New Delhi, Jan. 10 : Union Surface Transport and Shipping Mminister T R Baalu on Saturday said that he was ready to invoke the Essential Service Maintenance Act (ESMA) to force striking transporters to get back on the road.

Suggesting an advisory action plan to state governments to deal with the strikers, Baalu said it would include declaring transport services as essential services and to use transport vehicles within the state for carrying the essential commodities without permit.

He also said that while he did want to act tough, he would not hesitate to suspend or cancel the permits of strikers if they did not back down.

Hyderabad, Jan. 10 : Satyam Computer''s disgraced Chairman Ramalinga Raju and his brother Rama Raju were on Saturday remanded to judicial custody till January 23. They will be staying in the Chanchalguda Central Jail.

The Raju brothers were arrested on Friday night and subjected to several hours of interrogation before being produced before the 6th Chief Metropolitan Magistrate at the judges'' quarters at Marredpally in Secunderabad on Saturday evening.

New Delhi/Mumbai, Jan. 10 :India''s fuel crisis blew over on Friday, but commuters in New Delhi continued to grapple with short fuel supply even on Saturday.

Commuters ran from one petrol pump to the other in search of fuel as many of the pumps had run dry after the three-day strike.

"The strike has ended but we are not able to get petrol or diesel anywhere. I''ve checked two three petrol pumps but have not been able to get any fuel," said Kapil, a commuter.

A few filling stations were found functioning normally, meeting the commuters'' demand for fuel.

Mumbai, Jan. 10 : The Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) on Friday felicitated India''s ace cricketer Sachin Tendulkar for crossing the milestone of 12,000 runs in Test Cricket.

Vice-president of International Cricket Council (ICC) Sharad Pawar and Board of Control for Cricket in India (BBCI) president-elect Shashank Manohar felicitated Tendulkar.

Mumbai, Jan. 10 : Some of the country''s top models sashayed down the ramp here on Friday during the Grazia Super Model of the World India beauty contest.

The participants were judged by the eminent jury consisting of Shahid Amir, Simran Kaur Mudi, Subi Sammual, Tarun Rai, Joha Irani and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranuat.

The jury judged the participants on their elegance, poise and confidence.

Sherin who walked away with the winner''s crown said that she could not believe that she had won the title.

New Delhi, Jan. 10 : Under constant threat of terrorism and urban street crime, all military forces, security & law enforcement agencies, youngsters of India are opting for ''Krav Maga, an Israeli system of self-defence and combat tactics.

In this system, students are instructed in state-of-the-art defensive principles that apply to a variety of threatening attacks that occur during commonly documented street crimes. Defensive maneuvers are combined with simultaneous counter-attacks until all potential danger is eliminated.