December strikes: 1,200 army personnel to cover for ambulances and border force
Plans for military personnel to keep front-line services running are in place, the government says. Source link
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India, Bangladesh play significant role in ensuring security of region: Bangladesh Air Force Chief
Chief of Bangladesh Air Force Air Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan at the Combined Graduation Parade of Flight Cadets of various branches of the IAF. | Photo Credit: Twitter: Indian Air Force/@IAF_MCC India and Bangladesh have a pivotal role to play in ensuring the security of the region, Chief of Bangladesh Air Force Air Marshal Shaikh … Read more
Border Security Force recovers 7.5KG heroin, in Punjab’s Fazilka district
BSF recovered nine packets heroin, 1 Pistol, 2 magazines and 50 rounds of 9 mm. | Photo Credit: ANI The Border Security Force (BSF) foiled another cross-border drug-smuggling attempt on December 3 as it recovered more than 7KG of heroin, which was air dropped by a Pakistani drone in Punjab’s Fazilka district. The BSF personnel … Read more
India mostly used force defensively when threatened, almost always within its own borders: Jaishankar
Minister of External Affairs S. Jaishankar. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement If India is threatened tomorrow, there is no ambiguity that it will use force, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar said on Thursday. However, he also stated that the country has been cautious on the use of force, noting that over the last 75 years … Read more
4 Air Force Cadets May Not Graduate Over Vaccine Refusal
May 14, 2022 — Four seniors at the U.S. Air Force Academy may not be allowed to graduate because they have refused to take a COVID-19 vaccine, The Associated Press reported. The Department of Defense mandated last year that all military service members, including military academy students, be vaccinated against COVID-19 unless they’re granted an … Read more
Covid in Scotland: Mask rules will stay in force until April
Other restrictions will be dropped on 21 March, but face masks will remain due to a rise in Covid-19 cases. Source link
Deadline Looms for Unvaccinated Air Force Personnel
Oct. 29, 2021 — The Air Force will have to decide in coming weeks how to discipline about 12,000 airmen who have rejected orders to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The deadline for airmen to be fully vaccinated is Tuesday, Nov. 2. Those who aren’t vaccinated could face escalating levels of discipline, including being kicked out … Read more
Administration May Force Nicotine Reduction in Cigarettes
April 20, 2021 The Biden administration is considering two moves that would affect tobacco companies and American smokers, The Wall Street Journal has reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. First, the administration may require tobacco companies to lower nicotine in cigarettes to non-addictive levels, the WSJ reported. Nicotine doesn’t cause cancer, … Read more
Covid: Cases rise as Christmas rules come into force
Coronavirus cases in the UK have risen by 35,928 – nearly double the number recorded last Sunday, figures show. Source link
Coronavirus: New Covid tier system comes into force in England
The tougher new system came into force on Wednesday after being approved by MPs in a Commons vote on Tuesday. Source link