4 Israelis killed, 8 injured in Jerusalem synagogue attack

In a brutal attack, two Palestinians wielding axes, knives and guns, on Tuesday killed at least four Israeli worshippers in a Jewish synagogue and a seminary and injured another eight, prompting......

Strategic review of national security management

Unless one is able to convince the serving officers of the need for changes, reforms, new thinking and new concepts and ideas, even the best of task forces would fail to meet the objectives for......

DISGRACEFUL: Cops rape woman in UP town

From refusing to register rape cases, cops in Uttar Pradesh have got into the heinous act themselves. Two policemen were allegedly involved in the rape of a middle-aged marriedwoman in Ghosi town......

Why is the Congress 'leader of the youth' silent?

One can easily understand just why Rahul Gandhi chooses to dance away from the minefield that is the ongoing brouhaha over the Lokpal Bill. But why is he silent on issues that specifically concern......

Sensex slips 47 pts as RBI holds policy rate

Market breadth depicted gains with 1,476 advances over 1,403 declines on the BSE. 140 stocks remained unchanged. Benchmark indices pared losses to end the day on a flat note after the Reserve Bank......

All you wanted to know about NBFCs

What is a non-banking financial company (NBFC)? How does it differ from a bank? Get the answers to these and many more questions on NBFCs. What is a non-banking financial company (NBFC)? A......

RBI group pens conversion terms for DFIs

A report by the Reserve Bank of India's working group on development finance institutions (DFIs) has said institutions that the Centre does not support must convert themselves into either a bank or......

Highlights of the Credit Policy

The following are the highlights of the mid-term review of Monetary and Credit Policy for the year 2003-04.MeasuresBank Rate kept unchanged at 6 per cent.Cash reserve ratio kept unchanged at 4.5......

Immigrant from India wins Israeli kickboxing championship

IMAGE: Competing in the 57-kilogramme (125-pound) category, Obed Hrangchal, right, won the championship in the town of Kfar Yasif in the Galilee last week. Photographs: PTI Obed Hrangchal, a......

Olympic organisers offer hope to ticketless fans

London Olympic organisers put 'sold out' signs over a swathe of sports on Sunday with only tickets for soccer, volleyball and greco-roman and freestyle wrestling still available in a second round......