“The vigilant BSF troops successfully thwarted nefarious designs of the terror-mongers from across the border,” a BSF spokesperson said. (A file photo used for representational purpose only.) | Photo Credit: PTI “An AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines and 40 cartridges were seized by the Border Security Force (BSF) from a field near the India-Pakistan border … Read more
Members of Adivasi extremist groups handing over firearms to Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Almost 1,200 members of five Adivasi extremist groups formally laid down their arms and ammunition in Assam on July 6. The five groups are – All Adivasi National Liberation Army, Birsa Commando Force, Santhal Tiger … Read more
In a joint operation, BSF troops recovered a Pakistani drone that violated Indian airspace near Bhaini Rajputana village in Amritsar on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ANI The Punjab Police has rolled out a Drone Emergency Response System (DERS) in the border district of Pathankot to foil attempts to smuggle drugs and weapons from across the … Read more
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Reuters A spate of job terminations continues in the pharmaceuticals sales sector, with the latest at multinational drug maker AstraZeneca (AZ) Pharma India Limited, which has let go of its 103 employees in the company’s ‘primary care’ division. While 52 of these sales employees accepted the offer … Read more
A senior NHS manager says Bedford, Milton Keynes and Luton and Dunstable Hospitals are stretched. Source link
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has encouraged those eligible for a Covid booster to take the jab, as part of a “national mission” to stop the return of social distancing restrictions ahead of Christmas. Read more: Get jabbed or face new restrictions, Javid says Source link
Changing Lives, One Limb at a Time A chance meeting at the 2013 Colorado State Science Fair would change the path of LaChappelle’s career. A little girl came up to him, curious about his invention. She was wearing a prosthetic on her right arm that was little more than a claw. He watched … Read more
Working out your arms and shoulders is a sure way to get toned, attractive muscles in that part of your body. But there are additional health reasons to consider adding arm strength work to your exercise routine, especially if you’re over 30. As you age, your muscles start to lose mass. This process is … Read more
The findings, published online Dec. 21 in the journal Hypertension, are based on 24 studies from around the world, involving almost 54,000 adults in all. Over 10 years, 11% had a fatal or non-fatal heart attack or stroke. It’s normal, Clark said, to have a few points of variation in blood pressure between the … Read more
The UK does not have a Covid vaccine yet, but is “one step closer” the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock was speaking after it was announced on Monday that the world’s first effective coronavirus vaccine had shown positive results in preliminary tests on 43,500 people. He said if it was approved, the NHS had … Read more