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The 10th edition of the India– Indonesia Joint Special Forces Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI has commenced at the Special Forces Training School, Bakloh, Himachal Pradesh. The exercise is being conducted from 03 to 12 December 2025.The Indian contingent is represented by troops from THE PARACHUTE REGIMENT (Special Forces), while the Indonesian contingent comprises personnel from the Indonesian Special Forces.The exercise aims to strengthen mutual understanding, cooperation and interoperability between the Special Forces of the two nations. Its scope includes troop-level tactics, techniques and procedures in a counter-terrorism environment, covering unarmed combat techniques, combat shooting, sniping, heliborne operations and planning for drone,

Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to India has once again put the spotlight on the meticulous and secretive measures surrounding his foreign travel. While host nations organise their own arrangements, Putin's journeys are defined by extreme caution, strict logistical control and a security network that operates largely out of public view.The Federal Protective Service (FSO), one of Russia's most clandestine security agencies, oversees these arrangements, ensuring every detail, from transportation to personal safety, is safeguarded.Putin's visible bodyguards are only the surface of a far more complex protective network. The FSO, shaped by KGB protocols, oversees a vast security apparatus, according

Brussels is planning a new antitrust investigation into Meta Platforms over the rollout of artificial intelligence features within WhatsApp, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.Reuters could not immediately verify the report. Meta did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment outside normal business hours.A Meta spokesperson declined to comment on the upcoming EU probe to the FT.The European Commission was set to open the probe into how the Silicon Valley company integrated its Meta AI system within its popular messaging service earlier this year, the report said, citing two officials.The commission could announce the investigation in the coming

UK researchers have found a common childhood virus that can trigger DNA damage leading to bladder cancer later in life. Tackling the virus early could open the door to preventing bladder cancer later, said the team from the University of York. The study, published in Science Advances, revealed that after being contracted in childhood, the BK virus usually lies dormant in the kidney. BK virus infections do not have obvious symptoms, but physicians have learned a lot about the virus from the experiences of kidney transplant recipients who have to take immunosuppressants to prevent the immune system from targeting their

Former India head coach Ravi Shastri launched a blistering attack at those trying to make the lives of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma difficult. In an interview, the former India head coach delivered a stern warning to 'trouble-makers' as the veteran duo's future in the Indian team remains a hot topic of debate. During the interview, Shastri told critics and "some people" not to "mess around" with the careers and reputations of ODI stalwarts, Kohli and Rohit. Shastri, who developed a father-son-like relationship with Kohli and also worked closely with Rohit, did not mince words during the discussion."Virat Kohli and