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Lok Sabha elections: 'For Congress, OROP means One Rahul, One Priyanka,' Amit Shah claims at rally in Himachal Pradesh's Nahan
• 6 years agoAmit Shah asserted in Himachal Pradesh that unlike the BJP government, OROP only meant 'One Rahul, One Priyanka' for the Congress.
Nirmala Sitharaman says Modi govt resolved OROP issue, built war memorial as it doesn't believe in 'mere tokenism'
• 6 years agoDefence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said the Narendra Modi government has been able to resolve vexed issues related to the welfare of the armed forces because it believes in real action rather than mere tokenism.
OROP issue resurfaces: Ex-servicemen to join farmers in Delhi rally, demand end to 'degradation' of defence forces
Bikram Vohra • 6 years agoA joint ‘andolan’ for jawans and kisans planned for Thursday and Friday in New Delhi will be the precursor to the major nationwide call to arms over OROP.
Congress will fulfill all commitments it made on OROP issue if voted to power: Rahul Gandhi
• 6 years agoCongress 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.
No point revising One Rank, One Pension scheme, Centre tells Supreme Court: Govt says move will be burden on exchequer
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe Government of India on Friday told the Supreme Court that there will be no revisions as of now to the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme.
Centre tells Supreme Court it will grant pension to Major Generals, equivalent ranks who retired before 2006
• 7 years agoThe Centre on Tuesday told the Supreme Court that it was ready to grant pension benefits to all Major Generals and equivalent ranks in the army, Navy and Air Force, even to those who had retired before 2006.
President pitches for simultaneous polls, triple talaq bill in address to Parliament: Full text of Ram Nath Kovind's address
Fp Staff • 7 years agoPresident Ram Nath Kovind delivered a speech to the members of both the Houses of Parliament on Monday, in his customary address at the start of the Budget Session, his first after assuming office in July last year
Narendra Modi calls Congress and drought twin brothers, says party hoodwinked people by laying only foundation stones
• 7 years agoPrime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress party saying it has "hoodwinked" people by just laying foundation stones for projects
Congress says it will raise ex-servicemen's issues, including OROP, in Winter Session
• 7 years agoThe Congress said on Sunday that it will raise issues related to ex-servicemen in the current session of Parliament, as the military veterans rued the "dilution" of their post-retirement benefits.
War veterans accuse Narendra Modi of 'betraying their trust' over OROP
• 7 years agoA group of war veterans claimed that instead of agreeing to their OROP demands for which the ex-servicemen had been agitating for long, the Centre was "insulting" them