Amritpal Singh, 21, whose death eventually was claimed to be a case of suicide, did not get the due protocols that Army martyrs get during last rites. This ignited concerns about the Agnipath scheme in Punjab and Himachal...
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh's attack on the government came over a media report which claimed that many youths who joined the Indian Army as 'Agniveers' were leaving training midway.
The Agniveers who have successfully completed the service period can apply with documentary proof against Centralised Employment Notifications issued by Railway Recruiting Agencies for recruitment of staff from open market...
The Indian Army said the guard of honour during last rites is not decided on the basis of whether a soldier joined before the Agniveer scheme or after it.
Over the course of 24-week military training, they achieved excellent physical standards, gained proficiency in handling different types of weapons and learnt basics of warfighting in various scenarios and terrain...
Rajya Sabha MP PT Usha, a noted former athlete, and cricketer Mithali Raj were present at the historic programme. Among those passing out were 272 female Agniveers.
In another colourful passing out parade organised at Kilahari Drill Square in Punjab Regimental Centre in Ramgarh a total of 184 Agniveers passed out in the presence of their parents.
The move comes after the scheme that provides for recruitment of youths aged between 17-and-a-half years and 21 years in the Army, the Navy and the Air Force, largely on a four-year short-term contractual basis, drew...
During the conference, Naval Commanders would also be provided with an update on the implementation of the Agnipath scheme. The first batch of 'naval...
During the 74th Republic Day celebrations on Thursday, Six Agniveers will be part of the Navy's marching contingent when the ceremonial parade will take place...
The candidates were dispatched from the Army Recruiting Office in Srinagar to about 30 training centres of various regiments of the Indian Army on December 24.
As the counsel for the central government responded that 'Agniveer' is a different cadre from the regular cadre of armed forces, the high court said,...
Admiral Kumar added that the first batch of around 3,000 'Agniveers' has been inducted, out of which 341 are women. The Navy had received almost 10 lakh...
"The government has given us clear guidelines on Atmanirbhar Bharat. We have given assurances that the Indian Navy will become Aatmanirbhar by 2047," the Navy...
The skills gained by the Agniveers during their engagement with the armed forces will help build a highly competent and professional workforce which will be...
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi raised the issue of rising prices of essential commodities and the government's move to 'hike' the prices of diesel, petrol, and...
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) had earlier criticised the Agnipath Scheme and appealed to the central government to give defence job aspirants the chance to serve...
The height requirement for the hill people in Army recruitment rallies was reduced during the time of (former Chief of Defence Staff) General Bipin Rawat to...
The recruitment rally will be conducted at Zorawar Stadium, Sunjuwan military station, Jammu, from October 7 for the candidates from Udhampur, Rajouri, Poonch,...
The Army recruitment rally began on July 5 for male candidates of Nagpur, Wardha, Washim, Amravati, Bhandara, Gondia, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Akola and...
Agnipath Scheme: Several parts of the country had witnessed protests over the scheme that seeks to recruit youths between the age of 17-and-half years to 21...
The Defense Ministry has announced that the Indian Navy has received over 3 lakh applications under the Agnipath scheme.
The Centre recently unveiled the scheme for the recruitment of the youth aged between 17 and a half and 21 in the Army, Navy and the Air Force, largely on a...
JD(U) parliamentary board president Upendra Kushwaha came up with a couple of social media posts addressed to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in which he raised...
Presidential poll candidate Yashwant Sinha has termed the new list of unparliamentary words the latest in a series of assaults on the country's democracy by...
