The Hindustan Times back issues from Friday, April 20:
Prague reunion may nix Brangelina's 'trial separation' rumours
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's relationship is certainly not on the rocks, and proof of that lies in the fact that the actor is moving the couple's brood of four to Prague, where his ...
Indian team for Bangladesh tour to be selected today
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, April 20 -- The Selection Committee of the BCCI will meet here later in the day to select the Indian team for the tour of Bangladesh, beginning May 7. With the board already making it clear ...
Lara to quit cricket
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Sydney, April 20 -- West Indian batting great and captain Brian Lara has announced that he will end his spectacular sporting career on Saturday after the World Cup match against England. Lara, 37, ...
Chief Secretaries to meet today
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 20 -- The Chief Secretaries will meet here today at a day-long conference to assess the performance of different states over a period of time. The Department of Administrative Reforms ...
Pak studying India's "bed and breakfast" scheme to promote tourism
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, April 20 -- Pakistan Tourism Minister Nilofar Bakhtiar, who is visiting India to participate in a tourism exposition, has evinced interest in India's 'bed and breakfast' concept to promote tourism ...
Sanjaya Malakar is getting a minder!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- With all the attention he's got thanks to his singing and wacky hairdos on the hit reality show 'American Idol', Sanjaya Malakar is now thinking about hiring a minder too keep away all ...
Bob Woolmer may have been killed by `Potter' drug
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Toxicology tests carried out under the supervision of Jamaican Police has revealed that former Pakistan cricket team coach Bob Woolmer was poisoned by the "Harry Potter" drug aconite ....
UK race watchdog criticises quota plan for black and Asian police officers
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Britain's Commission for Racial Equality (CRE) and other critics have objected to chief constables proposing the introduction of quotas and use of "affirmative action" to tackle the chronic ...
Robotic surgeon to perform undersea surgeries in preparation for NASA space mission
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Raven, the mobile surgical robot developed by University of Washington's BioRobotics Lab researchers will spend 12 days in the 400 square foot underwater 'Aquarius' habit being used by ...
New genus of frogmouth bird on Solomon Islands discovered
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- University of Florida ornithologists have discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific. The new genera of living birds are rare ...
Trouble brewing in TomKat paradise?
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- It seems that after Brangelina, the press has now turned its attention to the other high-profile celeb couple Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and the state of their marriage. While ...
An Indian village that waits 'white infiltrators' from Pakistan
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Dauke (India-Pak border), April 20 -- You may call it an 'infiltration' of sorts but any move to prevent it may dishearten several natives of Dauke Village on the Punjab's border. For, these fancy pigeons ...
To kill or not to kill a lamb for a Spanish play!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- A play in Spain's north eastern Catalonia area was stopped after it emerged that a lamb was about to be slaughtered prior to the performance in order to depict an Islamic ritual on ...
Shoaib Malik to seek guidance of seniors to handle the team well
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Lahore, April 20 -- Newly appointed Pakistan cricket captain Shoaib Malik has said that he would consult and take guidance from the senior players. He said it was an honour for him to lead the Pakistan cricket ...
No IIMs admissions till Supreme Court hears quota issue: Centre
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 20 -- A meeting of Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) directors has been cancelled after the Central Government issued a fresh notification to put on hold its admission process for the ...
JLo's £1.5m paycheque to sing at private birthday bash!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- A Russian billionaire has reportedly dished out a whopping 1.5million pounds to have Jennifer Lopez sing at his wife's upcoming 30th birthday bash. 35-year old Russian banker Andrei ...
China may soon face demographic crisis: Study
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- A University of California, Irvine study has warned that China could soon face a major demographic crisis because of its several decade-old decision to promote the one-child ...
IIMs directors to meet over quota issue
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 20 -- The Directors of the Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) will meet here today to discuss the quota issue. The meeting assumes significance as the Supreme Court has fixed ...
Paris Hilton gets her driving license back
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has reportedly got her driving license back, and has been permitted to drive again. The socialite, whose drivers' license had been suspended after she ...
Green tea may help thwart autoimmune disease
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- A recent research has found that green tea may help protect against autoimmune disease. The study, conducted by Medical College of Georgia researchers, studied an animal model ...
600 mln light years wide intergalactic plasma may be home to mysterious cosmic rays
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- A team of researchers from Los Alamos (US), Arecibo (Puerto Rico) and DRAO in Penticton, British Columbia (US) have discovered a previously undetected cloud of intergalactic plasma that ...
Sanjaya Malakar gets invite for White House Correspondents' Dinner
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Sanjaya Malakar, the recently dispatched 'American Idol' contestant, has been invited for the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner. The 17-year-old singer, who was ...
Chinese workers most stressed out in Asian markets: Report
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 20 -- A employment and human resources report has claimed that Chinese workers have a tendency to feel more stressed out in a work-related environment compared to people in other Asian ...
Film actress claims Abishek ditched her, attempts suicide
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, April 20 -- A small time actress Jahanavi Kapoor attempted suicide on Thursday night alleging that Abhishek Bachchan had ditched her after promising to marry her. Jahnavi - who played a small ...
Mufti Sayeed urges APHC to attend Kashmir roundtable
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Srinagar, April 20 -- People's Democratic Party (PDP) chief Mufti Mohammad Sayeed has urged the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) to retract its decision to boycott the third roundtable conference on ...
Bikaner Maharaja's rare WW One bomber restored
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- A rare World War One bomber that was discovered rotting in the elephant stable of the palace of the Maharajah of Bikaner, has been restored, thanks to well known aircraft explorer Guy ...
PM visiting UP for poll campaigning
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Lucknow, April 20 -- Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will kick off his second leg of campaigning for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections today. During his day-long campaigning, Singh will visit ...
Laurence Fishburne to lend his voice to 'Silver Surfer'
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Melbourne, April 20 -- Hollywood actor Laurence Fishburne will lend his voice to superhero Silver Surfer in 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer'. The revelation that Fishburne will voice the ...
Pakistan, India have almost reached an "accord" on Kashmir, says Kasuri
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, April 20 -- Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri has claimed that both Pakistan and India had reached an "agreement" to resolve the Kashmir issue, and that it was being given the final ...
Huge amount of fake Bangladeshi currency recovered in Tripura
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Agartala, April 20 -- A huge amount of fake Bangladeshi currency was recovered by the North Tripura Police while frisking a suspected person in Dharmanagar, 200 km north from here. Uttam Mazumder, ...
Reduced salt intake can cut cardiovascular disease risk by a quarter
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Researchers in Boston have found that a significant reduction in the intake of salt in daily diet may help reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease by a quarter, and the risk of death due ...
Shoaib Malik's captaincy evokes mixed reaction from veterans
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, April 20 -- The appointment of Pakistani batsman Shoaib Malik as the new captain of his side has evoked mixed reaction from the veteran cricketers. While some hailed the move, others warned of ...
Measures to prevent incidents like Virginia shootout on anvil: US
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, April 20 -- The United States has assured India that it would take all possible steps to prevent a repeat of Virginia Tech University shootout, as the friends and relatives of Minal Panchal prayed for ...
Nawaz Sharif admits installing Musharraf as army chief was a mistake
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, April 20 -- Former Pakistan premier Nawaz Sharif, whom President Pervez Musharraf deposed in a bloodless coup in October 1999, has said that he had indeed made a mistake by promoting Musharraf to ...
Wooing your woman with flowers is a blooming waste!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Here's a tip for men wanting to floor their lady loves - don't waste your time or money buying flowers for the woman of your dreams, for most members of the fairer sex seem to think that ...
HIV inhibitor in human blood identified
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- German scientists have identified a natural ingredient of human blood that is effective in blocking HIV-1, the virus predominantly responsible for AIDS, from infecting immune cells and ...
Now, scratch diamond with lab material created sans high pressure
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Researchers in the US have designed a material that is hard enough to scratch a diamond; and the material has been created without resorting to harsh, high-pressure methods. "Our ...
Brangelina to add an extra glitz to Cannes
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Hollywood's star couple Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are all set to add an extra glitz to the Cannes Film Festival this year. The couple will present their movie 'A Mighty ...
Determined Hasina reaches London, en route to Bangladesh
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Dhaka, April 20 -- Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has reached London on her way back to Dhaka, despite an interim government order banning her return to Bangladesh. Awami League sources said ...
Orlando Bloom is embracing Buddhism
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Orlando Bloom is taking a hiatus from Hollywood while he embraces life as a Buddhist. The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star admitted that he was fed-up with the way he had been "white ...
Two Hizb militants killed in Pulwama encounter
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Srinagar, April 20 -- Two Hizbul Mujahideen militants - Bilal Ahmad Ganai of Ratnipora and Hilal Ahmad Bhat of Yelhar village - were killed in a gunbattle in Ratnipora in Pulwama ...
Kashmir dispute resolution soon: Kasuri
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Islamabad, April 20 -- Pakistan Foreign Minister, Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri has revealed that his country and India are quite close to resolving the vexed Kashimir dispute, which has dogged relations between the ...
Virginia Tech like shooters cannot be profiled, say scientists
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Very often one hears of some crazy gunman going on a shooting spree, killing and wounding scores of people before finally surrendering himself to authorities or shooting himself in full ...
Junagadh heir demands restoration of 'rights' taken away in 1972 by Pak Govt
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Lahore, April 20 -- Nawab Mohammad Jahangir Khan, the grandson of the ruler of the princely state of Junagadh, which acceded to Pakistan after Independence, has complained against the confiscation of the ...
Sand artist's sculpture of Abhi-Ash wedding on Puri beach
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Puri, April 20 -- Internationally acclaimed sand artist Sudarshan Patnaik has carved out sculptures of Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai on Puri beach and wants to present this unique gift to the Bollywood ...
Jilted woman marries prison lover in Orissa jail
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Bhubaneshwar(Orissa), April 20 -- A jail in Orissa played host to the wedding of one of its prisoners. Srikant Dalei, a young government official was arrested in March this year for betraying ...
Kate asks Pete to choose between drugs and her
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Supermodel Kate Moss has finally given an ultimatum to her drug addict rocker fiancé Pete Doherty. According to sources, Moss, who is planning to have a baby with Pete, came up ...
Mills' mid-air dance session is a flop!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Heather Mills may be wowing people in the US with her dancing skills, but she failed to get even a clap out of fellow passengers while flying back to the UK. The animal rights ...
Britney keen to team up with American Idol castoff Sanjaya Malakar
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Pop star Britney Spears is apparently eager to work with just dumped American idol contestant Sanjaya Malakar, in order to revive her dwindling career. According to a report set ...
A Gorakhpur man who can communicate with both birds and animals!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Gorakhpur, April 20 -- While many of us crave to learn a foreign language, Athar Ali Munna in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur can speak to both birds and animals. Munna, in his thirties, is so adept at ...
Fame forced Maguire to give up flying by economy class!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Though Toby Maguire is thoroughly enjoying the fame that he has gained ever since taking on the role of Spider-Man, he admits that there are a few downsides too, the main being that he ...
Iowa boffins create northern hemisphere's most sensitive gamma ray telescope
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Iowa State University researchers have created the new gamma ray VERITAS telescope system, regarded as the northern hemisphere's most sensitive instrument for finding gamma rays from ...
Patna police rescue kidnapped boy after two weeks
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Patna, April 20 -- The Patna police on Friday busted a kidnapping gang and rescued a class 12 student who was abducted two weeks ago. One of the kidnappers was a milkman who used to deliver milk to the ...
`Pakistan taking positive steps against Taliban': USCENTCOM chief
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Lahore, April 20 -- Pakistan has taken several "positive steps" over the last month to fight the Taliban, claimed the commander of the US Central Command, Admiral William Fallon. Admiral Fallon told ...
Chennai artist creates beautiful art works from cotton
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Chennai, April 20 -- Muni Rathnam an artist from Chennai, has crafted numerous eye-catching art works, including paintings of Hindu deities from cotton fabric. Muni a 53-year-old, is a self-taught ...
Justin Timberlake is addicted to golf!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Justin Timberlake has a new passion these days - playing golf. And, the singer is apparently getting so go at the sport that he's even hoping to land a place on the Professional ...
Rahul Gandhi asks UP youth to think "modern"
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Sadullah Nagar (UP), April 20 -- Congress MP Rahul Gandhi today asked the youth of Uttar Pradesh to unite and think in a modern way to bring about a change in the State. "We need to think different, in ...
BEST management, striking employees meet begins
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Mumbai, April 20 -- The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) management and the striking employees are meeting here today as the 72-hr strike called by its employees entered the second day today ....
School playgrounds help to fight childhood obesity
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- A new study has found that school playgrounds and athletic facilities can be important tools in the fight against childhood obesity, and states that they should be accessible to ...
Britney's boobs undergo a shrinking transformation!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- It seems that Britney Spears' post rehab vigorous exercise regime has had a little extra effect on her breasts. It was clear that Spears' formally buxom cleavage had reduced, after ...
Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant compete for the top prize at Cannes
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- US filmmaker Quentin Tarantino, the Coen brothers and Gus Van Sant , are among the directors vying for the top award, Palme d'Or, at the Cannes Film Festival this year. Tarantino ...
Chinese Vice Foreign Minister meets PM
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times New Delhi, April 20 -- Chinese Vice Foreign Minister and Beijing's Special Representative on the Sino-Indian border dispute Dai Bingguo met Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here today. Bingguo is ...
Britney reaches out to Prince William online!
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- Britney Spears has been so saddened by the heartbreak Prince William is going through after his split from Kate Middleton that she's reaching out to him. However, the twice-divorce ...
When Kirk Douglas used Hollywood fame to meet Josip Tito
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times Washington, April 20 -- Veteran actor Kirk Douglas has revealed that he once used his fame to have a quick meeting with former Yugoslavian President Josip Tito. The 91-year-old 'Spartacus' actor said ...
Posh to be godmum to Ginger's baby Bluebell
Apr 20, 2007 ... Report from the Asian News International brought to you by the Hindustan Times London, April 20 -- The Spice Girls reunion may be unforeseeable in the future, but as far as the personal bonding between the girl team is concerned, it's going great, as Geri Halliwell has asked pal Victoria ...