Thursday, August 21, 2008
 

 
Lead News
India nuclear deal could trigger arms race: US lawmakers
India/US Nuclear deal: Suppliers meet to discuss terms


A NUCLEAR energy deal between the US and India could fuel an arms race with Pakistan unless it is amended to ensure New Delhi is banned from producing new weapons-grade material and from conducting...

Top Indian hospital to probe baby deaths in clinical trials

INDIA'S TOP medical facility will investigate the deaths of 49 babies in clinical trials that took place from the beginning of 2006 to the present, a hospital official said yesterday.

"An...

British opposition open up record lead over Brown's Labour


THE CONSERVATIVE party opened up a record lead in opinion polls today, further hammering Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Labour Party shortly after he returned from his summer break.

The...

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• New Delhi airport aims to open Asia's longest runway

• Millions strike in India over inflation, 'anti-worker' policies

• 23 dead in Pakistan hospital suicide blast: police

• British Muslim denies forcing youths to flog themselves

Entertainment
Goody quits India TV show with cancer: reports

CONTROVERSIAL British reality television personality Jade Goody has pulled out of the Bigg Boss show in Indi...

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• Paris Hilton strips down to reveal 'hot' energy plan
• Bashir apologises for sexist comment
• Feature: Indian Thai artist signals new direction in comic art show
• Film Review: The Love Guru
Sports
Football: Capello suffers as England struggle and Barwick quits

JOE Cole helped England coach Fabio Capello avoid a first Wembley defeat as his late equaliser earned a barely-deserv...

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• India level series with tense victory
• Evenly poised as Sri Lanka peg India back defending just 142
• Bhupathi and Knowles through to second round of US tournament
• Samit Patel makes England cricket debut
Bollywood
Abhishek Bachchan talks 'Unforgettable'

BOLLYWOOD star Abhishek Bachchan takes time out from the Unforgettable Tour to talk  to GG2's&n...

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• Shah Rukh Khan to quit smoking - report
• Sachin Tendulkar to make Bollywood debut
• Shilpa Shetty in India's Big Brother
• Preity Zinta holds her own: Unforgettable Tour
 
Olympic
Indian boxer Vijender mobbed after historic medal

INDIAN middleweight Vijender Kumar was mobbed by dozens of excited journalists after sealing the country's first ever...

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• India's best track and field hope fails
• India's Commonwealth Gold medallist table tennis player begins Olympic quest
• Prayers for Akhil Kumar India's bantamweight hope entering the quarters
• Not much to show on Sunday
Travel
Exploring Hollywood, one crime scene at a time

MURDERED starlets, celebrity drug overdoses, psychopathic crimes: for offbeat tour guide Scott Michaels, the history ...

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• Global recession hits Goa tourism industry
• Dam cool among the canals
• Dam cool among the canals
• Jet Setters Paradise
 
Fashion And Beauty
Victoria's secret: Queen's underwear sells at British auction

A GIANT pair of bloomers which belonged to Queen Victoria sold for nine times their estimate at an auction in Br...

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• Credit Crunch bites into fashion firms- Deloitte
• Laser resurfacing fixes wrinkles, study finds
• Asian skincare - What's on offer?
• Beauty, only a hair's breath away
Business
India's Tata Motors scraps share issue as market sours


TATA Motors has said it is scrapping a planned nearly $700m (£355m) share issue earmarked to help pay for...

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• Shine off India 's economy as gloomy data piles up
• British business body warns of recession risk
• Inflation rises, no sign of interest rates coming down
• News Corp. posts record profits, outlook 'less robust'
 
Community
Prayer meeting in UK for Indian blast victims

A PRAYER meet was organised in Leicester in memory of the people killed in the recent serial blasts in India.

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• Asian Councillor presented with law doctorate
• Sampad Arts tours UK
• Help bust poverty in sub continent, charity urges young volunteers
• Indian spiritual leader takes message to Hollywood
Food And Drink
Curryhouse: EasyGroup threatens legal action

by Ash Mehra

GREEK Millionaire Stelios Haji- Ioannou's EasyGroup has issued an Indian restaurant with a high ...

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• Lassi outscores exotic drinks in competition
• Bollywood Burner blast at world's hottest curry title
• Asian Businessman moves to boost global sales of Indian snacks
• That barbeque feeling ...