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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…
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Agnipath row: Wave of agitations reach Bengal
Kolkata: The wave of agitations against Agnipath, the proposed short-term entry scheme to the armed forces, on Friday reached West Bengal. Till 11 a.m. on Friday, the agitations were restricted to Thakurnagar…
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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…
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Agnipath row: Buses vandalised, stones pelted in UP districts
Lucknow: Roadways buses were vandalised in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad on Friday as mobs protesting against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme went on rampage. Youths protesting against the short-term contract scheme in armed forces, pelted…
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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…
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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…
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ED raids multiple places linked to Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) was conducting raids at multiple locations in Delhi-NCR in connection with a Prevention of Money Laundering case involving the national capital’s Health Minister Satyendar Jain. Jain was…
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UP: Protesters prevented from occupying rail tracks in Ballia
Ballia: The Ballia police, on Friday morning, thwarted attempts of some local youth who wanted to protest on the railway tracks against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme for short-term recruitment in the armed forces. District…
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Why #ModiMustResign is trending on Twitter?
New Delhi: A hashtag ‘#ModiMustResign’ that began on Thursday is still trending on Twitter. The hashtag first began over Sri Lanka-Adani issue. Now, the netizens are slamming the government over the Agnipath…
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VHP, Bajrang Dal demand ban on PFI, Tablighi Jamaat
New Delhi: The Bajrang Dal and Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Thursday held protests in different parts of the country and submitted memoranda demanding a ban on “organizations like PFI and Tablighi…
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Why Centre’s Agnipath scheme sparked protests in states?
New Delhi: The Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme for Indian youth in the armed forces, termed a historic and transformative measure, has met unprecedented level of agitations and protests in several states across…
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Bhima-Koregaon: Police hacked Varavara Rao, Rona Wilson’s gadgets
In a research conducted by non profit organisations Amnesty International and Citizen Lab along with security firm SentinelOne, it was learnt that police forces have been employing hacking tactics on political activists.…
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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,…
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Rahul Gandhi seeks time from ED citing mother’s illness
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday sought more time from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with his ongoing questioning in the National Herald case for which he was summoned…
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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…
