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, […]
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 […]
Voting for 18 municipal councils and 28 municipalities was underway on Sunday in Haryana with the counting of ballots scheduled for June 22.The main contest is the between the state’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) alliance and the Congress, while the Aam Adam Party, in its maiden contest in the civic body […]
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to announce recruitment of troops under the ‘Agnipath’ policy next week. It has come up with detailed six-page note explaining to aspirants what is the new scheme, reported The Tribune. Candidates inducted through this scheme will be called ‘Agniveers’. These Agniveers once enrolled into the Indian Air […]
Reports have emerged from Kabul–assailants belonging to ISIS Khursan–having entered Gurdwara Karte Parwan, in the capital of Afghanistan on Saturday morning.Afghanistan-origin Sikhs living in the national capital, said they have received calls from Gurnam Singh, president, Gurdwara Karte Parwan, informing them about the attack. Manjinder Singh Sirsa of the BJP said he has spoken to […]
Violent protests over the Central Government’s ‘Agnipath’ scheme for recruitment in armed forces continued across Bihar and Uttar Pradesh on Friday. In Bihar, agitators disrupted rail and road traffic and set the Bhagalpur-New Delhi Vikramshila Express and Jammu Tawi-Guwahati Express trains on fire. Several organisations have given a 72-hour ultimatum to the Modi Government to […]
The Parliamentary Committee on Transport, Tourism and Culture, in its report submitted to Rajya Sabha Chairman Venkaiah Naidu today, recommended allowing religious rituals at sites declared as “protected monuments” by the Archeologiocal Survey of India (ASI).The committee headed by BJP RS member TG Venkatesh felt several historical monuments across the country held immense religious significance […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will have to appear at the ED office again on Friday as the questioning in connection with the National Herald case will continue. On Wednesday, Rahul Gandhi appeared before the investigative agency for the third consecutive day for questioning. Congress workers have been staging protests over Rahul Gandhi’s questioning in the […]
Union defence minister Rajnath Singh and the three service chiefs on Tuesday introduced the short-term defence recruitment policy called Agnipath at a press conference. “The Cabinet Committee on Security has taken a historic decision today to approve the transformative scheme of ‘Agnipath’. Under this, Indian youth would be granted an opportunity to get inducted into […]