US Army raises maximum enlistment age to 42The US Army is increasing its maximum enlistment age to 42. This change brings the Army in line with other military branches. Individuals u...
26 Mar, 2026, 04.09 PM IST
The US military spent $6 billion in the past 3 years to recruit and retain troopsTo combat enlistment shortfalls, the U.S. military spent over $6 billion on recruitment and retention incentives in the last three years. T...
25 May, 2025, 05.13 PM IST
Nepal seeks to pause recruitment of Gurkhas into Indian army under 'Agnipath' planAn agreement between London, New Delhi and Kathmandu after India's independence from colonial rule in 1947 allowed India and Britain to con...
29 Aug, 2022, 08.43 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
NC, Apni party & AAP seeks immediate rollback of 'Agnipath' schemeDecrying the 'Agnipath' scheme as a "draconian policy" opposed to the interests of the youth, senior AAP leader and former minister Harsh D...
18 Jun, 2022, 07.53 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
Defence veterans divided over cause of protests against 'Agnipath' schemeThe government announced the scheme on Tuesday to recruit soldiers in the Army, Navy and the Air Force on a contract for four years without...
16 Jun, 2022, 08.40 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
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
10% reservation ‘no impact on armed forces’Officials tracking the development said the quota will not have any effect on the defence services as the army, air force and navy are exem...
10 Jan, 2019, 04.44 PM IST
Woman can join and serve in Territorial Army: Centre to HCThe Centre has said there is no discrimination in the selection procedure, eligibility criteria and terms of service of women candidates or...
25 Jul, 2016, 07.24 PM IST
17 per cent shortage of officers in armed forces: Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar'At present government is hiring additional one per cent officers every year and in next ten years the problem of shortage of officers will...
12 Dec, 2014, 02.38 PM IST
SC refuses to relook its verdict on Army recruitment policyThe Supreme Court has declined to review its order dismissing a PIL which had questioned the recruitment policy in Army alleging it to be o...
21 Apr, 2014, 08.39 PM IST
Review plea filed in Supreme Court on Army recruitment policyGrouping of people from a particular region in an Army regiment is unconstitutional and amounts to discrimination on caste, region and reli...
13 Apr, 2014, 11.39 AM IST
Army recruitment done on caste, region, religion lines, SC toldGrouping of people from a particular region in an Army regiment is unconstitutional and amounts to discrimination on caste, region and reli...
04 Dec, 2013, 05.05 PM IST
No caste, region & religion based recruitment done: Army to SCThe Army has told the Supreme Court that it does not recruit on the basis of caste, region and religion.
29 Sep, 2013, 01.42 PM IST
- Orphans to get opportunity to join Indian Army
Seeking to provide opportunities to orphan youth to join its ranks, the Indian Army has relaxed its recruitment rules to allow them to join...
24 May, 2013, 10.18 PM IST