The Hindustan Times back issues from Monday, December 17:
State Tribal Secretaries to discuss financial programme for tribals
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The Centre has convened a meeting of State Tribal Secretaries today to review financial assistance programmes for tribals. Union Minister for Tribal Affairs P R Kyndiah will inaugurate ...
Court to pronounce verdict in Pramod Mahajan murder case
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- A trial court will announce its verdict today in the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan murder case. Pravin Mahajan is facing charges of murdering his elder brother Pramod. He has been ...
Ambika Soni to inaugurate adventure tourism convention
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Minister of Tourism and Culture Ambika Soni will inaugurate the Sixth Annual Convention of the Adventure Tour Operators Association of India (ATOAI) here this evening. On the occasion, ...
10th Indo-French Defence Cooperation meet today
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- The two-day meeting of the 10th India-France High Committee on Defence Cooperation (HCC) will begin here today. Defence related activities such as joint exercises, high-level visits, ...
Is it secret nuptials for Michael Bolton and Nicollette Sheridan?
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Dec. 17 -- Singer Michael Bolton has sparked off rumours that he and ladylove Nicollette Sheridan have secretly tied the knot after he was spotted wearing a 'wedding band' on his ring finger. The ...
Will Smith's 'I Am Legend' sets all time December Box Office record
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Will Smith starrer 'I Am Legend' topped the weekend box office with an earning of 76.5 million dollars, scoring the best December opening of all time. The sci-fi remake has become ...
Warne lived it out is sexual fantasies with me for two years, says his Melbourne mistress
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Dec. 17 -- Cricket love rat Shane Warne lived out most of his sexual fantasies with his secret mistress of two years - thirty-six-year-old Kerrie Lee. News of The World quoted busty blonde Lee as ...
Policemen held in captivity after altercation handed over in J-K
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Panzgam (Jammu and Kashmir), Dec. 17 -- Angry residents of Panzgam Village in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara District handed over two policemen held as hostages to the authorities. The villagers captured the two ...
Cincom and Valutech partner to provide document and claims disbursement solutions
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Cincom Document Solutions (CDS), division of global software company Cincom Systems, and Valutech, Inc., a leading claims disbursement and revenue life-cycle management solution provider, have ...
Chemo, 'targeted' therapy combo shrinks metastatic brain tumours
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- According to a report, a combination of a 'targeted' therapy and chemotherapy reduces metastatic brain tumours by at least 50 percent in patients with aggressive HER2-positive breast ...
Pinjore Heritage festival held
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Chandigarh, Dec. 17 -- Popular as the oldest Mughal Garden of the Indian sub-continent and also a heritage site, the four centuries old Yadavendra Gardens (or the Pinjore Gardens) came alive recently during the ...
Custom agent who probed AQ Khan is being investigated
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Dec. 17 -- A British customs agent who investigated the nuclear smuggling network of Pakistan nuke scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan has now become the target of a British criminal probe. The agent became a ...
Protein behind immunity to ovarian cancer treatment identified
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- People suffering from ovarian cancer who have lower levels of protein called TGFBI, are less likely to respond to the treatment for cancer, says a study. Transforming growth factor, ...
Why we recognise the smell of a scent
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- US researchers have described a mechanism called 'dynamic connectivity', which explains why, when we notice a scent, the brain quickly sorts through input and determines exactly what that smell is ....
Brown Government pays asylum seeker 4000 pounds to quit UK and go to India
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Failed asylum seekers have been paid 36-million pounds in "bribes" to leave Britain. According to a report in The Sun, an undercover reporter, posing as an asylum seeker, was promised a ...
Liam Gallagher is teaching school kids musical skills
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has been frequently visiting his kids' school and giving their classmates music lessons. Sources revealed that 35-year-old singer often visits Lennon and Gene's ...
Pravin Mahajan convicted in Pramod Mahajan murder case
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- A Sessions Court today convicted Pravin Mahajan in connection with the BJP General Secretary Pramod Mahajan murder case. The verdict found Pravin guilty of murder under Section 302 and ...
Genes that 'triple' bowel cancer risk identified
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Researchers at the Institute of Cancer Research have identified two genetic mutations that could triple a person's risk of developing bowel cancer. A previous study found the first section ...
Balochs take out protest rally in London over release of two terror suspects
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- A majority of Baloch living in London took out a protest rally to in front of 10 Downing Street demanding release of Hyrbyair Marri and Faiz Baloch, who they said were not terrorists, but human ...
Chopra Committee to submit report to Rajasthan govt today
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, Dec. 17 -- Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee, constituted by the Rajasthan Government to examine the Gujjar community's demand of Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, will submit its report to the government ...
It's a girl for Helena Bonham Carter, Tim Burton
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- British actress Helena Bonham Carter and her director beau Tim Burton have become the proud parents of a baby girl. Bonham Carter gave birth late Saturday, December 15, in ...
Rauf's "escape" major blow to Pak's war on terror credibility
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Dec. 17 -- The escape of UK terror suspect Rashid Rauf is seen as a major blow to Pakistan's proclaimed effectiveness as an ally in the global war in terrorism. According to The Australian, it is ...
Video games top Aussie kids' Christmas wish-list
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Dec. 17 -- It doesn't matter if they're boys or girls, the thing that most Aussie kids are hankering for this Christmas is a video game. The survey was carried out by DMAG magazine including more than ...
Cancer will have claimed 7.6 million lives worldwide in 2007:Report
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- A new report has estimated that in the year 2007, there will be over 12 million new cancer cases and 7.6 million cancer deaths (about 20,000 cancer deaths a day) worldwide. The report ...
Researchers identify new approach to attack lupus
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Two new targets for drugs to control lupus have been identified, and may provide a breakthrough in the treatment of the disease. The study by investigators at Hospital for Special Surgery ...
Psychological support is vital for metastatic breast cancer patients: Study
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Women suffering from advanced or metastatic breast cancer (MBC) need as much psychological support as they do information regarding disease and treatment, reveals a new survey. The ...
Forbes names Brangelina's baby Shiloh 'Most Influential Celeb Infant'
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's biological daughter Shiloh has been named as the 'Most Influential Celeb Infant' by Forbes magazine. The little girl, who was born in Namibia in 2006 and ...
UK seeks explanation, Pak sets up special team to probe Rauf's escape
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Dec. 17 -- The Pakistan Government has set up a special team of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) and the Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials to probe into the escape of terror suspect Rashid Rauf, who ...
Rice asks Musharraf to ensure fair campaign for January polls
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to ensure fair campaigning for the January 8 parliamentary elections. "It is extremely important now ...
Rahul Gandhi to visit Amethi today
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Amethi, Dec. 17 -- Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi will attend the concluding function of the ongoing training camp of Nyay Panchayat chairmen at Jagdishpur today. This will be the Congress MP fourth ...
Lack of sleep raises obesity risk in patients with chronic medical problems
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- A new study has revealed that short sleep times in patients with chronic medical diagnoses increases the risk of obesity. Researchers surveyed 200 patients attending internal medicine ...
Benazir expresses shock over embedded support system for extremists in Pak
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto has expressed shock over the embedded support system for the extremists in the country. "I am shocked to see how embedded it is. I knew it ...
Danish Kaneria blames Indian pitches for making Tests less interesting
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Karachi, Dec. 17 -- Pakistan leg-spinner Danish Kaneria has said that the lifeless pitches prepared by arch-rivals India was responsible for making the recently concluded Test series less interesting. "The ...
Dannii's boobs too big for a work out
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Pop singer Dannii Minogue has admitted that her big boobs make it difficult for her to work out. The 36-year-old singer also admitted that she doesn't even go jogging, as her surgically ...
Warner ties up with Prasad Group to offer digital postproduction in Hollywood and India
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- India-based Prasad Group and Wanrer Bros. Motion Picture Imaging have entered into a strategic alliance. The Prasad Group is one of the largest postproduction service providers in ...
(D + N + U + L + A)/S is the formula to work out the first big row over Xmas!
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- The holiday season is all about cheers and goodwill, but reality fails to meet expectations when tempers boil over and families end up having a spat over Christmas. A research for cruise ...
Steve Irwin's widow sued for $2.5 m over mystery transactions
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Dec. 17 -- Barely a year after wildlife warrior Steve Irwin died; his grieving widow Terri Irwin and Australia Zoo are being sued for 2.5 million dollars over two mysterious business ...
Terminator 2 robot fetches £250,000 at auction
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- The robot which featured in the 1991 Arnold Schwarzenegger film 'Terminator 2', has fetched a whopping 250,000 pounds at an auction. A mystery buyer became the proud owner of the 6ft 2ins ...
Global warming induced seawater overflows may wipe out Scotland's whisky industry: Experts
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Edinburgh, Dec. 17 -- The overflow of millions of gallons of seawater, caused by global warming, could wipe out some of the most famous names in the whisky industry, scientists have warned. Coastal ...
40 percent Scots in favour of independence from UK
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Edinburgh, Dec. 17 -- Support for Scottish independence has risen to 40 per cent, according to a new poll. The latest poll, which is based on the exact referendum question Alex Salmond, the First Minister, ...
Asian food to take up 1/3 of menu at Olympic Village
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Asian food will make up about a third of the menu at the Olympic Village next summer, with a final menu to be approved on January 1, officials from the Beijing Olympic organizing committee ...
Jemima Khan's mother may reveal Diana's secrets at inquest
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Lady Annabel Goldsmith may reveal whether or not Diana, Princess of Wales, was set to marry her beau Dodi Al Fayed when she testifies at the ongoing inquest into the royal's death. Lady ...
Madonna's "cancelled Christmas'' remains cancelled
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Dec. 17 -- There won't be carols, turkey or a multitude of gifts at the Madonna-Guy Ritchie household this Christmas, for the couple 'cancelled' the festival two years ago. Ritchie recently revealed ...
A day after blast, security beefed up in Manipur
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Imphal, Dec. 17 -- Security measures have beefed up across Manipur after Sunday's powerful bomb blast in Imphal East District in which seven were killed and at least 30 injured. Security personnel have been ...
Celine Dion bids emotional adieu to Las Vegas
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Pop queen Celine Dion's long-running Las Vegas show came to an emotional end after running for almost five-years. The show ended with her final performance of "A New Day" at Caesars ...
Ramadoss to release Indian Pharmacopoeia tomorrow
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Dec. 17 -- Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Anbumani Ramadoss will release the Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 here tomorrow. The Indian Pharmacopoeia 2007 has been published in three volumes ....
Iran says external powers should not be allowed to disrupt bi-lateral ties
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Tehran, Dec. 17 -- The Iranian Foreign Minister Manuchehr Mottaki has said that Iran and India should not allow external powers to disrupt relations between Tehran and New Delhi. Mottaki has said that although ...
Shivraj Patil condemns Manipur blast
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi/Manipur, Dec. 17 -- Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil has condemned Sunday's blast near Imphal in Manipur. "I convey my sympathies to the kins of those killed and pray for speedy recovery of those ...
Saddam's luxurious yacht on sale for 17 million pounds
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- A 270 feet super-yacht, which was built for Saddam Hussein, is on sale for 17 million pounds in Paris. Built by Danish shipbuilders for the late Iraqi dictator in 1981, this yacht was ...
Small breast tumours can also dangerous
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville have revealed that even small breast tumours can be aggressive, and that they may require a more comprehensive therapy than what is routinely ...
Team India leaves for Australia
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Dec. 17 -- The Indian team, lead by skipper Anil Kumble, today left for Australia to play four Test matches. The Test series will be followed by a triangular one-day international series, for which the ...
PCB may appoint Misbah as next vice-captain
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Dec. 17 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board is all set to appoint Misbah-ul-Haq as the next vice-captain for the forthcoming cricketing season, sources in PCB have revealed. According to sources, the ...
Justice Chopra Committee submits report on Gujjar status to Rajasthan Government
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, Dec. 17 -- The Justice Jasraj Chopra Committee, which was constituted by the Rajasthan Government to examine the Gujjar community's demand for Scheduled Tribe (ST) status, today submitted its report to the ...
Led Zep concert ticket stubs as costly as the tickets themselves!
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Rock band Led Zeppelin's fans are dishing out as much as 125 pounds just for ticket stubs from last Monday's comeback concert. The paper scraps are in high demand with fans ready to go ...
Mills slams rumours of penning sex-book
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Former model and Sir Paul McCartney's estranged wife Heather Mills has slammed reports that she's penning a sex-book. The 39-year-old model insisted that she is far too focused on her ...
Indian batters will gorge on Brad Hogg's tweakers: Bhajji
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Dec. 17 -- Outspoken Indian off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that his side's veteran batters would gorge on the bowling of Australian spinner Brad Hogg should he be selected for the Boxing Day Test ...
Benazir blast intelligence agencies for attempting to split her party
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Peshawar, Dec. 17 -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Benazir Bhutto has said that the intelligence agencies were trying to split her Pakistan People's Party (PPP) by pressing her party leaders to change ...
Inzi cites Lawson's inexperience for Pak defeat in India
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Dec. 17 -- Former Pakistan cricket captain Inzamam-ul-Haq has said the Geoff Lawson's lack of experience as a coach at the international level was one of the chief reasons for Pakistan's defeat in recently ...
Genetic variation linked to Kawasaki disease identified
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- Researchers have made a significant advancement in identifying a new genetic variation that affects a child's risk of getting Kawasaki disease (KD), an illness characterized by acute ...
Doherty cashing in on stormy romance with Moss?
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Dec. 17 -- Pete Doherty is encashing money from his stormy romance with Kate Moss, say reports. The junkie rocker is reportedly all set to sign off on a six-figure deal to 'Kiss and Tell' about his ...
NASA images shed light on mysterious "Spiders" and "Fans" on Mars
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- New images taken from NASA's orbiting HiRise camera have revealed surprising details about two bizarre features that are in the form of "spiders" and "fans", on the surface of ...
Britney's name is a hit in the canine world!
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Britney Spears' popularity in the fan world might have tumbled, but she's surely a hit among canine circles. It turns out that the troubled star's name is a favourite among the English when ...
New unmanned moon mission may unlock planet's mysteries
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Dec. 17 -- NASA and MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) have announced a mission to map the moon's internal structure, gravity and reconstruct its thermal history, also helping to unlock secrets of ...
Soon, the moon will have traffic jams just like earth!
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Dec. 17 -- Standing long hours because of traffic light signals on 'earth' are now passé, because it might be time to consider traffic lights on the moon. In the past week, Isle of Man's governments, ...
When Himachal Pradesh villagers celebrate "Budhi Diwali"
Dec 17, 2007 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nirmand (Kullu), Dec. 17 -- Villagers in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh have a tradition of celebrating Budhi Diwali (or, the old Diwali) that is distinct from the Diwali, the festival of lights, observed across ...