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8th Pay Commission pension: Why is one rank, one pension a prominent demand for Level 1-18 employees?The one rank, one pension scheme currently supports Armed Forces personnel and select officials. Employee unions are pushing for it to cove...
Three nations, one union under strain: The long history behind United Kingdom's latest breakup threatThe United Kingdom formed through centuries of unions and legislation. Recent pacts highlight calls for constitutional change from devolved...
Russia holds parliamentary vote in annexed Ukraine regions, Kyiv calls it illegalRussia is conducting parliamentary elections in Ukrainian regions it illegally annexed. Kyiv strongly condemned the vote as illegal and a v...
BRICS adopts New Delhi Declaration: Inside the 140-point document on Global South's ambitionsBRICS leaders adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the 18th summit, reaffirming their commitment to cooperation, multilateralism and a more...
NC-JCM seeks Old Pension Scheme for NPS employees recruited against pre-2003 vacancies; who can benefit?The NC-JCM has urged that older vacancy sanction letters be used to assess eligibility for the Old Pension Scheme (OPS). During a meeting w...
Abhinandan Varthaman quits IAF: How FLY91 hired the fighter pilot who shot down Pakistan's F-16 with an older-gen fighter jetAbhinandan varthaman retired: Former IAF Group Captain and Vir Chakra awardee Abhinandan Varthaman has joined Goa-based regional airline FL...
No proposal under consideration for restoration of Old Pension Scheme: MoS for Finance Pankaj ChaudharyThe government has no plans to restore the Old Pension Scheme due to its fiscal unsustainability. Several state governments have requested ...
DA, DR hiked to 53%: 9 things central government pensioners must know about latest dearness relief increaseDR hiked to 53%: The government declared a 3% rise in dearness allowance (DA) and dearness relief (DR) at the beginning of this month, rais...
Pension of armed forces/family pensioners revised under OROP: Check rank-wise hike in monthly pensions, arrearsUnion Cabinet revised the pension of armed forces pensioners and family pensioners under One Rank One Pension (OROP) with effect from July ...
Soldier suffering from diabetes, hypertension caused by obesity not eligible for disability pension: TribunalArmed Forces Tribunal found no direct connection between these health issues and military service. The decision was made after examining th...
OROP arrear payment: First withdraw January 20 communication, Supreme Court tells govtThe government had issued a notification on January saying that it would pay the OROP arrears in four instalments.
Indian armed forces counted among best in world, thanks to indomitable courage of veterans: Army chiefIAF chief Air Chief Marshal V R Chaudhari and Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar also shared the dais with the Army chief during the celebrati...
Cabinet approves revision of pension for defence personnel under One Rank One Pension schemeThe Union Cabinet on Friday approved the revision of the pension for family pensioners of armed forces under One Rank One Pension (OROP) fr...
Force multiply, but gradually: Ways to improve Agnipath before rolloutMaking armed forces pension largely contributory, with a possible top-up funded by the budget to neutralise inflation is the permanent pens...
59,190 armed forces personnel granted disability pension since 2016: GovtThe minister said the cases of disability and service pension are processed within the timeframe as per laid down policy.
Supreme Court refuses to hear plea on removal of disparity in pension benefits of armed forcesThe trust, in its PIL filed through lawyer Ajay Agrawal, has said that the central government's contributory hybrid pension scheme of 2005 ...
Armed forces frown upon OROP for all government employeesA section of military veterans continue to protest against what they hold is a "diluted" OROP, which was notified by the government on Nove...
Government tweaks rules for pension to divorced daughters of armed forces personnelThe Govt has been receiving grievances from various quarters that the divorce proceedings are a long drawn procedure which take many years ...
RBI asks banks to be cash-ready for pensioners, armed forcesThe Reserve Bank said demand for cash from government officials and pensioners is expected after electronic payment of their salary or pens...
Keep politics aside, here's how NPS can ensure an affordable OROP schemeThe NPS was never applied to the Armed Forces because about 80 per cent of the military personnel retires between the ages of 35 to 40.