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- India
Agnipath applicants must pledge non-participation in protests: Army officer
New Delhi: A top military officer in a press conference on Sunday said that aspiring Indian army personnel (through the Agnipath scheme) need to produce certificates of verification, to prove that they…
- Business
Domestic funds counter FII selling spree
New Delhi: While FIIs are on a selling spree in the Indian markets, domestic institutions, including mutual funds and insurance companies, have been acting as a buffer, driven by the large inflow…
- India
Take back ‘Agnipath’, avoid repeat of farm laws: Pilot to govt
New Delhi: Congress leader Sachin Pilot on Sunday urged the government not to be “stubborn” and immediately withdraw the new military recruitment scheme Agnipath for wider consultations to avoid a repeat of the…
- India
Congress holds ‘Satyagraha’ at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar in support of Agnipath protests
New Delhi: Congress MPs and leaders sat on a ‘Satyagraha’ at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday in solidarity with the youths protesting the Centre’s newly announced Agnipath scheme for recruitment in the armed…
- India
IAF releases details on Agnipath recruitment scheme
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force on Sunday released the details of the Agnipath recruitment scheme amid the ongoing agitation and widespread protests against the scheme across several states. The process for…
- India
India records 12,899 fresh COVID-19
New Delhi: India on Sunday recorded 12,899 fresh COVID-19 cases that pushed its infection tally to 4,32,96,692, while the number of active cases increased to 72,474, according to Union health ministry data. The…
- Bangalore
‘Insult’ to Hindu Gods: Cong leader’s house attacked in Karnataka
Mangaluru: Unidentified miscreants attacked the house of Congress IT cell secretary V Shylaja Amarnath at Puttur in Dakshina Kannada district in protest against the derogatory’ remarks on Hindu Gods allegedly made by her…
- India
Presidential polls: Cong not to field its candidate, to back opposition’s choice
New Delhi: The Congress has taken a step back for the sake of opposition unity in the presidential polls as the opposition parties will meet on June 21 to discuss the candidate for…
- India
UP BJP leader shot at by unidentified men
Mainpuri: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader has been shot at by unidentified assailants in Mainpuri, police officials said on Sunday. According to the police, two unidentified persons shot BJP Scheduled Caste Yuva…
- India
India will not allow China to alter LAC unilaterally: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India will not allow any unilateral attempt by China to change the status quo or alter the Line of Actual Control (LAC), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday, while…
- India
Fire in Mumbai building; 11 people rescued
Mumbai: A fire broke out in a 16-floor residential building in north Mumbai on Sunday, a fire official said, adding that 11 people were later safely rescued from the premises and no one…
- India
Landslides, floods kill eight in Assam
Guwahati: Rain continues to batter Assam on Saturday. As a result, almost ninety per cent area of the state reeling under flood water after pre-monsoon showers wreaked havoc last month only. Landslides triggered…
- Middle East
India willing to lift ban on wheat export to Kuwait
India had expressed its complete readiness to supply Kuwait with wheat, which it had imposed a ban on in May 2022 on exporting, the local media reported. The Indian Ambassador Sibi George…
- Telangana
Telangana will host the National Lok Adalat on June 26
Hyderabad: The Telangana State Legal Services Authority will hold the National Lok Adalat in all of the state’s courts, on June 26, 2022. According to the press release, the public can visit…
- Bangalore
Anti-Agnipath protests reach Karnataka, 30 arrested
Bengaluru: Protests against ‘Agnipath’, the Centre’s ambitious scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces, erupted in several parts of Belagavi and Dharwad districts in Karnataka on Saturday, forcing the police to…