Agneepath Scheme

Lucknow : The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Samajwadi Party have slammed the Centre over the 'Agnipath' scheme, claiming that it was introduced in haste.BSP supremo Mayawati expressed in a tweet on Monday that "The new Agnipath scheme has…

New Delhi : As many as 529 trains were cancelled on Monday in the wake of massive pan-India protest against the Centre's newly introduced defence recruitment scheme Agnipath.Of the 529 trains, 181 were mail/express trains and 348 were…

New Delhi : Going against his party line, Congress MP Manish Tewari has come in support of the Central government's Agnipath scheme. This comes amid a major nationwide protest launched by the party, which is demanding its rollback.…

New Delhi : Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra led the Congress protest at Jantar Mantar here on Sunday against the central government's new scheme of recruitment in defence forces, 'Agnipath'. Several Congress leaders also…

New Delhi : Lt. General Anil Puri, Additional Secretary, Department of Military Affairs, on Sunday said that reform was long pending in the defence recruitment process, and vandalism and protesters have no place in the Army. Before…

Patna : Poor states like Bihar are burning for the last four days due to the sudden announcement by the Narendra Modi government of the new military recruitment scheme - Agnipath. Experts believe that the Centre had not fully discussed…

New Delhi : As the agitation over the Central government's Agnipath recruitment scheme continues across the nation, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh chaired a meeting with the service chiefs for the second straight day at his residence.…

Hyderabad : AIMIM President Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday appealed to the Central government to immediately rollback defence services recruitment scheme 'Agnipath'.Reacting to the government's statement ruling out a rollback, the Hyderabad MP…

New Delhi : Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday chaired a top-level meeting with service chiefs in Delhi amid massive protests over Agnipath scheme.The crucial meeting of the Defence Minister with the service chiefs was held shortly…

Guwahati : Protests against the Centre's Agnipath scheme for short-term recruitment into the armed forces reached Assam's Nagaon district on Saturday where a group of students agitated against the Centre's move. The protesters claimed…