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While India faces a growing threat from enemy drones, especially for sensitive and high-profile buildings, airports, and other areas, the country’s elite anti-terror force National Security Guard (NSG) is preparing itself to neutralise this danger. News18 has learnt that the force is now gearing up to conduct anti-drone operations in civil areas just like any other counterterror exercise. The NSG is also preparing itself to secure sensitive areas during special occasions from any drone attack. According to sources, the home ministry has given its nod to the force to procure the world’s best technology and equipment required for anti-drone operations. A senior government official told News18 that this has been done after sensing the gravity of the threat from drones. “Drone attacks have taken place in various parts of the world. NSG commandos are now getting trained to conduct anti-drone operations in civil areas. The force has also purchased various anti-drone equipment, … [Read more...] about Elite NSG Commandos Getting Trained to Clip Wings of Enemy Drones amid Rising Terror Threat

Celebrities have always been on the forefront when it comes to promoting fitness and healthy living. Lately, we have seen celebrities sharing their unique workout plans that give them the desired body shape. While some do pilates, yoga, or calisthenics, American actress Jennifer Anniston has maintained an immaculate physique at the age of 53 by sticking to an effective workout regime. The Friends star still has a toned body due to the 15-15-15 workout plan that she follows. She has touted the workout technique on some occasions and has shared how effective it can be. But, what is the 15-15-15 workout plan? Well, it is a simple interval training session that doesn’t involve any fancy moves but is equally or more effective than other forms of exercises. The 15-15-15 plan comprises 15-minute spinning on a stationary bike, 15-minute on an elliptical machine followed by 15 minutes of jogging or running. The combination of these exercises makes up for an effective cardio program. Here, … [Read more...] about What is Jennifer Anniston’s 15-15-15 Workout Plan

I’m delighted to be the resident medical expert for the brilliant new paper The New Day. Every day I'll be offering useful hints and tips to keep your health on track. Medicine changes fast, and I know advice often seems contradictory. I’ll keep you up to date with all the most important developments and what they mean for you. Here is a round-up of my advice throughout The New Day's first week - including anxiety disorders, high heels, coffee and how to increase your chances of a long, healthy life. Anxiety disorders are rocketing due to pressures of modern world... Here’s how you can stay calm We all recognise anxiety. It’s that moment when our bodies gear up to sudden and decisive action. Back when we were cavemen it came in handy as a great defence mechanism – after all, there was no hanging around if a tiger turned up. These days, we still have the same physiological responses and feelings, but we rarely face the same situations. Instead, we’re exposed to a … [Read more...] about Doctor Christian Jessen’s health tips: Anxiety disorders, high heels, coffee and longevity

As the lorry driven by stone quarry victim P. Rajendran has been located under a heap of stones, the rescuers, who conducted a controlled explosion on Friday to break the huge rock weighing more than 100 tonnes, firmly believe that they would reach him on Saturday after removing the stones. As 25-feet-tall huge rocks covering the 300-feet-deep quarry where Rajendran is supposed to be trapped had to be removed, the rocks were drilled since Friday morning at 32 spots to stuff gelatin for blasting the rocks, weighing more than 100 tonnes, in controlled fashion so as to reach him. Six explosives experts, including four Grade I Explosive Experts, were involved in the work after they checked the hardness of the rocks to be blasted in the controlled explosion. Of the four experts, three were from a private cement factory near here while the remaining one was a government Grade I Explosive Expert. As this work was completed around 2 p.m., the vehicles of the police, revenue and fire and … [Read more...] about Stone quarry accident: Controlled blast conducted to break rock to rescue last victim

This live blog is now closed. For the latest updates please check here . Russia has opened a long-anticipated new phase of the war in Ukraine , launching its eastern offensive in a bid to seize the country's industrial heartland. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed the move Tuesday , saying the Kremlin's goal was to achieve the “full liberation of the Donetsk and Luhansk republics,” which together make up the Donbas region. The full-scale assault on Ukraine's east came as the last fighters in Mariupol, the besieged port city that is crucial to Moscow's goals, continued to hold out despite a new Russian deadline to surrender. It also followed Russian strikes across the country, hitting supply lines and military infrastructure and killing at least seven people in the western city of Lviv . The United States is expected to announce another package of military aid, which is expected to be similar in size to the $800 million one the administration … [Read more...] about Moscow launches a new phase of the conflict

A badly-injured caver was rescued alive after workers waged a 17-hour battle to drill and blast a pathway through rock to reach her. A team of more than 50 rescuers was involved in the operation to save the 60-year-old woman from the Cueva de la Gitana in the Sierra de María-Los Vélez Natural Park in Spain when she suffered a fall that left her with head injuries. At the time of her rescue, the woman was conscious despite the severe head trauma and injuries to one of her wrists. Local media reported that she had to be carried out on a stretcher but the passages in the cave were too narrow. Video showed the helmeted rescuers in tight quarters as they snaked ropes and equipment far below the surface in the otherwise darkened space. Coordinated by Spain's Civil Guard, experts drilled and blasted their way through rock to make way for medical personnel to carry her to safety. Blasting a pathway took about two hours, but getting the injured spelunker to safety took another two … [Read more...] about Trapped caver saved by rescue team in Spain

Ma Huateng, the billionaire co-founder of the Chinese company Tencent Holdings Ltd, reportedly shared and endorsed an essay privately on a Chinese social media network condemning the Chinese Communist Party’s “Zero-Covid” policy this week. The founder and CEO of Tencent, more commonly known as Pony Ma, reportedly shared the post on his WeChat account, writing that it was a “really vivid” description of the economic disaster the Communist Party created by insisting on locking down its largest city and financial hub, Shanghai, and several of its largest industrial centers. WeChat is a heavily censored social media outlet akin to the Western application Whatsapp. Tencent owns WeChat. According to the South China Morning Post , Ma shared the post privately, but a screenshot of his message began circulating widely on the network. The essay, now disappeared from Chinese social media, was titled “Nobody Cares About the Economy Except Hu Xijin” and written by Zhang Mingyang, who … [Read more...] about China: Tencent Kingpin Pony Ma Shares Censored Anti-Lockdown Rant

May 19, 2022 08:16 COVID-19 cases are increasing in the United States and could get even worse over the coming months, federal health officials warned Wednesday in urging areas hardest hit to consider reissuing calls for indoor masking. Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that call for masking and other infection precautions. Right now, the increases are concentrated in the Northeast and Midwest. "[But] prior increases of infections, in different waves of infection, have demonstrated that this travels across the country," said Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, at a White House briefing with reporters. For an increasing number of areas, "we urge local leaders to encourage use of prevention strategies like masks in public indoor settings and increasing access to testing and treatment," she said. However, officials were cautious … [Read more...] about Health Officials Say Parts of U.S. May Consider Calls for Mask Wearing

An unidentified man’s attempt to break open an automated teller machine (ATM) of a nationalised bank at Punjai Puliyampatti in Sathyamangalam taluk in the early hours of Monday failed, after the centre’s alarm went off. The State Bank of India branch is located on Madampalayam Road, and has two ATM machines and an automatic passbook printing machine. The unguarded ATM centre is equipped with two CCTVs cameras inside and two facing the road. Around 2.30 a.m., the branch officials and Puliyampatti police received alert messages from the centre. The State Bank of India branch at Punjai Puliyampatti in Erode. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangment Officials and the police rushed to the centre and found a machine damaged and a crowbar lying next to it. CCTV cameras were also found damaged. Footage retrieved from the camera revealed that at 2.19 a.m. a man, aged around 30, entered the centre and damaged the cameras. Police said that the accused had covered his face with a cloth. His … [Read more...] about ATM robbery attempt in Erode fails as alarm goes off

___ Social media hammered by mounting questions over advertising SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Social media has had a rough 2022 with lingering questions about advertising spending and a $44 billion takeover of Twitter that may or may not be happening, depending on which Elon Musk tweet you read. And late Monday, Snap issued a rather dire profit warning, saying that “the macroeconomic environment has deteriorated further and faster than anticipated,” since just last month. All social media competes for advertising money, which is increasingly under threat from spiking inflation and also changes at Apple Inc. that can restrict the information social media platforms can collect on users, a big selling point for advertisers. Shares of Snap plunged 43% Tuesday and shares of Meta Platforms, Twitter and Alphabet all slumped alongside it. ___ Stock market slump unsettling Americans eying retirement NEW YORK (AP) — Americans on the cusp of retiring are facing a tough choice as they watch … [Read more...] about Business Highlights: Social media’s slump, retirement woes