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NDTV
3 hours ago
- Health
- NDTV
Indian Army Agniveer Physical Exam Dates To Be Announced Soon, Details Here
Indian Army Agniveer Physical Exam 2025: The Indian Army Agniveer Physical Examination dates are expected to be announced soon. Once released, candidates will be be able to check the dates on the official website, The Indian army is expected release a detailed notification containing the examination dates for the physical and medical examination. Agniveer Physical Examination Details Candidates who had qualified in the Agniveer written Common Entrance Exam (CEE) will be able to participate in the the physical examinations, which includes: Physical Fitness Test- which assesses candidates' physical ability through a 1.6 kilometer run push-ups, sit-ups and pull-ups. Physical Measurement Test- this involves measuring candidate's height, weight and chest as part of the selection process. Medical Examination- this includes a health check-up which helps assess if the candidate is healthy or not for the role of Agniveer. Candidates who clear the physical exams are required to go through a Document Verification (DV) process where they are asked to submit documents pertaining to their age, educational qualifications, identity and category certificates. Candidates may also be applicable for a psychological assessment. The final merit list- specifying the qualified candidates for the role of Agniveer will be released on the basis of candidate's scores achieved in the written examination (Phase I), Phase II- Physical Exams, DV and the number of vacancies available for the post. The Indian Army Agniveer result was released on July 26, 2025 in roll-number wise format.
Al Jazeera
6 hours ago
- Business
- Al Jazeera
Eastern Europe must earn its security in a post-American NATO
From the Baltic states to the Black Sea, Central and Eastern European (CEE) governments remain anxious about their security in the face of Russian aggression. Despite NATO's enduring pledge to Article 5, many officials in countries such as Poland, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania continue to express concern over a potential US shift in focus towards Asia‑Pacific and the Middle East, creating fears of weakening American vigilance in Europe. This anxiety has heightened in light of Russia's steady military rebuilding and escalating hybrid threats targeting critical infrastructure across the region. To be clear, President Trump has long criticised NATO members for failing to hit defence spending targets and has even suggested the US might withhold protection from countries that do not meet the 2 percent of GDP target. In response, the June 2025 NATO Summit in The Hague marked a turning point: all member states agreed to raise combined defence and related spending to 5 percent of GDP by 2035, including 3.5 percent for core military capabilities and 1.5 percent for broader security measures such as logistics, cyber resilience and support for Ukraine, which was viewed as an 'ironclad' commitment to NATO Article 5 and a pledge of continued backing for Ukraine. For all the robust signalling, however, the agreement's gradual timeline – 2035, with a review in 2029 – and its flexible accounting, where spending on Ukraine aid, infrastructure upgrades and cyber projects all count, leave the Eastern flank states uneasy because timely implementation will be essential for credibly deterring Russia. Moreover, tensions over US-EU burden sharing remain, as shown recently when, during a meeting with NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, Trump announced that the US would send Patriot air defence systems to Europe 'for Ukraine' but insisted that European allies foot the bill by donating the interceptor missiles themselves. The breakdown in diplomatic decorum with European partners has been on display for a while, notably during the March Signalgate incident in which Trump's Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth called Europe 'pathetic' and suggested European NATO states were 'freeloading', and during the infamous February diplomatic debacle when Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was publicly humiliated during a joint White House news conference with Trump. Yet despite the turbulence, CEE capitals cannot afford the luxury of disengagement from the second Trump administration. Indeed, the volatility reinforces the need for these states to remain actively engaged and push for better outcomes. This is for several reasons. First, the US military presence has long served as the cornerstone of regional deterrence against Russian expansionism. Even as Washington's commitment to European security appears uncertain, CEE's security architecture has been fundamentally anchored in US guarantees since the end of the Cold War. The traumatic historical experience of Western abandonment during critical 20th-century junctures, such as the 1938 Munich Agreement, when Czechoslovakia was handed over to Nazi Germany by Western powers, has left a deep-seated awareness that diplomatic decoupling from Washington often correlates with heightened vulnerability along NATO's eastern flank. This is why Poland and the Baltic states (Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia) have for years hosted US troops and air defence systems, alongside NATO battlegroups. NATO's eastern flank countries have routinely cautioned that if Putin succeeds in Ukraine, 'they are next.' This concern is particularly acute in light of the Trump administration's active push to broker a flash ceasefire deal between Russia and Ukraine, reportedly involving territorial concessions to Moscow. President Trump has made clear he wants to be remembered as 'a peacemaker and unifier', a theme he emphasised again in his second inaugural address. His advisers have floated frameworks that would freeze the conflict along current front lines, potentially recognise Russian control over Crimea and parts of Donbas, and block Ukraine's NATO aspirations. But Ukrainians are not seeking peace at any price, nor should the Europeans. Any deal that cedes Ukrainian territory or is seen as legitimising Russian aggression risks emboldening the Kremlin, weakening NATO's credibility and undermining Europe's long-term security architecture. Since Russia's 2022 full-scale incursion, the Kremlin has repeatedly tested NATO's Article 5 resolve through various provocations along the eastern flank, including airspace violations and missile incidents. For example, in February 2024, Estonia was subjected to electronic warfare from Russian territory that disrupted GPS signals across its eastern border regions, affecting both civilian infrastructure and military communications systems. One month later, a Russian cruise missile entered Polish airspace for 39 seconds before returning to Ukrainian territory. Moreover, in August 2023, Russian fighter jets conducted aggressive intercepts of NATO surveillance aircraft over the Baltic Sea, coming within dangerous proximity and executing unpredictable manoeuvres that risked mid-air collisions. Such a status quo can deteriorate quickly should Putin's aggression, under a Trump-brokered deal, enable Russia to carve out a piece of Ukraine or achieve troop disengagement from Eastern Europe. Russia may also continue its military buildup after the war stops, buying time for later aggressions and compounding the challenge for CEE and Europe. Against this backdrop, CEE leaders would do well to pursue a dual-track strategy, despite the volatility of current US foreign policy. First, the region's engineering workforce and industrial might have an outsized role to play in rearming Europe in the face of US disengagement and Europe's stepped-up defence pledges, particularly in partnership with Germany. In Germany, this shift of actively repurposing idle civilian manufacturing facilities into military production hubs is already firmly under way. Its defence firms have been actively converting shuttered or underperforming automotive facilities, such as those in Berlin and Neuss, and rail plants in Gorlitz, to produce Leopard tanks, Puma IFVs and artillery systems, into hybrid military production hubs. This industrial push is enabled by Germany's domestic reforms, notably Berlin approving a sweeping defence procurement law that simplifies contracting, raises tender thresholds and fast-tracks construction for military infrastructure. Such deliberate reallocating of resources from beleaguered civilian industries toward military industrial output holds clear implications for allied production networks in CEE. In addition, CEE countries have been ramping up their own heavy manufacturing capacity, with Poland and Slovakia stepping up joint production of artillery and armoured vehicles, and Czechia's Czechoslovak Group surging to the forefront of Europe's munitions supply chain, with a 4-billion-euro ($4.6bn) revenue spike and an 11-billion-euro ($12.7bn) order book anchored in Ukraine bound exports. The CEE region, with its faltering car manufacturing competitiveness now worsened by Trump car tariffs, needs to latch onto this opportunity to tackle both its security and economic imperatives. In doing so, it can benefit from the 800-billion-euro ($921.8bn) defence mobilisation plan, coupled with its proposal for 150 billion euros ($172.8bn) in EU-backed loans, approved in Brussels on March 6. Second, hedging against US security disengagement through the combination of strategic industrial repositioning and European solidarity must be complemented by persistent efforts to secure better outcomes through diplomatic channels with Washington. This remains necessary even as ideological alignment frays, because transactional partnerships can still deliver meaningful security benefits. To that end, the region can leverage some of its unique strategic assets, including Poland's substantial arms purchases from US manufacturers, Romania's critical Black Sea security infrastructure and the Baltic states' sophisticated cybersecurity capabilities, with an administration that prizes transactional diplomacy. The path forward requires setting aside both illusions and grievances at a time when security guarantees must be earned rather than assumed. In this emerging reality, Eastern European nations can meaningfully partake in rearming Europe while demonstrating their value as partners, as they navigate the shifting fault lines of post-American Europe. The views expressed in this article are the author's own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera's editorial stance.
Time of India
9 hours ago
- General
- Time of India
KEAM 2025 phase 2 engineering, phase 1 architecture seat allotment lists released at cee.kerala.gov.in: Check direct link here
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala has published the provisional allotment list for the Second Phase of Engineering courses and the First Phase of Architecture course admissions for the academic year 2025. Candidates can access the list by visiting the official website and logging into the 'KEAM 2025 – Candidate Portal'. The allotment list is based on the revised options submitted by candidates before 11:59 PM on July 28, 2025, as part of the previous instructions issued by CEE. Students who wish to raise genuine complaints regarding the allotment list can do so through the following channels before 12:00 PM on July 30, 2025: How to check KEAM 2025 phase 2 allotment list Candidates who participated in KEAM counselling phase 2 can check and download the seat allotment list by following the steps mentioned below: Visit the official portal: Log in to your candidate profile using your application number and password. Click on 'Second Phase Allotment Result' under the Engineering tab. Download the PDF allotment list or view your individual allotment. Note the college, course, and seat category allotted. Direct link to download KEAM 2025 Phase 2 Allotment List is here . What's next? Once you have paid the seat acceptance fee, the next steps depend on your decision regarding the allotted seat. If you are satisfied with the seat allotted in Phase 2, you should wait for further instructions from the Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE) and the respective college regarding the admission process and document verification schedule. However, if you wish to be considered for higher preferences in upcoming allotment rounds, make sure to participate in the subsequent phases of counselling as per the announced timelines. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like SRM Online MBA | India's top ranked institute SRM Online Learn More Undo Regardless of your choice, it is essential to keep a copy of the payment receipt and the seat allotment confirmation page safe. These documents will be required during the physical reporting and verification process at the allotted college. TOI Education is on WhatsApp now. Follow us here . Ready to navigate global policies? Secure your overseas future. Get expert guidance now!
Hindustan Times
11 hours ago
- General
- Hindustan Times
KEAM 2025 Counselling: Provisional allotment list out for engineering, architecture courses
Commissioner for Entrance Examination has released KEAM 2025 counselling provisional allotment list. The provisional allotment list has been released for engineering and architecture courses. Candidates who have applied for the counselling round can check the provisional list on the official website of CEE at KEAM 2025 Counselling: Provisional allotment list out for engineering, architecture courses(HT file) The provisional list for the second phase allotment to engineering courses and the first phase allotment to architecture courses has been released. The official notice reads, "Consequent on first phase allotment candidates were instructed to rearrange higher order options, delete unwanted options, if they wanted to consider their higher options to the next Phase Allotment to Engineering courses and register options to the First Phase Allotment to Architecture Course, before 11.59 PM on 28.07.2025 . The provisional allotment list is published considering the options of those candidates who have completed the above procedure within the prescribed time." KEAM 2025 Counselling: How to check provisional list To check the provisional allotment list, candidates can follow the steps given below. 1. Visit the official website of CEE at 2. Click on candidate's login and enter the login details. 3. Click on submit and your provisional allotment list will be displayed. 4. Check the provisional allotment list and download the page. 5. Keep a hard copy of the same for further need. Candidates can raise complaints against the allotment lists by emailing for engineering courses and for architecture courses before 12:00 PM on July 30, 2025. The final allotment list will be published later after valid complaints are addressed. For more related details, candidates can check the official website of CEE Kerala.
News18
a day ago
- General
- News18
KEAM Counselling 2025: Round 2 Seat Allotment List Releasing Today, How To Check
Last Updated: KEAM Counselling 2025: Candidates selected in the round 2 list will have to complete their enrolment at the designated institutions between July 31 and August 4. The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), will be releasing the second round of provisional allotment list for the Kerala Engineering Architecture Medical (KEAM) 2025 today, July 29. The allotment list will be issued for architectural, engineering and pharmacy courses on the official website at According to the schedule released by the CEE, the final seat allotment list will be issued tomorrow, July 30. Candidates selected in the list will have to complete their enrolment at the designated institutions and for their chosen courses between July 31 and August 4. Step 1. Go to the KEAM official website, Step 2. Candidates should go to the 'KEAM 2025 Candidate site' Step 3. You will be redirected to a new page. Enter your application number, password and access code. Step 4. Now choose the 'Provisional Allotment List' menu on the admission site to examine the KEAM 2025 provisional allotment list. Candidates receiving a new seat allotment through the KEAM process must pay the required fees to the CEE. Payment can be made online or in person at any Kerala Head Post Office. After paying the fee, candidates must promptly enroll in their assigned college or course. A fee receipt will be issued upon payment. It is important to note that failure to pay the fee within the specified timeframe will result in the forfeiture of the allotted seat. To secure their seats in the designated colleges, the CEE urges all candidates to adhere to the timelines set by the institutes and complete all enrollment processes within the specified period. Candidates are required to carry the following documents while reporting to the assigned college for the KEAM 2025 counselling process: — KEAM 2025 admit card. — KEAM 2025 result. — Allotment memo issued by CEE. — Fee receipt issued by the bank. — Eligibility Certificate (by applicants who have passed a qualifying exam other than one conducted by CEE). view comments First Published: July 29, 2025, 13:11 IST Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
