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Youth set a train ablaze during a protest against Agneepath scheme for Armed forces, in Chhapra on Thursday. (ANI Photo)KOLKATA: Veteran generals and air commanders have mixed opinions on the protests now rocking parts of the country…

NEW DELHI: The ED has allowed Congressleader Rahul Gandhi's request to defer his questioning in the National Herald money-laundering case from June 17 to June 20 owing to personal reasons, officials said on Thursday. The Congress MP…

NEW DELHI: Heatwave conditions have abated in all parts of the country, with the southwest monsoon progressing towards central and east India and a fresh Western Disturbance affecting the northwest region, the India Meteorological…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader and MP Manish Tewari on Thursday said the new Agnipathscheme is a much-needed reform in the right direction while noting that the armed forces should not be an employment guarantee programme. The government on…

GUWAHATI: Assam continued to reel under heavy rain for the third consecutive day with two more deaths reported due to landslides on Wednesday, and the flood situation taking a turn for the worse, officials said. Two children were crushed…

NEW DELHI: The Central government on Thursday issued myths and facts on the 'Agnipath' recruitment scheme to avoid the spread of misinformation after the youth staged a protest against the scheme in several north Indian states. In an…

NEW DELHI: A special meeting of foreign ministers from India and Southeast Asian countries opened Thursday with co-chairs India and Singapore calling for a strengthening of ties amid Russia's war in Ukraine and a heightened rivalry…

NEW DELHI: Angry protests have erupted in states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana against the Centre's “Agnipath” scheme — a radical new recruitment plan for India's armed forces. The Agnipathscheme, announced on Tuesday, seeks to…

NEW DELHI: The Congress Thursday hit out at the government over the Agnipathscheme for recruitment of soldiers on a short-term basis, saying it carries multiple risks and subverts the longstanding traditions and ethos of the armed…

NEW DELHI: India will need an investment of over $10 trillion to achieve its net-zero emission target by 2070, a report said on Thursday. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced India's zero emission target to be achieved by 2070 at…