The three service chiefs separately met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and briefed him about their plan to implement the Agnipath scheme and related issues against the backdrop of the ongoing protests against the new policy for military recruitment.The scheme announced on June 14 seeks to recruit youngsters in the age bracket of 17-and-a-half […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate for the fifth day of questioning in the National Herald money-laundering case.Gandhi, 52, along with his security escort, arrived at the ED headquarters on APJ Abdul Kalam Road in central Delhi at 11.15am. A strong contingent of police and paramilitary personnel was deployed around […]
The CBI has arrested Joint Drugs Controller S Eswara Reddy for allegedly receiving a Rs 4 lakh bribe to waive the Phase 3 clinical trial of the Insulin Aspart injection, a product of Biocon Biologics under development to manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, officials said on Tuesday.Biocon Biologics is a subsidiary of the […]
Yoga brings peace to our universe, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, as he led the main event of the International Day of Yoga in the backdrop of the iconic Mysuru Palace on Tuesday.Thousands of people joined the Prime Minister in the mass Yoga demonstration here. “This whole universe starts from our own body and soul. […]
Eighty-four-year-old Yashwant Sinha may emerge as the opposition’s consensus candidate for the July 18 presidential election with the ex-NDA minister throwing first strong hints that he is ready to run for the highest office of the country.“I am grateful to Mamataji for the honour and prestige she bestowed on me in the TMC. Now a […]
The Delhi Police has arrested three persons, including two shooters, in connection with the killing of popular Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala, officials said on Monday, adding that one of them was in touch with Canada-based gangster Goldy Brar at the time of the incident. Eight grenades along with an under-barrel grenade launcher, nine electric detonators, […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Bengaluru on Monday, kickstarting his two-day visit to Karnataka. In a video shared by news agency ANI, PM Modi was accorded a grand welcome by the Bharatiya Janata Party workers.The prime minister inaugurated the Centre for Brain Research at the Indian Institute of Science in Bengaluru. Karnataka governor Thawarchand […]
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday slammed the Narendra Modi government over the Agnipath scheme for recruitments in the armed forces, alleging that the Bharatiya Janata Party was trying to create its own armed cadre through the programme, PTI reported. “The BJP is trying to create its own armed cadre base through this […]
The Indian Army on Monday issued a notification for the recruitment of ‘Agniveers’ under the Agnipath recruitment schemes. This notification comes amid the ongoing protests across the country. “The registrations will be opened from July onwards by the respective Army Recruitment Offices (ARO) for Agniveer General Duty, Agniveer Technical, Agniveer Technical (aviation/ammunition examiner), Agniveer clerk/store […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the main tunnel and five underpasses of the Pragati Maidan Integrated Transit Corridor project, an integral part of the Pragati Maidan redevelopment projects. Meanwhile, a video from the venue of the event emerged in which PM Modi can be seen picking up litter at the newly launched tunnel. […]