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Youngsters sit on railway tracks to protest against the Agnipath scheme, in Buxar, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. Centre, Tuesday announced the short-term recruitment plan to enlist young citizens into the armed forces. (PTI)

Protests against Agnipath scheme continue in Bihar; road, rail traffic...

In Muzaffarpur town, a large number of Army aspirants vented their ire by placing burning tyres on the roads

16 Jun 2022 11:37 AM IST

A health worker collects a swab sample from a man to test for COVID-19 during a weekend lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the coronavirus in Jammu. (AP/Channi Anand)

Sharp spike in daily COVID tally, India reports over 12,000 new cases...

The daily positivity rate was recorded at 2.35 per cent while the weekly positivity rate was at 2.38 per cent

16 Jun 2022 10:44 AM IST

Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, PDP Chief Mehbooba Mufti, West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC Chief Mamata Banerjee, NCP Chief Sharad Pawar, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge and DMK leader T. R. Baalu during a press conference after the opposition leaders meeting regarding upcoming Presidential elections, in New Delhi, Wednesday, June 15, 2022. (PTI Photo)

Opposition scrambles to field joint Prez candidate

Opposition leaders will again meet on June 21 to finalise their common candidate for the President's post

16 Jun 2022 1:47 AM IST

Police detain a Congress worker during a protest outside the AICC office against summoning of party leader Rahul Gandhi by the Enforcement Directorate (ED). (PTI)

Government blocking political activities, will face consequences:...

Ashok Gehlot said these past eight years would be marked as the 'black chapter in India's history'

15 Jun 2022 1:59 PM IST

There were only three bidders this year -- Airtel, Vodafone Idea and Reliance Jio -- against seven bidders during the last spectrum auction in 2016. (PTI file photo)

Cabinet gives nod for 5G auctions; 72097.8 MHz spectrum to be put on...

The bidders would be given an option to surrender the spectrum after 10 years with no future liabilities with respect to...

15 Jun 2022 12:48 PM IST

K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Mamata Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal (ANI)

Cracks in Mamata Banerjee-led 'opposition meet' for Presidential polls

The leaders who would likely to take part in the meeting include HD Deve Gowda, HD Kumaraswamy and Mehbooba Mufti

15 Jun 2022 11:23 AM IST

West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee during her visit to Darjeeling. (PTI Photo)

Mamata, Opposition in a huddle over Presidential polls

Mamata arrives in Delhi to galvanise opposition effors

15 Jun 2022 7:33 AM IST

(L-2R) Chief of Indian Army staff General Manoj Pande, Chief of Air staff, Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R. Hari Kumar pose for pictures during a press conference in New Delhi on June 14, 2022, to announce the new Agnipath scheme under which soldiers across the three military services will be recruited and will be called Agniveers. (Photo: AFP)

Government unveils Agnipath, radical new plan to recruit youths to...

After the completion of four years, up to 25% of the Agniveers from a batch would be selected to serve as regular cadre...

14 Jun 2022 11:30 PM IST

NCP chief Sharad Pawar will remain in home quarantine for next few days. (PTI Photo)

Sharad Pawar not in Presidential race: NCP

Senior Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge pitched for Pawar's name as the opposition's joint candidate for the...

14 Jun 2022 1:22 PM IST

Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi arrives to meet party workers at the AICC headquarters before leaving for the Enforcement Directorate (ED) office to appear in the National Herald case, in New Delhi, Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore)

ED quizzes Rahul Gandhi for second day in National Herald...

Delhi Police personnel were deployed in huge numbers and section 144 of the Code of Criminal Procedure was imposed...

14 Jun 2022 12:12 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks during a video conference as he releases benefits under the PM CARES for Children Scheme. (PTI Photo)

Government will create 10 lakh jobs in next 18 months

The unemployment rate in urban areas was 7.8 per cent while in rural areas it was seven per cent

14 Jun 2022 11:11 AM IST

NCP Chief Sharad Pawar addresses the media during a press conference at his residence, in New Delhi, Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (PTI)

Oppn parties propose Sharad Pawar as joint candidate in Prez polls

Congress talks to Mamata on joint strategy for Presidential polls

14 Jun 2022 6:45 AM IST