General Puri News Today

The Union Government of Bharat, under the leadership of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, unveiled a brand-new scheme of recruitment in the Bharatiya

The fact that the service chiefs are ‘talking at’ instead of ‘talking to’ the angry aspirants is certainly not going to ease the already tense situation Agnipath has triggered, military analysts say.

Despite concerns over ballooning service pensions dominating the narrative during General Rawat’s tenure as CDS, the DMA and military leadership have lapsed into radio silence over the matter.

Northern Army Commander Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi on Monday reached Leh on a four-day visit to the worlds highest battlefield, to review training, operational preparedness, and induction of modern weapon systems, equipment, and logistics assets under Make in India initiative.

Public disorder over Agnipath stands compounded by the lack of a CDS which, in turn had deferred the knock-on ‘transformational’ institution of Integrated Theatre Commands.

Amid the increasing tension across the country over government's new military recruitment scheme Agnipath, Congress has said that this is not an 'issue for the youth alone'.

As protests against the Agnipath protests intensify, with several organisations temporarily shutting down operations in view of Bharat Bandh, security forces have been deployed at Vijayawada Junction railway station on Monday.

Indian Youth Congress workers on Monday stopped a train at the Shivaji Bridge railway station near Connaught Place in the national capital to push for their demand for a rollback of the 'Agnipath' defence recruitment scheme

A defence tri-service briefing today looked to clear doubts about the new military recruitment scheme 'Agnipath' and explained why the country needs this policy for mass entry to the armed forces.

Agnipath scheme: Department of Military Affairs said Agniveers kin will receive a compensation of Rs 1 crore if they sacrifice their life in service of the nation.