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Rajnath Singh vouches for Agnipath, says ‘scheme golden opportunity for youth to join defence system, serve the country’
On June 14, the Union Cabinet approved the recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed Forces wherein those selected under this scheme will be known as Agniveers.
Agnipath protestors set 20 bogies of 2 trains on fire in Bihar
The demonstrators blocked highways at several places in Buxar, Bhagalpur and Samastipur and burnt tyres as a mark of protest, officials said. The protests, which is into its third day in the state, caused massive disruption of railway services at Buxar and Kahalgaon, officials of East Central Railways said.
Capri Global, KLO Sports join Ultimate Kho Kho as franchise owners
KLO Sports is co-owned by Sanjay Jupudi and Srinath Chittoori, who have business interests in construction, automobile, and IT sectors. They have decided to name their team as Chennai Quick Guns.
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Army chief to make recruitment schedule announcement on Agnipath soon
Courses on drone technology and management, armoured vehicles management, submarine and shipping industry are some of the skill sets that are being discussed to be included in the plan. . "The idea is to open up pathways for them at various levels -- academic, self-employment and entrepreneurship. Skilling, education and training courses are being planned in discussions with the armed forces," an ET report quoting a senior official said.
Enemy property scam: CBI registers 4 FIRs, conducts searches
CBI has booked Samandar Singh Rana, the then officiating Custodian of Enemy Property of India (CEPI) at Delhi; Utpal Chakraborty, Assistant Custodian and Ramesh Chandra Tewari, a retired supervisor (both based in Lucknow) under Indian Penal Code sections 120-B (criminal conspiracy), 420 (cheating) and 471 (forgery) and provisions of Prevention of Corruption Act related to bribery, officials said.
Israel deepens strategic partnership with India in agriculture & water
Shlein said, “India is a strong, strategic partner of Israel. The two most significant pillars of our growing relations are cooperation in agriculture and water, which was the focus during my visit to India. These two fields are so important that out of the 6 resident experts that Mashav posted around the world, 2 are based in India.”