Agnipath Scheme
- 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…
- India
SC agrees to hear pleas challenging Centre’s Agnipath scheme next week
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would hear next week’s pleas challenging the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in the armed forces. A vacation bench of Justices Indira…
- India
Roll back Agnipath scheme, Punjab assembly adopts resolution
Chandigarh: Led by Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, the Punjab Vidhan Sabha on Thursday passed a resolution urging the Union government to roll back the Agnipath scheme in the larger interest of…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: NSUI hits varsity trail with Agnipath protest
Amaravati: Even as the government has rolled out the Agnipath scheme, the National Students Union of India (NSUI) has intensified its protests in Andhra Pradesh. The student organisation led agitations in three…
- India
Congress distances itself from Manish Tewari for favouring Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Congress on Wednesday distanced itself from party MP Manish Tewari’s stand favouring the Agnipath scheme, saying those were entirely his own views and not of the party which firmly believes…
- India
Mamata alleges indirect pressure to give Agniveers jobs after 4 years
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday alleged there is indirect pressure on her to appoint Agniveers on state government jobs after they complete four years of service in the…
- India
JD-U ranks with oppn parties on ‘Agnipath’ in Bihar Assembly
Patna: An awkward situation arose in Bihar Assembly on Tuesday after opposition parties and JD-U walked out of the house leaving the BJP MLAs alone. The opposition parties including RJD, Left parties,…
- India
1,111 arrests made during Agnipath protests: Bihar Minister to BJP leader
Patna: While BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal was attacking the Nitish Kumar government over the massive violence during the Agnipath protests, state Energy Minister Bijendra Prasad Yadav asked him about the 1,111 arrests…
- India
Agnipath stir: Man thrashed by Congress protesters in Rajasthan’s Jhunjhunu
Jaipur: A youth was roughed up by Congress workers for enumerating the benefits of Agnipath scheme when the party was staging a protest against it in Jhunjhunu on Monday. According to onlookers,…
- Telangana
Agnipath row: Telangana Congress demands rollback of controversial scheme
Hyderabad: Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) president and Congress MP A Revanth Reddy strongly criticised the Central government over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme and demanded its immediate rollback. Addressing a press…
