Patna,  Amid protests over Agnipath, a central government's scheme for recruitment into defence forces, opposition political leaders in Bihar such as Chirag Paswan and Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Saturday came in support of the Bharat bandh call given by aspirants.

Chirag Paswan, the Lok Sabha

New Delhi,  The first Sub-National Immunisation Day for 2022 for administering Polio vaccine drops will be conducted from June 19 in 11 states and UTs, Union Health Ministry said on Saturday.

The states and UTs for Polio vaccine campaign will include Bihar, Chandigarh, Delhi, Gujarat, Haryana, Jharkhand,

Chennai,  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Saturday said that a delegation of leaders led by Water Resources Minister Duraimurugan will soon meet Union Water Resources Minister, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat.

Stalin said that the Tamil Nadu delegation will voice the people's agitated mood at Karna

Buldhana/Hingoli,  With growing input costs and failing crops, Maharashtra farmers are now exploring alternative avenues to make some extra bucks and, maybe even become local richies.

This week, two marginal farmers have grabbed attention for propounding their ambitious yet bizarre ventures to attain pro

Thiruvananthapuram,  The Kerala state capital turned into a war zone on Saturday with police and Youth Congress workers fighting it out in the streets. While youth Congress alleged that police lathi-charged on a peaceful protest march, police said that Youth Congress workers had created provocation by throwing stones.<

Kolkata,  A group of agitators protesting against Agnipath, the short-term service scheme for recruitment in the Army proposed by the Union government, on Saturday resorted to a unique way of protest by doing push-ups on railway tracks at Barrackpore railway station in North 24 Parganas district in West Bengal.

New Delhi,  Amid ongoing protests against new Army recruitment scheme 'Agnipath', Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday announced that government will reserve 10 per cent jobs in the Defence Ministry for Agniveers.

"Raksha Mantri Shri @rajnathsingh has approved a proposal to reserve 10

Thiruvananthapuram, Several unemployed youths who have been waiting for a job in the army staged protest marches in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode on Saturday.

Most of the youths reached the state capital through information on WhatsApp groups and the march which started near the Thiruvananthapuram central

Hyderabad,  The funeral procession of the youth killed in Friday's police firing at Secunderabad railway station was underway in Telangana's Warangal district amid shutdown and protest.

Hundreds of people were participating in the procession which began from MGM Hospital in Warangal to Narsampet.

New Delhi,  Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday chaired a top-level meeting with service chiefs in Delhi amid massive protests over Agnipath scheme.

The crucial meeting of the Defence Minister with the service chiefs was held shortly after the Union Home Ministry on Saturday announced 10 per cent