The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, August 28:
PM'S VISIT
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Aug. 28 -- Much was expected from the two-day visit of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to Assam, but it turned out to be a disappointing one as he refrained from giving any assurance on the key issues concerning ...
REMEMBERING WILLIAM WARD
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Aug. 28 -- The American Baptist Missionaries played a very significant role in the history of Assamese language and literature. Nathan Brown and Miles Bronson are well known for their contributions made in this ...
MAJULI'S HERITAGE
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Aug. 28 -- The assertion of Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh that every possible effort would be made to preserve the art and culture as also the physical integrity of Majuli augurs well for the future of the river ...
Timeline of India's engagement with ASEAN, its members
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The following is the timeline of India's engagement with the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) with which India concluded a free trade pact in Singapore ...
Bahrain's labour productivity highest in Gulf: Report
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Aug. 28 -- Bahrain recorded the highest increase in labour productivity among all Gulf nations, according to an independent report. The 'Growing Beyond Oil' report, issued by the American not-for-profit ...
Market ends with a deep cut for the second day running
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Aug. 28 -- Indian equity markets for the second straight day closed in red on the back of weak global cues and rising crude oil prices. Banking, oil and gas, capital goods and PSU stocks dragged the ...
India-ASEAN agree to open up trade from Jan 1
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Singapore, Aug. 28 -- India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Thursday concluded their talks for a far-reaching pact that will open up trade at reduced tariffs in a collective market ...
Workers' attendance falls further at Nano factory
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Attendance of contract labourer fell at the Tata Motors' Nano project site at Singur after workers were threatened by those opposing the project, a company official said Thursday. According ...
Long road for India to match China's ties with Asean
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Singapore, Aug. 28 -- As Commerce Minister Kamal Nath wrapped up the prolonged and tortuous negotiations to liberalise trade with Southeast Asia Friday, India will have to run a lot faster to catch up with China's ...
MRF set to roll out aviation tyres
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chennai, Aug. 28 -- City-based tyre maker MRF Ltd is all set to roll out aviation tyres for defence aircraft, a top official said here Thursday. "MRF is the first Indian tyre manufacturer to have developed ...
Ispat to mine iron ore, coal abroad for self-use
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, Aug. 28 -- Steel maker Ispat Industries Ltd will mine iron ore in Brazil and coal in Columbia and Mozambique through joint ventures to meet its raw material requirements, a top company official said here ...
3G spectrum auction to end by October-end
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The government Thursday said the auction for allotment of 3G spectrum will end by October-end, while services will roll out before 2009. "Auction of the 3G spectrum will be completed by ...
Andhra not to probe land sale to IT firms
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Hyderabad, Aug. 28 -- The Andhra Pradesh government Thursday rejected the opposition's demand for an assembly committee to probe alleged irregularities in allotment of land to information technology (IT) companies and ...
Sonia Gandhi, Mayawati on Forbes powerful women list
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Aug. 28 -- Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, PepsiCo chief executive Indra K. Nooyi and Biocon founder Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw have been featured in the latest annual list of ...
3G spectrum auction to begin by October-end
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The government Thursday said the auction for allotment of 3G spectrum will begin by October-end, while services will roll out this year. "Auction of the 3G spectrum will begin by the end ...
Unitech gets GSM spectrum in Madhya Pradesh circle
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Real-estate developer Unitech Thursday said the government has issued a letter to the company's subsidiary allotting it 4.4 MHz of spectrum in the GSM band in Madhya Pradesh. "The ...
Delayed Kochi Metro may finally see light of day
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- The Planning Commission has convened an inter-departmental meeting here Friday to discuss a delayed Metro rail project in Kerala, a senior government official said. The project, slated to ...
Oswal Group buys out Austrian joint venture partner
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Indian yarn maker Oswal Group has taken over its Austrian joint venture partner, the now bankrupt textile firm FM Hammerle, Austrian media reports said. The Group's Rs.3.7-billion ...
Madonna sued for non-payment of loan
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Aug. 28 -- Pop superstar Madonna was sued by financier Jay Dykes Jr. who alleges that she has failed to repay a loan of over $400,000 that she took to make a movie in 2006. According to the suit filed ...
Ramadan affects 'Rock On', 'Mukhbiir' prospects
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Despite the hype, "Rock On", "Chamku", "C Kkompany" and "Mukhbiir" - all releasing Friday - have not fetched much response in terms of advance bookings. They are being tagged as "gap fillers" or ...
Jamaican lizards flex their muscles to greet new day
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- Jamaican lizards greet each new day with vigorous push-ups and bobbing heads, unlike birds or primates that do it with chirping and tweeting. Terry J. Ord, postdoctoral researcher at ...
Canada extends control over oil-rich Arctic region
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Toronto, Aug. 28 -- With the rapidly disappearing Arctic Ocean ice raising prospects of a scramble for rich seabed resources among neighbouring nations, Canada is flexing its muscle, extending its jurisdiction over the ...
Coogan names his 'gay rent boy' character Keanu Reeves
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- British comic actor Steve Coogan has named his new character after "Matrix" star Keanu Reeves. Thesun.co.uk reports that Coogan will introduce the character on his forthcoming British ...
Kate Moss says no to breast implants
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Supermodel Kate Moss says breast implants are "awful" but she admits she might change her mind when she gets old. Moss, 34, decided against breast surgery after some of her friends had a bad ...
Obama - candidate of change offers continuity to India
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- Barack Obama, the first black American to win the historic presidential nomination of a major political party, hopes to make it to the White House on a platform of change, but promises continuity ...
Australian youths like to blog rather than vote
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Aug. 28 -- Young Australians tend to exercise their democratic choice by blogging or taking part in a protest rally, rather than voting or joining a political party. Eric Sidoti is heading a research ...
On radio for 168 hours, Dheena sets new Guinness record
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Big 92.7 FM's Radio Jockey (RJ) Dheena has broadcast live on radio continuously for 168 hours and entered the Guinness Book of World Records, bettering the previous mark by 33 hours. He ...
Carrey, McGregor liplock for a movie
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- "Star Wars" actor Ewan McGregor and Jim Carrey liplock for the black comedy "I Love You, Phillip Morris". Thesun.co.uk reports that the movie is based on Houston Chronicle crime reporter ...
Hilton makes boyfriend wear suggestive T-shirt
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Socialite heiress Paris Hilton made his boyfriend Benji Madden wear a T-shirt with the word "Obey" written on it and paraded him in front of paparazzi to defuse rumours that he has dumped ...
George Michael makes acting debut on TV
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- British singer George Michael, who gave his farewell concert recently, makes his acting debut on a US TV show. Thesun.co.uk reports that the 45-year-old singer turns up on a doorstep while ...
Scientists find new role for natural killer cells
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Our white blood cells that kill invaders may be made more effective by switching on and off as necessary a chemical produced by these cells. This may lead to improved treatment for chronic infections ...
Barack Obama wins historic Democratic nomination
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Denver, Aug. 28 -- Barack Obama made history as the Democratic party officially nominated him to be their candidate in the November presidential election, making him the first black American to lead a major political ...
US asks India, Pakistan to resolve differences peacefully
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- The US says it always encourages India and Pakistan to negotiate their differences peacefully, concerned as it is when tensions rise in the region. "Obviously, we're concerned when ...
Sanctuaries unable to protect Indian Ocean coral reefs
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Aug. 28 -- Many of the sanctuaries for coral reefs in the Indian Ocean are unable to protect the reefs from the worst of climate change, a team of international scientists has warned. The sanctuaries ...
Mallika Sherawat's 'hut' near Kovalam beach gets ready
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Thiruvananthapuram, Aug. 28 -- Bollywood's hot and happening actress Mallika Sherawat's dream hut is being built at Vizhinjam near the well-known Kovalam beach in Kerala. G. Shankar, the chief of Habitat ...
Nicole Scherzinger pens song for boyfriend
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of Pussycat Dolls, has written an emotional song for her boyfriend, F1 racer Lewis Hamilton. Thesun.co.uk reports that the song for Hamilton is called "I Think ...
Vineet Bhatia's Rasoi best in London for Indian cuisine
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Michelin Star chef Vineet Bhatia's Rasoi is once again rated the best London restaurant in the Indian cuisine category, according to Harden's London Restaurants list for 2009. The best London ...
Blame anxiety disorder on Genes: Finnish study
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Finnish scientists have identified genes that influence human behaviour and some of them could predispose one to anxiety disorders. Previously, Iiris Hovatta's team from Academy of Finland ...
Britain's red telephone boxes may become history
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- The bright red telephone box - the ubiquitous British landmark - may soon become a thing of the past. British Telecom (BT) plans to remove the boxes as and when they become unprofitable. The ...
German firm to help integrate Qatar's proposed rail network
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Aug. 28 -- Germany's national railway company Deutsche Bahn will help the Gulf nation of Qatar in integrating its various proposed railway networks into a comprehensive and consolidated railway system. A ...
Heart attack patients who stop statin risk death
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Patients discontinuing statin medication after acute myocardial infarction, increased their risk of dying over the next year, said researchers at McGill University. Acute myocardial ...
Researchers develop toy-tool to distract infant burn victims from pain
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Aug. 28 -- Cunningly disguised as a toy, a new medical device can distract infant burns victims from excruciating pain. Designed by Sam Bucolo, Queensland University of Technology associate professor, ...
Good monsoon brings Sukhna Lake back to life
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Chandigarh, Aug. 28 -- Thanks to the good monsoon rainfall in the last few months, the picturesque Sukhna Lake that is the showpiece of this city is once again brimming with water. The maximum depth is now ...
Bahrain launches new women empowerment programme
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Aug. 28 -- Bahrain has launched a new women empowerment project designed to raise the status of women in that Gulf nation. Launched by Bahrain's Supreme Council for Women (SCW), the project is part of ...
Tide turns for jailed politicians, businessmen in Bangladesh
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dhaka, Aug. 28 -- The tide seems to be turning in Bangladesh. Scores of politicians, officials and businessmen jailed for many months, mostly on corruption charges, are starting to get bail with the courts rejecting ...
Words can pack in harder punch than fists: Study
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- Words can pack in a harder punch than fists or physical events than we realise, especially when revived by memory, according to a study. Researchers found that the pain of physical ...
Jammu gun battle over, three militants killed
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Three militants holed up inside a house near here were killed in a daylong fierce gun battle with security forces Wednesday but the fate of seven hostages including four children was not immediately ...
US soldiers increasingly exposed to migraine
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- US military personnel are becoming increasingly vulnerable to migraine, but their condition is often underdiagnosed, according to two studies. These studies examine the incidence among ...
Anwar Ibrahim returns to parliament after 10 years
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 28 -- Speculation over the future of Malaysia's Abdullah Ahmed Badawi's government mounted Thursday as controversial opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim returned to parliament after a decade ....
Three hostages feared killed in Jammu gun battle
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Jammu, Aug. 28 -- Three hostages, including two children, were feared dead and one woman was rescued after a daylong fierce gun battle in which security forces gunned down three militants holed up in a house in Chinore ...
Prachanda's China trip proves costly for Nepal
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda's China visit has proved costly for the cash-strapped Himalayan republic, causing it financial, economic and diplomatic ...
Australia begins probe into plane crash that killed Indian
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Sydney, Aug. 28 -- Investigations began Thursday into the mid-air collision in which Indian trainee pilot Akash Ananth died after the wing of his Cessna 150 was clipped by another plane and he crashed in the populated ...
Reluctance to use seat belt kills 5,000 teens every year in US
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- Motor vehicle crashes claim nearly 5,000 teenagers every year in the US, because of their refusal to wear seat belts either as drivers or passengers. The study comprised over 12,000 ...
Wind-powered 'Ventomobile' wins race
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- Wind-driven 'Ventomobile,' constructed by 20 Stuttgart University students, won the "Aeolus Race" in the Dutch town of Den Helder. Racing the extremely stylish and lightweight three-wheelers, ...
Goodbye America? Not yet
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Aug. 28 -- Book: The Post-American World; Author: Fareed Zakaria; Publisher: Penguin/Viking; Price: Rs. 499. Don't write an obituary of the American superpower yet. It's not that America is ...
Black raspberries slow cancer growth
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- A mix of preventive agents, like those found in black raspberries, may more effectively inhibit cancer growth than single agents aimed at shutting down a particular gene. Researchers at ...
Dabur Nepal under lockout threat again
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- Indian ayurvedic medicine giant Dabur, whose Nepal subsidiary faced Maoists' wrath for sponsoring the country's biggest beauty pageant Miss Nepal, is now facing a lockout threat by ...
Bahrain sets working hours for Ramadan
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Aug. 28 -- Bahraini authorities have issued a new order specifying the working hours at government offices and other establishments during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. Bahrain's Prime Minister ...
Nepal begins turning away Indian flood victims
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, Aug. 28 -- As Nepal's Natural Disaster Mitigation Committee began talks under the leadership of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda in the capital Thursday on how to combat the ravaging flood in ...
10 million take pain killers in US every week
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- Over 10 million Americans are taking pain killers and more than four million are taking them regularly in a given week, according to Boston University study. Opioids are administered for ...
Public transport declared essential service in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bhopal, Aug. 28 -- The Madhya Pradesh government late Wednesday brought private bus operators under the provisions of the Essential Services Maintenance Act (ESMA) after they resorted to an indefinite strike which ...
Ras Al Khaimah ruler pardons 60 prisoners ahead of Ramadan
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Aug. 28 -- Member of the United Arab Emirates' (UAE) Supreme Council and ruler of the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah Sheikh Saqr Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi has ordered the release of 60 prisoners lodged in various jails ...
Muslim man convicted for child cruelty in Muharram flogging
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Aug. 28 -- A British court has found a Pakistani-born man guilty of child cruelty after he forced two teenaged boys to flog themselves with a bladed whip during Muharram. In the first case of its kind ...
US college students not so aware of HIV testing
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Aug. 28 -- College students in the US know enough about HIV transmission, but are less well informed about its testing, according to a University of Georgia study. Su-I Hou, associate professor in ...
122 Sri Lankan soldiers hospitalized after food poisoning
Aug 28, 2008 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Colombo, Aug. 28 -- At least 122 Sri Lankan soldiers attached to a training base in the Eastern Amparai district were hospitalized Thursday morning immediately after their breakfast due to food poisoning, military ...