Government open to bring changes in Agniveer scheme if needed, Rajnath Singh says

Rajnath Singh.New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, while delivering his speech at the Times Now Summit on Thursday, said the government was open to changes in the Agniveer recruitment scheme, if deemed necessary. The Agniveer scheme, ...

Unveiling injustice: Have the armed forces been discriminated against? Hardly any doubt.

Defence minister Rajnath Singh (2R) with the Army chief, Gen Manoj Pande; Air Force chief,  ACM Vikram Ram Chaudhari; and the Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar. (Photo: MoD)“Well fought Blue, Red is the Winner.” This situa...

Indian Armed Forces: Whose military is it anyway?

Army contingents marching during Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Representational photo)The 2014 general election was unique in many ways. The world, perhaps for the first time, witnessed expenditure on a poll campaign on such a massive scale, esp...

First batch of Agniveers from Jammu & Kashmir joins Indian Army for training

Agniveer aspirants appearing for written test. (File)Srinagar: The first batch of recruits under the newly introduced Agnipath recruitment scheme from the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has joined the Indian Army for training, the Defence PRO...

Indian Air Force to have female Agniveer from next year: ACM VR Chaudhari

New Delhi: Indian Air Force will start inducting women cadets as Agniveer from next year, its chief Air Marshal Chief VR Chaudhari said on Tuesday.While addressing the mediapersons in Delhi days ahead of 90th Indian Air Force Day, ACM Chaudhari said:...