The Hindustan Times back issues from Saturday, May 17:
Scoreboard of Rajasthan Royals against Royal Challengers
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, May 17 -- The following is the scoreboard of Rajasthan Royals against Bangalore Royal Challengers in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match here Saturday. SCOREBOARD: Match No.39, Indian ...
Rajasthan Royals set Royal Challengers 198-run target
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, May 17 -- Powered by half-centuries from Graeme Smith and Swapnil Asnodkar, Rajasthan Royals made 197 for the loss of one wicket in their 20 overs against Bangalore Royal ...
Clarke to join Australian team for second Test
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, May 17 -- Australian vice-captain Michael Clarke has confirmed he would be available for the second Test in the West Indies after spending time with his fiancee Lara Bingle who lost her father. Clarke ...
Mumbai Indians have a chance to make it to semi-finals
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, May 17 -- After their easy win over Kolkata Knight Riders Friday night, Mumbai Indians are back in the reckoning for a semi-final spot in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and will have a chance to strengthen ...
India enter Azlan Shah hockey final after 12 years
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Ipoh (Malaysia), May 17 -- India moved into the final of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup hockey tournament after a gap of 12 years with a thrilling 2-1 win over hosts Malaysia in their last round-robin league match here ...
Royal Challengers opt to bowl against Rajasthan Royals
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, May 17 -- Bangalore Royal Challengers captain Rahul Dravid won the toss and elected to bowl against Rajasthan Royals in an Indian Premier League (IPL) Twenty20 match at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium here ...
ICC should change its laws: Richardson
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. ST John's (Antigua), May 17 -- West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) disciplinary committee member Richie Richardson finds International Cricket Council's (ICC) laws, based on which Marlon Samuels was banned, too ...
Armaan wins first round in Asian motorsports championship
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, May 17 -- Armaan Ebrahim gave himself a birthday gift by winning the first round of the Formula Renault V6 Asia Championship at the Sepang circuit here Saturday. Armaan, who turned 19, was taking ...
IPL to start random dope tests
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- A team of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) started random tests of the players in the Indian Premier League (IPL) from Saturday. IPL chairman and commissioner Lalit Modi said the WADA ...
Australian cricketers coaxed back to Jaipur
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, May 17 -- Faced with the threat of losing future earnings in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Australia's contingent from the Rajasthan Royals franchise were coaxed back to Jaipur despite their fears following ...
Knight Riders face must-win situation
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, May 17 -- Kolkata Knight Riders will have to lift their morale after the thrashing they got against Mumbai Indians when they face Chennai Super Kings in a must-win game here Sunday. Knight Riders ...
Five children killed in grenade explosion
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jammu, May 17 -- A powerful grenade explosion Saturday killed five children, all belonging to a special police officer's (SPO) family, and injured two in the mountainous Banihal area of Ramban district in Jammu and ...
IPL to donate Rs.60 mn for Jaipur blast victims
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, May 17 -- The eight franchisee owners and sponsors of the Indian Premier League (IPL) have decided to donate Rs.60 million for the victims of the serial bombings that rocked the city Tuesday. "The ...
Naxalites to host Nepalese Maoist leader in Kolkata
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- Nepalese Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai is coming to Kolkata in early June. Interestingly, it is not the ruling Left Front but the Naxalites who are hosting him. Kolkata, where the ...
British PM presents book to Indian religious head
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has presented an autographed copy of his book "Courage: Eight Portraits" to Dawoodi Bohra spiritual head Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin in London. Brown ...
Mumbai Indians move to fourth place in IPL standings
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Mumbai Indians moved up to fourth position in the Indian Premier League standings after their eight-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders here Friday night. Knight Riders dropped from ...
Charges framed against Delhi blast accused
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- A city court Saturday framed charges against Gulam Ahmed Khan, one of the accused in the 2005 Diwali-eve bombings in Delhi that killed over 60 people, after a medical report said he was mentally ...
First Indian plane with relief supplies reaches China
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- An Indian Air Force (IAF) plane carrying relief supplies Saturday landed in China's southwestern province of Sichuan, which was hit by a devastating earthquake Monday. The quake, measuring ...
Five of family killed in fire
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bijnor (Uttar Pradesh), May 17 -- Five members of a family, including a baby, were killed and three injured when a fire broke out in a house in Bijnor district óf Uttar Pradesh, a police official said Saturday. The ...
Bird flu back in Bengal, culling to start Sunday
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, May 17 -- Bird flu has been detected in West Bengal's Darjeeling district where culling of thousands of poultry will begin Sunday in five affected villages, an official said. The Bhopal-based High ...
Graduates eligible for OBC quota: Arjun Singh
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- Human Resource Development Minister Arjun Singh Saturday said graduate students were also eligible for the other backward classes (OBC) reservation, adding to the confusion over quota ...
Bihar minister resigns after corruption charges
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Patna, May 17 -- Bihar's Transport Minister Ramanand Prasad Singh resigned from his post Saturday, a day after it was known that he was named in a corruption case. Singh submitted his resignation to Chief ...
Six Jaish militants killed in Kashmir gunbattle
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, May 17 -- Six militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) outfit, including two local commanders, were killed by security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said. A ...
Madhya Pradesh lawmaker alleges corruption in tiger conservation project
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bhopal, May 17 -- Madhya Pradesh lawmaker and member of a state tiger conservation body Darbu Singh Uike has alleged that corrupt officials have siphoned off millions meant for the conservation of tigers in the state's ...
Attention editors: Sports schedule for May 17, 2008
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- The following is the sports schedule for May 17, 2008: Cricket: Indian Premier League: Delhi Daredevils vs. Kings XI Punjab (Feroze Shah Kotla, Delhi) and Rajasthan Royals vs. Bangalore ...
Mumbai Indians register fastest T20 win
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Mumbai Indians registered the fastest win in Twenty20 cricket in terms of number of balls remaining when they beat Kolkata Knight Riders by eight wickets here Friday. Mumbai Indians won the ...
LDF government's second year ends on dull note
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kozhikode, May 17 -- It is with a dampened spirit that Kerala's Left Democratic Front (LDF) government, led by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), enters its third year Sunday. The euphoria seen at ...
Kelly Brook has best bikini body: poll
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Actress Kelly Brook has been voted as having the best bikini body ever in a poll in which 2,000 men participated.Thesun.co.uk reports that the Brook, 28, beat Oscar winner Halle Berry who came in ...
I've apologised to Shah Rukh over blog: Amitabh
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Superstar Amitabh Bachchan is enjoying his blogging experience and "the ugly abuses, the healthy criticism" that come along with it. The Bollywood icon has clarified that his remarks about Shah Rukh ...
Minogue's contribution not featured on Coldplay album
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue's contribution to a record for the group Coldplay has not been featured in their new album. It was left out because lead singer Chris Martin decided that it ...
Will Smith starts own school for his kids
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, May 17 -- Actor Will Smith, who has starred in hits like "Independence Day" and "I am Legend", has decided to start his own school because he feels there isn't anything good enough outside for his ...
TDP leader, seven others killed in bomb explosion
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, May 17 -- Eight people, including a leader of the opposition Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and his brother, were killed when country-made bombs they were allegedly carrying in their car exploded in Andhra ...
Religare, two other Indian companies vying for London stockbrokers
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Three Indian companies, including Religare, are bidding to acquire city stockbrokers Arden Partners, the Financial Times reported. Arden, which Friday ended talks with the larger Cenkos ...
PM pledges Rs.100 bn economic partnership with Bhutan
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thimpu, May 17 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday pledged Rs.100 billion ($2.5 bn) over the next five years as part of a package of economic engagement with Bhutan, asserting that the challenge before ...
Sydney cricket ground stand not to be named after Waugh
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, May 17 -- Steve Waugh may be the fans' favourite to have a new multi-million dollar stand being built at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) named after him, but he does not qualify as only players retired for ten ...
GRUH Finance expands its reach
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Ahmedabad, May 17 -- GRUH Finance Limited, a housing finance company and a subsidiary of HDFC Ltd, has expanded its reach to two more states and is aiming to achieve disbursement of Rs.10 billion by ...
14 Pakistani fishermen freed by India reach Karachi
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, May 17 -- Fourteen Pakistani fishermen released from Indian jails in a "goodwill gesture" reached Karachi Saturday where they were received by a team of the Fishermen's Cooperative Society ...
Rajasthan chamber urges members to donate for victims
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jaipur, May 17 -- Eager to provide relief to those injured in the serial terror blasts here that also killed over 60 people, the Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry has asked its over 10,000 members to donate ...
Its okay to have flings: Claudia Schiffer
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- German supermodel Claudia Schiffer, who is wedded to film producer Matthew Vaughan, says it is alright for people to have flings as long as the two are not married. She added that she would ...
'Jannat' an interesting mix of love, cricket, crime
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Film: "Jannat"; Cast: Emran Hashmi, Sonal Chauhan, Samir Kochar, Javed Shaikh, Vishal Malhotra; Director: Kunal Deshmukh; Ratings: *** More, more, more ...The motto of motorised materialism ...
Walking, climbing same for smaller simians
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 17 -- Walking or climbing is just the same for smaller simians, which may explain why these tiny ancestors of humans took to trees 65 million years ago. Researchers based their findings on the ...
Spielberg didn't want to make fourth Indiana Jones movie
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Acclaimed filmmaker Steven Spielberg says he actually did not want to make a fourth Indiana Jones movie because he felt the ending for the trilogy was perfect. But Spielberg returned to film ...
Tamil Nadu power board stressing on wind energy
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, May 17 -- Tamil Nadu is doing well on the wind power front. The state's power board is beefing up its wind mill power infrastructure in order to harvest the full potential and plans to sell surplus power to ...
Bhutanese unsure of democracy's outcome, but feel change is good
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thimpu, May 17 -- Having relished their country's isolation for years, not many Bhutanese are sure if the historic poll held in March, which transformed their quaint Himalayan nation from a kingdom to a democracy, is ...
Britain slammed for demanding repayment of climate aid
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Almost all of the 800 million pounds ($1.6 billion) offered by Britain to help developing countries cope with the effects of climate change will have to paid back with interest, a newspaper reported ...
Kuwait goes to polls for second time in two years
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, May 17 -- Kuwait went to the polls Saturday, the second time in two years, to elect its 50-member parliament. The elections were held in the Gulf city-state under a new five-constituency system instead ...
'Before the Rains' gets mixed reception in US
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 17 -- "Before the Rains", director Santosh Sivan's English language debut drama set in 1937 India, has hit Washington to mixed reviews with one calling it a "beautiful film" and another branding it "a ...
Six terrorists killed in south Kashmir gunbattle
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, May 17 -- Six militants of the Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) group were killed by security forces in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir Saturday, police said. A paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force ...
Timberlake offers to perform at DeGeneres' wedding
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Pop superstar Justin Timberlake has offered to perform at talk show host Ellen DeGeneres' wedding and said he would compose a song specially for the occasion. After the state of California ...
UN to exit Nepal peace process July 23
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, May 17 -- The UN agency that was invited by Nepal's major political parties last year to assist in the critical peace negotiations will exit the Himalayan nation July 23 after its contract ends, as it has no ...
IFFA to honour Rehman, Benegal and Mumtaz
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Veteran filmmaker Shyam Benegal, actress Mumtaz and music maestro A.R. Rahman will be honoured by the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) for their contribution to Indian cinema at a ceremony in ...
Computer takes on CA's job, at least for filing returns
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- Can the computer replace your chartered accountant? Yes, says a software firm, which is aiming its only product at the small-time taxpayer who can't afford the hassles of finding a person to help ...
Behind Cannes fest glitz, Bollywood does brisk business
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Behind the glitz and glamour of the Cannes film festival, it is hard business for the Indian filmmakers and entertainment houses camping there. Deals are being inked and announcements of tie ups made ...
Russian tycoon offers Elton John $5 mn for one-hour show
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Elton John has been offered 2.6 million pounds ($5 million) to play for a Russian woman tycoon for just an hour. John, 61, is likely to accept the tempting offer, which is a record for a ...
Delhi University to be tech-savvy, make learning fun
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- If you are a student of Delhi University (DU), you have one more reason to look forward to your classes. Videos, animation, simulation and virtual labs are all set to supplement the learning ...
Amy Winehouse rejects every song by Pete Doherty
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Troubled British singer Amy Winehouse reportedly rejected every song that rocker Pete Doherty wrote for thier collaborative album. Doherty, who just got out of jail, and Winehouse are having ...
Mapping a tiny but ruthless killer
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Don't go by its size. The Etruscan shrew, one of tiniest known mammals that weighs just two grams, ranks among the quickest, most ruthless and adaptive predators. It overcomes starvation by ...
Rajnikant to try new looks for 'Robot'
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, May 17 -- Tamil superstar Rajnikant is to don a series of new looks for his forthcoming mega sci-fi thriller "Robot". He is going to Hollywood to try out novel prosthetic make-up styles, estimated to cost over ...
Lynch to make horror film based on Greek tragedy
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Filmmaker David Lynch is all set to make a new horror movie based on a Greek tragedy. Lynch, who has directed hits like "Blue Velvet" and "Mullholland Drive", will team up with Werner Herzog ...
Bowie ok with stage show based on his songs
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Legendary rocker David Bowie has given permission for a stage show based on his songs. Bowie will team up with director Peter Schaufuss to make his "The Man Who Fell To Earth", reports ...
Kate Moss' rock star dreams crushed by boyfriend
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, May 17 -- Supermodel Kate Moss's dreams of singing onstage have been dashed by her boyfriend Jamie Hince, the guitarist of rock band The Kills. Moss wanted to perform with Hince but he turned down her ...
Singer Suneeta Rao to release new album
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, May 17 -- Pop singer Suneeta Rao, known best for chartbusters like "Pari hoon main", "Kesariya" and "Ab ke baras" is all set to release her next album soon. "My next album is titled 'Waqt' and it would be ...
Parrot fossil found in Scandinavia
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, May 17 -- The discovery of a parrot fossil in Scandinavia dating back some 55 million years, indicates that they were once common in colder climes like Norway and Denmark. Parrots today live only in ...
Slavery case: NRI to be probed for bail violation
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, May 17 -- Indian American Mahendra Sabhnani, convicted along with his wife of "modern day slavery", has now been accused of violating his bail agreement by staying out past midnight while he awaits ...
Thackerays give a bad name to Maharashtra and Marathis
May 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, May 17 -- Raj Thackeray may have convinced himself that he is serving the cause of the Marathi 'manoos', but in actual fact he is doing a great disservice to Maharashtra and the sons of its soil. In the ...