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'Agnipath vapas lo': Protests against Centre's new recruitment scheme for soldiers enters Day 2
Fp Staff • 3 years agoIn Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, protesters have set trains on fire, public and police vehicles have been attacked over the 'Agnipath' scheme
Providing facilities to those guarding borders top priority, says defence minister Rajnath Singh
• 3 years agoSingh said ensuring the development of the border areas is a major part of the government's comprehensive defence strategy
Soldiers know honour, but it’s time for social media users to discover it too
Vamsee Juluri • 3 years agoThe only thing I heard my father always say around servicemen was ‘Jai Hind’. It means something to them. I hope we can teach our young why it should mean something to them too
Supriya Sule introduces bill in Lok Sabha proposing Rs 2 crore ex-gratia, job quota, annual vacation for kin of martyrs from armed forces
• 6 years agoA private member bill seeking to provide one-time lump sum honorarium of Rs 2 crore, free railway passes and reservation up to 5 per cent in private and public jobs for dependents of martyrs of armed forces, was introduced in Lok Sabha
Delhi court seeks action taken report from police on Rahul Gandhi's 'derogatory' remarks against Narendra Modi
• 6 years agoA Delhi court has sought an Action Taken Report from the police on a criminal complaint seeking an FIR with sedition charges against Rahul Gandhi.
Narendra Modi to inaugurate National War Memorial in Delhi on 25 Feb; ‘iconic landmark’ to feature wall with names of fallen soldiers
• 6 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the National War Memorial near India Gate on 25 February, officials said Friday
BJP attacks Congress for trying to 'demoralise forces'; says under Narendra Modi's leadership, 'the country won't budge'
Fp Staff • 6 years ago"The style and content of what the Congress party's spokesperson said today and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan were very similar,... they will be happy seeing our principal opposition attacking and questioning our own prime minister," Ravi Shankar Prasad said.
Pentagon, US military look to exoskeleton technology to build 'super-soldiers'
• 6 years agoTest subjects in trials for the exoskeleton technology reported far greater physical endurance.
100th anniversary of end of World War-I: Memory of Indian soldiers who took part should evoke rage against British Empire
Praveen • 6 years agoBy valorising the sacrifices of Indian soldiers during World War-I, we insult the memories of those who resisted the empire—and exonerate those who sent soldiers to fight.
In 48th Mann Ki Baat, Narendra Modi lauds armed forces, says soldiers will give befitting reply to those who disrupt peace
Fp Staff • 6 years agoNarendra Modi on Sunday addressed the nation on the 48th edition of his 'Mann Ki Baat' radio programme and lauded the valour of the armed forces.