Live news updates: The goverment on Saturday announced reserving 10 per cent vacancies in paramilitary and the defence ministry for Agnipath retirees and said it consider any grievance about the new military recruitment scheme "with an open mind'', reacting as violent protests continued for the fourth day in many states.
The home ministry on Saturday announced to reserve 10 per cent vacancies in the Central paramilitary forces and the Assam Rifles for 'Agniveers', besides a three-year relaxation in the upper age limit.
The announcement comes amid widespread protests against a new scheme called Agnipath for recruitment of soldiers on a short-term contractual basis. The soldiers so recruited are to be called 'Agniveers'.
Bitcoin dropped below $20,000 on Saturday to its lowest level in 18 months, extending its slide as investors pull back from riskier assets amid rising interest rates.
The biggest cryptocurrency was down 7.1% to $18,993 at 0906 GMT, having earlier touched $18,732, its lowest since December 2020. It is down about 59% this year, while rival cryptocurrency Ethereum-backed ether is down 73%.
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