The Hindustan Times back issues from Friday, April 4:
Indian equities market ends week in the red
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- The Indian equities market ended in the red Friday, going down by more than 400 points in the last trading day of the week. The Sensex, the 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock ...
Central government clears Tamil Nadu cable TV proposal
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, April 4 -- Tamil Nadu announced Friday that the central government has cleared the decks for its cable delivery system proposal. The decision to start the process of launching the government's ...
Vice president Ansari leaves for Central Asia
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- Vice President Mohammad Hamid Ansari embarked on a weeklong official visit to Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan Friday to reaffirm India's long-standing ties with the two oil-rich Central Asian ...
Singapore government picks up stake in Indian tech firm
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- ICSA India, a technology solutions company for power, oil, gas and water sectors, Friday said the Singapore government's investment company had picked up a five percent stake in the ...
TERI, DuPont to promote green buildings
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) and DuPont, a leading provider of science-based building innovations, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the cause of green ...
BHEL's Bhopal unit registers Rs.28 bn turnover
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bhopal, April 4 -- The Bhopal unit of Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) has registered a record turnover of Rs.28.08 billion with a profit before tax (PBT) of Rs.5 billion in 2007-08, the company said ...
Guidelines for real estate mutual funds soon
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) will issue fresh guidelines to monitor real estate mutual funds (REMF) within the next 15 days, T.C. Nair, whole time member of SEBI, announced ...
Rahman plans second music conservatory in West Bengal
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, April 4 -- After setting up his first western classical music conservatory in Chennai, music maestro A.R. Rahman plans to set up the second one in Kolkata. He said he would love to explore talents from West ...
Nigeria cancels sale of steel plant to Ispat promoters
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- Nigeria has cancelled the proposed sale of its biggest steel plant to an Indian company, Global Infrastructure Holdings (GIH), after an inquiry accused the buyer of indulging in "unwholesome" ...
Rich countries must help to achieve MDGs: UAE
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, April 4 -- Voicing concern over the lack of progress in achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has called upon the developed countries to honour their ...
Indian equities market on downslide, banking stocks decline
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- The Indian equity market Friday extended losses in early afternoon trade, hit by the latest data which showed a further rise in inflation. Banking stocks fell after concerns of possible ...
Britain provides 14 million dollar aid for Nepal elections
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, April 4 -- The Gordon Brown Government of Britain has announced 14 million dollar aid to support the April 10 Constituent Assembly elections in Nepal. The money will also be used to strengthen the ...
British company discovers uranium in Chile
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Santiago, April 4 -- A British company has found huge reserves of uranium deposits in southern Chile's Bio Bio region, Spain's EFE news agency EFE reported Friday. The Britain-based company U308 Holdings has ...
Pakistanis to perform at India's devotional music fest
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- Devotion or 'bhakti' still connects India with its neighbour Pakistan despite many impediments to peace between the two countries. The country's lone festival of devotional music, Bhakti ...
David Dhawan is back, set to roll out two films
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- After an eight-month sabbatical, the irrepressible David Dhawan, who churned out hits like "Mujhse Shaadi Karogi" and "Biwi No. 1", is back in the swing of things and will direct two ...
De Villers and Kallis put South Africa in command
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Ahmedabad, April 4 -- South Africa were 494 for seven in their first innings in reply to India's 76 at stumps on the second day of the second cricket Test here at the Sardar Patel Stadium at Motera Friday. The ...
After London, Durban, Anupam's next destination is US
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- Veteran Bollywood actor Anupam Kher is literally going places - setting up acting schools in London and Durban. He now plans to open a branch in the US. "We've completed all the formalities ....
Federline blows money in Las Vegas
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, April 4 -- Kevin Federline, the estranged husband of pop star Britney Spears, blew more than $50,000 in Las Vegas over just eight months. Federline, according to legal documents, spent more than ...
Pakistan not subordinate to US, says Qureshi
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Karachi, April 4 -- Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mehmood Qureshi has said Pakistan is not subordinate to the US, and added that Islamabad will continue cooperation with Washington for the elimination of terrorism ....
Tamil Nadu firm to disburse Rs.12 billion loans
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, April 4 -- The Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (Power Finance) has set target of loan disbursal of Rs.12 billion this fiscal. The Tamil Nadu government-owned ...
Yoga can prevent falls among elderly women
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, April 4 -- Yoga can help improve stability and balance in women over 65, and help prevent falls, according to a new study. Researchers at Temple University's Gait Study Centre examined the gait and ...
UAE ratifies UN Convention on disabilities
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, April 4 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities that will go into force next month, WAM news agency reported. Twenty countries have ...
Ekta couldn't say no to me: Tusshar Kapoor
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- That Ekta Kapoor, the camera-shy czarina of the home medium, is all set to do her first acting role is not new. But very few know that it was her brother who convinced her to take it ...
More Americans think US ready for black president
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, April 4 -- The number of Americans who believe that the country is ready for a black president is rising, suggests a new poll somewhat reflecting the success of Barack Obama in the Democratic presidential ...
Leguizamo calls Bardem a fun guy
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- Actor John Leguizamo revealed that Oscar winner Javier Bardem is actually a fun guy, contrary to what most people believe. Contactmusic.com reports that Leguizamo worked with Bardem on "Love ...
CyberMedia acquires UBM's stake in Global Services
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- South Asia's specialty media major CyberMedia has acquired the entire equity in its joint venture with US-based United Business Media (UBM) LLC for the online magazine Global ...
Anthony to take Lopez, twins to Venezuela
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez and her husband Marc Anthony are taking their newborn twins to Venezuela on tour. Contactmusic.com reports that Anthony doesn't want to be away from his family ...
Dannii Minogue agrees to meet Lewis Hamilton
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- Danii, sister of pop singer Kylie Minogue, has agreed to meet Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton at the upcoming Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton reportedly bombarded her with requests to meet her and ...
India receives record $20 bn foreign capital in 2007-08
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- India has received foreign direct investment (FDI) of $20.1 billion during the first 11 months of 2007-08, the maximum so far in any year, said a Commerce and Industry Ministry statement ....
'Gamyam' tops the Telugu charts
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, April 4 -- "Gamyam" tops the Telugu films list that more or less has the same old movies. The top five films are: 1. "Gamyam" - Debutant director Radhakrishna (Krish) spins a nice yarn - a tale ...
Union Bank of India to expand operations
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, April 4 -- Mumbai-headquartered Union Bank of India (UBI) is on a network expansion spree, a top official of the bank said here Friday. "The bank will be adding around 600 more outlets to our existing ...
N-deal can still be done: US
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, April 4 -- The US says its stalled civil nuclear deal with India could still be done before President George Bush leaves office next January, while conceding that it may have to be taken up by his ...
Madonna gives away signed Vanity Fair copies
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, April 4 -- Pop superstar Madonna, ready with her new album "Hard Candy", has distributed 100 autographed copies of the Vanity Fair issue featuring her at the Kabbalah centre in Los Angeles. Madonna ...
Hatcher to sing on 'American Idol'
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- "Desperate Housewives" star Teri Hatcher will sing on the "American Idol" charity fund raiser Idol Gives Back next week. Hatcher will appear on the fundraiser along with superstars Bono, Brad ...
'States need to abolish VAT on edible oils to check prices'
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Ahmedabad, April 4 -- States need to abolish value-added tax (VAT) on edible oils to control the spiralling prices, according to Solvent Extractors' Association of India (SEAI). "The centre has done its bit in ...
South Eastern Coalfields makes record coal production
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Raipur, April 4 -- The South Eastern Coalfields Ltd (SECL), a subsidiary of Coal India Ltd (CIL), has registered a record in coal production in 2007-08. Officials said the company ended up producing 93.79 ...
Toonz Animation ties up with Sony
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 -- Kerala-based Toonz Animation has entered into a contract with Sony USA for two DVD projects while its training institution has got affiliation from the prestigious European Carolus Magnus ...
India will come down heavily on hoarders: Kamal Nath
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Singapore, April 4 -- India will come down heavily on traders hoarding essential commodities and earning profits in the backdrop of soaring inflation, Commerce and Industry Minister Kamal Nath said here Friday ....
UN appoints senior official at its Nepal mission
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, April 4 -- With less than a week left for Nepal's crucial constituent assembly election, the UN has appointed a senior official for its mission in the Himalayan nation. The UN office is mandated to ...
India Inc rings caution as inflation hits three-year high
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- Leading Indian industrialists and businessmen have called for caution as the annual rate of inflation shot up to a three-year high of seven percent for the week ended March 22, causing prices of ...
Nepal's businessmen to make their mark in polls
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, April 4 -- Banwari Lal Mittal, one of Nepal's most respected businessmen and the owner of a private helicopter company, received an unusual call ahead of the critical constituent assembly ...
Tatas can have mobile phones in three more areas
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- Tata Teleservices Friday got the radio frequencies or spectrum required to roll out its operations in the three areas of northeast, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam, making it a pan-India operator ....
Patna film festival to begin Saturday
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Patna, April 4 -- The week-long third Patna film festival is to open Saturday here. Bhojpuri, Hindi and foreign language films will be screened. Bihar Information Minister Arjun Rai said the film festival will ...
'Terrorists planned to blow up seven planes'
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- A group of British Muslims planned to detonate bombs aboard at least seven flights from London across the Atlantic to cause deaths on an almost unprecedented scale, a court has heard. The ...
Australian police are still at it on Haneef case
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, April 4 -- As unbelievable and unnecessary it may be, but eight months after Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef has returned home, there are still nine Australian federal police staff working full time on his ...
Zellweger has no plans to be a mother
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- Oscar winning actress Renée Zellweger has no plans to become a mother in the immediate future. The 39-year-old values her independence and is learning to take life as it comes and not plan ...
Surge in inflation hits Indian equities hard
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- The Indian equities market ended in the red Friday on reports of surge in inflation to a three-year high. The Sensex ended nearly 500 points down. Banking stocks fell after concerns of possible ...
Industry worried as India's inflation scales three-year high
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- India's annual rate of inflation shot up to a three-year high amid worries from industry that the central bank will intervene with monetary controls that could hit manufacturing ...
Indian equities market slips into red after opening
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- The Indian equities market opened in the green Friday but soon slipped into the red, tracking negative cues from Asian markets. The Sensex, the 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock ...
STAR brings together wannabe singers once again
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- If your favourite participants in various song-based reality shows failed to win, STAR Plus is giving you another chance to hear them sing and make them a 'superstar' with its new show "Jo Jeeta ...
Burglars hit British Indians for gold amid economic downturn fears
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, April 4 -- The soaring price of gold has caused a sudden spurt in crime in a London suburb with a large population of Indians - a community known to stash away gold jewellery at home. Crime analysts ...
Bollywood's leading ladies no more decorative: Vidya Balan
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- With two hits - "Bhool Bhulaiyaa" and "Heyy Babyy" - in her kitty, Vidya Balan's career is going great guns and she believes the industry has started offering meaty roles to actresses. "I'm ...
'My Heart...' rocks Telugu music market
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, April 4 -- The Telugu chartbuster list this fortnight features two new songs and two old ones that have staged a comeback. The top five Telugu songs are: 1. "My Heart Is Beating" - Film: ...
Expelled college student kills herself
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kendrapada (Orissa), April 4 -- A 19-year-old woman hanged herself in Kendrapada district of Orissa after being expelled from a college for cheating during examinations, the police said Friday. Sarmista Barik, ...
Pregnant mums' fatty diet linked to baby's obesity
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, April 4 -- Mothers who eat foods rich in trans fats while pregnant or breastfeeding are more likely to give birth to fatter babies, according to a new study. The study on mice, led by Brazilian ...
Myanmar leader's India visit boosts trade, security ties
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, April 4 -- A top leader in the Myanmar junta ended the official leg of a five-day visit to India Friday with a commitment to step up cooperation on many issues ranging from border trade to security ...
Matthew McConaughey in talks for 'Magnum P.I.' flick
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, April 4 -- Hollywood hunk Matthew McConaughey is reportedly in talks to play the lead in a movie based on the television series 'Magnum P.I.'. He is said to be the producers' favourite to play ...
Banking made easy for eves in Lucknow Mall
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lucknow, April 4 -- Banking has been made easy for several housewives here who can now do shopping n' banking together visiting a women exclusive bank opened here as a brainchild of State bank of India. ...
Rahul happy with 'Shaurya', 'Khuda Kay Liye' release together
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, April 4 -- Two of the films being released this week, "Shaurya" and "Khuda Kay Liye", are about the isolation of individuals on the basis of their religious and cultural beliefs. Rahul Bose calls it a "happy ...
Delhi, Dhaka finalise 'friendship' train details
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dhaka, April 4 -- Railway official of India and Bangladesh have tied the loose ends of a deal under which a train called Maitree (friendship) Express will run between Dhaka and Kolkata from April 14. A formal ...
Woman, four children burnt to death in Bihar
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Patna, April 4 -- A woman and her four children were charred to death inside their home in a Bihar village, a police official said Friday. The police said five people including four children were burnt to death ...
18 killed in Kolkata bus mishap
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, April 4 -- At least 18 people were killed when a private bus plunged into a canal in northeastern Kolkata Friday. At least 18 bodies were fished out. The bus had around 50 passengers. Several of the ...
Federline dismisses Britney reunion reports
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, April 4 -- Britney Spears' ex-hubby Kevin Federline has dismissed rumours that he is trying to get back together with the fallen pop star. Recent reports claimed that the rapper was preparing to ...
High court to hear Rani Mukerji's petition April 9
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Aurangabad, April 4 -- Bollywood actor Rani Mukerji's petition challenging the cancellation of her ownership of a piece of land near Shirdi in Maharashtra will come up before the Bombay High Court bench here April ...
Toonz Academy ties up with Belgian university
Apr 04, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thiruvananthapuram, April 4 -- Kerala-based Toonz Academy, one of the country's leading animation training institutions, has got affiliation from the prestigious European Carolus Magnus University (ECM) of Belgium for ...