The Hindustan Times back issues from Sunday, September 28:
WOMEN TRAFFICKING
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Sept. 28 -- An NGO has brought to the fore yet another case of human trafficking involving women from the north eastern region of the country. What has come as a great shock is the fact that a number of girls from ...
HYDROPOWER AND NE
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Sept. 28 -- The recent North-East power summit has revealed some inconsistencies vis-à-vis the Centre's hydropower policy for the region. While the Centre and the Arunachal Pradesh Government have been pushing for ...
KNOW YOUR HEART
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Sept. 28 -- Most of us tend to take good health and good heart for granted, not realising that the cardiovascular diseases like heart attack and stroke are the two most dreadful diseases of our times. They cause ...
POLITICAL PUBLICITY AT PUBLIC EXPENSE
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from the Assam Tribune brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati Sept. 28 -- The practice of getting publicity and building image at public expense by the politicians when they are in power has become a common practice in our country. Unlike some western countries there is no ...
Pak Taliban chief Mehsud seriously ill, slips into coma
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Peshawar, Sept. 28 -- Baitullah Mehsud, the head of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has once again fallen seriously ill, leading to convergence of the top leadership of the TTP at Makeen area of South Waziristan ...
UN condemns string of bombings in India
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. United Nations, Sept. 28 -- UN chief Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned the recent string of bombings targeting civilians in India, and reiterated that nothing justifies resort to terrorism. "The ...
Nuke deal is in interest of India, US and world at large: Manmohan Singh
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- With the US House of Representatives passing the Indo-US civil nuclear agreement by a clear majority (298-117 votes), Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh on Sunday said the deal is in the ...
Nuke deal gets congressional nod, PM says thank you to Bush Home
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Sept. 28 -- After days of hoopla and hectic discussions, the US House of Representatives finally approved the Indo-US civil nuclear deal on Saturday by 298-117 votes. While there was bipartisan ...
How to trick your brain into spending less
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Can't figure why your brain is conned to spend, spend, spend? Well, the possibility is that, while shopping the mind gets 'out of control' and it becomes hard to restrain retail urges - but if you ...
Take up cardio tennis to add a social element to your strong workout
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Tennis enthusiast are increasingly taking to group exercise classes called cardio tennis because it lets them find players as skilful and fit as they are, says an expert. Chris Chopra, ...
Al Qaeda plans to recruit 800 Muslim criminals in UK for their holy war
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Al-Qaeda terrorists have targeted 800 Muslim criminals they want to recruit for their "holy war" against Britain, say prison probation officers. The officers believe that attempts have ...
Attempt of Islamic extremists to kill the publisher of book on Prophet foiled
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Scotland Yard's counter-terrorist command has foiled an alleged plot by Islamic extremists to kill the publisher of a forthcoming novel featuring sexual encounters between the Prophet Muhammad and ...
Benazir murder probe to cost UN 40 million dollar
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Sept. 28 -- The probe into the assassination of former Pakistan Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will cost the United Nations 40 million dollar and the world body would generate the amount through its own ...
Hollywood legend Paul Newman dies at 83
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Legendary actor and humanitarian Paul Newman has died of cancer aged 83. The actor, who was a mentor to artists and social activists, passed away at his home in Westport, Connecticut on ...
Men find women's bodies 'more attractive in winter'
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Women's bare flesh in winter is a bigger turn-on for men, says a new research. To reach the conclusion, a group of male subjects were asked, at different times of the year, to rate photos ...
Late registrants' votes hold key to next White House incumbent, claims expert
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- An assistant professor at the University at Buffalo (UB) suggests that all political parties in the U.S. better concentrate on registering new voters at the moment because late registrants are ...
US receiving actionable intelligence on al Qaeda in Pakistan
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Peshawar, Sept. 28 -- The United States is getting 'good actionable intelligence' on al Qaeda in Pakistan's Tribal Areas but not the Taliban, said a senior official co-ordinating with Washington in the War on ...
Zardari denies firing incidents at Pak-Afghan border
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- President Asif Ali Zardari has denied that US and Pakistani forces had exchanged fire along the Afghan border this week, even as the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff acknowledged the ...
15 militants killed in Pakistan
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Peshawar, Sept. 28 -- At least 15 militants were killed and 22 others were injured in ongoing Pakistani security forces operation in Bajaur tribal agency. Official sources said on Saturday that security ...
PM condoles passing away of singer Mahendra Kapoor
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has expressed sorrow over the passing away of playback singer Mahendra Kapoor. In his condolence message, Dr. Singh said that the death of Mahendra ...
Why kids grown up in violent household become aggressive in future relationships
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Indiana University researchers have gained fresh insights into why children who grow up in an aggressive or violent household are more likely to become violent or aggressive in future ...
Bush congratulates House, asks Senate to speed up approval of nuke deal
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- President George W Bush congratulated the US House of Representatives for passing the Indo-US civil nuclear deal by thumping majority, and urged the Senate to quickly follow suit. "I ...
Faith in God really can relieve pain
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- They say heartfelt prayers provide peace to a disturbed mind and even, sometimes, make our wishes come true. Now, the belief has been scientifically backed, for according to Oxford University, ...
Daily use of talcum powder raises cancer risk in women
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- It might come handy while freshening faces, but according to a new shocking research, women who use talcum powder every day are 40 per cent more likely to develop ovarian cancer. According ...
Soon, a turbine that can fly like a kite in the water
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Mechanical engineers at the University of Strathclyde's Energy Systems Research Unit (ESRU) in Scotland is developing a dual-rotor turbine connected to the seabed by a cable that rides the tide ...
Kate Middleton "trying out" series of police protection officers!
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Prince William's love interest Kate Middleton is presently interrogating several police protection officers - to discover the one she is most comfortable with. Chased by the paparazzi at ...
Taliban engaged in secret talks sponsored by Saudi Arabia, Britain
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- The Taliban has been engaged in secret talks about ending the conflict in Afghanistan in a wide-ranging 'peace process' sponsored by Saudi Arabia and supported by Britain. The unprecedented ...
Spacemen are challenging Earthlings to a game of Chess!
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- NASA and the U.S. Chess Federation (USCF) are teaming up to host the first public chess match between International Space Station astronaut Greg Chamitoff and the inhabitants of the Earth, ...
Early 'first drink' 'ups teens' chances of becoming alcoholics in adulthood'
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- A new study has found that children introduced to drink under the age of 15, even in supervised conditions, are more likely to become alcoholics. Some parents let there young ones try a ...
Londoners turn gorillas for a day to raise money!
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Hundreds of people in London dressed themselves in gorilla outfits to raise money for charity. Approximately 750 runners participated in the '2008 Great Gorilla Charity Run' setting a ...
Adult nappies make catwalk debut in Tokyo!
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Sept. 28 -- In response to having one of the world's most rapidly ageing populations, Japan has staged a fashion show for adult nappies. The Tokyo fashion show introduced a collection of 170 adult ...
Liam Neeson hates 'bells and bows' method of acting
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Actor Liam Neeson has whip lashed stereotypical methods of actors Daniel Day Lewis and Robert De Niro for adding needless 'bells and bows' to their performances. Best known for his role ...
Delhi to struggle in housing tourists of Commonwealth Games: Report
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- Delhi would struggle to meet the requirement of 18,000 hotel rooms to host foreign tourists during the 2010 Commonwealth Games, according to a report published by a global hotel investment ...
Seven militants, soldier killed in J-K encounters
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Srinagar, Sept. 28 -- Seven militants, including six foreigners, and an Army jawan were killed and twelve others injured in three separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir. Following a tip-off that a group of ...
Gurudwara Saragarhi memorial, a tribute to the gallantry of 21 Sikh soldiers
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Ferozepur, Sept. 28 -- Every year Sikhs in Punjab's Ferozepur district mark Saragarhi Day to remember the unparalleled valour, demonstrated by 21 Sikh soldiers on September 12, 1897 while participating in the battle ...
Robert Wagner considered killing ex-wife Natalie Wood's lover
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Actor Robert Wagner has revealed that he was so distraught over the break-up of his first marriage to actress Natalie Wood that he considered killing his wife's lover, actor Warren ...
Beijing glory a big boost for women boxers
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Guwahati, Sept. 28 -- The recent success of Indian boxers at the Beijing Olympics besides bringing glory to the game in India, has made more pugilists take to the sport, especially in the north east. Success ...
Donald Duck, Wonder Woman, Batman to enter academic world
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Comic characters Donald Duck, Wonder Woman, Batman are set to enter the academic curriculum of Dalhousie University next year. The University is set to introduce a new course Comics ...
Prachanda meets Ban Ki-moon
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Sept. 28 -- Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda met Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon at the UN Headquarters here on Saturday. According to the Permanent Mission of Nepal to the United ...
Brit kids as young as nine being forced into marriage
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Brit kids as young as nine are being forced to get married by their families, it has been revealed. The revelation comes after official figures revealed that the Government's Forced ...
National capital wakes up to another 'terror-struck' Sunday
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- New Delhi wakes up to an eerie calm morning on Sunday, a day after a bomb explosion in the Mehrauli flower market in south Delhi which killed three people and wounded 22 others. All the ...
Moss' lipstick portrait fetches £33,600 at auction
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- A self-portrait by supermodel Kate Moss, drawn in lipstick, has fetched 33,600 pounds at an auction. The catwalk queen created the portrait, which had been expected to sell for between ...
Death toll in Delhi's Mehrauli blast rises to three
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The death toll in Saturday's bomb blast in the Mehrauli flower market in south Delhi rose to three with one more person succumbing to his injuries this morning. An unidentified man admitted to ...
How sled dogs manage to run 1,100 miles in temperatures as low as -40°F
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Racing sled dogs are considered to be the ultra-athlete canine for their ability of covering 1,100 miles from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska, sometimes in just nine days, during the Iditarod Trail ...
Cities can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- A new study has determined that cities are being unfairly blamed for most of humanity's greenhouse gas emissions and this threatens efforts to tackle climate change, as cities are part of the ...
Meet the man who turned Megan Fox 'lesbian'
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- While most men can only fantasize of sharing a steamy night with the sizzling hot star Megan Fox, firefighter Ben Leahy spent three years with the actress in a relationship only to ditch her when ...
Moss ready to 'compromise' on party regime to have more kids
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Supermodel Kate Moss is so desperate to have kids that she is ready to compromise on her party regime. The catwalk queen has told Jamie Hince that that she'll hit the town only three times ...
Kerry Katona devastated with hubby's 'love child' claims
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Pop singer Kerry Katona is devastated by the news that her hubby Mark Croft may have a secret love child, it has emerged. The ex-Atomic Kitten star is rocked after hearing that Croft's ...
'Shapeless' tummies making Oz women ditch bikinis
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Sept. 28 -- The famous two-piece or bikini may soon be out of circulation, with more and more women complaining that wearing it reveals certain body parts that they wish to hide. In a study, that ...
Glamorous 'cocaine' drink may soon hit shops Down Under
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Sept. 28 -- Consumer and drug research groups have slammed the plan of releasing of a caffeine-laden 'glamorous' soft drink called Cocaine. Max Howard, Queensland Consumer Association state ...
Animals farmed for meat main source of food poisoning bug
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Researchers from Lancashire, England, and Chicago, IL, have discovered that animals farmed for meat are the main source of bacteria responsible for food poisoning. They suggested that ...
Sun's stellar siblings might have planted the seeds of life on Earth
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- An international team of researchers has suggested that planets orbiting the sun's stellar siblings might have planted the seeds of life on Earth. According to a report in New Scientist, ...
1 in 5 Aussies unfit to be a parent, says expert
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Sept. 28 -- One in five Australian parents is 'unfit' to be a parent, says leading child-health expert Professor Fiona Stanley. Owing to either excessive professional commitment or lack of parenting ...
Soon, a 'magic mirror' to dress you the 'virtual' style
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Ever wondered how easy it would be if we could shop for clothes without having to try them on? Well, that vision could soon become a reality, thanks to the 'magic mirror" developed by researchers ...
Lava flows reveal clues to magnetic field reversals
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- A new study of ancient volcanic rocks has determined that ancient lava flows can guide a better understanding of what generates and controls the Earth's magnetic field, and what may drive it to ...
Nobody will be allowed to enter CA premises with arms, says Nepal Home Minister
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kathmandu, Sept. 28 -- Nepal Home Minister Bam Dev Gautam has said that nobody would be allowed to enter the Constituent Assembly (CA) premises with weapons. Gautam said this following an outrage from ...
Keira Knightley says playing 'The Duchess' role was a real pain in the neck
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Sept. 28 -- English actress Keira Knightley has revealed that playing the role of royalty in 'The Duchess', was a pain in the neck - literally. Knightley's role in the movie, as Georgiana Spencer, ...
Marketing visiting rights to Antarctica would limit excessive tourism
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Researchers from Maastricht University in Amsterdam have found a possible solution in dealing with the increasing tourism in Antarctica that can form a threat for the vulnerable South Pole ...
Exploding custard, rice pudding truck sends driver running!
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- A truck driver, who was transporting 60, 000 tins of custard and rice pudding to a local supermarket, was forced to desert his truck when it began to explode. Not knowing that his HGV had ...
Indo-Russian govt. panel to discuss developing fifth generation fighter aircraft
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The Eighth Meeting of the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC) will meet on Monday to discuss a broad spectrum of issues including supply of ...
Women with history of dieting likely to gain more weight during pregnancy
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Women who diet prior to becoming pregnant tend to gain more weight during pregnancy, according to a new study from University of North Carolina. The study involving more than 1,200 ...
'Virtual archaeologist' to shed new light on 3,500 yr old Greek civilization
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- Thanks to an automated system developed by a team of Princeton University computer scientists, archaeologists in Greece will now be able to virtually reconstruct wall paintings that hold ...
Earth's 'oldest rocks' may not be that old
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Sept. 28 -- Researchers from the University of McGill in Canada, who had claimed to have found the oldest rocks on Earth, as old as 4.28 billion years, are now saying that the rocks may be 3.8 billion years ...
NASA data show Arctic saw fastest sea ice melt in August 2008
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Sept. 28 -- NASA data has shown that for a four-week period in August 2008, arctic sea ice melted faster during that period than ever before. Each year at the end of summer, sea ice in the Arctic ...
Nicole Kidman makes her public appearance with daughter Sunday Rose
Sep 28, 2008 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Sept. 28 -- Aussie actress Nicole Kidman made her public appearance with daughter Sunday Rose in London. Kidman was photographed cradling her daughter close to her chest, as she left the famous ...