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Delhi: Seven detained near Jama Masjid, Friday prayers go on peacefully
New Delhi: Seven people, belonging to either Mumbai or eastern Uttar Pradesh, were detained on Friday from Jama Masjid area here and are being interrogated by the Delhi Police, officials said. A senior…
- India
Agnipath row: 15 held, 225 booked for violence, blocking expressway near Noida
Noida: Protests against the Centre’s Agnipath scheme continued on Friday as scores of youngsters descended on the Yamuna Expressway and blocked traffic movement briefly, prompting Gautam Buddh Nagar police to lodge an FIR…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh: Vizag railway station shut, high alert at Guntur
Visakhapatnam: Railway authorities on Saturday closed the Visakhapatnam railway station and beefed up security at all other major stations in Andhra Pradesh as a precautionary measure to prevent protests against the Central government’s…
- India
Minor kills mother for not giving money to buy new clothes
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a minor boy in Odisha’s Keonjhar district allegedly killed his mother for not giving him money to purchase new clothes, police said on Friday. This incident occurred at…
- India
Number of nonvegetarians growing in India: NFHS
Hyderabad: The number of nonvegetarians is growing in the country, particularly in states which are opposed to nonvegetarian food like Gujarat, UP, MP, and Karnataka. The central government in its National Family…
- India
Agnipath row: Protests across country on June 16, 17; 11 states affected
Armed forces and aspiring army officers in several states of the country on June 16 and 17 that is protested against the newly launched Agnipath recruitment scheme. On June 13, the Bharatiya…
- India
Each state must define a target to make India USD 5-trillion economy: PM
New Delhi: Each state must recognise its strength and define a target as this is crucial for India to become a USD 5-trillion economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday. The…
- World
US President Joe Biden says his relationship with India is ‘very good’
Washington: US President Joe Biden said on Friday said that he shared a “very good” relationship with India and has visited the country twice, as he left on a weekend trip to…
- Technology
India has $85 bn opportunity in $500 bn global chip supply chain market
New Delhi: India has a $85 billion opportunity in the global $500 billion semiconductor manufacturing supply chain market comprising materials (gases, chemicals, minerals, equipment and services), a new report showed on Friday.…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man shot dead at Secunderabad station wanted to join army
Hyderabad: The youth who died in police firing at the Secunderabad railway station during the protest against new armed forces recruitment policy ‘Agnipath’ was preparing to join the army. Son of a…
- India
Selection process by IAF under Agnipath scheme to begin on June 24: IAF chief
New Delhi: The selection process by the Indian Air Force for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme will start from June 24, Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on…
- World
Energy crisis: Lanka awaits Indian nod for new credit line
Colombo: Sri Lanka is awaiting official confirmation from India on a new credit line that would allow the cash-strapped nation to have supplies of petrol and diesel for the next four months,…
- Telangana
1.52 lakh cr spent on irrigation projects in 8 years: Telangana govt
Hyderabad: Telangana government has spent over Rs 1.52 lakh crore during the past eight years on various irrigation projects, providing water to lakhs of acres. Keeping the exigencies in mind, Telangana Chief…
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KTR demands BJP govt to reconsider and review Agnipath scheme
Hyderabad: Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) working president KT Rama Rao (KTR) on Friday has demanded the central government to reconsider the controversial Agnipath scheme for recruitment into the Indian Army. His demand…
- India
‘Agnipath’ protests at 17 places in UP, Aligarh police station set ablaze
Lucknow: Protests against the ‘Agnipath’ scheme of recruitment in armed forces grew more virulent across Uttar Pradesh on Friday as the protestors set ablaze the Jattari police station building and a police…
