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Agnipath scheme ‘insult’ to youth who dream of protecting country: Rahul
New Delhi: Hitting out at the Modi government over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that this scheme was formulated in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office…
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SP vows caste census, MSP guarantee, scrapping Agnipath in poll manifesto
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday unveiled the party’s manifesto for the Lok Sabha elections, promising a caste-based census by 2025, a legal guarantee for MSP, and scrapping of the…
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Govt open to bring any change in Agnipath scheme if required: Rajnath
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday defended the Agnipath scheme underlining that the future of youths joining as Agniveers would not be impacted, even as he said the government was…
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Agnipath has shattered dreams of youth to serve country, alleges Cong
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday slammed the BJP-led Centre over the military recruitment scheme Agnipath, alleging that it has shattered the dreams of the youth to serve the country and created…
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‘Valid’: SC dismisses pleas against Centre’s Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed two pleas challenging a Delhi High Court judgment that upheld the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. A bench of Chief…
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Railways suffered loss of Rs 259.44cr during Agnipath protests
New Delhi: The government on Friday said the Railways has suffered a loss of Rs 259.44 crore due to damage or destruction of railway assets during agitations against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme. In…
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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…
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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,…
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Nitish Kumar must clear his stand on Agnipath: Bihar opposition
Patna: Opposition members protested in the Bihar Assembly on Monday over the Agnipath scheme of defence recruitment and demanded Chief Minister Nitish Kumar spell out his stand. Opposition parties, including the RJD,…
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Cong holds protests against Agnipath scheme in Rajasthan
Jaipur: Congress leaders and workers on Monday held protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme in all 200 assembly constituencies in Rajasthan. PCC chief Govind Singh Dotasra, who held a dharna at Laxmangarh…
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Around 2,000 people arrested for violence over Agnipath, Prophet remark: UP Police
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Police has so far arrested 1,562 people in connection with the violence over the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, a senior officer said on Saturday. Another 424 people have…