The Hindustan Times back issues from Wednesday, June 25:
Korean dino cranked up its speed at 11 miles per hour for lakeside run
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- A new study has suggested that between 145 and 100 million years ago, a dinosaur ran nearly 11 miles per hour in a straight line next to a lake in Korea. According to a report in ...
Rising sea levels threaten west Antarctic ice sheets
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Canberra, June 25 -- An Australian researcher has suggested that a rise of about 50 to 100 centimeters above the 1920 sea level, may be enough to threaten the west Antarctic ice sheets. According to a report ...
Karat meets Mukherjee on Indo-US nuclear deal
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) General Secretary Prakash Karat today met External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee ahead of the UPA-Left coordination committee meeting over the Indo-US ...
AQ Khan threatens to make disclosures about Musharraf if detained further
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, June 25 -- The father of Pakistan's nuclear programme, Dr AQ Khan, who was recently freed after four-year long house arrest, has warned President Pervez Musharraf against detaining him further, else he would ...
'Militant secularisation is creating double jeopardy for Western cultures'
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- One of the most outspoken and conservative leaders of the Church of England has claimed that the declining importance of the church is creating a "double jeopardy" situation where faith is being ...
Talking cars to save each other from theft
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Stealing a car wont be easy for thieves anymore, thanks to a new type of car alarm that enables the vehicles to look after each other's safety - just like a herd of animals under any potential ...
Scientists develop new technology to kill foodborne pathogens in minutes
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- To counter the increasing rate of food-borne illnesses, researchers at University of Georgia have developed a new and effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on ...
Mobile manners are not universal
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Surveys conducted in five countries have revealed that peoples' perception of cell phone use is strongly affected by factors like age, gender, employment status, and country. Researchers ...
President Patil to launch E-passport scheme today
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- President Pratibha Patil will launch the E-passport scheme here today. The E-passport, also called biometric passports, will carry a chip that will have entire personal information, ...
NUCLEAR ENERGY - AN INEVITABLE OPTION
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati, June 25 -- Energy security is paramount for a country for its security against external forces, economic growth and subsequent improvement of quality of life. In this regard for a country like ours with nearly ...
Britney Spears granted overnight visits with sons
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Britney Spears has been granted overnight visitation rights to her sons Sean Preston and Jayden James, who are in the custody of her ex-husband, Kevin Federline. The news comes after the ...
Protein that 'puts the brakes' on Alzheimer's-related dementia identified
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- In a breakthrough study, researchers at Case Western Reserve University have discovered that a protein called cyclin-dependent kinase5 (Cdk5), which curbs cell division in brain cells, is ...
"Benazir's murder helped McCain win primary"
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- One of the top advisers of Republican presidential candidate John McCain has said that the assassination of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto helped McCain win the Republican primary, since ...
N N Vohra to be sworn-in as J-K Governor today
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, June 25 -- N N Vohra will be sworn-in as the Governor of Jammu and Kashmir at the Raj Bhavan here today. Chief Justice of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court Justice S.K. Radhakrishnan will administer ...
Oz Attorney-General puts Muslims on notice about polygamous marriages
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, June 25 -- Australia's Attorney-General Robert McClelland has put Muslims living in polygamous marriages in the country on notice. Polygamous marriages do exist among Australian Muslims, a sheikh ...
New prototype neural implant learns with the brain
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- University of Florida researchers have devised a way to develop neural implants that not only translate brain signals into movement, but also evolve with the brain as it learns. The ...
Laser 'microscalpel' could improve precision of cancer, epilepsy surgeries
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- The precision of surgeries for cancer, epilepsy and other diseases could soon improve, thanks to a mechanical engineering Assistant Professor at The University of Texas at Austin, who has ...
Afghanistan again threatens to retaliate against Pak militants' intrusion
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kabul, June 25 -- Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai's spokesman has warned Pakistan to stop its militants from crossing the international border to launch attacks in Afghanistan, otherwise Kabul would take action ...
EXTERNAL IMBALANCES
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati, June 25 -- The huge rise in crude oil prices and the run-away inflation that the country is experiencing in recent times has severly told upon India's current account balances. In fact, a significant departure from ...
Universe's first stars could shed light on elusive nature of dark matter
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- A new research has suggested that the universe's first stars, might still be around at the centre of the Milky way, in frozen form, and could provide important insights into the elusive nature of ...
WHO's Safer Surgery Checklist initiative may prevent fatal hospital infections
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a new initiative in London, which requires surgeons and nurses to run through certain checks before each operation, to avoid fatal hospital ...
Extreme weather swings may trigger 'perfect storm' of infectious diseases
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- A new study has found that extreme climatic conditions, such as the increased frequency of droughts and floods expected with global warming, can turn normally harmless infections into ...
Tibet to re-open to foreign tourists from Wednesday
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- Tibet will reopen to foreign tourists today with the arrival of two Swedes. Four Singaporeans are expected in Lhasa on Sunday. Tanor, deputy director of the Tibet Autonomous Regional ...
Millennials indulge more in unsafe cosmetic ops than older counterparts
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Millennials, those born between 1976 and 2001, are empowering the medical spa trend but are compromising their safety by visiting a non-physician supervised medspa facility, says a new ...
Road rage hits men more than women
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, June 25 -- Men might pass negative comments when a woman fails to park her car properly, but when it comes to avoiding road rage, it's the female drivers who're having the last laugh. According to a ...
New technique offers total ankle replacement sans metal implants
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Patients with severe arthritis can now benefit from total ankle replacement without permanent metal implants, say researchers. For years, patients have had the option of total joint ...
Italian architect plans world's first 'rotating skyscrapers' in Dubai, Moscow
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, June 25 -- Italian architect David Fisher has unveiled his plans to build world's first revolutionary rotating skyscrapers in Dubai and Moscow. The first "rotating tower" - a design that would allow ...
26 ULFA militants surrender in Assam
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Baksa (Assam), June 25 -- As many as twenty six militants of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) have surrendered before the Red Horn Division of the Indian Army in Assam's Baksa District. According to ...
Charlotte Church wants a 'rugby team' of babies
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jun 25 -- Pregnant singer Charlotte Church has revealed that she wants a "rugby team" of up to six babies - and that too by the time she reaches 32. The 22-year-old is expecting her second child with ...
Nadal wants an early Wimbledon start, keen to watch Spain in Euro semi-final
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- World No.2 Raphael Nadal of Spain has said that he would like his second round match against World No.46 Ernests Gulbis of Latvia to start and finish early so that he can watch the Euro Cup ...
Sikhs intensify protest against Dera Sacha Sauda sect, block trains in Sikhs intensify protest against Dera Sacha Sauda sect, block trains in Punjab
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Amritsar, June 25 -- A large number of Sikhs, protesting against the Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief, Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, blocked several trains in Punjab today. The Amritsar-Delhi Shatabdi and the Sach Khand ...
Shiv Sena champions farmers' cause in Nagpur
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nagpur, June 25 -- Shiv Sena activists staged a protest march here on Tuesday against the Maharashtra Government's failure to provide seeds and fertilizers to farmers in the state. Windowpanes and several ...
Lech Walesa stooge of the Communist secret police, claims new book
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- Lech Walesa, Poland's Nobel Prize-winning former president, who is regarded as one of the heroes of modern Europe, has been called a stooge of the Communist secret police in a new book. The ...
Marijuana may have anti-inflammatory agent that won't get you high
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- According to a new research by Swiss researchers, a compound in marijuana might be a potent anti-inflammatory agent, which won't get people high. The finding could be a blessing for the ...
Vitamin D may help alleviate chronic back pain
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- People suffering from chronic back pain are likely to benefit from an extra daily dose of vitamin D, suggests a new study. According to Stewart B. Leavitt, MA, PhD, editor of Pain ...
Sharapova's hitched-up 'shorts' enough to draw wolf-whistles from fans!
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- Maria Sharapova's 'tuxedo' look is not so 'manly' after all - the tennis superstar won wolf-whistles from the crowd after hitching up one side of her shorts and flashing a glimpse of her thigh at ...
Here's how to get yourself some sexy celeb cheeks
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Want cheeks like Angelina Jolie? Well, then all you need to do is add volume to the deep fat compartment located within your cheek. A new study has found that the deep fat compartment is ...
Religious beliefs play a significant role in political participation
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- A new study by researchers at Baylor University has shown that religious beliefs play a more significant role than church attendance or religious traditions in political ...
Blue light used to harden dental fillings may inhibit tumour growth
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- A team of researchers, including an Indian scientist, has found that blue curing light used to harden dental fillings may stunt tumour growth as well. The findings are based on a study ...
Lawmakers appeal for peace, as Sikhs demand justice
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Chandigarh/Mumbai, June 25 -- Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has appealed the people to maintain calm in the wake of protests by Sikhs over the alleged killing of a community member by security guards of ...
Study shows individual genome changes over a lifetime
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Certain types of chemical, or epigenetic marks on an individual's DNA sequence change during his or her lifetime and the amount of change is similar among family members, according to a new ...
UK armed forces 'stretched beyond their capabilities' in Iraq and Afghanistan, says its chief
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- Britain's armed forces have been left stretched beyond their capabilities in two major military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, the head of the Armed Forces has admitted. The two wars ...
They sit under Delhi's jamun trees with fruit from Gujarat
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- They may be sitting under jamun trees but, contrary to popular belief, the sellers of the sweet, purple fruit source it from places as far away as Gujarat. "The fruit from these Delhi ...
Markets trading flat, Nifty in green
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 25 -- The Indian equities market made some recovery in the afternoon trade and were trading flat Wednesday. The market had opened with a sharp cut reacting to the apex bank's CRR hike Tuesday. At ...
Chidambaram says interest rate hike was necessary
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- A day after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) hiked its short-term lending rate and the minimum cash balance commercial banks have to maintain, Finance Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said the ...
Idea Cellular to buy 40 percent stake in Spice Telecom
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 25 -- India's fifth largest cellular operator Idea Cellular Wednesday formally announced it would pick up 40.8 percent stake in Spice Communications Ltd at Rs.77.30 per share. The company also said ...
Now Reliance forays into Kannada film industry
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, June 25 -- Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment is all set to penetrate the southern film market in a big way. It has already announced two projects that will go on floors in August. While one will ...
Scientists develop new technology to kill foodborne pathogens in minutes
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- To counter the increasing rate of food-borne illnesses, researchers at University of Georgia have developed a new and effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on ...
Eaton calls for government subsidy for hybrid vehicles
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, June 25 -- Eaton Corp Inc, which developed diesel-electric hybrid truck technology, Wednesday urged the state governments to share the product cost since the technology is costly. "The hybrid ...
ISLAM BEYOND FUNDAMENTALISM
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati, June 25 -- "When India lost a cricket match to Pakistan, some idiots within the community would burn crackers and I ended up bearing taunts from people. That was painful. I am a diehard Indian and I can't tell you ...
Caine fears horses since Reeves' riding accident
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- Oscar winner Michael Caine has revealed that he vowed to never ride a horse after his friend Christopher Reeves got paralysed in an equestrian accident. Contactmusic.com reports that Caine ...
Purse-friendly Reva car launched in Delhi
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- India's first electric car Reva was launched in Delhi Wednesday, providing commuters with an environment friendly - and cheaper - mode of transport. Buyers of the new Revai model will get ...
One day in the life of Gordon Brown
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown is slipping on the popularity charts - in fact, a poll published Wednesday claims the majority thinks Labour cannot win under him next year. But even his critics admire ...
Earth's twin might be hiding in the Milky Way
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- After recently discovering three super-Earths, astronomers have said that it's just a matter of time before they find a planet identical to ours, or in other words, Earth's 'twin', which might ...
Om Puri says no to his favourite director Shyam Benegal
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 25 -- Om Puri turned down Shyam Benegal's offer. The versatile actor says the latter had approached him for a film but he could not accept it because of date problems. "Shyamji called me up and ...
Bill Clinton finally backs Obama's White House bid
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, June 25 -- Two weeks after Hillary Clinton conceded the Democratic presidential nomination race, former President Bill Clinton has finally announced his support for Barack Obama's bid for the White ...
GMR acquires 50 percent in Dutch firm for $1 bn
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- Infrastructure developer GMR Wednesday announced it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Dutch power utility InterGen NV for $1.1 billion. Describing it as "the most competitive ...
India's first electric car Reva launched in Delhi
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- After 13 years of research and development, India's first electric car 'Reva' was launched in the national capital by Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit Wednesday morning. Describing Reva ...
Trident group's new paper plant commissioned in Punjab
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Ludhiana, June 25 -- A state-of-the-art integrated pulp and paper plant of Abhishek Industries Ltd (AIL), the flagship company of towel and textile major Trident group, was commissioned Wednesday near Barnala town in ...
Kerala firm banks on sulphur from Kuwait to survive
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thiruvananthapuram, June 25 -- Travancore Titanium Products Ltd (TTP), promoted by the Kerala government, is planning to source sulphur from the Kuwait Petroleum Corp. (KPC) at rates lower than that reigning in India, ...
Indian economy to slow after RBI rate hikes: Moody's
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- India's growth rate will moderate to 7.6 percent during the current fiscal from nine percent a year ago due to deflationary measures of the central bank, global rating agency Moody's said ...
With five films already in hand, Harman is nervous
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- Harman Baweja, who debuts in the much-hyped futuristic film "Love Story 2050", admits that he's truly nervous about getting signed on by five top filmmakers even before his first film is ...
Markets trading with loss, banking stocks fall in early trade
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, June 25 -- A day after the CRR hike by Reserve Bank of India, the Indian equities market opened Wednesday with a sharp cut. Banking, realty and PSU stocks were the worst hit. The 30-share benchmark ...
ONGC highest tax payer, tax collection up by 43 percent
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, June 25 -- State-run Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) emerged as the highest tax payer in the country by paying Rs.13.33 billion ($317 million) advance tax for the first quarter of 2008-09. The State ...
Spears missed her sons as sister gave birth
Jun 25, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, June 25 -- Pop star Britney Spears left her sister Jamie Lynn's side as she was giving birth because she got tearful and it made her miss her own sons. Spears was seen wandering the hospital and was not ...