The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, February 21:
'Nurture entrepreneurship to eradicate poverty'
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, Feb. 21 -- Only through entrepreneurship and not doles can a country alleviate poverty, said C.K. Prahalad, India-born global management guru. Speaking at the launch of T.S. Srinivasan Chair ...
Indian equity markets open positive
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- The Indian equities markets opened on a strong note Thursday due to strong cues from global markets. The 30-share benchmark sensitive index of Bombay Stock Exchange opened with a gain of ...
Somnath Chatterjee to meet NDA leaders today
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee will meet National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders here this evening ahead of the budget session of Parliament. The meeting will be followed by ...
Supreme Court allows prosecution of Nasscom chief
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Supreme Court Thursday allowed the prosecution of chief of National Association of Software and Services Companies (Nasscom), Som Mittal, for not providing adequate security to a female ...
More IT firms keen to be in Kerala's Technopark
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 21 -- With 140 IT and ITES companies working at the Technopark campus here, more companies are looking forward to set up shop at the park here. Several IT firms have expressed interest ...
Cornerstone to open 300 outlets by year-end in India
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, Feb. 21 -- Zerostock Retail Private Ltd Thursday announced the launch of Cornerstone, its premier men's wear brand with the opening of five exclusive outlets here. The company plans to open 15 more ...
Reliance Communications acquires Ugandan telecom firm
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Anil Ambani-led Reliance Communications Ltd (RCL) Thursday announced it has acquired Ugandan telecom service firm Anupam Global Soft Ltd (AGSL). AGSL holds a public infrastructure provider ...
Speck, Gordon sign on to helm 'Sister'
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- Will Speck and Josh Gordon are set to direct the coming-of-age comedy "I Want to ______ Your Sister". The Paramount Pictures movie centers on a brother who tries to protect his younger ...
Sonia to visit avalanche-hit areas of J&K
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Jammu, Feb. 21 -- Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi will visit avalanche-hit areas of Jammu and Kashmir today. Soon after her arrival here, Sonia will fly to Udahmpur Air Force base where she will be ...
FabIndia to roll out 250 stores by 2010
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Indian apparel and home furnishing firm FabIndia is planning to roll out 250 stores within the next two years with an approximate investment of Rs.2 billion. "Currently we have 78 stores ...
Fat free milk may ease hypertension in women
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- A new research has found that woman who drink more fat free milk and have higher intakes of calcium and vitamin D from foods, have lower incidence of developing hypertension or high blood ...
Despite violence, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migration will continue
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Patna/Lucknow, Feb. 21 -- A well-established internal migration chain that pushes millions from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to all parts of India in search of livelihood is unlikely to halt because of Raj ...
Bahrain expects to conclude gas deal with Iran
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nicosia, Feb. 21 -- The Bahraini Oil and Gas Affairs Minister Abd al-Husain Mirza has said that he expects discussions between his country and Iran on the supply of natural gas to the island to be concluded before the ...
Strong global trends help Indian markets bounce back
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Indian equities markets Thursday bounced back on strong showing by global peers and ended the day in positive territory. The 30-share sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange ...
Canada's Atlantic gateway welcomes Indian shipping: Defence Minister
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Canada is keen to have Indian shipping use its eastern coast as an Atlantic gateway to reach the American market faster, said a top Canadian minister. Canadian Defence Minister Peter MacKay ...
Fahim, Shujaat discuss formation of government
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Feb. 21 -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Vice-Chairman Makhdoom Amin Fahim has met Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) Shujaat Hussain to discuss the formation of a coalition government in Pakistan, ...
Sharif, Zardari to discuss government formation today
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Feb. 21 -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) chief Nawaz Sharif will meet Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-chairperson Asif Ali Zardari here today to discuss the formation of a new ...
DiCaprio, Warner Bros. bringing 'Akira' to big screen
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- Leonardo DiCaprio and Warner Bros. will be bringing Anime classic 'Akira' to the big screen as a live-action pic. DiCaprio will be producing via his Appian Way shingle. Also on ...
Infiniti Retail to increase presence in metros
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Infiniti Retail Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Sons, Thursday said it was going to concentrate on Indian metros. "We are currently concentrating on the metros. In the coming ...
Sony BMG acquires music rights of 'Dasavatharam'
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, Feb. 21 -- Sony BMG has forayed into the Tamil music market by acquiring the music rights of Kamal Haasan's most talked-about movie "Dasavatharam", in which he plays 10 different roles. "It is a ...
US missile successfully hits disabled spy satellite
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- The missile fired from a US warship in waters west of Hawaii has successfully struck a disabled American spy satellite. Military operatives had only a 10-second window to hit the satellite, ...
ICICI Prudential hires ex-servicemen to sell policies
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, Feb. 21 -- Mumbai-based private life insurer ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Co Ltd has started hiring former Servicemen as unit managers in rural areas, said a top company official here. Finding it ...
PepsiCo chief Nooyi wants a role in Washington
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Feb. 21 -- Indra Nooyi, India-born chief of the global soft drinks and snacks giant PepsiCo, wants a role in the US government a few years later, she has told Fortune magazine in a cover story on her in its ...
Sharif may support PPP's premier
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Feb. 21 -- Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz chief Nawaz Sharif has said that his party could support a Pakistan People's Party Parliamentarians (PPPP) candidate for prime minister. He said that the PPP has ...
Cutting down salt intake may lower soft drink consumption in kids
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- A new study at St. George's University of London, England has found that by reducing the salt intake of children, it may be possible to lower their consumption of soft drink, thus reducing the ...
Tirade against north Indians affects construction industry
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Pune, Feb. 21 -- The recent attacks by alleged workers of the Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navirman Sena, a newly floated breakaway part of Shiv Sena, against north Indians in Mumbai and Pune has badly affected the ...
No way sacked judges could be brought back, says Musharraf
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Feb. 21 -- President Pervez Musharraf has said that there was no possible way in which the deposed Chief Justice of Pakistan and other sacked judges could be brought back. Musharraf in an interview ...
Taj Hotels to open Asia's largest spa
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- The Indian Hotels Co Ltd (IHCL)-owned Taj Hotels is going to build a spa of 30,000 sq feet in Mumbai that the company said would be the Asia's largest spa. The spa would be constructed in Taj ...
Infosys opens Latin American development centre
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, Feb. 21 -- Infosys Technologies Ltd has opened its first Latin American subsidiary in Monterrey in Mexico. The subsidiary will offer a full range of business consulting and IT services for clients in ...
Kerala traders to shut shop to protest entry of retail giants
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thiruvananthapuram, Feb. 21 -- Small and big traders in Kerala will not open their shops Saturday to protest the entry of retail giants, who are consolidating their position in the state. The shutdown has been ...
India to host global conference on farm industries
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- India will host the first global conference on farm industries being organised by various UN organisations here April 8-11, to promote the sector as the major means to end poverty and push ...
New Parliament to decide Musharraf's future: Zardari
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, Feb. 21 -- Pakistan People's Party (PPP) co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari has said that the new Parliament would decide the future of President Pervez Musharraf. "The people of Pakistan have spoken and ...
Cerebra Tech clears all debts
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Bangalore-based hardware and software solutions company Cerebra Integrated Technologies Ltd Thursday informed the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) that it has cleared all its debts. The company, ...
West Bengal hardsells Kolkata to semiconductor industry
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, Feb. 21 -- After rolling out the red carpet for software and IT-enabled services firms, West Bengal is now wooing the semiconductor industry by offering a basket of incentives and concessions. "Just ...
India sets up financial inclusion fund for the poor
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The Indian government Thursday approved setting up of a financial inclusion fund (FIF) and a financial inclusion technology fund (FITF), with a total outlay of Rs.4 billion ($100 million) for the ...
Lee says IPL will revolutionise cricket
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Australian fast bowler Brett Lee believes that high stakes auction that brought the Indian Premier League to life, will revolutionise the game the same way World Series Cricket did in the ...
Residents anticipate a heavy rush of devotees during Amarnath pilgrimage
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Pahalgam (J-K), Feb. 21 -- Following heavy snowfall in Pahalgam, Residents anticipate a heavy rush of devotees during the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, benefiting the region's economy The livelihood of thousands ...
Goldstone Technologies to launch Internet TV in Thailand
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Secunderabad-based Goldstone Technologies Ltd will launch Internet protocol television (IPTV) services in Thailand in collaboration with Synap Media and Infotecch Ltd, the company said ...
Welspun Retail to strengthen presence in non-metro cities
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- Mumbai-based home furnishing retailer Welspun Retail Ltd Thursday said it was planning to increase its footprint in a big way in tier-II cities even as it targeted a turnover of Rs.10 billion ...
Wipro opens centre in Malaysia
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, Feb. 21 -- Leading IT firm Wipro Ltd Thursday opened its global service management centre in Malaysia to cater to infrastructure and application management service requirements of customers across the Asean ...
The elusive G spot does exist, says Italian researcher
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- After years of bedroom exploration and debate, a row about the location of the fabled G spot- the route to female sexual satisfaction - might be finally over, for an Italian scientist believes that ...
Working alone may be the key to better productivity
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- Working alone might be the key to better performance at work, says a new study that showed that colleagues could slow down your productivity, even if their work has nothing to do with ...
Symonds' subtle U-turn on his no Pak tour stance
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Feb. 21 -- Andrew Symonds has said that there is a slight possibility of him going on Australia's tour of Pakistan. The Australian allrounder had previously said that he intended to skip the tour ...
"Put Bengali in line with major European languages," say UK officials
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Minority languages such as Bengali, Arabic and Mandarin should be given the same priority as French, German and Spanish in schools, announced British government officials. Office for ...
Shoaib Akhtar not interested in playing for Pakistan: PCB
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Feb. 21 -- Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Nasim Ashraf has said that fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar is not interested in playing for Pakistan and that is why he has signed a contract with the Indian Premier ...
India, Luxembourg sign treaty on taxation
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Feb. 21 -- The union cabinet Thursday gave its approval to a double taxation avoidance treaty with Luxembourg in Europe, giving a new boost to the economic and bilateral ties. The cabinet chaired by ...
India among world's top hot spots of deadly emerging diseases
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- India, China, and sub-Saharan Africa are the regions where incidences of the deadly emerging diseases like HIV/AIDS and SARS have increased the most, while Europe and North and South America are the ...
Women better than men at remembering things
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- Women are better than men at memorising things in certain respects, according to a new study. Psychologists Agneta Herlitz and Jenny Rehnman in Stockholm, Sweden, have discovered that ...
Scientists create rubber that mends itself when broken
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Scientists have created a type of rubber that can fuse itself back together after being snapped in two. Ludwik Leibler of the Industrial Physics and Chemistry Higher Education Institution in ...
David Fincher to helm horror romance 'Black Hole'
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- David Fincher has signed on to direct horror romance 'Black Hole'. The Paramount/MTV Films pic is based on a graphic novel by Charlie Burns. The pic will tell the tale of a group ...
Tanla Mobile inks pact with European mobile major Mliven
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Hyderabad-based wireless application solutions major Tanla Mobile has inked an agreement with European mobile services company Mliven for advanced mobile software solutions. Announcing this ...
Another Palace on Wheels getting on track this year
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, Feb. 21 -- After the phenomenal success of the first Palace on Wheels, a craze among high spending tourists, another royal train ride is likely to start in Rajasthan by September this year. The new ...
Scientists replicate water release from interior of Mars
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- Scientists from the United States and the Netherlands have conducted experiments that replicate formations on Mars, indicating incidents of rapid release of water from the planet's ...
L&T wins Rajasthan oil and gas pipelines contract
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Engineering and construction major Larsen and Toubro Ltd (L&T) has bagged a multi-million dollar contract from petroleum firm Cairn India to build crude oil and gas pipelines from Barmer in ...
Sayaji Hotels to hive off restaurant business
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, Feb. 21 -- The Rs.440-million ($1.1 million) Sayaji Hotels Ltd has decided to hive off its Barbeque Nation restaurant chain for more focussed and accelerated growth, the hotel group's top officials have said ....
Arthritis patients twice as likely to suffer from depression
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Feb. 21 -- Rheumatoid arthritis patients are twice as likely to suffer from depression, a new study has found. However, the study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ...
Macca bags 'Outstanding Contribution' honour at Brits Awards
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Sir Paul McCartney was greeted with rapturous applause when he received the popular award for 'Outstanding Contribution to Music' at the Brit Awards 2008 at London's Earls Court. The former ...
Tamil separatists hail Kosovo's independence declaration
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Colombo, Feb. 21 -- Separatist Sri Lankan Tamils have hailed the emergence of an independent Kosovo with Western support, saying it augurs well for the liberation of "oppressed" minorities like the Tamils of northeast ...
Colombian navy kills senior rebel leader
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bogota, Feb. 21 -- The Colombian security forces have killed a senior member of the country's largest insurgency group in a joint operation in Meta province, EFE reported Thursday. Isidro Cardenas Moreno, a ...
Stop using excessive force, Amnesty tells Nepali police
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Nepal's police are using "excessive and lethal force" to disrupt protests by members of the Madhesi community, the human rights group Amnesty International believes. Police were reported to ...
Aftab moves from 'Factory' to 'Acid Factory'
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Feb. 21 -- Aftab Shivdasani started his career nine years ago with "Mast". Today, he has gone from Ram Gopal Varma's "Factory" to director Suparn Varma's "Acid Factory". The movie is being made by Sanjay ...
India fixes minimum wage for its maids in UAE
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Feb. 21 -- India has fixed a minimum wage for its female household service workers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at 1,100 dirhams ($300) per month. "The minimum wage will be 1,100 dirhams per month, ...
Indian brides who want to live in UK 'must speak English fluently'
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Indian brides who want to marry Brit blokes and then settle in the UK will now have to take an English language test, announced Gordon Brown, the Prime Minister of United Kingdom. Brown said ...
Aguilera's baby pics not doing well
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Feb. 21 -- Pop singer Christina Aguilera's baby's pictures are proving to be a flop. Perezhilton.com reports that the People magazine issue to feature the snaps is expected to sell 1.3 million copies, ...
Jackson happy with new gun
Feb 21, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Feb. 21 -- Actor Samuel L. Jackson, who has starred in movies handling some impressive weapons, is happy with the taser gun he is using in his latest film "Jumper". Thesun.co.uk quoted him as saying: ...