The Hindustan Times back issues from Tuesday, June 17:
Shabana, Javed head for Buckingham Palace as royalty guests
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- Actress and social worker Shabana Azmi and her illustrious husband Javed Akhtar have been invited to spend a few days at the Buckingham Palace as Prince Charles' personal guests. "That's ...
Government to upgrade quality of street food
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Good news for street food lovers - the delicious, cheap road-side food in India is all set for a "clean" makeover with the central government planning to launch a programme to upgrade hygiene and ...
Robbie Williams camping out, looking for UFOs
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Pop star Robbie Williams has taken to camping in the California wilds, looking out for UFOs. Thesun.co.uk reports that Williams has enjoyed camping in the wilderness with friends. He has a ...
Equity markets open flat
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- The Indian equity markets opened flat Tuesday. The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Sensex, opened at 15,388.36 points with a ...
Jharkhand recommends water allocation to 22 steel firms
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Ranchi, June 17 -- Jharkhand has recommended water allocation to 22 steel companies, according to their requirements, to expedite the greenfield steel projects in the state. "The recommendation has been made ...
Beware of blood diamonds, India warns
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- The guns may have fallen silent over "blood diamonds" but the situation remains fragile and it was necessary to ensure that diamonds sold by rebel groups who mine them illegally are not allowed to ...
HCMI Education expands operations to eastern India
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, June 17 -- Singapore-based HCMI Education that facilitates medical eduction for aspiring students in many Asian countries is all set to expand its operations in eastern India by setting up counselling units in ...
50 Cent touched by fans in Africa
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Rapper 50 Cent was deeply touched when he went on a trip to Africa recently with his G-Unit labelmates because it made him realise just how much fans there had to spend to attend his ...
Sensex surges 301 points
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- For the second consecutive day Tuesday, the Indian equity markets closed on a high, thanks to solid buyer interest in banking and realty stocks. The market started flat but by mid afternoon ...
Tilaknagar Industries to invest Rs.1.5 bn for expansion
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- Mumbai-based alcoholic beverages manufacturer Tilaknagar Industries Ltd plans to invest Rs.1.5 billion for the expansion of its plant and setting up a grain-based spirit project. According ...
Kerala's income from rubber could witness sharp increase
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kozhikode, June 17 -- Kerala's income from rubber could witness a sizeable increase if the price of natural rubber remains at the current level. The price now hovers around a record level of Rs.120 per kg ....
Paltrow identifies with obsessive lover role in new movie
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Oscar winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow says she could relate to her role in "The Lovers" because she was once obsessed with her ex-boyfriend. Paltrow, who is now happily married to the rock ...
Kolkata to get its fifth mall in August
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, June 17 -- Mani Square, Kolkata's fifth mall, which boasts of a multiplex, 150 shops, gaming centres and a radio station, is set to open Aug 14, the Mani Group said Tuesday. "Mani Square will ...
Fact sheet on 'Blood Diamonds'(To go with 'Beware of Blood diamonds, India warns'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Fact sheet on Kimberly Process that seeks to end the global trade in blood diamonds: What: The Kimberley Process is an initiative of governments, industry and civil society to stem the ...
I was treated like an outcast for gaining weight: Ali Larter
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Ali Larter, the star of the hit TV show "Heroes", reveals that she was once treated like a outcast on a film set because she had gained weight. Larter said that producers and directors ...
Equity markets stay flat in early trade
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- The Indian equity markets stayed flat in early trade Tuesday, after the Sensex opened with a marginal loss. The Sensex, the 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), opened ...
Ashok Leyland invests in German firm
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, June 17 -- Leading Indian commercial vehicles manufacturer Ashok Leyland Ltd has made a strategic investment of an undisclosed sum in the German firm Albonair. According to Ashok Leyland's filing with ...
India's excise mop-up slows on sluggish industrial growth
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- India's excise duty collections registered a growth of just 0.9 percent in May due to the slowdown in the expansion of the country's industrial output, official data showed Tuesday. Excise ...
KPO sector to be worth $10 bn by 2012: Assocham
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- The Indian Knowledge Process Outsourcing (KPO) industry is expected to be worth $10 billion by 2012, according to a report released Tuesday by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of ...
Barack Obama's reply surprises Johansson
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Hollywood actress Scarlett Johansson is surprised that US presidential candidate Barack Obama responds to her persistent e-mails because she is convinced he has more important things to ...
Markets without shoppers due to rain in Kolkata
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, June 17 -- Small and medium traders are suffering heavy losses in Kolkata as major parts of the city have been waterlogged due to incessant rain Tuesday. The rain started Sunday due to a depression ...
India to tighten vehicle emission norms from 2010
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- India will tighten the norms for vehicle exhaust emissions from April 1, 2010, Minister of Shipping, Road Transport and Highways T.R. Baalu said here Tuesday. The Bharat Stage-IV norms for ...
'India to log $200 bn export'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Despite missing the $160 billion merchandise export target for 2006-07, India will certainly achieve the goal set for this year, Commerce Secretary G.K. Pillai Tuesday said. As against the ...
Equity markets on the upswing early afternoon
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- The Indian equity markets were trading in positive zone early Tuesday afternoon on the back of buying in banking, realty and capital goods stocks. At 1:00 p.m., the 30-share main index of ...
McAvoy let Jolie take control of kiss scene
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Scottish actor James McAvoy allowed Angelina Jolie to take 'control' of a kissing scene in their new movie "Wanted". McAvoy admitted that he was nervous about kissing Jolie, but she made it ...
Oman Air targets expats, tourists and techies from Bangalore
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, June 17 -- Oman Air, the latest international airline to connect this IT hub of India with Muscat and the Gulf region, is targeting expatriates, tourists and techies from Karnataka state to boost air traffic ...
DVC's consolidated profit declines by Rs.1.14 bn
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, June 17 -- Power producer Damodar Valley Corporation's (DVC) consolidated profit after tax declined to Rs.11.26 billion during the fiscal ended March 31 compared to Rs 12.39 billion during the previous ...
Bangladesh's per capita income goes up to $599
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dhaka, June 17 -- The per capita income in Bangladesh has shot up to $599 this fiscal year (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008) from $523 last year, mainly due to remittances from its citizens working abroad. The ...
Monitor lizards, jackals being relocated from Delhi airport
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Airport authorities here launched an operation Tuesday to capture monitor lizards, jackals and birds that took refuge on a runway the day before and disrupted flights for over an hour. The ...
BPCL fourth quarter profit dips
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- State-owned Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) has posted a dip in its net profit for the fourth quarter of 2007-08 at Rs.584 million ($13.9 million), as compared to Rs.18 billion of the year-ago ...
India wants renewed vigil against 'conflict diamonds'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- The process to eliminate "conflict diamonds", which fund bloody rebel movements in some countries, is being somewhat frustrated by fake certificates, India told a global diamond conference here ...
India-Sharjah trade touches $2 billion in 2007
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, June 17 -- India has emerged as the top trade partner of the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with bilateral trade valued at 7.3 billion dirhams ($2 billion) in 2007. According to ...
'The Dark Knight' did not kill Ledger, says Christian Bale
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Christian Bale, the "Batman Begins" star, has rubbished reports that the pressure of working in "The Dark Knight" led to Australian actor Heath Ledger's death. Ledger played The Joker in the ...
Paresh Rawal goes global with 'The Virgin Goat'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- After proving his mettle in Bollywood, versatile actor Paresh Rawal is now getting ready to do his first international film. "It's called 'The Virgin Goat'. It is a lovely script. I play a ...
Sensex closes over 300 points up
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- The Indian equity markets closed in the green Tuesday. The 30-share benchmark index of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the Sensex, opened at 15,388.36 points and touched a high of 15,732.75 ...
S. Kumars eyes acquisitions in international market
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Textiles major S. Kumars Nationwide Ltd is planning to enter the international market and will set up a holding arm in Netherlands, SKNL International, for acquisitions in Europe and North ...
Trust your instincts, Winfrey tells Stanford graduates
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 17 -- Popular talk show host Oprah Winfrey has asked 4,700 students graduating at Stanford University in California to trust their instincts. She told students at a commencement address to depend ...
US to invest $10 bn for clean energy, asks India to follow suit
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, June 17 -- The US plans to invest $9 billion to build state-of-the-art coal plants and another $1 billion for research and development to check carbon emissions from the coal-fired units, said a top US ...
Modern, contemporary artists to rub shoulders at Saffronart sale
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- In a rare occurrence, the Saffronart summer auction, to be held online Wednesday and Thursday, will bring together 140 works of 67 modern and contemporary artists. "Essentially, both these ...
British insurance firm to enter India via Australia
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, June 17 -- This harbour city of Australia will be the launch pad for British private health insurer Bupa's expansion into India and China. Bupa Australia, which recently acquired Australia's MBF for ...
Monitor lizards, jackals, birds being chased off Delhi airport runway
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Authorities here launched an operation Tuesday to capture large monitor lizards, jackals and birds that strayed from nearby wastelands and took refuge on a runway at the Indira Gandhi ...
Bharat Petroleum net down 91 percent
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- State run fuel marketing company Bharat Petroleum Tuesday reported a 91 percent drop in its net profits for the quarter ended March 31, as margins were hit by selling gasoline, diesel and cooking ...
Goldman Sachs invests $50 mn in Sterling and Wilson
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- Leading global investment banking firm Goldman Sachs (GS) has acquired a minority stake in Sterling and Wilson Pvt. Ltd (S&W), a part of the Mumbai-based construction major Shapoorji Pallonji ...
Shabana, Javed head for Buckingham Palace as royalty guests
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- Actress and social worker Shabana Azmi and her illustrious husband Javed Akhtar have been invited to spend a few days at the Buckingham Palace as Prince Charles' personal guests. "That's ...
'India may lift rice export ban in four-five months'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Anticipating a record harvest and procurement of paddy in the coming season, a top official Tuesday said the current ban on export of rice may be relaxed over the next four-five ...
Elderly as socially satisfied as the young: study
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, June 17 -- Younger adults may engage in a lot more social activities, but they were no happier with their social lives than older adults, said a study. Conversely, "older people engaging in fewer ...
UAE to host international defence exhibition
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Abu Dhabi, June 17 -- The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will host the international defence exhibition IDEX in 2009, WAM news agency reported Tuesday. IDEX is one the world's largest defence exhibitions and the ...
Children watch animated 'Dashavatar' with 'Lord Vishnu'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Pune, June 17 -- Forty young things from a children's club sat glued to the big screen as actor Sachin Khedekar, who has lent his voice to the animated version of "Dashavatar" as Lord Vishnu, gave them company at the ...
Indian-American jailed for supplying controlled technology to India
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 17 -- An Indian-American businessman has been sentenced to 35 months in jail on charges of illegally exporting electronic parts to Indian defence entities involved in development of ballistic missiles, ...
Obama gets Al Gore endorsement
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 17 -- Barack Obama, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, has won the much coveted endorsement of former Vice President Al Gore with the Nobel laureate hailing him as one best suited to bring ...
Weeks before release producer changes 'Mukhbiir' ending
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- Hyderabad-based producer Sudhish Rambhotla has decided to change the tragic ending of his espionage thriller "Mukbiir" to a happy one after getting a not so favourable response to the climax at the ...
UAE real estate company wins environment award
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, June 17 -- The United Arab Emirates-based real estate developer Nakheel has won the Sustainable Initiative award at the Facilities Management Middle East Awards 2008, WAM news agency reported ...
Court rules in favour of actress Shilpa Shinde
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Television actress Shilpa Shinde, who had been sued by director Rakesh Chaudhary for breaching an agreement and for "being unprofessional", has finally won the case in Mumbai High ...
Haneef's legal team gets required immigration documents
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, June 17 -- The legal team of Indian doctor Muhammad Haneef Tuesday succeeded in getting 250 documents from the Australian immigration department as the judicial inquiry into Haneef's false terrorism case ...
Indian Ocean to tour US, South Africa
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- Indian music will soon echo in the streets of South Africa and the US as popular fusion music band Indian Ocean is all set for an overseas tour. "The band would be going on a tour of ...
Indian awards will overtake Oscars: Kamal Haasan
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, June 17 -- Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan, whose latest release "Dasavatharam" is making waves across the country, says Indian film awards will soon overtake the globally famed Oscars. "The day when ...
Fresh clashes in Sri Lanka; council planned to save civilians
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Colombo, June 17 -- Even as Sri Lanka's defence ministry Tuesday said 11 Tamil Tigers and two soldiers had been killed in two separate gun battles in the northwestern district of Mannar, a state-run newspaper ...
I want my script to support Ranbir completely: Prakash Jha
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 17 -- Acclaimed Bollywood director Prakash Jha took five days off to be in Nafplion, Greece, to finish the scripting of his political parable "Rajneeti". He wants the script to support his lead actor ...
'US not doing enough to keep nukes out of unwanted hands'
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 17 -- A US intelligence official suggests Washington is not doing enough to keep nuclear material out of the hands of terrorists, as others downplayed new revelations about "notorious" Pakistani ...
Bangladesh ex-premier won't accept government's conditions for release
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dhaka, June 17 -- Jailed former Bangladesh Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has said she will not accept any condition, nor apply to be released from detention on charges of corruption. Political analysts said this ...
Barack Obama gets the backing of Al Gore
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 17 -- Barack Obama, the likely Democratic presidential nominee, has won the much coveted endorsement of former Vice President Al Gore with the Nobel laureate hailing him as the one best suited to bring ...
Kashmir readies for 200,000 Amarnath pilgrims
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, June 17 -- Around 200,000 devotees are set to undertake the arduous pilgrimage to the Hindu cave shrine of Amarnath in Jammu and Kashmir that begins Wednesday, with a three-tier security arrangement in place ...
Food security, energy, terrorism key points of Saarc summit
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 17 -- The forthcoming Saarc summit to be hosted by Sri Lanka will address the issues of food and energy security as well as terrorism, said Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama. The ...
Pakistan's judges get their salaries for last seven months
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, June 17 -- In another move towards restoration of judges, Pakistan's ruling coalition Tuesday paid salaries for the last seven months to judges sacked by President Pervez Musharraf in November ...
Obese? Go on a diet of red wine
Jun 17, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 17 -- Resveratrol, a miracle compound present in grapes and red wine and known to protect the heart, has also been found to reduce fat cells, according to a study. Past research has found that ...