Full text: President Murmu's R-Day eve address to the nation

'Today, let us reaffirm our commitment to strive to realise Gandhiji’s dreams. His watchwords, truth and nonviolence, will continue to remain relevant for the whole world. He also taught us......

SC fines govt for delay in pension to retired Army captains

The Supreme Court came down heavily on the Centre on Tuesday for failing to take any decision for years on the pension payable to retired regular captains of the Army in accordance with the One......

One Rank, One Pension comes at a high cost

The full grant of OROP would raise annual military pensions to Rs 75,000 crore, only slightly less than the salary bill of Rs 93,216 crore. Ajai Shukla reports. Political pundits and the media......

Union Cabinet to decide on one rank one pension for HC judges tomorrow

The Union Cabinet is likely to take a call on Wednesday on the long-pending demand of high court judges of one rank one pension. According to the Law ministry proposal which is on Wednesday's......

Ministry's no to 'one rank, one pension' demand

The defence ministry said on Wednesday that the ex-servicemen's demand of 'one rank, one pension' was already examined in detail and was not acceptable to the government. "The demand stands already......

Govt mulls one-rank one-pension for ex-servicemen

A committee would be set up by the finance ministry to consider the long-pending demand of ex-servicemen for a 'one-rank one-pension' scheme.This assurance was given to a delegation of Members of......

One Rank One Pension will impact India's fiscal math? Contrary views

The government has "in principle" accepted OROP - a demand by India's defence personnel that uniform pension should be paid to armed force retirees with the same rank and same length of service.......

Fiscal slippage in FY23 likely as govt seeks to spend Rs 1.5 trn more

The government may be staring at a modest slippage in fiscal deficit for 2022-23 (FY23), with the Ministry of Finance seeking parliamentary approval for additional spending through a second and......