8th Pay Commission latest update: Railway technical staff seek multiple fitment factors, higher HRA, pay fixRailway technical supervisors have put forward significant demands to the 8th Pay Commission. Key proposals include a Rs 52,000 minimum sal...
20 May, 2026, 04.53 PM IST
BrahMos Aerospace announces job reservation for Agniveers in various departmentsBrahMos Aerospace has announced reservations for Agniveers under the Agnipath Scheme, becoming the first PSU and PDSU to do so. The company...
27 Sep, 2024, 04.53 PM IST
Opposition to push for discussion on Agnipath defence recruitment scheme in Parliament this week"We will definitely raise the issue in Parliament, however there is very little time to force a discussion on it as the session is ending o...
01 Aug, 2022, 10.34 AM IST
Petitions against Agnipath scheme: Supreme Court asks Delhi HC to decide firstRelegating the three petitions filed before it to the Delhi HC, the SC observed: "In our view, multiplicity of petitions on subject will no...
20 Jul, 2022, 12.34 AM IST
Agnipath scheme: Rajnath Singh to brief Parliamentary Consultative Committee on DefenceSingh will brief the Committee members about various aspects of the recently-launched Agnipath scheme, through which recruitment of soldier...
07 Jul, 2022, 10.15 PM IST
Army, Navy begin recruitment under Agnipath schemeViolent protests against the scheme had rocked several states for nearly a week after it was unveiled on June 14 and opposition parties dem...
01 Jul, 2022, 07.29 PM IST
Agnipath: Apprehension continues to remain over defence recruitment scheme; states yet to announce quota in govt jobsAfter the June 14 announcement of the 'Agnipath' scheme, at least 18 states and Union Territories - Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Tela...
26 Jun, 2022, 04.09 PM IST
Agnipath a transformative scheme; we will keep reviewing it: Rajnath SinghThe scheme, announced on June 14, seeks to recruit youths between the age bracket of 17-and-half years to 21 for only four years with a pro...
25 Jun, 2022, 10.03 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi will have to become 'maafiveer', take back 'Agnipath': Rahul GandhiIn a tweet in Hindi, Gandhi said, "I had said earlier also that the prime minister will have to withdraw the black farm laws." "In the same...
20 Jun, 2022, 12.50 PM IST
The case for Agnipath: Not just army, extend it to civil services tooFor a country that needs to desperately balance its defence requirements with its balance sheet, Agnipath is a timely intervention.
19 Jun, 2022, 11.21 PM IST
Agnipath scheme: More protests in Haryana, damage caused in Ludhiana railway stationA police official from Mahendergarh, which has seen strong protests against the defence recruitment scheme over past few days, said that a ...
18 Jun, 2022, 04.38 PM IST
Defence minister Rajnath Singh meets three service chiefs amid resentment against Agnipath schemeDefence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday held a meeting with the top brass of the Army, Navy and the Air Force on the overall situation a...
18 Jun, 2022, 02.28 PM IST
- Some political parties 'misleading' youths on 'Agnipath' scheme: Narendra Singh Tomar
Narendra Singh Tomar said the scheme was a major reform in the recruitment process in defence forces which has been implemented after 75 ye...
17 Jun, 2022, 08.21 PM 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
Protests against Agnipath recruitment scheme spread to several UP districtsAgnipath protests: In several districts, the police had to resort to lathi charge and fire teargas shells to disperse the mob. Bulandshahr,...
17 Jun, 2022, 02.25 PM IST
Protest against Agnipath scheme turns ugly in Hyderabad, police fire in air to disperse agitators"There was an incident (of firing), to control them and some firing also happened," the official told PTI. Tension prevailed at Secunderaba...
17 Jun, 2022, 01.27 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