Posts Tagged ‘application’

Islamabad, Apr.6 (ANI): The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, has set a 15-day deadline for government officials to submit a detailed report on the public flogging of a 17-year-old girl in the Swat Valley. Chief Justice Chaudhry issued the directive as eight judges opened a hearing into the Taliban whipping case. "Government ... Full story

Washington, April 6 (ANI): Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a religious application that alerts Muslim mobile users when it's time to perform the five daily prayers called salat. The application known as Sun Dial is currently being discussed this week at the human-computer interaction conference, CHI, in Boston. "We have to understand religion because it's such a central part of peoples ... Full story

London, April 1 (ANI): Madonna has reportedly been told that her application filed for the adoption of second African orphan will succeed. The Queen of Pop, who adopted three-year-old David Banda from the country in 2006, recently appeared in Malawi's High Court to request judges to let her take home four-year-old Mercy James, whose teenage mum died ... Full story

London, Mar 31 (ANI): A Brit man is facing divorce after his wife spotted his car parked outside another woman's house, via Google's Street View application. His wife saw the Range Rover using the Internet giant's new Street View service, while she was spying on a female friend's home. Although the hubby claimed that he was away on business, his wife easily caught him red-handed after ... Full story

Washington, March 31 (ANI): Scientists have used fuel cells to power unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), which would help tactical decision-makers gather critical information more efficiently and more quietly. Piloted remotely or autonomously, UAVs have long provided extra "eyes in the sky" especially for missions that are too dangerous for manned aircraft. This latest technology is showcased by Ion Tiger, a UAV research program at ... Full story

Washington, Mar 31 (ANI): A new study has delved into the emerging practice of drug delivery systems that use light to activate medications in the body. The new process makes use of biocompatible materials that are sensitive to certain physiological variables or ... Full story

Kolkata, Mar 30 (ANI): Sex workers in Kolkata have geared up to pressurise political parties for recognition of their profession and acceptance in society. In the red light district of Sonagachi, which falls under the North Kolkata Constituency, the sex workers under the banner of Durbar Mahila Samanya Committee have placed a charter of demands before each political party of West Bengal in the ensuing elections ... Full story

Lahore, Mar 29 (ANI): A petition has been moved in the Lahore Registry of the Pakistan Supreme Court to put former President Pervez Musharraf's name on the Exit Control List (ECL). Advocate Akmal Saleemi filed the application in an already pending constitutional petition, seeking action against Musharraf and others for killing of innocent students in a military operation launched against the Lal Masjid. Dr Akmal ... Full story

Kuala Lumpur, Mar 28 (ANI): Hindu Rights Action Force (HINDRAF) leader P. Uthayakumar has filed a fourth habeas corpus application in the Malaysian High Court to secure release from detention under the Internal Security Act (ISA). Uthayakumar has filed a notice of motion, a supporting affidavit and a certificate of urgency at the court's criminal registry through his lawyer N. Surendran on Friday, The Star reported. In ... Full story

Pilibhit, Mar 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Varun Gandhi, who on Saturday moved a surrender plea in Pilibhit's local court, has been sent to two-day judicial custody. The application, which was moved by his lawyers before Chief Judicial Magistrate Vipin Kumar, will be taken up on Monday. Speaking with journalists outside the Pilibhit court, Varun said: "I am ready to go to jail. ... Full story

Pilibhit, Mar 28 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers, who gathered here to support Varun Gandhi, were arrested today after they clashed with police. They also blocked roads ahead of Varun's arrival in Pilibhit. He left for Pilibhit early Saturday to court arrest there. On Friday, Varun withdrew his anticipatory bail application from the Delhi High Court. The court had granted him anticipatory bail on ... Full story

London, March 28 (ANI): Biochemists believe that future medicines may feature an in-built system to prevent them from reaching the wrong tissue inside the body, says a report. Joakim Andreasson at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden, says that a light-activated "combination lock"-a molecule that only becomes active when exposed to two distinct colours of light in the right order-has been developed, and that ... Full story

Ahmedabad, Mar 27 (ANI): The Gujarat High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail of Gujarat Women Development and Child Welfare Minister Maya Kodnani. Kodnani, who is accused for having led a mob in the post-Godhra riots in 2002, had seeked a stay in the judgement for a period of six weeks. The Gujarat high court on Monday had reserved its order on the application filed by the ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 27 (ANI): The Delhi High Court will today hear the anticipatory bail application of BJP leader Varun Gandhi in an alleged case of making inflammatory and communal speech while campaigning in Pilibhit constituency. On March 20, the court had granted anticipatory bail to Varun. He has got bail on a personal bond of 50,000 rupees. According to sources, Varun has decided not to ... Full story

Srinagar, Mar 18 (ANI): After this year's directive of the Saudi Arabia Government allowing only those to undertake the pilgrimage to Mecca and Medina who have valid international passports, scores of pilgrimage aspirants queue outside the Regional Passport Office (RPO) in Srinagar to submit application forms for passports for past few days. Until now special pilgrimage passes used to be issued for the annual pilgrimage and ... Full story

Chansari Village (Kullu), Mar 13 (ANI): The living conditions of rural people in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu District has improved drastically, thanks to the application of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA). Several development works are being executed to improve the standard of living in these rural areas. Take for ... Full story

Washington, March 12 (ANI): An International team of physicists has been able to prove the existence of a "spin battery", a battery that is "charged" by applying a large magnetic field to nano-magnets in a device called a magnetic tunnel junction (MTJ). Developed by researchers at the University of Miami and at the ... Full story

London, Mar 10 (ANI): As video piracy continues to plague the film industry, scientists have now developed a new audio trick that can allow authorities to keep a check on video pirates that make illegal camcorder copies in cinema halls. Digital watermarks built into movies now make it possible to identify the seat a ... Full story

New Delhi, Mar 9 (ANI/Business Wire India); After receiving an overwhelming response by selling 'Jeevan Astha' online at www.policybazaar.com, Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) extends its partnership to yet another policy 'Jeevan Varsha'. It can be bought online only at www.policybazaar.com. The policy would be open for sale ... Full story

London, March 9 (ANI): Madonna has reportedly filed an application to "close the sea and airspace" near Helsinki, Finland, to block fans without tickets from having a peep of her concert. The Queen of Pop was allegedly eying Jatkasaari island as the probable venue to host a gig for 80,000 people, and subsequently made the application. "Madonna couldn't find a stadium in Finland big enough for all ... Full story