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- India
Agnipath row: Centre cautions all states/UTs on continuing agitation
Kolkata: In the wake of growing tension over Agnipath, the proposed scheme of the Central government for short-term services in the Indian armed forces, spreading from one state to another, the Centre,…
- India
Kharge slams Agnipath, says Congress to protest from Sunday
Kalaburagi (Karnataka): Leader of the opposition in the Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge slammed the union government for introducing Agnipath scheme for the recruitment in armed forces and said the party will start…
- India
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…
- India
Protests in parts of Rajasthan against Centre’s Agnipath scheme
Jaipur: Scores of defence job aspirants led by the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) staged protests in several parts of Rajasthan on Thursday against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme for four-year contractual recruitment in…
- India
Listen to voice of unemployed youths: Rahul to PM Modi on Agnipath scheme
New Delhi: Amid protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to listen to the voice of unemployed youths and don’t take ‘agnipareeksha…
- India
‘Agnipath’ will give rise to more disaffection in youth: BJP MP Varun Gandhi to Rajnath Singh
New Delhi: Questioning various provisions of the Centre’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme that envisages recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis, BJP MP Varun Gandhi Thursday said it will give rise to more…
- India
Mayawati asks govt to reconsider ‘Agneepath’ scheme; calls it ‘unfair’
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati on Thursday hit out at the Union government over its new ‘Agneepath scheme’ of recruiting soldiers, terming it unfair towards rural youth. As announced, ‘Agneepath’…
- India
Recruitment of 10 lakh people in next 1.5 years: PM office
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked various government departments and ministries to undertake the recruitment of 10 lakh people on a “mission mode” in the next year and a half, his…
- Andhra Pradesh
AP govt misleading Centre on finances: Yanamala
Hyderabad: TDP politburo member Yanamala Ramakrishnudu on Tuesday accused the YSRCP government of misleading both the Centre and the people of Andhra Pradesh on the factual position of the state finances. Ramakrishnudu…
- India
Remarks against Prophet Mohammed: Vijayan asks Centre to punish “hate propagandists”
Thiruvananthapuram: Lashing out at the alleged remarks made against Prophet Mohammed by a former BJP spokesperson and an expelled party leader recently, Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Monday charged the Sangh…
- India
Norovirus cases: Centre asks Kerala State Surveillance Office to submit report
New Delhi: Amid two confirmed cases of the norovirus infection being reported from Kerala, the Union health ministry has asked the State Surveillance Office (SSO) to submit a detailed report in the…