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What Is Agneepath Scheme?
The scheme is called AGNIPATH and the youth selected under this scheme will be known as Agniveers. AGNIPATH allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the Armed Forces for a period of four years.
June 17, 2022 -
Centre announces radical scheme to make armed forces attractive
The scheme, cleared by the Union Cabinet, is called Agnipath and the youth selected under it will be known as ''Agniveers''. The scheme allows patriotic and motivated youth to serve in the armed forces for a period of four years.
June 14, 2022 -
46 held for violence, additional forces rushed to Andhra town
Police tightened the security with the deployment of additional forces called from various districts to prevent further flare-up amid reports of more groups planning protests in support of the government proposal to rename Konaseema district as Dr B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district.
May 25, 2022 -
Russian forces fully withdraw from northern Ukraine: UK
The Ministry added that "at least some of these forces will transferred to east Ukraine to fight in Donbas" which comprises the separatist regions of Donetsk and Luhansk.
April 8, 2022 -
Putin’s decimated forces could lose war in Ukraine: Top UK General
When the invasion began on February 24, it was assumed to be inevitable that Russian tanks would roll into Kiev within hours. But after a series of strategic blunders and the remarkable resistance of Ukrainian troops on the battlefield, the outcome of the campaign could now be in doubt.
March 7, 2022 -
Russian forces continue advancing ‘in all directions’
Troops from Lugansk have advanced up to 46 km and captured the settlements of Schastia and Muratovo, while troops from Donetsk have advanced another 10 km from the frontline, according to the ministry.
February 27, 2022 -
SC to hear plea seeking deployment of paramilitary forces in Bengal local polls
A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana agreed to list the matter for tomorrow on February 25 after hearing brief submissions by senior advocate P S Patwalia who mentioned the plea before Chief Justice N V Ramana and pressed for an urgent hearing saying the high court had left the decision on the state election commission (SEC).
February 24, 2022 -
Security forces discuss strategy against Pakistani drone intrusions, narco-terror
The high-level meeting was held following a series of drone intrusions and attempts of Pakistan-backed elements to smuggle narcotics, arms, and ammunition through the international border and Line of Control (LoC).
February 10, 2022 -
Great Games~I
It seems the Taliban had developed a two-fold strategy: (i) to create disaffection among the people about the government, and the US and NATO forces, and, (ii) preparing for a final military assault to take over Kabul once the foreign forces left which, they assumed, was bound to happen.
October 10, 2021 -
Israeli forces capture 2 more escaped Palestinian prisoners
The police identified one of the men as Zakaria Zubeidi, a resident of the West Bank city of Jenin and high-profile militant leader of the Second Intifada, the Palestinian uprising of 2000-2005
September 12, 2021 -
Afghan forces launch counter-offensive in Kunduz
The defence Ministry spokesman has insisted that the Taliban's attempts to gain land in Faizabad and Herat have been repulsed.
August 9, 2021 -
India to have Chief of Defence Staff soon, announces PM Modi on 73rd Independence Day
A high-level committee set up to examine the gaps in the country's security system in the wake of the Kargil war in 1999 had called for appointment of a Chief of Defence Staff as a single-point military adviser to the Defence Minister.
August 15, 2019 -
Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter
A Naxal was gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district On Saturday, police said. The exchange of fire took place around 3 pm in the forests of Karka village under Gangaloor police station limits in which one ultra was killed, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police Mohit Garg told PTI. A team of...
January 6, 2018 -
Caste-based rallies: Haryana tense, additional forces sought from Centre
In view of scheduled rallies by Jat and non-Jats communities in Haryana on Sunday, the state government has sought additional force from the Centre government to maintain law and order situation, as tension prevailed in many parts of the state ahead of two caste-based rallies. Speaking to The Statesman, Haryana Director General of Police (DGP) BS Sandhu...
November 25, 2017 -
Iraqi forces kill 80 IS terrorists near Tal Afar
Iraqi security forces on Monday killed 80 Islamic State (IS) terrorists during a search campaign in the liberated areas near the city of Tal Afar, the Iraqi military said. The soldiers of the 15 Infantry Division, backed by helicopter gunships, killed 65 IS terrorists and 15 suicide bombers wearing explosive belts at a village near...
September 12, 2017 -
US forces in South Korea moving to new military base
American forces in South Korea started moving to a new military base to the south of capital Seoul. The Eighth US Army command of the US Forces Korea (USFK) held an opening ceremony on Tuesday for its new headquarters at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek, 70 km south of Seoul, reports Xinhua news agency. The move...
July 11, 2017 -
Iraqi forces close in on Mosul with bit-by-bit push
Iraqi forces battling Islamic State (IS) terrorists on Monday pushed further into northern Mosul, the Iraqi military said. The army's 9th Armored Division and elite forces of the federal police, known as Rapid Response, freed the neighbourhood of Harmat and raised the Iraqi flag over some of its buildings after heavy clashes against IS terrorists,...
May 9, 2017