Order of the High Court of Gujarat in the matter of Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja Vs State of Gujarat & Others dated 05/02/2025. The petitioner, Kandhal Sarmanbhai Jadeja is a sitting member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) elected from 84 Kutiyana – Ranavav constituency of District Porbandar. Upon having come to …
the "battle" to establish a new standard for recordable digital discs has just begun. Two rival groups in electronics companies are neck and neck in the race to be the first to market the new discs. Digital versatile discs (dvd), the latest gadget from the wonderful world of consumer electronics, …
mistaken identity is the last thing a soldier needs when there is a war on. During the Gulf War in 1991, nearly 20 per cent of Allied casualties were caused, not by Saddam's Scud missiles, but by soldiers or pilots on the same side firing at each other. Deaths from …
Net secrets The new year had not even begun and UK's Public Record Office (PRO) unveiled the classified records for 1967. A week is a long time in politics, as Harold Wilson, the then prime minister, had observed. Perhaps this is why the government keeps its secret for as long …
The United Nations (UN) has denounced human cloning saying that the universal declaration on human genome and human rights bans the practice as an offence against humanity. The declaration against cloning was adopted recently by 186 member states of the UN Educational, Scientific and Culural Organisation (UNESCO). UNESCO director-general Federico …
Sails of the Sun Solar sails are one of the promising ideas for propelling robotic probes to distant stars. These use the gentle pressure of light from the Sun to move themselves. Information on these solar sails can be accessed at http://weber.u.washington.edu/nebrich/solarsails/. Another candidate for propelling such long distance interstellar …
after the successful launch of Earlybird 1, the first commercial spy satellite, anyone can now acquire high resolution images taken from space for as little as us $300. It's getting popular everyday and the maker of the satellite, Earthwatch Inc, even has its own website on the Internet (www.digitaglobe.com) where …
Radioastronomers in India are concerned about the likely impact of signals from a new satellite for global systems for mobile communications (GSM) network on the US $17 million Giant Metre Wave Radio Telescope near Pune. Iridium, a subsidiary of Motorola, which is a global satellite communication company, owns the network. …
electronic commerce is the ultimate entrepreneurial vehicle, used by individuals the worldover, from artists in New Mexico to rug weavers in Morocco to basket makers in Botswana. Moreover, the Internet has created new avenues of communication for those who have encountered high entry barriers in traditional media. One of the …
norweb communications, an international gas and electricity group in the uk , is developing techniques to use electric cables instead of phone lines to transmit data into homes. The method would ensure that data could be transmitted without any problem. The group has developed a method to send Internet data …
Leaving a legacyYou may have decided that after your death who would be the owner of your money and goods. However, you might never have thought who would look after your Web site once you die. Some companies that offer Internet connections provide space to Web pages for their subscribers. …
A device would allow people to write, draw with ink on a normal pad of paper and get the information recorded in a computer. Krishna Nathan at IBM's Thomas J Watson Research Center, New York, USA, has developed the device. The system consists of a panel on which a paper …
it is a common belief that computers and telecoms have been playing a major role in accelerating economic growth. The mindboggling investment by companies in the us on computers and telecommunications further proves the necessity of information technology in recent times. Yet, if official figures are to be believed, the …
the Mars Pathfinder may have lost its way on the red planet. Scientists at the us National Aeronautics and Space Administration's ( nasa 's) Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( jpl ) at Pasadena, California, have virtually given up hope of reviving the probe. Both the Pathfinder lander and its 10-kg rover, …
the launch of Cassini, which will visit Saturn, is another major event in space exploration in this decade. The probe, part of a project that began almost 13 years ago, took off on October 13, 1997, and will reach Saturn in about seven years. Its mission: getting detailed information about …
aids cases in Cuba has increased to an alarming proportion during 1997. Jorge Perez, director of the aids Sanatorium of Santiago Las Vegas says, during the first half of 1997, nearly 234 cases of hiv infection were detected that are equal to the total cases reported during 1996. Till today, …
blue light semiconductor diodes is being developed in Japan that are expected to revolutionise the information technology. The device emits blue laser light continuously at room temperature. Shuji Nakamura at Nichia Chemical Industries in Tokushima, is making an effort to produce diodes that may work as a substitute for the …
the Defence Research Technologies (drt) in Rockville, usa, has developed a method to amplify sound without using electricity. It would help crew members communicate amidst noisy atmosphere. The non-electrical sound-amplification technology is an upgraded version of a technology devised by Tadeusz Drzewiecki and others at the us Army's Harry Diamond …
the history of India's satellites welcomes yet another orphan. The latest to be abandoned is the 2,070-kg, Rs 450-crore Insat 2d , launched on June 4 from Kourou, French Guyana. The chief reason for failure of the satellite - plagued by a series of snags - was a jammed solar …
researchers say that more than 40 per cent of patients with chronic pain are misdiagnosed. It affects men and women equally and is undertreated in children, according to reports presented at a seminar of the American Medical Association (ama) held in New York recently (British Medical Journal , Vol 315, …
Photo on the NetSubscribers would now be able to order photographs on the Internet. Eastman Kodak, a Germany based company, has launched services that would allow paid subscribers to store their pictures on the Internet and order reprints with the click of a mouse. Initially, the company expects to attract …
