The Hindustan Times back issues from Monday, February 19:
65 killed in India-Pakistan Samjhauta Express blasts
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Panipat/New Delhi/Patna, Feb 19 -- The number of victims in the blasts in the Samjhauta Express train between India and Pakistan rose to 65 with the officials confirming one more death. About 50 others ...
Williams' 'She's Madonna' video is inspired by 'Bloodhounds of Broadway'
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 19 -- The music video of Robbie Williams' song 'She's Madonna' was inspired by the 1989 movie 'Bloodhounds of Broadway', which depicted the 'Queen of Pop' as a 20s lounge singer. A source ...
President, Prime Minister expresses grief over Samjhauta train blasts
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 19 -- President APJ Abdul Kalam and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh have expressed concern and grief over the loss of lives on board the Samjhauta Express near Panipat early this morning in which ...
Pakistan demands punishment to perpetrators of Samjhauta blasts
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 19 -- In a reaction to the blasts in the Samjhauta Express near Patiala killing nearly 66 persons, Pakistan has demanded of the Indian Government to bring to book the perpetrators of the crime ...
Climate rather than Homo sapiens responsible for Neanderthals' extinction
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 19 -- For long it has been believed that modern humans or Homo sapiens were a major contributor to the extinction of Neanderthals some 28,000 years ago. But now, anthropologists may ...
SC stays Santosh Singh's death sentence in Mattoo murder case
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, Feb 19 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the death sentence given to Santosh Kumar Singh for raping and killing Priyadarshini Mattoo in 1996. Santosh had filed an appeal before an apex ...
Mills learnt about PETA dismissal through a pal!
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 19 -- Heather Mills admits that the news that she had been dropped from the ranks of animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) had left her ...
Temporary visa camp set up in Lahore for relatives of train blast victims
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi/Lahore, Feb 19 -- In order to facilitate urgent travel to India by the relatives of the Samjhauta Express explosions victims from Pakistan, India has set up a temporary visa camp in ...
Lohan hits the nightclubs hours before rehab 'officially' ends!
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 19 -- Barely a day before she officially checked out of the rehab centre where she has spent 30 days trying to get a grip on her alcohol problem, Lindsay Lohan was out partying. The ...
Congress Working Committee meeting on President's rule in UP
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi/Lucknow, Feb 19 -- In order to arrive at a consensus on the imposition of President's rule in Uttar Pradesh, the high level Congress Working Committee (CWC) will be meeting here later in the day ...
Spears' hair up for sale at the "realistic price" of $1m on eBay!
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 19 -- Pop singer Britney Spears' shaved hair along with a 3/4 full can of energy drink Red bull that the singer was drinking, and her blue Bic Lighter, are up for grabs on auction site eBay, ...
Bollywood actor Saif undergoes angiography, condition stable
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, Feb 19 -- The condition of Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan, who underwent angiography at Lilavati hospital here Sunday night, is said to be stable. Saif was admitted to the hospital in suburban ...
Kate Middleton tops 'Natural Beauties' poll
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 19 -- Prince William's girlfriend Kate Middleton's sophisticated yet discreet fashion sense coupled with her looks has seen her top the list of 'Natural Beauties'. The poll, commissioned by ...
Punjab railway stations on alert
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Chandigarh, Feb 19 -- An alert has been sounded at all the railway stations in Punjab in the wake of the explosion in the Samjhauta Express between India and Pakistan near Panipat at around midnight, in which ...
Railways officials suspect more deaths in Samjhauta Express blasts
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Panipat/New Delhi, Feb 19 -- The Railways officials in Panipat have said that the number of casualties in the blasts in the Samjhauta Express train between India and Pakistan may increase further. So ...
Anna Nicole's minder gave her CPR in her last minutes
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 19 -- Anna Nicole Smith's minder, Mourice "Moe" Brighthaupt, says that he had tried his best to bring the late model back to life by administering her rescue breaths. Moe, who is a trained ...
Pranab Mukherjee arrives in Dhaka on day-long visit
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Dhaka, Feb 19 -- External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here today on a day-long visit to extend an invitation to Bangladesh leadership for the 14th South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation ...
Present assemblies will only elect next President, says Musharraf
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 19 -- Despite stiff opposition from the Opposition parties against the present assemblies being allowed to elect the next president, Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf is learnt to have said ...
Minogue 'desperate' to get Martinez back
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 19 -- Pop princess Kylie Minogue is reportedly desperate to reunite with ex boyfriend, Oliver Martinez. However, the French star's dad Robert Martinez has said that his son is not open ...
Prince Harry's Iraq stint sends army commanders in a tizzy!
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, Feb 19 -- With British Royal Prince Harry getting ready to serve in Iraq, the army commanders are grappling for his security in the country. Harry, the third in line to the throne, is getting ...
Richard Branson bags Uma Thurman for £18m!
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, Feb 19 -- Actress Uma Thurman has reportedly signed a whopping 18 million pounds to promote Richard Branson's Virgin Media for advertising the brand's broadband, TV and mobile phone packages in a ...
Train blasts aimed at spoiling India's growing international relationship: Patil
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Deewana (Haryana)/New Delhi, Feb 19 -- Severely condemning the suspected terrorist blasts in two bogies of the Samjhauta Express train between India and Pakistan, Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil today said ...
64 killed in blasts in Delhi-Attari train
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Panipat/New Delhi/Patna, Feb 19 -- At least 64 people have been killed and several others injured in suspected terrorist blasts in Delhi-Attari special train in Deewana near Panipat in the wee hours of ...
Indo-Pak disputes hinder regional integration: World Bank
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Karachi, Feb 19 -- Lingering disputes between India and Pakistan have hindered regional integration and co-operation efforts in South Asia, a World Bank report prepared in conjunction with the SAARC Business ...
Kasuri extends India visit by two days to meet Manmohan, Kalam and Sonia
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, Feb 19 -- Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri is learnt to have extended his three-day visit to India commencing from February 20 by two days. Now, he would return back to his country ...
Actor Iqbal honeymooned in Maldives to avoid embarrassment
Feb 19, 2007 ... Mumbai, Feb 19 -- Television artist Iqbal Khan surprisingly chose not to honeymoon at any of those exotic spots that his new bride Sneha selected on the net because he was not sure he will get a visa. "After the experience I went through some months ago who knows how the immigration ...
Andhra Pradesh to set up 31 SEZs for IT
Feb 19, 2007 ... Hyderabad, Feb 19 -- The Andhra Pradesh government is set to develop 31 special economic zones (SEZs) for information technology (IT), state Finance Minister K. Rosaiah said Monday. In his budget speech in the state assembly, Rosaiah announced an allocation of Rs.18.77 billion (over ...
'Peace train' resumes journey to Lahore
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat (Haryana), Feb 19 -- Railway authorities Monday allowed the Samjhauta Express passengers to continue their journey to Atari and Lahore after a thorough check of the remaining eight coaches, following twin blasts that destroyed two coaches and killed 64 people. Of the over 600 ...
INDIAN HIGH COMMISSION IN ISLAMABAD ARRANGES FOR QUICK PROCESSING OF VISAS FOR KINS OF SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS TRAGEDY
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 -- The Government of India's Ministry of External Affairs issued the following press release: The High Commission of India in Pakistan has made arrangements for immediate processing of ...
Charlize Theron to play Anna Nicole Smith?
Feb 19, 2007 ... Los Angeles, Feb 19 -- Rumour's are rife that Charlize Theron will play Anna Nicole Smith in the inevitable Hollywood version of the late Playboy playmate's tumultuous life. The South African actress, who won an Oscar in 2004 for her portrayal of a serial killer in "Monster", has ...
PRESIDENT KALAM EXPRESSES CONCERN AND GRIEF OVER DEATHS ON SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 -- The President's Secretariat issued the following press release: The President, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, has expressed his concern and grief over the loss of lives on board the ...
Assam defeats the odds to stage a smooth National Games
Feb 19, 2007 ... Guwahati, Feb 19 -- They say all good things must come to an end and so it was at the 33rd National Games here that ended Sunday with a colourful closing ceremony - but not before triggering a sports revolution in Assam. The National Games, held four years after the 32nd edition in ...
Fans ready to pay $1 million for Spears' hair
Feb 19, 2007 ... Los Angeles, Feb 19 -- With Britney Spears' fans going crazy about her shaved head, auctions have already began on eBay for the pop singer's hair lock and it can fetch millions with the bid starting at $1 million. The auction may go up to $100 million. So far, only two bidders have ...
India can play bridge-builder, China can't: Mahbubani
Feb 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Feb 19 -- China may be rising, but it is India which is uniquely poised to play a "bridge-building role" in an Asian century and emerge as a modern power synthesising the best of the East and the West, says Kishore Mahbubani, Singapore's former envoy to the UN and a strategic thinker ....
Aditya Pancholi rubbishes link up rumours with Kangana
Feb 19, 2007 ... Mumbai, Feb 19 -- Aditya Pancholi controls his shock and anger at the reports allegedly describing Kangana Ranaut as his girlfriend. "I've been instigated to talk against Kangana. I've been told she has been using me. But that's complete rubbish. In fact, I've forwarded the nasty ...
Brangelina fight tensions
Feb 19, 2007 ... Los Angeles, Feb 19 -- Brad Pitt was not too pleased when partner Angelina Jolie called their baby Shiloh a "blob" and said that she needed counselling if that was how she felt. Angelina revealed in an interview that it was easier to relate to her two adopted children Maddox and Zahara ...
Aftab sports bald look in 'Red'
Feb 19, 2007 ... Mumbai, Feb 19 -- Actor Aftab Shivdasani, who desperately wanted a radical makeover, has almost gone bald for Vikram Bhatt's "Red". "I was discussing this new look with Vikram when we were doing 'Ankahee'. I was longing to see myself in a new light. I went to hair stylist Aalim Hakim ... ...
BABA ARTS TO HOLD BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 26
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times MUMBAI, India, Feb 19 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India made the following corporate announcement: Baba Arts Ltd., has informed BSE that a meeting of ...
Samjhauta Express fire near Panipat
Feb 19, 2007 ... Feb 19 -- Panipat, Feb 19 -- Two Pakistani nationals were killed and several received burn injuries when the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express train ...
64 killed as Samjhauta Express becomes terrorist target
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat (Haryana), Feb 19 -- At least 64 passengers, including Pakistani nationals, were killed Monday in a suspected terrorist attack on the Samjhauta Express - the 'friendship train' between India and Pakistan - near Panipat in Haryana. Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav confirmed ...
Austrian exile writer Jakov Lind dead
Feb 19, 2007 ... Vienna, Feb 19 -- Austrian writer, painter and actor Jakov Lind died shortly after his 80th birthday in London, Austrian state TV reported. Lind, who celebrated his 80th birthday on Feb 10, had been living for the last 50 years in London. The Austrian Press Agency, citing family ...
SAHARA ONE MEDIA TO HOLD BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 19
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times MUMBAI, India, Feb 19 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India made the following corporate announcement: Sahara One Media & Entertainment Ltd., has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of ...
An act of terror: PMO
Feb 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Feb 19 -- The twin blasts aboard a train bound from India to Pakistan killing at least 64 people were described as an act of terror by the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) here Monday. Expressing concern over the incident, a spokesperson for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said: ...
PM EXPRESSES ANGUISH AND GRIEF OVER LOSS OF LIVES ON SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 -- The Office of the Prime Minister of India issued the following press release: Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed anguish and grief over loss of lives on Samjhauta Express ...
Children should not surf alone, says advocacy group
Feb 19, 2007 ... Hamburg, Feb 19 -- Parents should not allow their children to surf on the Internet alone. That is the only way to protect boys and girls from encountering violent and pornographic content on the Internet, says Schau Hin, a Hamburg-based advocacy group. Roughly half of six to 13-year-olds ...
Bad consumer credit threatens Russian banking
Feb 19, 2007 ... Moscow, Feb 19 -- Russia's Central Bank chief Sergei Ignatiev feels a tangible threat: the growing amount of defaulting consumer credit is putting the whole Russian banking system at risk, he warns. Experts now believe that a third of all those in debt cannot pay back their credit in ...
At least 25 passengers killed in Samjhauta Express fire near Panipat
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat, Feb 19 -- At least 25 passengers are believed killed when the Delhi-Lahore Samjhauta Express train caught fire near this Haryana town around 1 a.m. Monday. Railway officials confirmed that two bogies of the moving train caught fire on the outskirts of this historic and ...
GRANULES INDIA TO HOLD BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 25
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times MUMBAI, India, Feb 19 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India made the following corporate announcement: Granules India Ltd., has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors ...
Samjhauta Express blasts expose railway security chinks
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat (Haryana), Feb 19 -- Chinks in railway security are exposed once again with suspected terrorists planting explosives on a highly protected 'peace train' - the Samjhauta Express - between India and Pakistan Monday, killing 64 people. At least 64 deaths were confirmed by Railway ...
A melodious re-discovery of India on the Internet!
Feb 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Feb 19 -- In this age of rock, hip-hop and heavy metal music, it's not easy to get a folk song to climb the charts. But 35-year-old Shefali Bhushan doesn't think so. Her website beatofindia.com is all about re-discovering forgotten folk melodies of India. And it has many ...
Sabotage not ruled out in train blast: Patil
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat (Haryana), Feb 19 -- Home Minister Shivraj Patil did not rule out sabotage as the cause of the early Monday morning blast on the Samjhauta Express that killed 64 passengers, including Pakistanis. Patil, who arrived at Diwana village, 10 km from here, where the suspected terror ...
You can now adopt a school in Rajasthan
Feb 19, 2007 ... Jaipur, Feb 19 -- In a bid to improve the education infrastructure in Rajasthan the state government has come out with a unique school adoption scheme that is also finding favour with the private sector. "The "adopt a school" programme was devised in the second quarter of 2006 for ...
MUKESH STEELS TO HOLD BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 24
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times MUMBAI, India, Feb 19 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India made the following corporate announcement: Mukesh Steels Ltd., has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company will ...
Indian American examines Dalai Lama as man, monk and mystic
Feb 19, 2007 ... Chicago, Feb 19 -- Indian American author Mayank Chhaya, who has written a biography of the Dalai Lama, wears his iconoclasm on his sleeve. Recently he floored a group of MIT students with the remark, "I have rejected even nihilism". Yet Chhaya's cynical detachment, seldom concealed, ...
Vamsi's 'Anumanaspadam' is a let down
Feb 19, 2007 ... Mumbai, Feb 19 -- Film: "Anumanaspadam" Cast: Aryan Rajesh, Hansa Nandini, Vanita, Jayaprakash Reddy, Bharani, Subhash, and Devi Charan; Director: Krishna Vamsi; Music: Ilayaraja; Producers: Satish and Jai The ghost of Tamil Nadu's slain forest brigand Veerappan haunts ace Telugu ...
Kerala to promote investments from non-resident Keralites
Feb 19, 2007 ... Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 19 -- The Kerala government has floated a new company, Infrastructure Kerala Limited (InKel), to channelise investments from non-resident Keralites (NRKs). The total paid up capital of the company would be Rs. 1 billion (Rs. 100 crore) and 26 percent stake would ...
PM CONVEYS CONDOLENCES TO HIS PAKISTANI COUNTERPART OVER SAMJHAUTA EXPRESS INCIDENT
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times NEW DELHI, India, Feb 19 -- The Office of the Prime Minister of India issued the following press release: The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh, received a phone call from Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz of Pakistan ...
ALFA LAVAL TO ANNOUNCE FY-06 RESULTS ON FEBRUARY 28
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times MUMBAI, India, Feb 19 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India made the following corporate announcement: Alfa Laval India Ltd., has informed BSE that a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company ...
Train blasts clearly a terror attack: Lalu Prasad
Feb 19, 2007 ... Patna, Feb 19 -- India's Railway Minister Lalu Prasad Monday said the twin blasts on the train bound for Pakistan was a clear case of a terror attack. "It's an act of terrorism like the one in Mumbai," said Lalu Prasad, referring to a series of bomb blasts in the Maharashtra capital that ...
64 dead in Samjhauta Express blasts
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat (Haryana), Feb 19 -- In a suspected terrorist attack, at least 64 passengers, including several Pakistanis, were killed Monday on the Samjhauta Express - the 'friendship train' between India and Pakistan - near here. A devastating fire engulfed two coaches - No. 10 and 11 - of ...
Ratlam's children could be foeticide or infanticide victims: Minister
Feb 19, 2007 ... Bhopal, Feb 19 -- Madhya Pradesh Health Minister Ajay Vishnoi has said the bones of children recovered from Christian Missionary hospital in the state's Ratlam district could be victims of "foeticide or infanticide". The police Saturday recovered several skulls of infants and about 390 ...
Samjhauta Express coaches resume journey to Atari
Feb 19, 2007 ... Panipat (Haryana), Feb 19 -- The unaffected coaches of an ill-fated train in which at least 64 passengers, including Pakistanis, were killed early Monday in a suspected terrorist attack were allowed to resume journey to Atari from near here. The unaffected coaches, numbering 8, of the ...
B2B SOFTWARE TO HOLD BOARD MEETING ON FEBRUARY 27
Feb 19, 2007 ... Report from the India Press Release brought to you by the Hindustan Times MUMBAI, India, Feb 19 -- The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) of India made the following corporate announcement: B2B Software Technologies Ltd., has informed BSE that ...
Akshay Kumar to star in Priyadarshan's next
Feb 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Feb 19 -- Bhushan Kumar of T-series has roped in Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar for his next production - "Bhool Bhulaiya" - a comic thriller and remake of the 1993 Malayalam super-hit "Manichithrathazhu". Set in a small town, the film promises to be a blend of thrill and ...
Prime Minister launches mega development project in Assam
Feb 19, 2007 ... Barpeta (Assam), Feb 19 -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday launched a Rs.50 billion ($1 billion) project - the Mahatma Gandhi Backward Regions Development Fund (MGBRDF) - aimed at removing regional imbalances and making the rural poor self-reliant. "The scheme will cover 11 ...