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After reading fine print of govt’s announcement on Monday that it has settled the One Rank One pension issue, it is clear that none of the 4 core issues raised by the Service chiefs has been accepted. Resentment among serving personnel highlighted by Defence Minister AK Antony in his letter…

Rs.2300 crore approved to meet the demands of Ex-servicemen pensionersThe Union Cabinet has approved the recommendations of the Committee headed by Cabinet Secretary for benefits to ex-servicemen on four issues. The financial implications of the improvements made as per the Cabinet decision on the four items are broadly estimated at…

Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India Mr. Prasad Kariyawasam is busier than before. Some of the incidents which have occured involving Sri Lankan citizens specially in Tamil Nadu have created new tensions between Colombo and New Delhi.  The relationship is robust but certainly this has introduced a new element of…