'Until it becomes perfect, many things have to be changed, evaluated': Former Lt Gen DP Pandey hails Cabinet's Agnipath extensionResponding to queries regarding the government's decision to introduce a 'Second Tour of Duty' and expand regular enrolment pathways, Lt Ge...
04 Nov, 2026, 06.51 PM IST
Agniveers' tenure extended by two years; CDS says 75% outgoing Agniveers will also be given option to continue in armed forcesAgniveer extension news: The Centre has announced a two-year engagement extension for the remaining 75% of Agniveers following feedback on ...
04 Nov, 2026, 04.21 PM IST
1st batch of Agniveers retiring soon: What's the retirement money, career options and benefits they will getBy 2026, approximately 18,300 Agniveers will finish their service in the armed forces, marking a pivotal transition. To ease their shift in...
28 Oct, 2026, 11.38 AM IST
CRPF mulls restoring Army ranks abolished 30 years ago; promotions, Agniveers in focusThe CRPF is considering reintroducing the lance naik and naik ranks, abolished in 1997, to address promotion delays among its 3.25 lakh per...
17 Oct, 2026, 01.16 PM IST
Ex-Agniveers may get Delhi govt jobs without exams, physical testsThe Delhi government is considering direct recruitment of former Agniveers into police and fire services. This recruitment may occur withou...
06 Oct, 2026, 12.04 PM IST
Being Indian Army Agniveer far better than working in Gulf: Gorkha soldiers protest in NepalFormer Gorkha soldiers demonstrated in Pokhara, Nepal, urging India to restart recruitment. They submitted a memorandum requesting immediat...
14 Aug, 2026, 09.24 AM IST
Modi govt forced Agnipath Scheme on army: Mallikarjun KhargeCongress president Mallikarjun Kharge accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of engaging in "petty politics" on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Kharge cl...
27 Jul, 2024, 12.39 AM IST
PM Modi 'betrayed' youth by 'forcibly' imposing Agnipath scheme: Rahul GandhiRahul Gandhi vows to revoke the controversial Agnipath scheme and ensure justice for youth aspiring to serve in the armed forces under an I...
24 May, 2024, 09.40 PM IST
SC dismisses two pleas challenging Delhi HC judgment on Centre's Agnipath schemeThe bench, however, posted a third fresh plea related to recruitment in the Indian Air Force (IAF) prior to the launch of the Agnipath sche...
10 Apr, 2023, 01.03 PM IST
Delhi HC dismisses plea against Agnipath scheme, says it was introduced in national interestThe Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed batch of petitions challenging the Centre's Agnipath scheme for recruitment in armed forces. A ben...
27 Feb, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
AAP will fully support Agnipath scheme: Arvind KejriwalThe Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier criticised the Agnipath Scheme and appealed to the central government to give defence job aspirants t...
14 Sep, 2022, 06.00 PM IST
Agnipath scheme to weaken Army: Bhupinder Singh HoodaThe opposition party had announced that it will stage a "satyagraha" across all the Assembly constituencies in the country on Monday, deman...
27 Jun, 2022, 07.30 PM IST
No question of rollback of Agnipath scheme, government's move not a knee-jerk reaction, says NSA DovalDoval said under Agnipath scheme, every youth of this country who has got the desire and motivation and feels a sense of commitment to defe...
21 Jun, 2022, 03.24 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
Agnipath scheme: Protesters pelt stones at vehicles, block railway tracks in HaryanaIn Ballabhgarh, protesters, mainly college students, raised slogans against the Agnipath scheme and resorted to stone pelting near Anaj Man...
17 Jun, 2022, 05.58 PM IST
Agnipath scheme: Violent protests continue in Bihar, 2 trains set on fireThe agitation by the students and job aspirants continued in almost all the districts of Bihar. Several organisations have given a 72-hour ...
17 Jun, 2022, 11.26 AM IST
No compromise with quality of cadets recruited under Agnipath scheme: IAF officerThe Centre on Tuesday rolled out the Agnipath scheme offering four-year military training to youth from the ages 17.5 years to 21 years.
16 Jun, 2022, 11.11 AM IST