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Tuesday, September 2, 2025
TopicAgnipath scheme

Topic: Agnipath scheme

‘Will be retired at 24’ — Bihar youth on Agnipath grouse as violent protests, arson go on

Bihar, Telangana, Haryana, Rajasthan, UP, West Bengal — states across India are witnessing violent protests against 'Agnipath', the Union govt's new military recruitment scheme.

Agnipath protests: 1 dead, 10 injured in violence at Telangana’s Secunderabad railway station

Protests against Agnipath scheme have spread to the south while shaking up other states like Bihar, Uttar Pradesh & Haryana since it was announced Tuesday.

Trains set ablaze in Ballia, Secunderabad as protests over Agnipath scheme spread to more states

Angry youth continued to agitate against the recruitment scheme in Bihar for the second day. There were also reports of violence from Varanasi, Mathura, Firozabad and Jaunpur.

Financial aid, jobs, education drives — How BJP wants CMs to ‘placate Agnipath protesters’

Union govt 'not so worried' about opposition protest but 'alarmed' by the public agitation against Agnipath, which envisages short-term recruitment to armed forces.

Congress gets a taste of 56-inch bulldozer & how ‘real Agnipath’ will start after 4 yrs

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Train torched, roads blocked as protests over Centre’s Agnipath scheme rage in Bihar, Rajasthan

Job security, pension concerns plague aspirants, who are unhappy with the changes introduced under the new recruitment scheme for the Indian defence services.

Education Ministry to launch special programme for ‘Agniveers’, with aim to boost job prospects

Ministry says programme will enable ‘Agniveers’ who are '10th Class pass to obtain a 12th Class pass certificate by developing customised courses that are relevant to their area of service'.

Agnipath scheme is proof that Modi govt can bring change for good. But an open mind is key

By making Agnipath an all-India, all-class and merit-driven recruitment scheme, the Modi govt has brought about a radical change.

‘Tour of Duty’ will expose youth to military life. Don’t let bureaucracy fail it like note ban

With a take home salary of Rs 21,000, armchair bureaucrats have placed an Agniveer, who would stake their life for India, even below a lower division clerk.

On Camera

India-Pakistan marriage breakdown that British can’t stop crying about

Ever since the Love Is Blind: UK episode dropped, there has been a collective meltdown online over the separation of Pakistan-origin Kal Pasha and Indian-origin Sarover Kaur Aujla.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.