The Hindustan Times back issues from Tuesday, July 22:
THE TIGER'S TALE
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati July 22 -- Suddenly, across the spectrum of print and electronic media, the Indian tiger is making its presence felt. From dwindling numbers to reintroduction of the species in Sariska, the audience is being fed on ...
CONSERVING WETLANDS
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati July 22 -- The Guwahati Water Bodies (Preservation and Conservation) Bill-2008 passed in the recent monsoon session of the Assembly is a welcome development. Most of the wetlands and rivers of the city are ...
ECONOMICS OF INDO-US NUCLEAR DEAL
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati July 22 -- In 1966, eminent scientist CV Raman wrote, "Though much progress has been achieved, India does not yet occupy in the world of science the position to which her traditions, her numbers and the intellectual ...
IS THE LEFT STILL ANTI-COMMUNAL?
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati July 22 -- The recent developments regarding the Indo-US nuclear-deal have converted the Indian politics into a theater of opportunism. The Left parties which who fervently opposed the deal have ultimately stood ...
Midget Ajay Kumar features in silent Kannada film
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bangalore, July 22 -- Ajay Kumar, who figured in the Guinness Book of World Records for being the shortest actor, will be seen in a silent Kannada film titled "Mirror" about the relationship between a mother and her ...
Dr AQ Khan to file review petition against Islamabad HC verdict
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, July 22 -- Pakistan nuclear scientist Dr. AQ Khan last evening said that he would file a review petition against the Islamabad High Court (IHC)'s verdict which restricted him from giving interviews to the ...
Christian Bale attends 'Batman' premiere despite family problems
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- "Batman" star Christian Bale attended the premiere of his latest movie "The Dark Knight" despite being accused of assault by his mother and sister. Bale supposedly lashed out at his family ...
Karachi Hindus in panic over crematorium ashes removal deadline
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Karachi, July 22 -- Caretaker of the Hindu Cremation Ground in Karachi, Ram Nath has reportedly warned Sindhi Hindus through a public notice to claim the 128 earthen pots of the ashes of their loved ones before July ...
Aparna Sen teams up with her real-life parner in 'Antaheen'
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, July 22 -- Well-known Bengali filmmaker Aparna Sen teams up with her real life husband Kalyan Ray, a professor in the United States, in Annirudh Roy-Chowdhary's second directorial venture ...
How to deal with misbehaving pupils
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Teaching a large group of students who would rather spend their time texting or talking can be a nightmare for any individual. Now, a leading academic has offered some tips as to how to deal ...
'Harry Potter', 'Mr. Bean' top world box office charts
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- British characters Harry Potter and Mr. Bean gave UK cinema the necessary fillip last year, with box office takings from British films topping £1.65 billion ($3.3bn) worldwide, an increase of more ...
Indira Gandhi comes alive on new TV show
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 22 -- The trials and tribulations in the life of India's late prime minister Indira Gandhi will come alive on the small screen as a new series based on her will be launched soon on Hindi entertainment ...
UPA Govt. to seek trust vote today
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 22 -- The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government will face the trust vote in the Lok Sabha today. Ahead of trust vote, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh reiterated that his UPA ...
Faldo hires Iron Maiden drummer to help at Ryder Cup
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Golf legend Nick Faldo, who is also the captain of the European team, has included Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain as part of his backroom staff to prepare for battle against the Americans in ...
PML-N criticises PPP for "reconciliation with President Musharraf"
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, July 22 -- The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has criticised the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) for achieving "reconciliation with President Pervez Musharraf", and urged upon the ruling party to ...
Madonna showing signs of stress over marriage trouble
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Pop queen Madonna is showing signs of stress that she is facing after her marriage to British director Guy Ritchie broke. Thesun.co.uk reports Madonna is show uncharacteristic signs of ...
Tapan Sinha selected for Dada Saheb Phalke award
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 22 -- Eminent film director Tapan Sinha has been selected for the Dada Saheb Phalke Award for the year 2006 for his outstanding contribution to Indian cinema. The award carries a cash price of ...
Nandita wants to go for a shopping spree in Karachi
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Karachi, July 22 -- Indian art-film actress Nandita Das has said that Indian directors will soon be able to shoot films in Pakistan's scenic locations as cultural relations between the two countries are improving ....
New GPS-like system for the moon on the anvil
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- American space agency NASA has commissioned leading Ohio State University researcher Ron Li to develop a new navigation system that will work like the global positioning system (GPS) to enable ...
Bosnian Muslims celebrate top war crime fugitive Karadzic's arrest
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, July 22 -- Bosnian Muslims are celebrating in the streets of Sarajevo following news of the arrest of war criminal Radovan Karadzic, the wartime leader of the Bosnian Serbs. Bosnian Muslims can be ...
Now Sheen, Richards' lawyers exchange verbal blows
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, July 22 -- The divorce battle between actor Charlie Sheen and Denise Richards is getting nastier as their lawyers toss accusations around. TMZ.com reports that Richards asked the court to allow ...
'Kismat Konnection' rakes in Rs.270 mn in three days
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, July 22 -- The Shahid Kapur-Vidya Balan starrer "Kismat Konnection" seems to have connected with the audience as it had an encouraging opening collection all over. The film budgeted at nearly Rs.200 ...
Pak embassy official who 'sold' passports to Indian terror suspects promoted as envoy
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- A Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) probe has reportedly found that a Pakistani embassy official who was earlier posted as the Consul General of Pakistan in Houston and Texas and issued a ...
Air pollution is degrading every major ecosystem type in northeastern and mid-Atlantic US
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- A new report has found that air pollution is degrading every major ecosystem type in the northeastern and mid-Atlantic United States. The Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies and The ...
Deepa Mehta set to adapt 'Reading Lolita In Tehran'
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, July 22 -- Moving dramatically away from the Indianness of her last two films - Oscar-nominated "Water" and the ready-for-release "Heaven On Earth", Canada-based Indian filmmaker Deepa Mehta now moves into the ...
Iranian government decides to privatize ten power plants
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nicosia, July 22 -- The Iranian government announced today its decision to proceed with the privatization of ten power plants. The process will start in two weeks time and will be completed by next March, the ...
Ramadoss to attend 'Smoke Free Campus' campaign
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 22 -- Union Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Anbumani Ramadoss will give another push to his relentless campaign against tobacco when he will attend Delhi University Students Union ...
Geoscientists offer new explanation for monsoon development
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Geoscientists at the California Institute of Technology have come up with a new explanation for the formation of monsoons, proposing an overhaul of a theory about the cause of the seasonal ...
Family situations, not gender, affect youth's problem dealings
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- It is often believed that when it comes to dealing with troubles girls tend to become depressed or anxious, whereas boys turn to violence against people or property. But, a new research on ...
Cranberry juice can fend off urinary tract infections
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Cranberry juice can prevent urinary tract infections by creating an energy barrier that keeps bacteria away from cells, says a new study by researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute ...
New imaging system may help understand how pre-cancerous mutations arise
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Biological engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) say that they have developed a new imaging system that may help understand origins of cancer. The researchers say ...
Canada confirms participation in four-nation Twenty20 tournament
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, July 22 -- Canada has confirmed that it will participate in a four-nation Twenty20 tournament scheduled to be held from August 14 in Toronto. The confirmation came after the Memorandum of Understanding ...
Pak's national flag creator, a forgotten hero
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Karachi, July 22 -- Master Afzal Hussain Foundation Trust chairperson, Qamar Sultana has reportedly demanded of the Pakistan Government to remember the death anniversary of Master Afzal Hussain at a national ...
LTTE offers unilateral truce for SAARC summit
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Colombo, July 22 -- The Tamil Tiger guerrillas Monday night offered unilateral truce to the Sri Lankan government between July 26 and Aug 4, as a goodwill gesture for the upcoming SAARC summit that opens here Aug 2 ....
Ram Baran Yadav to be sworn-in as Nepal's first President tomorrow
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, July 22 -- Nepali Congress (NC) candidate, Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, will be sworn-in as the first President of the Republic of Nepal tomorrow. The swearing ceremony will be held at Shital Niwas, the ...
Protein thought to curb DNA repair actually promotes it, prevents cancer
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Researchers from the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Centre have found that a protein previously suspected in inhibiting DNA repair actually promotes it and prevents ...
Rock concert drummers are 'as fit as the fittest footballers'
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Drumming in a rock concert puts the performer through the same gruelling exercise as a Champions League footballer during a match, says new study, which concludes that rock drummers are as fit as ...
Tiny microbes beneath the sea floor may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- A new research has determined that tiny microbes beneath the sea floor, distinct from life on the Earth's surface, may account for one-tenth of the Earth's living biomass. "Our first ...
Commuters ransack railway station in Mumbai suburb
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nalasopara (Maharashtra), July 22 -- Agitated commuters ransacked a railway station in a Mumbai suburb on Monday. The protesters disrupted train services for over four hours at the Nalasopara railway station, ...
Peaches Geldof survives suspected drug overdose
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- British socialite Peaches Geldof would not have been alive today had it not been for the timely action of her friend, who saved her from an alleged drug overdose. As per reports, Peaches ...
Harry Potter helps British movies rake in £1.65billion worldwide
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- 'Harry Potter and The Order Of The Phoenix' not only broke box office records but also helped other British movies gross a whooping 1.65billion pounds worldwide last year. The movie raked in ...
Co2 laser resurfacing best long-term remedy to wipe out wrinkles
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Want to get rid of those pesky wrinkles? Well forget Botox and instead try out carbon dioxide laser resurfacing, which could be an effective long-term treatment for wrinkles. The carbon ...
NWFP govt refuses to bow as Taliban deadline "to act or resign" lapses
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Peshawar, July 22 -- As the 5-day ultimatum of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Baitullah Mehsud to the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) government to either resign or face consequences expired yesterday, ...
England's `confused' selection led to defeat against Proteas: Vaughan
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- England cricket captain Michael Vaughan has said a 'confused' selection policy led to his team's defeat in the second Test against South Africa at the Headingley cricket ground. South Africa ...
Inter Milan's Mourinho gives up hope of signing Lampard
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho has given up hope of signing midfielder Frank Lampard this summer from Chelsea. Mourinho accepted that Chelsea star Lamps will start the season at Stamford ...
Rahul-Mallika on kissing spree in 'Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam'
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, July 22 -- Rahul Bose is at it again. Even before we could get over his smooching spree with Mallika Sherawat in "Pyaar Ke Side Effects", he's back at it in "Maan Gaye Mughal-E-Azam". "I've four kissing ...
Ronaldo would be silly to leave Manchester United: Ferguson
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Manchester United coach Alex Ferguson has said that Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo would be making a silly mistake by moving to Real Madrid. Fergie has already told Ronaldo that he ...
Researchers develop effective computer-controlled inhaler
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Researchers at North Carolina State University in Raleigh have developed a computer-controlled inhaler that is far more effective than the traditional one. Inhaling a drug in aerosol form is ...
NYT rejects McCain's opinion piece after running Obama's editorial
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- The New York Times has rejected an opinion piece on Iraq by Republican presidential candidate John McCain, less than a week after publishing a similar article by his Democratic rival Barack Obama ....
Hayden ready to go to Pak for Champions Trophy provided he is secure
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, July 22 -- Australian opener Matthew Hayden says that he is keen to go to Pakistan to play the Champions Trophy, but insists that his security has to be assured if he is to undertake the trip. Though ...
Second day's debate on confidence vote begins in Lok Sabha
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, July 22 -- The second day's debate over the trust vote began in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government will face the trust vote in the Lok Sabha later in the ...
Stress taking its toll on Madonna's health, work
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- The stress of the past month is taking its toll on Queen of pop Madonna. So much so, it's now starting to affect not only her health, but also her work. Madge, whose Sticky & Sweet world ...
Pak on the brink of massive economic crisis, says leading economic expert
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- A leading Pakistani economic expert has said that his country's economy was today facing a serious risk of a full-fledged balance of payments crisis and domestic and external fiscal imbalances ...
Stem cells for spinal-cord repair identified
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Researchers have identified stem cells within the spinal cord that, if persuaded to differentiate into more healing cells and fewer scarring cells following an injury, may lead to a new, ...
PCB hires Moin-ul Atiq to groom young players
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, July 22 -- The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has decided to hire former batsman Moin-ul Atiq to groom young players. "My job is to basically give lectures to the players the theme of which is character ...
Miley Cyrus smitten with Chris Martin
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Teen star Miley Cyrus was thrilled to heard that Coldplay would consider touring with her because she has a huge crush on the band's lead singer Chris Martin. Martin recently revealed he is ...
'This is the victory of democracy for all Nepalis': Dr. Ram Baran Yadav
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathamandu, July 22 -- Dr. Ram Baran Yadav, who was elected as the first President of the Republic of Nepal, has said that his election as the head of the state is a victory of democracy. "This is the victory ...
Man aims to revisit the Moon, this time to stay
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- Man may soon return to the moon, with the focus being to establish a permanent presence there, using it as a training platform for missions to Mars and beyond. According to a report in The ...
Nitrogen control not effective in cleaning world's polluted lakes
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- Researchers have determined that the process of nitrogen control is not effective in controlling the problem of cultural eutrophication, which is the addition of nutrients to a body of water due ...
Nawaz sets Aug.15 do or die demand addressal deadline for Zardari
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Islamabad, July 22 -- The Pakistan Muslim League-(Nawaz) PML-(N) has warned the Pakistan Peoples Party led Government to take concrete steps by August 15 on four critical issues, including restoration of the deposed ...
Oasis blames England football team for album delay
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, July 22 -- The British band Oasis is blaming England's national football team for delay in the release of their album because they took time off to cheer their team in the recent Euro 2008 tournament, but ...
UN's Malaria Millennium Development Goal 'unlikely to be achieved'
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- The United Nations' Millennium Development Goal (MDG) to halt and reverse the increase in malaria by 2015 is unlikely to be met, according to a statement published in the open access journal ...
Gilani's 'austere' US visit may not turn out so austere at all!
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, July 22 -- US officials in Washington are a baffled lot these days ahead of Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani's first America visit, as it is not yet clear as to how many journalists would be ...
Police seize seven kilograms of heroin in Amritsar
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Amritsar, July 22 -- Amritsar Police have seized seven kilograms of heroin from four people, including one Pakistan national. Acting on a tip off, a police squad nabbed the four smugglers including one Muneer ...
Finally, Britney Spears on road to recovery
Jul 22, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, July 22 -- Pop star Britney Spears, who has had a horrible year, is slowly reclaiming her life as she prepares to tour with Madonna and has also gone back to recording some new music. TMZ.com reports ...