The Hindustan Times back issues from Monday, November 19:
Maoist insurgency sees 504 percent increase in Nepal student population in Australia
Nov 19, 2007 ... Melbourne, Nov. 19 -- The number of Nepalese students seeking admission to universities in Australia is increasing by leaps and bounds. According to The Australian, the instability caused by the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, has led Nepalese students to turn to Australia in search of ...
Nail biting costs UK tax payer 100, 000 pounds
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- There are many excuses for not holding down a job, but in Britain, nail biting has become one such extraordinary reason for not being employed, and this is adding to costs on the tax payers front. The extraordinary excuses for not holding down a job appear on a list of ...
Stars post personal anti-bullying clips on YouTube
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- The 'Beatbullying' channel on video-sharing site YouTube has stimulated the likes of Leona Lewis, Girls Aloud, Dannii Minogue, Arsene Wenger and Penny Lancaster to post personal video messages against bullying. The site was launched to relieve more and more children ...
Having a full-time stay-at-home dad is better for girls than boys
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Having a full time stay-at-home dad may be a good thing for girls, but the same certainly cannot be said for boys, a new study reveals. The study was carried out by researchers at Bristol University, examined the lives of children from 6,000 families living with both ...
Chaudhrys may block Aziz's return as Pak PM
Nov 19, 2007 ... Lahore, Nov. 19 -- The Chaudhrys of Gujrat are reportedly leaving no stone unturned to ensure that former Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz does not return to his office in 2008. According to The News, Chaudhary Pervaiz Elahi has surfaced as a strong candidate for the slot, and he is working ...
Australia requires 7,200 doctors' to ease shortfall in medicare by 2013
Nov 19, 2007 ... Melbourne, Nov. 19 -- Australia is currently gripped by a shortage of doctors', so much so that over 12 million people are faced with the prospect of not receiving adequate access to primary care. The Australian has discovered the doctor shortage has deepened as authorities rely more ...
New mums increasingly following 'Breast is best' message
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- The 'Breast is Best' message is getting through to new moms in the UK, as the number of mothers breastfeeding their babies has grown by almost a third in the past five years, a new survey revealed. Scientific studies have shown breastfeeding is much more beneficial ...
Now, a Spendometer to manage your budget
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Young people who want to keep themselves free from debt can use the newly introduced device, Spendometer. The device, which is available from website moneybasics.co.uk, enables mobile phone users to budget via their handsets. For using the device, the mobile ...
Pak nationals demonstrate outside White House against emergency rule
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- Scores of Pakistani nationals staged a demonstration outside the White House, demanding restoration of a constitutional government in Pakistan, which is currently under an emergency rule. The demonstrators, some of whom had travelled from New York, were carrying ...
Global warming might reverse social and economic progress across Asia
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- A new report has warned that global warming might reverse decades of social and economic progress across Asia, unless carbon emissions are cut massively by mid-century. Made by a coalition of environment and aid agencies, the report suggests that Asia is effectively ...
How body's immune system can keep cancer dormant
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- A research made by a team of multinational researchers has for the first time shown that the immune system can stop the growth of a cancerous tumour without actually killing it. Scientists have for years worked on a technique known as immunotherapy, by using the immune ...
Jemima Khan joins protest against emergency in Pak
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Jemima Khan, ex-wife of Pakistani cricketer-turned politician Imran Khan, joined hands with people who were protesting outside the Pakistan High Commission to press their demand for the release of all political detainees in Pakistan. Jemima who extended help to start ...
Natalie Portman named tinsel town's style queen
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- 'Star Wars' beauty Natalie Portman has topped a list for the 20 most stylish women in tinsel town. The list was complied by In Style magazine, which choose the actress because "she exhibits unwavering faith in the cut and quality of a great dress." Coming ...
Druggie Sophie Anderton loses �100,000-a-year contract
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Model Sophie Anderton has lost her six-figure contract with bottled tan firm Fake Bake after being exposed as a drug-pushing prostitute. The firm, which paid her around �100,000 a year to be its face, sacked the former I'm A Celebrity on Nov 18. "We've been ...
Will Smith supports Tom Cruise's Scientology belief
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Actor Will Smith is surely one person to whom Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise can look for support whenever he faces criticism over his belief in Scientology. Smith says that he keeps the teachings of Scientology at par with other religions. "We push one another to ...
Hans Raj Hans popularising the soul of Sufism via music
Nov 19, 2007 ... Jalandhar, Nov. 19 -- Born in a Sikh family of farmers in Shafipur Village near Jalandhar, the popular singer Hans Raj Hans drew inspirations from street musicians and singers at holy shrines. He learnt music under the stewardship of Ustad Puran Shah Koti who motivated him. Today, Hans ...
David Tennant, Katie Leung are 'Scotland's Most Eligible'
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- 'Doctor Who' star David Tennant has emerged as Scotland's most eligible man in the Scotland on Sunday newspaper's list of the country's hottest 100. On the other hand, actress Katie Leung who plays Harry Potter's love interest in 'The Goblet of Fire' topped the ...
BJP to move adjournment motion in LS on Nandigram
Nov 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will today move an adjournment motion in the Lok Sabha on the continuing violence in Nandigram. Senior party leader Murli Manohar Joshi has already moved a motion in Rajya Sabha for a debate on Nandigram. "It is highly ...
Lennon, mistress planned secret love-nest: book
Nov 19, 2007 ... New York, Nov. 19 -- Sir John Lennon once planned to make a getaway with his personal assistant May Pang to a cosy home in Montauk, reveals an upcoming book. In 'Instamatic Karma', Pang writes that she and the late 'Beatle' got very impressed with a lovely Scottish-style cottage during ...
Mexican porpoise on the verge of extinction
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- New reports indicate that a Mexican porpoise, which is the world's most critically endangered marine mammal, is closer to extinction than previously believed. According to biologists, only an estimated 150 individuals of the porpoise species known as Vaquita, survive ...
India' s secular credentials won't be dented by Pakistan Radio propaganda: Bitta
Nov 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Former Youth Congress president and Chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF), Maninder Singh Bitta, has said that Pakistan would do well to set its own house in order, rather than using its propagandist machinery to cast aspersions on happenings in ...
Suspected militant killed in Manipur
Nov 19, 2007 ... Imphal, Nov. 19 -- Manipur Police shot dead a suspected militant in an encounter here on Sunday night. Police said three militants who were escaping during a combing operation opened fire at the police in Imphal bazaar area. The police fired back in which a militant was killed. Two ...
Pak SC dismisses 5 out of 6 challenges against Musharraf's presidential election
Nov 19, 2007 ... Islamabad, Nov. 19 -- Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday dismissed five out of the six petitions challenging President General Pervez Musharraf's candidature in the controversial October 6 presidential election. The newly appointed judges of the Supreme Court will be hearing the remaining ...
Musharraf intensifies campaign against perceived 'dual threats'
Nov 19, 2007 ... Islamabad, Nov. 19 -- President General Pervez Musharraf is said to have intensified his campaign against what he perceives as dual threats to his government- the free-flow of information through media and a growing Islamic insurgency. The Wall Street Journal quoted Major General Shuja ...
Macca battling to save post office
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has backed a campaign opposing the closure of Lower Heswall Post Office. The 65-year-old rocker has written a letter to back his 63-year-old brother Mike's campaign to save the post office. The message will be read out at the ...
Will Benazir succeed in distancing herself from Musharraf
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- Speculations are rife that former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto may distance herself from President General Pervez Musharraf, but the larger question is that will she or can she succeed in doing so? Even though it seems that Benazir is throwing herself ...
Caretaker government installed to rig Pak polls: PTI
Nov 19, 2007 ... Lahore, Nov. 19 -- Asserting that the caretaker government was unacceptable to the Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI), its acting chief Hamid Khan has said that the Muhammadmian Soomro led government has been installed to rig the general elections. Addressing a press conference, Khan said ...
Deflected asteroids might return for another collision course with Earth
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- A new study by scientists suggests that asteroids which are deflected on a collision course with Earth, are likely to return for another potential clash. According to the study presented to the US House Science and Technology Committee last week, methods like nuclear ...
Leona Lewis's 'Spirit' becomes Britain's fastest-selling debut album
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Pop Singer Leona Lewis's debut album, 'Spirit' has entered the British record books by becoming the fastest-selling debut album. In the seven-day record breaking run 'Spirit' sold more than 375,000 copies, some 12,000 more than the Arctic Monkeys' 2006 release ...
Czechoslovakian Foreign Minister meets Prime Minister
Nov 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Czechoslovakian Foreign Minister, Karel Schwarzenberg, met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh here today on the first day of his four-day visit to India. Schwarzenberg is expected to discuss and deliberate on various issues with his Indian counterpart, Pranab ...
CPI (Maoist) calls for 48-hr shutdown in Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand
Nov 19, 2007 ... Patna/Kolkata/Ranchi, Nov. 19 -- The banned CPI (Maoist) is observing a 48-hour shutdown in Bihar, West Bengal and Jharkhand today to protest against the violence in Nandigram. All police stations across Bihar have been put on maximum alert in view of the shutdown call ....
Musk deer implanted with artificial leg in Kashmir
Nov 19, 2007 ... Poonch (J & K), Nov. 19 -- A Musk deer that had lost one of its hind legs was implanted with an artificial leg, thanks to the initiative of local forest officials. Following the implant, the deer can walk again using all its four legs. Three months ago the Divisional Forest ...
Cannabis may halt breast cancer spread
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- Scientists at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute say that a compound found in cannabis may prove to be effective at helping stop the spread of breast cancer cells. Writing about their findings in the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics, the ...
UK assures support if India bids for 2020 Olympics
Nov 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The United Kingdom will support India's bid for Olympic Games, 2020, said Ken Livingstone, Mayor of London at a conference on 'London & Delhi: Host Cities - Unlocking Opportunities', organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here on Monday. Sharing the ...
Paparazzo 'pursued' Kidman on honeymoon
Nov 19, 2007 ... Melbourne, Nov. 19 -- Hollywood actress Nicole Kidman told a Sydney Court that she and her husband Urban were followed by paparazzo Jamie Fawcett during their honeymoon and last year's Christmas. Kidman told the court of being "really, really scared" when she was pursued by a local ...
William brands brother Harry the 'official Royal gooseberry'
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- British royal Prince Harry has been dubbed 'the official Royal gooseberry' by none other than older brother Prince William. Harry earned his nickname when he attended the birthday bash for his cousin Peter Phillips solo, the only without a date. Wills, 25, was ...
Jude Law, Keira Knightley honoured with Variety Club Showbiz Awards
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Actor Jude Law and actress Keira Knightley were crowned king and queen of the big screen at the Variety Club Showbiz Awards on Oct 18. The British stars were named Film Actor and Actress of the Year at the event at the London Hilton, reports the Daily ...
James McAvoy bags Best Actor Award at BAFTA Scotland
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- James McAvoy was honoured with the Best Actor Award at the BAFTA Scotland award ceremony, held in Glasgow's City Halls on Monday night. He was awarded in recognition of his performance as Ugandan dictator Idi Amin's doctor in hit film 'The Last King of ...
Parliament adjourns over Nandigram issue
Nov 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- Both the houses of the Parliament were adjourned for the day on Monday after opposition members insisted on a discussion on the issue of Nandigram violence. Earlier, the two houses were adjourned till noon, as the Opposition remained unrelenting on its ...
Sudoku might help prevent spam in the inbox
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- When it comes to preventing unwanted emails in the inbox the answer might lie in mathematical puzzles like Sudoku. Australian computer scientist Paul Gardner-Stephen from Flinders University in Adelaide is searching for ways to improve the existing spam filters, ...
Santa's 'ho ho ho' may soon be insulting for women!
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Santa's traditional 'ho ho ho' greeting may be extinct in Australia, because it sounds too much like the American slang for a hooker. Father Christmas' in Sydney have been asked to say 'ha ha ha' instead. One Santa revealed that recruitment company advised him ...
Don't tell Helena Bonham Carter what to do with her pregnancy
Nov 19, 2007 ... New York, Nov. 19 -- British actress Helena Bonham Carter does not like people dishing out pregnancy advise to her. The 41-year old, who is eight months expecting with beau Tim Burton's baby, does not like people advising her what to do during her pregnancy. "People - ...
Supreme Court dismisses plea seeking action on Nandigram violence
Nov 19, 2007 ... New Delhi, Nov. 19 -- The Supreme Court today dismissed a petition seeking direction to the Centre to take action against the West Bengal Government for the Nandigram violence. The petition was based on the report of Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi. A Bench headed by Chief Justice ...
Writer's strike puts Oliver Stone's 'Pinkville' on hold
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- Oliver Stone's Vietnam war drama 'Pinkville' has been put on hold due to the ongoing writer's strike in Hollywood. The movie, which stars Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson and rapper Xzibit, tells the story of the infamous1968 My Lai Massacre, in which ...
Yeddyurappa govt to seek vote of confidence today
Nov 19, 2007 ... Bangalore, Nov. 19 -- The B.S.Yeddyurappa led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Karnataka will seek a vote of confidence on the floor of the State Assembly here today. The floor test assumes significance as the talks between Yeddyurappa and former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy ...
`Boof' Lehmann hangs up his boots
Nov 19, 2007 ... Sydney, Nov. 19 -- Australian cricketer Darren "Boof" Lehmann today announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, saying that he will be playing his last game for South Australia this week. Australian domestic cricket's all-time leading run-scorer told reporters at the South ...
Pak IB Minister terms Shia-Sunni clash as unfortunate
Nov 19, 2007 ... Islamabad, Nov. 19 -- Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting Minister Nisar A Memon has termed the clashes between Shia-Sunni Muslims in Parachinar, the capital of Kurram agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), which left nearly 100 people dead, as the 'most ...
Relief for Jolie as Ethiopian daughter's birth mum doesn't want her back
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Angelina Jolie can breathe a sigh of relief, for the biological mother of her eldest daughter Zahara, has dismissed reports that she wants the little girl back. The row started after Mentewab Dawit Lebiso, who the woman claiming to be Zahara's biological mother, told ...
Benazir happy with Negroponte's message to Musharraf
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- Former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto has said that she was satisfied with the message US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte conveyed to President General Pervez Musharraf. Talking to the CNN, Benazir said, Negroponte had told Musharraf to "lift the gag ...
Mahabodhi Society receives Roman version of Tripitaka from Thailand's royal family
Nov 19, 2007 ... Bodh Gaya, Nov. 19 -- Thailand's royal family has presented the Mahabodhi Society in Bodh Gaya with a Roman version of the 'Tripitaka', a book containing the teachings of Lord Buddha, originally written in the Pali and Devnagari scripts. Tripitaka is a formal term for Buddhist ...
UN must avoid passing of new resolution that will undermine Iran-IAEA cooperation
Nov 19, 2007 ... Tehran, Nov. 19 -- Cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will suffer a setback if the U.N. Security Council issues a new resolution against Tehran, warned Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini. According to a Tehran Times report, Iran and ...
India's Charles Correa to design `Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown' in Lisbon
Nov 19, 2007 ... Lisbon (Portugal), Nov. 19 -- Indian architect Charles Correa has been appointed as designer of the "Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown", a 26,000-square meter research centre. The Lisbon Centre will be a major scientific centre in cancer and neurosciences. Charles Correa and Leonor ...
Number 13 really is lottery's 'unluckiest' number
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- Number 13 really does seem to be unlucky when it comes to the lottery, for it has appeared fewer times than any other ball in the UK's National Lottery. As it turns out, 13 has come up only 146 times, eight fewer than any other ball, ever since the lottery was launched ...
Pak rejects Negroponte's demand to lift emergency
Nov 19, 2007 ... Islamabad, Nov. 19 -- The Musharraf regime has rejected US Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte's demand to lift the state of emergency in Pakistan. "This is nothing new," Foreign Office (FO) spokesman Muhammad Sadiq said, referring to Negroponte's blunt warning that President ...
Indian American lecturer carries on suing after 40 racial discrimination claims in UK
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- There is no stopping Indian American Suresh Deman from cashing in on Britain s rights culture. Having already lodged 40 cases of racial discrimination with employment tribunals in the country, and collected nearly 200,000 pounds in payouts and cost the taxpayer an ...
US may enlist Pak tribes to combat al Qaeda
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- The US military has proposed the enlisting of tribal leaders to contain the Taliban and al Qaeda, senior US military officials have revealed. If this proposal is accepted, it might expand the presence of American military trainers in Pakistan, and would also ...
White-tailed eagle back from extinction in the UK
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- The majestic white-tailed eagle that was once declared extinct in Britain is soaring over its skies once again. According to The Telegraph, there are now more white-tailed eagles than at any time since a recovery programme was launched more than 30 years ago. A ...
JD(S) issues whip to all legislators not to support the BJP
Nov 19, 2007 ... Bangalore, Nov. 19 -- Just hours before the B.S.Yeddyurappa led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government's floor test in the Karnataka Assembly, its coalition partner, the Janata Dal (Secular) (JD-S) has issued a whip to vote against the BJP Government during the trust vote. The decision ...
Red Crescent fears death toll in cyclone-hit Bangladesh may cross 10,000
Nov 19, 2007 ... Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- The death toll in the cyclone-hit country may cross 10,000, according to the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society. "We have already identified 2,750 bodies. Based on our experience in the past and reports from the scene, I would suggest the death toll may be as high as ...
Uttar Pradesh farmers demand sugarcane payment arrear
Nov 19, 2007 ... Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), Nov. 19 -- Farmers have gathered under the banner of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) here to demand payment of arrears for their sugarcane crop. They also demanded an increase in the Minimum Support Price from the present rupees 110 per quintal to rupees 135 per ...
Bush misjudged Musharraf as a democratic reformer, say critics
Nov 19, 2007 ... Washington, Nov. 19 -- Critics feel that US President George W. Bush misjudged his Pakistani counterpart General Pervez Musharraf, whom he once called a man of "courage and vision," and now he is backing away from the military leader. They said that Bush was taken in by Musharraf with ...
17th century Baltic Sea shipwreck discovered
Nov 19, 2007 ... London, Nov. 19 -- A Swedish Television team and experts have discovered a near-intact shipwreck apparently dating back to the 17th century in the Baltic Sea. The discovery was made during filming for an under-water documentary series. Public service SVT television said the wreck could ...
Darjeeling tea producers fascinated with growing organic tea
Nov 19, 2007 ... Darjeeling, Nov. 19 -- Darjeeling is known world over for its special varieties of tea. With the Western people becoming increasing health conscious, the tea producers here are increasingly diversifying into non-traditional segments. The latest fascination is organic tea that is hugely ...
Musharraf hints at holding elections on January 8
Nov 19, 2007 ... Karachi, Nov. 19 -- Pakistan President General Pervez Musharraf has declared that general elections could be held on January 8 next year. "We have sent a recommendation to the Election Commission of Pakistan in this regard," Musharraf said. A few elements were trying to create ...
Badrinath shrine closes for winter break
Nov 19, 2007 ... Badrinath (Uttrakhand), Nov. 19 -- The Badrinath temple situated in the foothills of Garhwal Himalayas has been closed for winter, as a part of its tradition of remaining open for six-months. Scores of devotees queued up, as one of the most revered shrines in Uttarakhand prepared to ...