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Explainer: What is Agnipath about and why are there protests?
On June 13, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led central government announced the Agnipath Scheme. The Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated it along with the chiefs of all three defence forces –…
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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…
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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…
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Agnipath agitators target properties of BJP leaders, Railways in Bihar
Patna: Protests against Agnipath scheme intensified in Bihar’s several districts on Friday with the agitators damaging the Railways properties and targeting the BJP leaders in West Champaran district. The agitators attacked BJP…
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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…
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Israel closes investigation into violence at slain Shireen Abu Akleh’s funeral
The Israeli police announced on Thursday the closing of an internal investigation into the violence at the funeral of Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh in East Jerusalem. On Friday, May 13, thousands…
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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…
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Sri Lankan PM to present roadmap for economic recovery
Colombo: Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe is to present a roadmap on overcoming the current economic crisis to Parliament soon, local media reported on Friday. Wickremesinghe said the roadmap will be completed…
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SpaceX fires employees who wrote open letter against Elon Musk
San Francisco: SpaceX has fired employees who wrote an open letter against Elon Musk’s behaviour on Twitter in the public sphere, calling it a “frequent source of distraction and embarrassment” for them.…
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Bengaluru Idgah maidan row: Major face-off between BBMP, Wakf Board
Bengaluru: In an interesting development, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), the government’s civic agency, and the Wakf Board have locked horns over the Idgah Maidan property. The Wakf Board has refused…
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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…
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Age limit for Agnipath scheme raised from 21 to 23 for 2022
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday raised the upper-age limit for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme to 23 years from 21 years for the year 2022 amid protest and agitation against the new…
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Monsoon blues: New 89 waterlogging prone areas identified in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: With the onset of the rainy season the draining of rainwater has become a critical problem for the residents of the twin cities. Before the onset of the monsoon, GHMC officials…
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Students protest at Delhi’s ITO against Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Several students along with the members of All India Students’ Association (AISA) and AAP’s Chatr-Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) on Friday staged a protest over the Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for…
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Hyderabad: Woman allegedly raped after a party at Jubilee Hills
Hyderabad: In yet another case of alleged sexual assault after a party at Jubilee Hills, a woman approached the Cyberabad police alleging that a friend raped her at her residence. As per…
