Agnipath Scheme
- India
Disallowed to discuss Agnipath, oppn members walk out of par panel
New Delhi: Opposition members on Friday walked out in protest from a meeting of the Parliamentary Committee on Defence, alleging they were not allowed to discuss the Agnipath scheme. Members of Congress…
- India
2 dead, over 2,600 people arrested from Rly premises over Agnipath protests: Govt
New Delhi: Two people died, 35 were injured and 2,642 arrested from railway premises during the agitation against the Agnipath scheme, the Railways informed the Parliament on Wednesday. In a written reply…
- Delhi
Delhi HC to hear all pleas on Agnipath scheme on August 25
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court will hear on August 25 all the pleas challenging the Centre’s newly-launched Agnipath recruitment scheme. New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) The Delhi High Court will hear…
- India
“Unparliamentary” on PM Modi’s part to not answer questions: Rahul
New Delhi: Opposition parties protested in both Houses of Parliament on Tuesday to press for urgent discussions on issues like price rise, GST and the Agnipath scheme, disrupting proceedings for the second…
- India
Oppn continues protest for discussion on GST, other issues; RS adjourned for day
New Delhi: Proceedings in the Rajya Sabha were adjourned for the day after opposition members continued to protest demanding discussion on GST, price rise, Agnipath and other issues. The Rajya Sabha on…
- Delhi
HC to hear on Jul 20 plea to resume recruitment process cancelled due to Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday said it would hear on Wednesday a plea seeking a direction to the armed forces to resume the recruitment process cancelled due to introduction…
- India
AAP MP claims candidates’ caste being asked in Army recruitment; Defence Minister dismisses ‘rumour’
New Delhi: The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday alleged that the Indian Army was using caste as a factor in recruiting youth under the Agnipath scheme, prompting a swift rebuttal from Defence…
- India
RSS would sack Agniveers based on caste: Tejashwi Yadav
Patna: After Upendra Kushwaha, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav slammed the Narendra Modi government for asking for the caste certificate in the recruitment of Agniveers in the defence forces. Tejashwi Yadav also attacked…
- India
SC transfers all pending petitions against Agnipath to Delhi HC
The Supreme Court of India has transferred all petitions against the recently launched Agnipath welfare recruitment scheme to the Delhi high court, stating that there are a number of similar petitions that…
- India
Congress to protest on GST, price rise & Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Congress will hold a protest on Monday in Parliament premises on the issue of GST, price rise and Agnipath scheme. The protest will be held near Gandhi statue inside the…
- India
Manish Tewari doesn’t sign opposition’s memorandum against Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Congress MP Manish Tewari has not signed the memorandum, seeking immediate withdrawal of the ‘Agnipath’ scheme, submitted by the Opposition MPs during a crucial meeting with the members of the Parliamentary…
- India
IAF gets highest number of job applications under Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force has received the highest number of job applications under the new recruitment scheme Agnipath, compared to the earlier recruitment format after the completion of online registration…
- India
IAF receives 7.5 lakh applications under Agnipath scheme; closes registration
New Delhi: The Indian Air Force (IAF) on Tuesday said it has received 7.5 lakh applications under the “Agnipath” recruitment scheme. The registration process under the scheme began on June 24 and…
- India
Around 20 per cent of naval ‘Agniveers’ this year will be women
New Delhi: Around 20 per cent of the ‘Agniveers’ to be inducted by the Indian Navy this year will be women, Navy officials said on Tuesday. The Navy plans to recruit about…