Defence

KERAN (KUPWARA): Despite the recent spurt in targeted killings in the mesmerising Kashmir Valley, the fact is the bravehearts of the Indian army had tightened the noose around the terrorists while battling the elements of nature in one of the most challenging climes. While we, on the plains of India, are complaining about the harsh […]

  NEW DELHI: As protests against the military recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ intensified in several parts of India, the Centre on Saturday announced a 10 per cent reservation for ‘Agniveers’, the recruits in the defence ministry jobs. The reservation will be implemented in the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and defence civilian posts, and all the 16 […]

NEW DELHI: Rahul Gandhi on Friday took potshots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he said that he is not ready to understand what the people of the country want. Embattled former Congress president, who appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for three consecutive days in connection with the National Herald case, alleged that PM […]

  DEHRADUN: As protests against the defence recruitment scheme ‘Agnipath’ broke out in several parts of Uttarakhand, DGP Ashok Kumar on Friday appealed to the youth not to indulge in violence even as the state government ordered an enquiry. “I appeal to the youth of the state to maintain peace and not to indulge in […]

Out of the stated highlights of the Agnipath Scheme, to me, the two big ones are: A) 25% of the top performers at the end of their 4-year stint get a chance to enrol in the Indian Army. That is a decent proposition, considering that only the best of all the regular applicants to the […]