'Not an inch lost to China': Ex-Army Chief Naravane stands firm, urges nation to keep defence forces out of politicsFormer Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane breaks his silence on his memoir "Four Stars of Destiny". He firmly defends his position th...
24 Apr, 2026, 11.31 PM IST
Agnipath a national security threat: CongressCongress criticizes Modi govt's Agnipath scheme, citing national security threat and personnel shortage in Eastern Ladakh. Rahul Gandhi con...
28 May, 2024, 12.25 PM IST
Will abolish Agnipath scheme & direct armed forces to resume normal recruitment: Congress ManifestoThe Congress party, unveiling its manifesto 'Nyay Patra' for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, pledged to abolish the "Agnipath" program an...
08 Apr, 2024, 06.33 PM IST
Agnipath recruitment rallies successfully conducted in Punjab, no plan to shift: SourcesIn the initial phase, the army had scheduled rallies in Ludhiana (August), Patiala and Gurdaspur (September), covering around a dozen distr...
14 Sep, 2022, 06.49 PM IST
Indian Army cautions against fake messages about recruitment of Gurkha soldiersIndia on Thursday reiterated that it will continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to the Indian Army under the Agnipath scheme. However, there ...
26 Aug, 2022, 08.44 PM IST
Agnipath scheme: SC transfers pleas to Delhi HC, seeks 'expeditious disposal'The Central government had also filed a caveat application in the Supreme Court urging it to hear the government in the petitions filed bef...
19 Jul, 2022, 01.00 PM IST
IAF receives 7.5 lakh applications under Agnipath scheme; closes registrationUnder the Agnipath scheme, those aged between 17-and-a-half and 21 years would be inducted into the armed forces for a four-year tenure and...
06 Jul, 2022, 03.37 PM IST
Around 20 per cent of naval 'Agniveers' this year will be womenThe Agnipath scheme, announced on June 14, seeks to recruit youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years to 21 for only four years w...
06 Jul, 2022, 03.35 PM IST
10,000 females registers for Indian navy's Agnipath recruitment10,000 females have registered themselves for the Navy opening under the Agnipath recruitment scheme as of Sunday. However, as the registra...
04 Jul, 2022, 04.51 PM IST
Over 80 trains cancelled amid Agnipath protests today, check hereIt further informed that as many as 71 Delhi area-bound commuter trains (including return services) have also been dismissed for today in t...
20 Jun, 2022, 11.18 AM IST
Agnipath Scheme will kill youth of the country, finish Army: Priyanka GandhiShe said that the government is not working for the poor and youth but for big industrialists. Her remarks came at a 'Satyagraha' protest h...
19 Jun, 2022, 05.03 PM IST
Security beefed up at Jantar Mantar ahead of Congress protest against Agnipath schemeThe grand old party is likely to hold a 'satyagraha' on Sunday at Jantar Mantar in solidarity with the youth protesting against Central gov...
19 Jun, 2022, 12.41 PM IST
Congress pledges to stand with protesting youth: Sonia Gandhi on AgnipathSonia Gandhi termed 'Agnipath' scheme "directionless", says unfortunate that govt has 'ignored' voice of youths. She has also appealed to y...
18 Jun, 2022, 04.41 PM IST
Centre has to take this back, the way it revoked farm laws: Owaisi on Agnipath scheme"Agnipath scheme is absolutely wrong decision taken by the Government and it is not good for the country at all. PM Modi thinks that our Na...
18 Jun, 2022, 10.59 AM IST
Training of first Agniveers will begin in Dec 2022, active service to commence in middle of 2023: Army chief General Manoj Pande"As far as the question of Agniveers going to recruitment training centres is concerned, the training of first Agniveers will begin this De...
17 Jun, 2022, 02.31 PM IST
Himachal Pradesh CM Thakur emphasizes 'need to understand Agnipath'; urges protesters to maintain peaceNotably, on Tuesday, the Cente had launched a new scheme for recruitment to the armed forces of India, by the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme...
17 Jun, 2022, 12.35 PM IST
Government relaxes upper age limit for Agnipath recruitment to 23 yearsThe move comes amid ongoing protest in different parts of the country due to the new recruitment scheme. The government had recently issued...
17 Jun, 2022, 08.40 AM IST