series: Sreesanth
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 3 -- Kerala fast bowler Shantakumaran Sreesanth has said that he is trying to keep his bowling "simple" as advised by West Indian captain Brian Lara and that a "completely different ...
K-Fed apologises for offending fast-food workers in Super Bowl ad
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Kevin Federline, the estranged husband of pop diva Britney Spears, has tendered an apology to people offended by his upcoming Super Bowl advertisement that shows him portraying a fast-food ...
Islamabad warned against nursing hegemonic ambitious towards Afghanistan
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Afghan Foreign Minister Rangeen Dadfar Spanta has warned Pakistan against 'nursing hegemonic ambitious towards Afghanistan', and advised it to stop "using terrorism as an instrument of foreign ...
Eva Mendes is a "cheap date"!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Sexy Latina Eva Mendes is one of the most sought after stars in Hollywood. However, that doesn't mean that she would make a hole in a man's pocket when out on a date. The 'Hitch' ...
Pakistan HR body takes note of 'severest brutality' towards women
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Lahore, Feb 3 -- Citing two recent instances wherein one teenaged village girl was gang raped, and a couple being stoned to death, at two different districts, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has ...
Future Moon residents may be in for a 'shock'!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- NASA's desire to colonise the moon by 2020 moon might come in for a rude shock as a recent study by a team of US scientists has found that the moon's surface can become charged with up to ...
Binge eating bigger eating disorder than anorexia and bulimia combined in US
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- The first national survey of eating disorders in the US has shown that binge eating is a widespread disorder in the country, and is more common than anorexia and bulimia combined ....
Mute family of Hathras lives in neglect, penury
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Hathras (Aligarh), Feb 3 -- A deafening silence is all that exists in this tiny home of nine souls. Seven members of the Hussain family, who live in Hathras of Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh District, are ...
December 26 tsunami likely triggered by subduction zone earthquake
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- A massive undersea earthquake measuring 9.3 on the Richter triggered the December 26 tsunami; it's a known fact. But now an international team of geologists have revealed that the tsunami ...
Adult franchise awareness campaign in Punjab
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Jalandhar, Feb 3 -- With the elections to the Punjab Legislative Assembly round the corner, it is not merely the political parties and politicians who are in the forefront and active in canvassing. In ...
Aniston and Cox placed bets on lesbian lip-lock!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- Jennifer Aniston and best pal Courtney Cox were so sure that the media would exaggerate their steamy lip-lock on the TV show 'Dirt' that they even placed bets on it. Aniston is ...
Terror attacks leave lasting trauma impact on 11-13 pc of general population: Study
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- A study conducted by a team from University College, London, has found that terror attacks leave a lasting trauma impact on around 11-13 percent of the general population. It said that people ...
Jade Goody put on hypnosis to get a leash on her temper!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Shilpa Shetty's Celebrity Big Brother tormentor Jade Goody has turned to hypnosis in a bid to get a leash on her temper. Goody, who was evicted from the British show after her racist ...
Two killed in blast near Ujjain
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Ujjain, Feb 3 -- Two persons were killed and seven others got injured in a blast in Jharda village, 90 kms from Ujjain, in the wee hours of Saturday. The blast took place at around 1 a.m. at a ...
Nabbed Brit Muslim terror suspect was a 'Terminator' on the cricket pitch
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- One of the youth arrested by British police on the alleged plot to behead a soldier is an amateur cricketer. Zahoor Iqbal was known as "The Terminator" among his teammates for his ...
Maiden use of spaceborne spectrometer to track Earth's water cycle
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 3 -- For the first time, researchers have used a spaceborne instrument to track the origin and movement of water vapour throughout Earth's atmosphere, providing a new perspective on the ...
Blair may be asked to step down quietly in the wake of "cash for honours" scam
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- In case the newly detected "cash for honours" scam at the Capitol Hill involving one of British Prime Minister Tony Blair's close aides Michael Levy, refuses to die down, a delegation of ...
UK teachers feel Othello too risqué for young students!
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- Teachers in the UK don't want the Bard's play 'Othello' included in the curriculum of 11 to 14-year olds, for they think that the play is just too risqué. The Qualifications and ...
Common blood pressure drug improves muscle regeneration in mice
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 3 -- A collaborative research conducted by US researchers has found that the commonly prescribed blood pressure medication losartan to be effective in improving the regeneration and repair of ...
Amaan and Ayaan Ali Khan launch 'Mystic Dunes'
Feb 03, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 3 -- The electronica journey of brothers Amaan Ali khan and Ayaan Ali Khan continues with style as their new thematic album- 'Mystic Dunes' was launched yesterday by Soha Ali Khan, daughter of ...