Bangladesh: Anti-Discrimination student movement to hold "March to Dhaka" todayThe anti-discrimination student movement organized a "March to Dhaka" to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her cab...
05 Aug, 2024, 09.26 AM IST
"You have to decide if my welfare schemes will continue or not": Andhra Pradesh CM ahead of pollsAndhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy said that the people have to make a choice in the upcoming elections, adding that if he is ...
19 Apr, 2024, 10.55 PM IST
Ukrainian fighters standing in Russia's way on eastern frontAt the sharp end of efforts to stop the Russian army's progress in eastern Ukraine are the Carpathian Sich battalion, a unit of Ukrainians ...
25 Jul, 2022, 04.52 PM IST
Russia strikes Kyiv during UN chief's visit as Moscow presses offensiveThree months into an invasion that failed in its short-term aim of capturing Kyiv, Russia is now intensifying operations in the breakaway e...
29 Apr, 2022, 11.50 AM IST
Armed Forces Tribunal clears war injury pension for World War-II veteranRawat was enrolled in the Third Royal Garhwal Battalion of British Army on September 6, 1941, and was injured in a battle in Italy during W...
15 Jun, 2021, 02.45 PM IST
Disabled war veterans' organisation writes to Army over disability pension issueIn a series of tweets, the Army on Tuesday had said over the years, broad-banding and the compensation awarded for disability with income t...
04 Jul, 2019, 05.23 PM IST
Take action against those misusing benefits: Ian CardozoCardozo said each category of disabled persons, including those exploiting the system, should be treated on merit.
04 Jul, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Ram Kishan Grewal got hiked pension, says MoDOfficials admitted that Grewal had received "a lesser amount than what he should have got" under OROP due to an error in calculation by the...
14 Jul, 2018, 11.02 AM IST
Unequal benefits for families of troops killed on Pakistan, China frontsKin of soldiers who die on the western front with Pakistan get family pensions and ex gratia, but those on the northern and eastern fronts ...
12 Jul, 2018, 11.44 AM IST
Defence ministry to re-examine military-civilian pay parity issueMoD sources said on Friday the "entire issue" will be re-exam ined with the aim to "resolve it once and for all". A high-level committee wi...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
Civilian docs may be asked to evaluate Armymen's disabilitiesIt is felt the current system of military doctors evaluating disability claims might be vulnerable to gaming as senior Army officers could ...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.02 AM IST
It is time to analyze OROP with our head, not our heartArmy enjoys so much support from our civilian population. Our local culture, films and songs show the Army in a positive light (unlike the ...
11 Jul, 2018, 01.10 PM IST
Define clearly physical and battle casualty: CIC to governmentAfter the concept of war injury, pension was introduced in 1972 for all war injured personnel who were invalidated or who died in any war-l...
06 Mar, 2018, 08.59 AM IST
Poke Me: Ex-servicemen are demanding even more pension. Is this war against the taxpayer now?People still see the defence forces as a beacon of hope. But a section is beginning to wonder if soldiers are being too greedy if they are ...
19 Nov, 2015, 06.54 PM IST
Armed Forces Tribunal begins suo motu contempt case against ColonelTK Joseph, currently receiving disability pension benefits at 20%, was eligible for marked increase at 50%.
15 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Kejriwal: Commados in 26/11 operations are yet to be adequately compensatedThe information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari said that the commando had been paid Rs 31 lakh as ex-gratia.
23 Nov, 2012, 05.08 AM IST
Govt learns nimble use of social media from India Against CorruptionThe government appeared to have picked up a tweet or two from India Against Corruption's (IAC) nimble use of social media.
23 Nov, 2012, 04.25 AM IST