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Agnipath threat to Indian security: Haryana farmers, khap panchayats
Chandigarh: The agitation against the Central government’s Agnipath recruitment scheme continued for a second day on Friday, with protesters blocking roads and railway tracks in parts of Haryana, largely close to the…
- India
Uttar Pradesh: Cops offer roses to all namazis in Lucknow
Lucknow: The Lucknow police on Friday indulged in a bit of ‘Gandhigiri’ to ensure that Friday prayers pass off peacefully. Led by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (ADCP) Chiranjeev Nath Sinha, the…
- India
Agnipath agitators target properties of BJP leaders, Railways in Bihar
Patna: Protests against Agnipath scheme intensified in Bihar’s several districts on Friday with the agitators damaging the Railways properties and targeting the BJP leaders in West Champaran district. The agitators attacked BJP…
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Agnipath Row: Protests erupt at several places in Odisha
Bhubaneswar: Protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme spread to Odisha on Friday as hundreds of aspirants for recruitment in the Armed Forces blocked the arterial Ring Road in Cuttack and tore down…
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Samsung to unveil Galaxy F13 in India on June 22
New Delhi: With an aim to expand its F-series lineup, tech giant Samsung on Friday announced that it is all set to launch a new smartphone — Galaxy F13 — in India…
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Agnipath protests: Sec 144 imposed in Gurugram as precautionary measure
Gurugram: The Gurugram district administration has imposed Section 144 as a precautionary measure even though no fresh protest was reported here on Friday against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme to recruit soldiers. Deputy…
- 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…
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Photos: Heavy security deployed at Secunderabad rly station amid Agnipath row
Hyderabad: Heavy security was deployed at Secunderabad Railway Station, on Friday, after violent protests broke out against the Central government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment into the armed forces. The situation on the…
- India
MP: Protests over Agnipath turn violent in Indore, 15 held
Indore: Protests over the Centre’s Agnipath recruitment scheme turned violent in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore on Friday morning after hundreds of protesters gathered on tracks near a railway station in the city and…
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Agnipath row: Wave of agitations reach Bengal
Kolkata: The wave of agitations against Agnipath, the proposed short-term entry scheme to the armed forces, on Friday reached West Bengal. Till 11 a.m. on Friday, the agitations were restricted to Thakurnagar…
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Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
Lakhisarai: Protests against the Center’s ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme intensified in Bihar on Friday as angry aspirants set fire to at least 20 bogies of the New Delhi-Bhagalpur Vikramshila Express and New Delhi-Darbhanga…
- Technology
Microsoft Defender now available for individuals, families
New Delhi: As cyber threats become more sophisticated, Microsoft has announced the availability of its online security application ‘Microsoft Defender’ for individuals and families. The ‘Microsoft Defender’ app is now available to…
- India
Agnipath row: Buses vandalised, stones pelted in UP districts
Lucknow: Roadways buses were vandalised in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad on Friday as mobs protesting against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme went on rampage. Youths protesting against the short-term contract scheme in armed forces, pelted…
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Homegrown esports startup FanClash raises $40 mn to go global
New Delhi: Homegrown esports startup FanClash on Friday said it has raised $40 million in its Series B funding to expand its global footprint. Founded in mid-2020, FanClash recently expanded to the…
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US is there for India: Biden administration
Washington: The United States is there for India, the Biden administration has said, noting that New Delhi’s relationship with Moscow developed over several decades when Washington was not ready for that. “We have…
