The Hindustan Times back issues from Thursday, January 15:
DOWN REGULATING AN ENZYME MAY PREVENT CANCER FROM KILLING PEOPLE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A team of researchers lead by scientists at Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry has shown that down regulation of an enzyme called phospholipase C?1 (PLC?1) can revert ...
BONE MARROW STEM CELLS CAN BE USED TO CREATE ARTIFICIAL SKIN
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A new study suggests that skin can be regenerated using adult bone marrow stem cells. Reported in the journal Artificial Organs, the finding attains significance as it marks an ...
BID TO SAVE ENDANGERED RED PANDA FROM EXTINCTION IN SIKKIM
Jan 15, 2009 ... Tanshi Pradhan Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Gangtok, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Sikkim is making efforts to save endangered Red Panda from extinction. The Himalayan Zoological Park (HZP), Gangtok in collaboration with the State Forest ...
SNOW IN NORTH KASHMIR LURES FOREIGN SKIERS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Bilal Butt Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Gulmarg, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Snow in North Kashmir has lured foreign skiers, including professional skiers to the snow-clad slopes of Gulmarg. The snow-clad slopes of Gulmarg are a home to ...
HAMAS ACCEPTS GAZA CEASE-FIRE INITIATIVE 'IN PRINCIPLE'
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Jerusalem, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The militant outfit Hamas has announced that it has accepted the Egyptian cease-fire initiative "in principle" and that it was now awaiting Israel's response. According to the ...
FIRST BIRD MAY HAVE 'HEARD LIKE AN EMU'
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the earliest known bird, the magpie-sized Archaeopteryx lithographica, was able to hear like a modern emu. According to a report by BBC ...
MIGRANTS COMING TO BRITAIN WILL HAVE TO PAY 'IMMIGRATION TAX'
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The British Government has announced that migrants coming to Britain will have to pay an"immigration tax" to help communities cope. According to The Telegraph, the tax could be as ...
BANGLADESHI ENVOY IN MALAYSIA TO FACE TRIAL FOR MUJIB'S MURDER
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kuala Lumpur, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Bangladesh's High Commissioner to Malaysia M. Khairuzzaman has been ordered to return home to face charges over the 1975 assassination of the country's founding father, Sheikh Mujibur ...
STUDY CONFIRMS IVF TECHNIQUE'S EFFECTIVENESS IN OVERCOMING INFERTILITY IN WOMEN
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Examining live birth rates following in vitro fertilization (IVF), scientists have found that the method is extraordinarily effective and largely overcomes infertility, especially in ...
DANIEL CRAIG DESPERATE FOR A BROADWAY ROLE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): James Bond Daniel Craig has revealed that he wants to star in a Broadway play. In fact, the 007 spy is asking New York theatre bosses to find him a role. The 40-year-old ...
WOODY ALLEN GIFTS PENELOPE CRUZ ONE OF HIS TRADEMARK GLASSES
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Hollywood actress Penelope Cruz revealed that she was delighted when veteran filmmaker Woody Allen gifted her one of his trademark glasses. The 'Vanilla Sky' actress revealed that ...
MIDLIFE COFFEE AND TEA DRINKING CAN DECREASE DEMENTIA RISK LATER IN LIFE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A new study has revealed that midlife coffee and tea drinking reduces a person's likelihood of suffering from dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life. Published in the ...
INSULIN CHEWING GUM CAN HELP TACKLE DIABETES EPIDEMIC
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Chewing gums can prove very helpful in delivering insulin in the blood stream of the diabetics, say researchers. Robert Doyle, a chemist at Syracuse University in New York State, is ...
DUBAI FLOODED WITH LABOUR COMPLAINTS, CANCELS WORK PERMITS AND VISAS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Nicosia, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The Dubai Ministry of Labour has been flooded with thousands of labour complaints, as a very big number of workers and employees have been laid off, or have been made redundant in the wake ...
FOOD STREET IN CHANDIGARH COMES ALIVE AT NIGHT
Jan 15, 2009 ... Sunil Sharma Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Chandigarh, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Large number of residents and visitors are thronging the night street in Chandigarh to relish the delectable street food sold at the numerous outlets. Few ...
GOVERNMENT ISSUES SHOOT ORDERS FOR A MAN-EATER TIGER ON PROWL IN UP
Jan 15, 2009 ... Amit Kumar Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Faziabad (Uttar Pradesh), Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Rangers of the Forest Department in Faizabad in Uttar Pradesh began a combing operation to trap a tiger and shoot it ever since it was declared as a ...
THICK FOG DISRUPTS NORMAL LIFE IN KOLKATA
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Thick fog disrupted normal life and delayed air and rail traffic in Kolkata. General visibility at the city airport dropped to low impermissible levels resulting in rescheduling of ...
ISRAELI GROUPS CALL FOR IDF 'WAR CRIMES' PROBE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Jerusalem, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A forum of Israeli human rights organizations has called on the country's political and military leadership to launch a domestic probe into "suspected war crimes" committed during ...
VICTORIA POLICE TO CRACKDOWN ON OZ OPEN TENNIS TROUBLEMAKERS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Australian police have vowed to crack down on troublemakers at the Australian Open tennis tournament this year, following two years of racially charged violence. The Australian ...
MCCARTHY UNDERSTANDS TRAVOLTA'S GRIEF AFTER HAVING FACED SIMILAR 'TRAGEDY'
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Jenny McCarthy understands devastated couple John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston's grief following the death of their young son, for the model herself "lost" her son after he ...
RONALDO'S GIRLFRIEND'S HUBBY WARNS HIM SHE IS A TWO-TIMING LIAR
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo has been warned by his girlfriend Alyona Haynes' husband John Haynes that the lady he is dating is nothing but a two-timing liar. Millionaire ...
EYES ACT AS 'WINDOW INTO THE BRAIN' TO UNCOVER DEADLY SECRETS OF MALARIA
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The retina in the eyes of patients with cerebral malaria acts as a "window into the brain" to reveal why malaria infection in the brain is so deadly, according to a new study. It ...
WEDDING BELLS FOR KATE MOSS AND JAMIE HINCE?
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Supermodel Kate Moss has sparked rumors of an impending marriage after she was spotted with a huge diamond ring on her wedding finger. Kate flaunted the ring as she left an art do ...
KIWI, INDIAN CRICKET BOARDS CONFIRM EXTRA TEST AND TWENTY20
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Wellington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): New Zealand Cricket and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have announced a revised schedule for India's cricket tour to New Zealand, which will now include an additional ...
GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS STOPS WORK ON WORLD'S TALLEST TOWER IN DUBAI
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Work on the world's tallest building in Dubai has come to a halt for at least a year thanks to the global financial crisis. A Scotsman report says that developer Nakheel's decision to ...
PHYSICISTS RESOLVE A PARADOX OF QUANTUM THEORY
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Scientists have shown that Hardy's paradox, a proposal that has confounded quantum physicists for over a decade, can be confirmed and ultimately resolved, a task which had seemingly been ...
MADONNA TRAINING FOR HORSE RIDING FESTIVAL
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Madonna has decided to chase her dressage dreams, and is training to become a top horse rider at the FTI Equestrian Festival at Wellington, Florida. The 'Material Girl' hitmaker, ...
PRESIDENT CONDOLES PASSING AWAY OF VETERAN FILM DIRECTOR TAPAN SINHA
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): President Pratibha Patil has condoled the passing away of the famous veteran film director and recipient of the Dada Saheb Phalke Award, Tapan Sinha. In her condolence message, the ...
BRITNEY SHELLS OUT $8.9 MILLION ON NEW LA MANSION
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Pop diva Britney Spears has lifted some weight off her pocket by shelling 8.9 million dollars on her new home. The pop princess spent the staggering amount on her Calabasas ...
BARACK OBAMA'S OFFICIAL PORTRAIT GETS RESOUNDING "THUMBS-UP" FROM CRITICS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): President-elect Barack Obama has caused quite a stir ever since he got elected, and now his official presidential portrait has captured the attention of critics, who have given their ...
MARKETS PLUMMET IN EARLY TRADE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Jan. 15 -- (IANS) Indian equities markets fell precipitiously early Thursday, with a key index shedding more than Wednesday's gains to go 4.01 percent lower than its previous close. About 15 minutes ...
BARONESS VADERA APOLOGISES AFTER DETECTING 'GREEN SHOOTS' OF RECOVERY
Jan 15, 2009 ... Shudip Talukdar Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (IANS) A senior economic aide to British Premier Gordon Brown has been criticised after saying she sees "green shoots" of recovery amid the current economic ...
RECRUITMENT IN BENGAL IT SECTOR MAY SLUMP DUE TO MELTDOWN
Jan 15, 2009 ... Shudip Talukdar Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Kolkata, Jan. 15 -- (IANS) The recruitment in the information technology (IT) sector in West Bengal is likely to be lower than the target set by the government due to the global economic ...
TWO POLICEMEN BOOKED FOR TRIBAL'S MURDER IN MADHYA PRADESH
Jan 15, 2009 ... Syed Zarir Hussain Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Bhopal, Jan. 15 -- (IANS) Two police constables accused of beating a tribal to death in Madhya Pradesh have been suspended and booked for murder, the police said Thursday. "The ...
MEET THE SIKH WITH PASSION FOR GANESHA ARTEFACTS(WITH IMAGES)
Jan 15, 2009 ... Quaid Najmi Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. Mumbai, Jan. 15 -- (ANS) This is one north Indian whom all Maharashtrians love. For, Joginder Singh Kahaan, a Sikh, is devoted to collecting idols, statues, ancient books and artefacts on their ...
SAURBH, RADHIKA IN ITF JUNIORS FINALS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Quaid Najmi Report from Indo-Asian News Service brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (IANS) Saurabh Singh accounted for top seed Ronak Manuja in the boys singles to set up a title clash with Sumeet Shinde in the International Tennis Federation (ITF) Grade II ...
SHARON OSBOURNE EYES 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' APPEARANCE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Sharon Osbourne is considering giving her legs a workout by participating in the U.K. version of hit reality show 'Dancing With The Stars'. The former 'X Factor' judge revealed ...
KATE HUDSON SAYS SHE IS TIRED OF DATING RUMOURS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Hollywood actress Kate Hudson has revealed that she is tired of hearing frequent rumours about her personal life. Hudson says that every time she is photographed with a male pal, ...
STEM CELLS CAN HELP REALISE PERSONALIZED CANCER TREATMENT
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Israeli researchers have reached a step closer to realising the dream of developing personalized cancer therapies by using cancer cells from an ovarian cancer patient, human embryonic ...
ROMAN POLANSKI 'HAS NO PLANS TO RETURN TO US,' SAYS LAWYER
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Roman Polanski's lawyer has revealed that he has no intentions to return to the United States, and that the director wanted the 1977 rape charges against him to be lifted just because he ...
BRITISH ROYALS DENY RACISM IN INDIAN POLO PLAYER 'SOOTY' ROW
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Prince Charles and his two sons, William and Harry, have slammed allegations that they are racist, after reports claiming that they called an Indian friend "Sooty" emerged. Polo ...
LARA BINGLE, MICHAEL CLARKE SCOTCH 'TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP' RUMOURS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Australian cricketer Michael Clarke and his fiance Australian model Lara Bingle have dismissed rumours that their relationship is going through a rough patch. Rumours of trouble in ...
RICARDO MONTALBAN DIES AGED 88
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Actor Ricardo Montalban, best known for his role as Mr. Roarke in the popular US TV show 'Fantasy Island' of the 1970s-80s, has died aged 88, a Los Angeles city official says. The ...
ARCHAEOLOGISTS UNEARTH ROMAN VILLA IN ENGLISH VILLAGE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A team of archaeologists has unearthed a Roman villa in Sharnbrook, a village in England. The villa was discovered by a local group of archaeologists with help from experts on the hit ...
OZ WOMAN GETS TATTOO TO LAND 'BEST JOB IN THE WORLD'
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Melbourne, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Desperate win the "Best Job in the World", thousands of jobseekers are seen bragging, begging, singing, and even getting tattooed to become Great Barrier Reef's new caretaker. A ...
PATRICK MCGOOHAN DIES AGED 80
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Veteran actor Patrick McGoohan, best known for is role in cult 1960s TV show 'The Prisoner', has died. The Emmy award-winning actor passed away in Los Angeles following a short ...
SURGICAL SAFETY CHECKLIST DRAMATICALLY CUTS DEATH RISK, COMPLICATIONS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A new study by an Indian origin researcher has found that using a simple surgical checklist during major operations can reduce the incidence of deaths and complications by more than a ...
PHASED WITHDRAWAL OF CENTRAL FORCES FROM ORISSA TO START TODAY
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Bhubaneshwar, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The government will begin withdrawal of its Central forces from Orissa's Kandhamal District in a phased manner from today. The Central forces had to be deployed in Kandhmal ...
QUESTIONS OVER WHETHER HAYDEN IS GREATER THAN TENDULKAR, ICC SAYS DEBATE WILL RAGE ON
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Dubai, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Matthew Hayden's position of 10th and 18th in the all-time Test and ODI Reliance Mobile ICC Player Rankings for batsmen is an impressive achievement by anyone's standards, but this has sparked ...
MOHAMMAD ASIF COMING TO RESOLVE "FINANCIAL ISSUES" WITH DELHI DAREDEVILS
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Lahore, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Banned Pakistani fast bowler Mohammad Asif will be in New Delhi today to resolve some 'financial issues' with the Delhi Daredevils, the team he represents in the Indian Premiere League ...
MILIBAND'S RENDEZVOUS WITH RURAL INDIA
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Amethi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband accompanied by Congress party General Secretary Rahul Gandhi toured rural India and spent a night in a village hut on Wednesday. Miliband ...
MUMBAI INVESTIGATION IS PROCEEDING ALONG THE RIGHT LINES: CHIDAMBARAM
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that the investigation into the November 26, 2008 terror attack on Mumbai is proceeding along the right lines, and there is no plan to hand over the ...
MANCHESTER CITY MAY TARGET DAD TO GET KAKA TO MOVE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Manchester City may target Brazilian striker Kaka's dad to get the superstar to accept a proposed 100-million-pound move from A C Milan. Mirror Sport has learned that Kaka's father ...
INDIA METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT FOUNDATION DAY TODAY
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is celebrating its 134th Foundation Day today. The day is being celebrated to commemorate taking over of H. F. Blanford as Imperial ...
NASA SUCCESSFULLY TESTS ENGINE TECHNOLOGY FOR LANDING ASTRONAUTS ON THE MOON
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): NASA has successfully completed its third round of testing for a technology development engine that may help astronauts to safely return to the surface of the Moon. The goal of ...
JIM CARREY DOES SAUCY WEB DANCE SHOW FOR LOVER JENNY MCCARTHY
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Comedian Jim Carrey's lover Jenny McCarthy has revealed that whenever the 'Yes Man' star is away from home on shoots, he would perform saucy dance routines for her through the ...
GOVERNMENT RULES OUT BAILOUT PACKAGE FOR SATYAM
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): The Government on Thursday ruled out any bailout package for troubled IT company Satyam Computer Services Ltd, but assured to do everything within the framework of its responsibilities to ...
NEARLY 200,000 DEVOTEES TOOK HOLY DIP IN RIVER GOMATI ON POUSH SANKRANTI
Jan 15, 2009 ... Pinaki Das Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Dambur Tirthamukh (South Tripura), Jan. 15 -- (ANI): About 200,000 took a holy dip in the River Gomati, despite a chilling temperature, on the occasion of Poush Sankranti at the famous Tirthamukh ...
DEPRESSION CAN BETTER ONE'S ABILITY TO COPE WITH LIFE'S CHALLENGES
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Feeling blue? Well, stop treating it because depression is good for you, say scientists. They suggest that medicating depression as if it is a disease stops us embracing our miserable ...
DOG BREEDER ADVISES THE OBAMAS TO SETTLE IN BEFORE KEEPING A PET
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Chicago, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): While Barack Obama and his family are struggling to decide which dog to own, a dog breeder is advising them to wait for a while. The U.S. President-elect recently revealed that his ...
AMERICANS EAGER TO REDUCE THEIR ENERGY USE, REVEALS SURVEY
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. Washington, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): A national survey conducted by Yale and George Mason universities in the Us has revealed that many Americans have already taken action to reduce their energy use and many others would do ...
HORSE TRANQUILLISER KETAMINE REPLACING COCAINE AS NEW DRUG OF CHOICE IN UK
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Ketamine, the drug popular as a horse tranquilliser, is now taking the place of cocaine as the substance of choice among Britain's recreational drug users, say charities and ...
SATYAM HAS NOT SOUGHT ANY GOVERNMENT FINANCIAL HELP
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New Delhi, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Corporate Affairs Minister Prem Chand Gupta today said the fraud-hit Satyam Computer Services has not sought any financial help from the government as the new board is working on reviving ...
SPECTATORS CAN'T ATTEND BOTH OBAMA'S SWEARING-IN AND INAUGURAL PARADE
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. New York, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): Planning to become the historic witness of both the swearing-in of Barack Obama and his inaugural parade? Well, then you are in for disappointment, for no matter how hard you try you won't ...
WINSLET GRILLS DIRECTOR HUBBY ABOUT HER PERFORMANCE OVER DINNER
Jan 15, 2009 ... Report from Asian News International brought to you by HT Syndication. London, Jan. 15 -- (ANI): English actress Kate Winslet has revealed that when 'Revolutionary Road' was being filmed, she would ask her director husband Sam Mendes about her performance even over ...