Agnipath: Protests continue in Bihar, WB, Odisha

Agnipath: Protests continue in Bihar, WB, Odisha

Patna/Kolkata/Bhubaneswar/Ranchi: Protestors continued to target railway properties in Bihar and West Bengal on Saturday to vent their ire against the Agnipath defence recruitment scheme disrupting train services in the eastern region for the fourth day in a row, while demonstrations were held on roads in Odisha and Jharkhand. Job aspirants also did push-ups on a […]

Rajnath okays proposal to reserve 10% vacancies in Defence Ministry for ‘Agniveers’

Rajnath okays proposal to reserve 10% vacancies in Defence Ministry for ‘Agniveers’

New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved a proposal to reserve 10 per cent of the job vacancies in the defence ministry for ‘Agniveers’ who meet requisite eligibility criteria. The approval to the proposal comes amid mounting protests against the ‘Agnipath’ recruitment scheme for defence services that was announced on Tuesday. “The 10 […]

India, EU trade pact to help unleash significant untapped potential: Goyal

India, EU trade pact to help unleash significant untapped potential: Goyal

Brussels: With India and the European Union (EU) formally resuming negotiations for proposed agreements on trade, investments and geographical indications (GI), Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has said implementation of these pacts would help unleash the significant untapped potential for enhancing economic ties between the two regions. India and the EU on June 17 […]

Sonia Gandhi stable, recovering well: Hospital sources

Sonia Gandhi stable, recovering well: Hospital sources

NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi is stable and recovering well, sources at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi said on Saturday, nearly a week after she was admitted to the facility owing to post-Covid issues. She was detected with a lower respiratory tract infection after her admission to the hospital, according to the […]

Empowerment of women imperative for India’s speedy development; making their lives easier govt’s priority: PM Modi

Empowerment of women imperative for India’s speedy development; making their lives easier govt’s priority: PM Modi

Vadodara: Asserting that empowerment of women and their rapid progress is necessary for the speedy development of the 21st century India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said making the lives of women easier and providing opportunities to them to move ahead are among the top priorities of his government. India is making plans and […]

No loudspeakers between 10 PM-6 AM in religious places, pubs, restaurants: HC

Bengaluru: The High Court of Karnataka has directed the State government to strictly implement the ban on the use of loudspeakers between 10 PM and 6 AM anywhere, including religious places, pubs and restaurants. A Division Bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi directed the authorities to also carry out […]

Indian fishermen to be released from Pakistan on Monday says officials

Indian fishermen to be released from Pakistan on Monday says officials

NEW DELHI:As many as twenty fishermen from Gujarat, who were captured at sea by Pakistan in the past, will be released and handed over to the Indian authorities on June 20, a state government official said on Friday. “We have been informed that 20 fishermen from Gujarat will be freed from jail in Pakistan on […]

Modi to lead yoga event at Mysuru Palace in Karnataka on Yoga Day

Modi to lead yoga event at Mysuru Palace in Karnataka on Yoga Day

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a mass Yoga event at the Mysuru Palace grounds in Karnataka on the International Day of Yoga on June 21, Union Ayush Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Friday. He will join 15,000 yoga enthusiasts who will participate in the event, Sonowal said. The programme is being held […]

Agnipath: Oppn steps up attack on govt amid protests, seeks scrapping of scheme

Agnipath: Oppn steps up attack on govt amid protests, seeks scrapping of scheme

New Delhi: The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the Agnipath scheme amid protests against it in several parts of the country and demanded that it be scrapped, even as official sources asserted that no change is being done to the Army’s regimental system under the new initiative. While Congress […]

Govt rejects criticism, issues clarification

Govt rejects criticism, issues clarification

New Delhi: As violent protests against the new recruitment scheme Agnipath raged across several states, the government on Thursday issued a clarification, asserting that not only the new model will bring in new capabilities to the armed forces but will also open up avenues for youth in the private sector as well as help them […]