Army Veterans

Veterans' letter row: Major General Sudhir Vombatkere says 'meticulously recorded email responses'; full text of statement

Army veteran Major General Sudhir Vombatkere also responded to the controversy with a letter of his own, in which he noted having meticulously recorded the email responses that all the veterans including those who have denied endorsing the letter, had sent.

'Open letters': By asking public to vote against Narendra Modi, campaigners may end up achieving the opposite

These letters may roughly be divided into two categories — proactive, that urge Indians to defeat forces of 'divisiveness and hatred' and entreat voters to throw out Narendra Modi-led BJP government and reactive, that repose faith in Modi's leadership.

Army veterans, including eight ex-chiefs, write to President Ram Nath Kovind to stop politicisation of armed forces for elections

The letter urges President Ram Nath Kovind “to take all necessary steps to urgently direct all political parties that they must forthwith desist from using the military, military uniforms or symbols, and any actions by military formations or personnel, for political purposes or to further their political agendas.”

Congress will fulfill all commitments it made on OROP issue if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday told a group of former military officials that his party would fulfill all the commitments it had made on the 'one rank, one pension' issue if voted to power.

Bipin Rawat says Indian Army has various retaliatory options available for operations along LoC

Indian Army had various retaliatory options at its disposal as far as carrying out operations on the lines

Delhi government proposes to hire private security contractors to guard hospitals, army veterans' future hangs in balance

Around 2,000 army veterans, employed as security guards in Delhi government-run hospitals, are staring at uncertainty owing to a proposal to replace them

Kulbhushan Jadhav's death sentence: Army veterans protest near Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi

A group of army veterans on Tuesday staged a protest near the Pakistan High Commission against the death sentence awarded to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav.

OROP has turned into 'one rank, many pensions', says Congress

The implementation of 'one rank, one pension (OROP)' has instead become 'one rank, many pensions', the Congress today claimed, asking the Modi government to take cue from its Vice President Rahul Gandhi's letter to the Prime Minister and fast resolve the remaining concerns.

JNU row: Army veterans plan protest march against 'anti-national' sloganeering

A group of army veterans here will lead a protest march on Sunday against alleged anti-national activities in Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), which they charged was an "organised attempt" to "balkanize" India.

OROP row: Ex-servicemen protest outside Arun Jaitley's residence

Ex-servicemen seeking changes in the government's OROP scheme on Sunday staged a protest outside the official residence of Finance Minister Arun Jaitley.