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CENTRE MAKES INTENT CLEAR, NO ROLL BACK OF AGNIPATH

20 Jun 2022

The Central government on Sunday made it clear that Agnipath, the newly unveiled policy of recruitment to all three armed forces “will not be rolled back”. “Coming to the rollback of the scheme, no. Why should it be rolled back? It is the only progressive step to making the country...

From deal breaker to deal maker, India scores a win at WTO

18 Jun 2022

India has succeeded in bringing the World Trade Organization (WTO) around its concerns over Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and fisheries in the recently concluded WTO 12th Ministerial Conference in Geneva. To top it all, like an icing on the cake, the country managed to achieve all the...

Pakistan remains on FATF ‘grey list’

18 Jun 2022

Global financial watchdog the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) said on Friday that Pakistan will continue to stay on its ‘grey list’ and a final decision to remove it from the list will be taken after an “on-site” verification visit by the Paris-based body. This decision was announced after the...

ONE DEAD IN TELANGANA, TRAINS TORCHED AS ANTI-AGNIPATH PROTESTS SPREAD

18 Jun 2022

One person was killed in police firing in Secunderabad in Telangana on Friday even as ongoing violent protests against Agnipath, the centre’s new recruitment policy for Indian armed forces, spread to several states and districts. Protesters have set about 12 trains on fire at various places, leading to Indian Railways...

ED finds Rahul tough nut to crack, gets little clue

17 Jun 2022

Even as Congress workers and leaders hit the streets across several states on Thursday in protest against what Congress calls ‘vendetta politics’ of the BJP, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) interrogators are finding Rahul Gandhi a tough nut to crack. Though the Congress MP from Wayanad has been grilled over three...

VIOLENCE OVER AGNIPATH, DEMANDS GROW OF SCRAPPING THE SCHEME

17 Jun 2022

Barely two days after the Central government unveiled its recruitment policy for all three arms of Indian armed forces, massive protests against contractual employment erupted across Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, with thousands of youth hitting the streets and vandalising state property on Thursday. Eponymously called ‘Agnipath’, the new...

CAN AGNIPATH BE A GAME CHANGER?

17 Jun 2022

The Government has announced its game changing new recruitment drive for the armed forces. Called Agnipath the aim is to recruit 46,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen annually, starting from September 2022. All other recruitment drives for the armed forces will be cancelled. The Agnipath will recruit personnel between the ages...

HARDIK PANDYA NAMED INDIA CAPTAIN VS IRELAND

16 Jun 2022

All-rounder Hardik Pandya will lead the Indian cricket team during its two-match T20I series against Ireland beginning June 26. The BCCI on Wednesday also named pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar as the vice captain. The Baroda-born Hardik was recently named as the deputy to Rishabh Pant after both Rohit Sharma and KL...

ED interrogates Rahul for third day; Congress protests continue

16 Jun 2022

Enforcement Directorate (ED) officials questioned Congress leader and MP Rahul Gandhi the third consecutive day on Wednesday even as thousands of Congress workers and senior leaders continued their protests at the AICC headquarters at Akbar Road and the agency’s headquarters in Central Delhi. Gandhi was questioned by ED officials after...

OPPOSITION TO PUT UP A COMMON PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE

16 Jun 2022

Leaders of 17 Opposition parties, including Congress, in a meeting held here on Wednesday decided to field a common candidate for the office of the President of India. The meeting was held in the Constitution Club here at the behest of West Bengal Chief Minister and TMC leader Mamata Banerjee...

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