Agniveers

Agnipath scheme: India to continue recruiting Gurkha soldiers to Indian Army

The Agnipath scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the armed forces for a period of four years. The Agnipath scheme has been designed to enable a youthful profile of the armed forces

With rural India raring to walk Agnipath, onus on government to make the scheme succeed

The opinion in villages across Uttar Pradesh is that instead of mulling over the uncertainty of the future, let’s take the word of the government and go for the opportunity which has come their way

Explained: How Indian Army will recruit Nepali Gorkhas under Agnipath scheme and why it's a concern

The Indian Army takes in Nepalese soldiers under the tripartite treaty signed between Nepal, India and Britain in 1947. India currently has 43 Gorkha battalions serving in seven regiments

Haryana goverment to arrange coaching for students intending to serve as Agniveers

The coaching will be started in batches of 50-50 in 200 schools of the state

Delhi HC to hear pleas challenging Centre's Agnipath Scheme on 20 July

The Agnipath scheme, announced on 14 June, provides for the recruitment of youths in the defence forces Army between the age of 17-and-a-half and 21 for only four years with a provision to retain 25 per cent of them for 15 more years

Service chiefs to meet PM Modi today, likely to brief him on Agnipath scheme

The Agnipath scheme was launched last week and following protests, the central government has announced several support measures in the last few days to allay apprehensions surrounding the new recruitment scheme into the armed forces

Agnipath protest : 5000 security personnel deployed, schools closed in Jharkhand

Shops and business establishments remained open in capital Ranchi, the steel city of Jamshedpur, Palamu and elsewhere

Is Agnipath not insult to late CDS Rawat who wanted jawans' retirement age raised? Congress to Government

Congress General Secretary Ajay Maken said General Rawat had advocated raising the retirement age of soldiers to 58 years

Agnipath protests: Ramdev appeals to youth to not resort to violence

Over the past few days, incidents of protesters vandalising railway stations, setting trains on fire and blocking roads and railway tracks have been reported across India

Watch: Man breaks down on camera, blames Agnipath protesters for burning his car

According to reports, over 500 trains have been cancelled due to the Agnipath protests. This includes 348 passenger trains and 181 Mail/Express trains, according to the Railway Ministry