Agniveer

Anand Mahindra announced that Mahindra Group will be interested to hire skilled Agniveers after 4 years in the Armed Forces.

"In next 4-5 years, our intake will be 50,000-60,000 & will increase to 90,000 to 1 lakh subsequently," Lt General Anil Puri said.

OpIndia spoke with several veterans from the armed forces to understand the nitty-gritty of the Agnipath scheme.

Defence ministry announces 10% job reservation for Agniveers in civil defence, coast guard and defence PSUs

From the tweet of Rahul Gandhi, it becomes clear that the Congress party is going to hold the government to ransom so as to compel it to withdraw the Agnipath scheme.

Violent protests continue to mar Bihar as YouTubers and coaching institutes incite people against the Agnipath scheme.

Several state governments have also declared various perks for Agniveers apart from the announcement by MHA regarding CAPF.

Several audio messages have surfaced revealing that the violent protest against the central government's Agnipath Recruitment Scheme at Secundrabad railway station was not spontaneous but pre-planned.

Islamists like Rana Ayyub, Hussain Haidry and other anonymous accounts on social media which often propagate Pakistani and Islamist agenda under the garb of anonymity questioned Prasad's 'silence' over the rioting mob in Agnipath recruitment scheme

Given that the fate of the nation rests on its armed forces, Anand Ranagnathan emphasised the need for a young, and fit army