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SC agrees to hear next week pleas challenging Agnipath scheme

A vacation bench of Justices Indira Banerjee and JK Maheshwari said that petitions will be listed next week before an...

4 July 2022 1:22 PM 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)

Army and Navy recruitment process under Agnipath starts

The Indian Army plans to recruit 40,000 soldiers under the Agnipath scheme in the current financial year in two batches

2 July 2022 7:09 AM IST

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No plan to suspend Agnipath recruitment rallies in Punjab: Army

Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann said that he has asked the civil administration to provide all support to the Army to conduct...

15 Sept 2022 8:53 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Nepal Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba during a bilateral meeting, at Lumbini in Nepal. (PTI Photo)

Kamal Davar | How Agnipath' hiring by Army impacts India's ties with...

Nepal has rightly been worried about the adverse financial impact of the Agnipath scheme on its fragile economy

12 Sept 2022 8:32 AM IST

Terming as somewhat vague the definition of a terrorist act under the stringent UAPA law and warning against its use in a cavalier manner , the high court set aside the trial court orders rejecting bail to JNU students Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita and Jamias Asif Iqbal Tanha, allowing their appeals and admitting them to regular bail. PTI

Delhi HC dismisses challenge to Agnipath scheme

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad said there was no reason to interfere with...

27 Feb 2023 11:48 AM IST

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi with RJD leader Misa Bharti during a rally for Lok Sabha elections, in Paliganj, Monday, May 27, 2024. (PTI Photo)

Modi won't return as PM: Rahul Gandhi

Gandhi also announced financial support for women from below-poverty-line households

27 May 2024 11:56 PM IST

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. (PTI File Image)

NDA allies flag Agniveer, UCC, ONOE

The allies also indicated they would push for a nationwide caste census through the new government at the Centre

7 Jun 2024 1:54 AM IST

Indias 30th Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), Gen. Upendra Dwivedi, who took charge on June 30, will have, in all likelihood, an eventful and exacting tenure ahead. (Image: PTI)

Kamal Davar | Many challenges lie ahead as new chief takes charge of...

India's 30th COAS, Gen. Upendra Dwivedi, faces significant challenges from China and Pakistan

15 July 2024 11:05 AM IST