- Delhi
Protests proof that country’s youth will never accept Agnipath scheme: Sisodia
New Delhi: Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday said the protests across the country are proof that the youth of country will never accept the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme. Earlier…
- India
Madras HC rejects plea for release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination convicts
Chennai: Holding that High Courts do not have the special power of the Supreme Court, the Madras High Court on Friday rejected a plea from Nalini Sriharan and Ravichandran, both convicted in…
- World
EU Commission backs candidate status for Ukraine
Kyiv: The executive arm of the European Union recommended Friday that Ukraine be granted candidate status to one day join the 27-nation bloc. The promise of membership in a union created to…
- World
UK minister Priti Patel signs off on Assange’s extradition order to US
London: The UK government on Friday gave the go-ahead for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US to face charges over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the…
- India
Agnipath Row: Protests erupt at several places in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme spread to Odisha on Friday as hundreds of aspirants for recruitment in the Armed Forces blocked the arterial Ring Road in Cuttack and tore down…
- India
Agnipath protests: Sec 144 imposed in Gurugram as precautionary measure
Gurugram: The Gurugram district administration has imposed Section 144 as a precautionary measure even though no fresh protest was reported here on Friday against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers. Deputy…
- India
MP: Protests over Agnipath turn violent in Indore, 15 held
Indore: Protests over the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Friday morning after hundreds of protesters gathered on tracks near a railway station in the city and…
- India
Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
Lakhisarai: Protests against the Center’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme intensified in Bihar on Friday as angry aspirants set fire to at least 20 bogies of the New Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express and New Delhi-Darbhanga…
- World
US is there for India: Biden administration
Washington: The United States is there for India, the Biden administration has said, noting that New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow developed over several decades when Washington was not ready for that. “We have…
- World
Prophet row: US condemns remarks by BJP’s Nupur Sharma, Naveen Jindal
Washington: The US has said it condemns the controversial remarks made by two now-suspended BJP functionaries against Prophet Mohammad and encourages India to promote respect for human rights. The BJP on June 5…
- India
Countrywide stir needed to stall Agnipath scheme: Tikait
Haridwar: Bhartiya Kisan Union leader Rakesh Tikait on Thursday opposed the Centre’s “Agnipath” scheme for recruitment to the armed forces, saying a countrywide movement is needed to stall it. On farmers’ issues,…
- India
Chidambaram resigns from Maharashtra RS seat after getting elected from TN
New Delhi: Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram on Thursday resigned from his Rajya Sabha seat from Maharashtra after he was elected to the Upper House from his home state of Tamil Nadu…
- Telangana
6 lakh students study in Telangana Gurukul Schools: Minister
Hyderabad: About six lakh students are studying in as many as 981 Gurukul Schools in Telangana making it an ideal state all over the country, Minister for SC Welfare Koppula Eshwar said…
- Telangana
Telangana reports 285 new COVID-19 cases
Hyderabad: Telangana continued to witness a rise in number of fresh COVID-19 cases with 285 fresh infections being reported on Thursday talking the tally to 7,95,293 Hyderabad saw the highest number of…
- Photos
In Pics: Protest against Agnipath scheme
Chapra: Smoke billows out after youngsters set on fire a train in protest against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme at Chapra railway station, in Saran district, Thursday, June 16, 2022. (PTI Photo) Kaimur: Youngsters…
