| Good morning! The Centre on Thursday extended the upper age limit for the Agnipath scheme from 21 years to 23 years amid massive protests against the scheme throughout the day. The age waiver will be given only one time for the proposed recruitment cycle for 2022. HT brings you a round-up of the most important and interesting stories, so you don't miss your daily dose of news. |
| THE BIG STORY Govt grants age waiver for Agnipath amid stir The government late on Thursday granted a two-year age relaxation for the short-term recruitment of soldiers in the defence services through a one-time waiver to assuage concerns as thousands of young men broke vehicles, blocked rail and road traffic, pelted stones at government buildings, burnt trains, cars and political party offices, and violently clashed with police across parts of northern India in protest against the scheme announced on Tuesday. Read more. |
| STORIES YOU MAY HAVE MISSED Rahul given time till Monday to appear before ED for next round Report links cop to hacking bid on Bhima accused |
| The Big Question Will the SC's order halt demolitions of houses of riot-accused? Demolition of properties must take place in accordance with the law and not as a retaliatory measure, the Supreme Court said on Thursday while seeking replies from the state of Uttar Pradesh and municipal authorities of two of its cities where bulldozers razed properties of people accused of allegedly participating in violent protests against remarks by two Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders on Prophet Mohammed. Read more. |
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THE DAILY QUIZ QUESTION Go ahead and call him Tony Stark. Shreyas G Hosur swam 3.8 km, cycled 180 km, and ran 42.2 km in 13 hours and 26 minutes, to become the first Indian Railways officer to successfully complete which extreme endurance race? |
| FROM THE EDIT PAGE What ails the Indian TV media industry In the aftermath of the Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal controversy, the Indian television (TV) news media has been targeted by the Left and Right. In the aftermath of the Nupur Sharma and Naveen Kumar Jindal controversy, the Indian television (TV) news media has been targeted by the Left and Right. So, where does the truth lie? Read more. |
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| NUMBER THEORY Why this monsoon is vital for India, and the world June 1 marks the official beginning of the monsoon season in India. Apart from bringing relief from the heat, the south-west or summer monsoon is also crucial for agricultural production in the country. According to the India Metrological Department's (IMD) gridded dataset, India has received 48.04mm rainfall from June 1 to June 15, the 37th lowest since 1901. This is a 24% deficit from the 63mm rainfall India received on average in the same 15 days in the 1961-2010 period. To be sure, there is still a lot of time left for monsoon rainfall to catch up. What can be said with a reasonable degree of confidence though is the fact that while all monsoons are important for India, this year's monsoon rains could be a game changer for the economy in more ways than one. Read more. |
| FROM THE FIELD Murder, mystery, law, disorder: A 7-year saga On the evening of September 20, 2015, Sukhmanpreet Singh Sidhu -- Sippy to his friends and family -- received a phone call. His mother, Deepinder Kaur, remembers him hurriedly throwing on his clothes, and exiting their Mohali home in a hurry, calling out a one-sentence explanation. Four hours later, Sidhu had not returned home, and Kaur grew worried. She called his phone. An unfamiliar voice picked up, with news that nightmares are made of. It was a policewoman, standing next to her son's bullet-ridden body lying in a Chandigarh park. "I am going to meet Kalyani in Sector 27. I will be back in no time," she claimed he had told her before he left. Read more. |
| Photo of the Day A deserted house |
| Infographic of the Day Gains of a year wiped away  (Click to expand) |
| HT This Day: June 17, 1955 Mutiny breaks out in Argentina  (Click to expand) Naval Air Force units rebelled today against Gen. Juan Peron's Government, ex-communicated only a few hours earlier by the Vatican, according to an official Government 'communique.' The Government ex-communicated for its moves against the Roman Catholic Church, appealed to the armed forces to remain loyal but a clandestine radio broadcast a call for general revolt. Five bombs were dropped near Government House. Shooting was heard all over the city as soldiers with fixed bayonets crowded the streets. Read more. Were you forwarded this email? Did you stumble upon it online? Sign up here. |
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