New Delhi: Senior investigative journalist Rana Ayyub on Sunday took to her Instagram account to announce that she was taking a break from work citing mental health reasons.

In the post, she also stated that the government has doubled up its intimidation at work and all of it is taking a toll on her mental health. She added she was fighting it and will resume work soon.

She also stated that she will be writing in detail the events of the past seven weeks to let people know that she cannot be brave all the time.

She also wrote that one of her important hour-long international shows last week had to be canceled as she went blank and numb adding that she has also been suffering anxiety attacks and palpitations induced by stress.

“It has been one of the toughest weeks of my life,” she wrote in the post.

“I have taken a short break from work to fight this battle. Till such time, I am at home, spending time with my family, allowing myself this period of vulnerability. Inshallah I will be back soon” she added.

 
 
 
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New Delhi, May 6 (PTI): The Indian Air Force will carry out a two-day mega military exercise along the border with Pakistan from Wednesday that will involve all the frontline fighter jets including Rafale, Su-30 and Jaguar aircraft, sources in the defence establishment said on Tuesday.

The exercise is taking place amid heightened tensions between India and Pakistan over the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people.

India's civil aviation authorities have already issued a Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) for the major air exercise that will largely take place along the southern and western section of the Indo-Pakistan border.

India's frontline fighter jets including the Rafale, Su-30 MKI, MiG-29, Mirage-2000, Tejas and AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System) aircraft are set to feature in the exercise, the sources said.

In the course of the exercise, the IAF will simulate enemy targets on ground and in the air with deadly precision, they said.

The militaries of both India and Pakistan are on a high alert following rising tensions between the two nations.

Soon after the Pahalgam terror attack, India, citing "cross-border linkages" to the strike, promised severe punishment to those involved in it.

In a high-level meeting with the top defence brass on April 29, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the armed forces have "complete operational freedom" to decide on the mode, targets and timing of India's response to the terror attack.

Air Chief Marshal A P Singh met Prime Minister Modi on Sunday and the Chief of Air Staff briefed him about the IAF's operational readiness.

On Saturday, Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi apprised the prime minister on the overall situation in the critical sea lanes in the Arabian Sea.