Day: June 17, 2022

One dead in India in clashes with police over military recruitment overhaul

NEW DELHI, June 17 – One protester was killed in southern India’s Secunderabad city on Friday during clashes with police as demonstrations over a new military recruitment system turned violent, a local government official said. “The body has been shifted to a hospital for post mortem,” the official […]

UK govt orders Julian Assange’s extradition; appeal planned

LONDON — The British government on Friday ordered the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the United States to face spying charges, a milestone – but not the end – of a decade-long legal saga sparked by his website’s publication of classified U.S. documents. WikiLeaks said it […]

In a transformative reform, Cabinet clears ‘AGNIPATH’ scheme for recruitment of youth in the Armed Forces

Agniveers to be enrolled under respective Service Acts for four years Attractive monthly package with Risk & Hardship allowances as applicable in the three Services One time ‘Seva Nidhi’ package to be paid to Agniveers upon completion of engagement period of four years 46,000 Agniveers to be recruited this year Armed Forces to have […]

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