Indian Army introduces online entrance test as first screening to streamline recruitmentWhen asked about the need to change the process, Lt Gen Sarna told ANI, "We felt that today the technological threshold and also the prolif...
24 Feb, 2023, 09.49 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
Bihar's Agnipath apprehensions: Fear of deep socioeconomic impact, marriage concerns for retireesWhile the protests spread quickly to most of north India and subsequently to the southern regions also, nowhere were they more intense than...
29 Jun, 2022, 11.04 AM 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
Agnipath scheme: Rahul Gandhi alleges Centre is weakening the Indian ArmyCongress leader Rahul Gandhi interacted with party workers at AICC Headquarters in Delhi and asked protestors to forget about the ongoing E...
22 Jun, 2022, 03.13 PM IST
Army rolls out Agnipath scheme amid nationwide protestsOn Sunday, the defence ministry clarified that all Agniveer aspirants would be required to give a certificate stating that they were not pa...
21 Jun, 2022, 12.31 AM IST
View: India needs to value all work, and not just government or office jobsHundreds of young people in Bihar, Haryana, UP and Rajasthan continue to protest against Agnipath, burning trains and destroying public pro...
20 Jun, 2022, 11.11 PM IST
One killed, trains torched as Agnipath protests singe IndiaThe scenes of chaos over the defence recruitment scheme that touched an emotive chord in thousands of youth and led to rail and road traffi...
17 Jun, 2022, 08.29 PM IST
Student groups in Delhi stage protest against Agnipath scheme, several detainedThe protesters raised slogans -- "Agnipath wapas lo, tanashahi nahi chalegi (take back Agnipath, dictatorship won't work) and also held pla...
17 Jun, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Opposition creating controversy over Agnipath scheme by provoking people: V K SinghSpeaking to reporters at the Nagpur airport over the violent protests and opposition to the new recruitment scheme, he said, "There is no c...
17 Jun, 2022, 02.54 PM IST
What links the burning trains in January to June: Lack of jobsBetween 2017 and 2022, the overall labor participation rate dropped from 46% to 40%. Among women, the data is even starker. About 21 millio...
17 Jun, 2022, 01.24 PM IST
Protests sparked by Centre's ‘Agnipath' scheme turn violent in Bihar; trains set afire, BJP MLA injuredPolice fired teargas shells and charged baton to disperse the angry youngsters who blocked railway tracks, threw burning tyres on roads and...
17 Jun, 2022, 11.49 AM IST
Agnipath: Oppn steps up attack on govt amid protests, seeks scrapping of schemeThe Opposition came down heavily on the government over the scheme and demanded a rollback. "No rank, no pension, no direct recruitment for...
16 Jun, 2022, 05.51 PM IST
Mayawati asks govt to reconsider 'Agnipath' scheme; calls it 'unfair'"After keeping the recruitment pending in the army for a long time, the centre has now announced a new recruitment scheme 'Agniveer' with a...
16 Jun, 2022, 12.15 PM IST
Agniveers will be skilled citizens, says Northern Army CommanderThe army commander said that on completion of the four-year period, Agniveers will go to society as a disciplined, dynamic, motivated and s...
16 Jun, 2022, 12.14 PM IST
Agnipath protests in Bihar; Army aspirants voice concern about job security, pensionsA protest was organised in Muzaffarpur city with thousands of job aspirants who have passed the physical examination in the past, opposing ...
16 Jun, 2022, 11.10 AM IST
Government should reconsider Agnipath scheme: Bhupinder Singh HoodaThe Centre on Tuesday unveiled the ambitious "Agnipath" scheme for recruitment of the youth aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the Army, ...
15 Jun, 2022, 07.30 PM IST