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New Delhi: Amid ongoing protests against new Army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced that government will reserve 10 per cent jobs in the Defence Ministry for Agniveers. “Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10 per cent of the job vacancies in Ministry of Defence for ‘Agniveers’ […]

Hyderabad: Transformational reforms are underway in the armed forces even as the country’s active borders and equally challenging internal threats mandate a very high level of operational preparedness, Army Chief General Manoj Pande said on Saturday. Addressing a Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy, Dundigal near here, he said emerging technologies such […]

Chandigarh: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Saturday strongly condemned the attack on a gurdwara in Kabul and urged the Centre to extend immediate assistance to ensure the safety of minorities in the Afghan capital. “Strongly condemn the attack at Gurudwara Karte Parwan in Kabul. Have heard reports of shots being fired at devotees, I’m […]

Bhopal: At least five people were killed and 36 injured after a mini-truck carrying a marriage party overturned in Madhya Pradesh’s Shahdol district. Driver of the speedily driven mini-truck, carrying around 50 people, lost control over the vehicle at a u-turn, due to which it overturned late Friday night, police said. “Four people died on the […]

New Delhi: The government will take action towards further strengthening the Railways Act to protect the property of the national carrier, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw Saturday said, as Agnipath protesters disrupted train services in parts of the country and damaged assets. Speaking at the TV9 Global Summit, Vaishnaw also appealed to the protestors to not […]

Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi penned an emotional note to mark his mother Heeraba’s 100th birthday on Saturday, in which he said that “maa isnt a mere word but it captures a range of emotions”. “Today, 18th June is the day my Mother Heeraba enters her 100th year. On this special day, I have penned […]

Chennai: As the protests against Central Government’s army recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ saw attack on railway property, the Southern Railway has increased security at all major stations across Tamil Nadu, including Chennai Central, Tiruppur, Coimbatore, Madurai, Salem, Jholarpet, Arkonam. The Tamil Nadu Police have cordoned off the main road in Chennai leading to the Army officers […]

New Delhi: Edtech platform Unacademy has fired more that 150 employees in the second round of layoffs at the company, after it asked around 600 workers to go in April this year as the funding winter settled in. Sources told IANS that the current layoffs have affected the team at Chandigarh-based PrepLadder, a leading post-graduate medical […]

New Delhi: Every state must recognise its strength, define its targets and develop a roadmap to achieve the same as this is essential for India to become a $5 trillion economy, Prime Minister Narenda Modi said at the national conference of Chief Secretaries which concluded on Friday. “Urban areas will be key in future development […]

Patna: Despite the ongoing Bihar Bandh called in the wake of the massive violence against the Agnipath army recruitment scheme, agitators on Saturday set fire to a bus, truck and two other vehicles in Jehanabad. The incident took place near the Tehta police outpost on the Patna-Gaya highway. The violent mob also pelted stones on a […]

New Delhi: India’s COVID-19 tally increased to 4,32,83,793 on Saturday as 13,216 more people tested positive for the viral disease and the active caseload climbed to 68,108, according to Union health ministry data. This is the first time in 113 days that India has recorded over 13,000 cases. The death toll increased to 5,24,840 with […]

Bidar: In a shocking incident, locals living in a village in Karnataka’s Bidar district have boycotted an Anganwadi centre run by the state government after it appointed a Dalit woman as a helper. The upper caste residents of Hatyala village have stopped sending their children to the centre ever since the appointment of Milana Bai […]

New Delhi: The Ministry of Home Affairs on Saturday announced that ‘Agniveers’ will be absorbed into the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Assam Rifles at the end of their four-year term in the army. MHA also announced three years of age relaxation, beyond the upper age limit to Agniveers for recruitment in CAPFs and […]

Hyderabad: Industries Minister and TRS working president KT Rama Rao on Saturday reminded Prime Minister Narendra Modi about his assurance to deposit Rs.15 lakh into the bank accounts of citizens. Sharing a tweet of a news agency which read Indian funds in Swiss Banks rise 50 percent to 14 year high of Rs.30.5 crore on […]

Guwahati: Agnipath is a game-changing scheme which will provide employment opportunities to the youth of the country, said Maj Gen Vikas Saini, GOC 51 Sub Area amid protests against the recruitment scheme in parts of the country. Addressing a press conference on the new defence recruitment policy at Narangi Military Camp in Guwahati on Friday, […]

Gandhinagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday met his mother Heeraben Modi at her residence in Gandhinagar on her 100th birthday. PM Modi tweeted this morning, “Took blessings of my mother today as she enters her 100th year.” Prime Minister arrived in Gandhinagar on Saturday morning. On the occasion of his mother’s birthday, PM Modi […]

By Pendyala Mangala Devi In States ruled by opposition parties, the Governors there often say the Constitution has given them powers to serve the public directly, and no one can stop them from doing so. Constitutional experts view this statement as unconstitutional. Constituent Assembly The Constituent Assembly discussed in detail the role and functions of […]

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 Uparabarada village under Nayakote police station of the mineral-rich Keonjhar district on Thursday. The accused, a 10-year school dropout had requested his […]

Hyderabad: An 18-year-old was killed and several others injured after the Railway Protection Force (RPF) opened fire to quell one of the most violent episodes of arson and vandalism Hyderabad has ever seen in recent years — this time over the union government’s Agnipath recruitment scheme for the armed forces. The Secunderabad Railway Station was […]

Hyderabad: The Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) has demanded that the Centre review the controversial Agnipath scheme, which was killing the aspirations of millions of youth who planned to join the Armed Forces to serve the nation. In a statement here on Friday, the TRS working president and minister K T Rama Rao said the Central […]

New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday said it has registered a case against 15 accused including the elder brother of Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and private firms for allegedly causing a loss of Rs 52.8 crore to the exchequer. The private companies, that are based in Gujarat, Rajasthan, West Bengal, […]

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 Friday amid violent protests in several states against the new military enrolment model. The Chief of Air Staff told PTI that raising the […]

Hyderabad: Several cities across at least nine States are witnessing violent protests by youngsters, allegedly defence job aspirants, against the union government’s latest scheme, Agnipath, which promises four-year basic jobs in the armed forces to youngsters who pass an all India online exam. The scheme also promises a tax-free amount of Rs.11.7 lakh when they […]

Hyderabad: Covid vaccine maker Bharat Biotech International Limited (BBIL), announced that its Covaxin (BBV152), has proven to be safe, well-tolerated, and highly immunogenic in paediatric subjects in phase II/III study. The study has been accepted and published in Lancet Infectious Diseases, a peer reviewed journal. Bharat Biotech had conducted phase II/III, open-label, and multi-centre study […]