The Centre on Wednesday announced a raft of post-retirement employment possibilities for 'Agniveer' like priority in recruitment to the central armed police forces (CAPF) and Assam rifles but that failed to assuage the concerns of the opposition Congress which warned the 'transformative' 'Agnipath' scheme will reduce the operational effectiveness of the armed forces.

The govt said those who complete 4 years of service under the scheme would be given priority in the recruitment process.

The briefing comes ahead of the parliament session beginning Monday.

During the hour-long meeting, the HM was given a detailed briefing on the working of the NSG

India and Pakistan share a 3,323 km-long border, including the Line of Control in Jammu & Kashmir. But the only 2289.66km of it is properly demarcated as the international border.

The American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin will attend the Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in Delhi with an agenda to develop a plan to bring together AAPI, NGOs and the government to provide access to affordable and quality health care. Aziz Haniffa reports

Akshay K Desai's Universal Health Care Group, a major Medicare provider - has gone belly-up.