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.

New Delhi, Jan. 10 : Security forces in Assam, reacting swiftly after yesterday's IED blast in Guwahati, have neutralized two ULFA cadres, the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

In a joint operation carried out by the Army and the Assam Police early this morning, one suspected ULFA cadre, Dinesh Boro was killed. Boro is believed to be an explosives expert, who was involved in earlier blasts in the state.

Another ULFA activist, Kaushal Das was killed by the security forces in Baksa District of the said, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Home Affairs said.

New Delhi, Jan 10 : Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh today said that there is a close interconnect between scientific, progressive and secular values.

He was convinced of the necessity of the application of science and technology in tackling the enormous economic and social challenges facing a newly independent India.

Addressing the Platinum Jubilee celebrations of the Indian National Science Academy in New Delhi, Dr. Singh said that INSA has taken the cause of Indian science over more than seven decades.

New Delhi - Ramalinga Raju, founder and chairman of Indian information technology firm Satyam Computer, was scheduled to appear in court Saturday, a day after his arrest for a 1.4-billion-dollar accounting fraud.

The police Criminal Investigation Department in the southern city of Hyderabad arrested Raju and his brother, Satyam managing director B Rama Raju, late on Friday.

Ramalinga Raju resigned on Wednesday after revealing in a letter to Satyam's board that he had falsified company balance sheets with fictitious assets and nonexistent cash to the tune of 78 billion rupees (1.43 billion dollars).

New Delhi, Jan 10 : Vice President M. Hamid Ansari will inaugurate the 14th National Youth Festival on Monday at Amritisar.

It is for the first time that National Youth Festival would be held in Punjab from January 12-16. Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal will be presiding over the function.

New Delhi, Jan. 10 : The founder and chairman of the Observer Research Foundation, R. K. Mishra, died in Bangalore on Friday night.

Mishra had made his mark on the national scene as an intrepid journalist. An editor of high standing, he was a dynamic and visionary thinker. he was also a parliamentarian of acclaimed integrity and a forceful proponent of social and economic reform.

On an another plane, in the several books that he authored, he explored realms of philosophy, religious thought and belief and the mysteries of man''s inner life. Above all, he was a most warm-hearted human being.