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Military no longer "prime choice" among youth: V.P. Malik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Cancona (Goa) [India], Nov. 5 (ANI): With the government miffed with wide ranging protest against the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme, former chief of Army staff Ved Prakash Malik has said there has been "erosion" of soldiers' status within the government and in the socie
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Irresponsible Rahul Gandhi "exploiting" soldier's death, sa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Hours after Rahul Gandhi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of lying about implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme post the suicide of Subedar Ram Kishen Grewal, Finance Minsiter Arun Jaitley on Friday took a jibe at the Congress vice-pres
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Gurkha ex-servicemen are foundational pillars of Indo-Nepal friendship: Mu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said the Government of India and the army are proud of the Gurkha soldiers and ex-servicemen as they are the foundational pillars of the friendship between Nepal and India.
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Stop lying and provide justice to soldiers: Rahul Gandhi tells PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Friday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "lying" about implementation of the One Rank, One Pension (OROP) scheme and alleged that the Centre was disrespecting soldiers by not fulfilling their long pendin
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Muted response of EU on Uri attack leaves India disappointment
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, Sujata Mehta has expressed disappointment over the European Union's (EU) muted response on the Uri terror attack of September 18 in which 19 Indian soldiers was killed.
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Retired chief making unfortunate comments about nation's soldiers: Co
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): The Congress party on Friday said Minister of State for External Affairs General (Retd.) V.K. Singh is making statements about the nation's brave soldiers.
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OROP row: Kejriwal, Rahul Gandhi conspiring to demoralise soldiers, says N
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Nov. 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday urged both Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to stop indulging in "cheap politics" over the OROP issue.
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Committing suicide does not give anyone title of a 'martyr': Man
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Chandigarh [India], Nov. 3 (ANI): Asserting that the Centre has fulfilled its promise in implementing OROP, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Thursday courted controversy saying that the ex-serviceman who committed suicide cannot be branded as a 'martyr', as brave soldi
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India lodges protest with Pakistan over brutal mutilation of soldier
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov. 2 (ANI): India on Wednesday summoned Pakistan Deputy High Commissioner of Pakistan, Syed Haider Shah to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and registered a strong protest over the mutilation of the body of an Indian soldier by a terrorist who escaped across the Li
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Inspired by PM Modi, soldier donates Rs. 57 K for constructing toilets
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], Nov.2 (ANI): Inspired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of making India defecation-free by 2020, a Indo-Tibetan Border Police soldier has decided to donate Rs.57000 to construct toilets and make his village open-defecation free.
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Varanasi: Special Ganga aarti held for India's brave soldiers on Diwa
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct. 30 (ANI): A special Ganga "Aarti" dedicated to the valour and sacrifice of Indian Armed Forces, was held with full fervour today on the occasion of Diwali in the spiritual capital of India, Varanasi.
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Slain Mandeep Singh's hometown decides not to celebrate Diwali
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Kurukshetra (Haryana) [India], Oct. 30 (ANI): The residents of Anthedi village in Haryana's Kurukshetra, which is the hometown of slain soldier Mandeep Singh who lost his life after an attack near the Line of Control (LoC), will neither burst crackers, nor decorate their residences with
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