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On Industrialist Anand Mahindra's 'Agnipath' Pitch, Some Questions Raised
Following industrialist Anand Mahindra's pitch for 'Agnipath' and offer to hire 'Agniveers', several social media users, some of them military veterans, asked if the Mahindra Group has hired former servicemen earlier in key positions.
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Sudan Opposition Chief Demands Unbiased Probe On Protest Crackdown
Sudan's veteran opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi called on Friday for an "objective" international investigation into last week's deadly crackdown on protesters, after the ruling military council rejected such a probe.
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US Military Veterans To Join North Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp
Hundreds of US military veterans are expected on Friday to join a protest camp in North Dakota where thousands of activists, braving frigid conditions, are demonstrating against a pipeline project near a Native American reservation.
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Five Dallas Police Officers Were Killed By A Lone Attacker, Authorities Say
The targeted killing of five police officers at a protest in Dallas late Thursday was the work of a lone gunman, authorities said Friday, a brutal and methodical act of racial hatred intended as revenge for perceived racial disparity. Before he was killed by a robot-delivered bomb, he told negotiators he had been motivated by police killings of bla...
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US Military Veteran Believed To Be Lone Gunman In Dallas Police Ambush
A black US military veteran of the Afghan war who said he wanted to "kill white people" apparently acted alone in a sniper attack that killed five police officers at a protest in Dallas decrying police shootings of black men, officials said on Friday.
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One Rank One Pension: Ex-Servicemen Vow To Continue Agitation
Unsatisfied with the detailed instructions and tables for One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme issued by the government, protesting military veterans today vowed to continue their agitation.
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Burning, Surrendering of Medals Uncalled For: Former Navy Chief
Former Navy Chief Arun Prakash today disapproved of military veterans' protest move to return and burn medals against "diluted" One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, and favoured other avenues like negotiating with government to push their demands or going to court.
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Army Veterans Hold Rally in Ambala Against One Rank One Pension 'Dilution'
Scores of military veterans from Haryana, Punjab and Delhi today held a protest against the "diluted" notification of 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) scheme and vowed to go to "any extent" to pressurise the Central government to meet their demand.
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Any Issue Relating to OROP Can be Taken by Judicial Panel: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought to assuage protesting military veterans against "diluted" notification of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme saying any issue relating to it can be taken up with the judicial committee set up by government to make it "fool-proof."
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Government Announces One Rank One Pension, Veterans Await Written Assurance
The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.
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Government Considering Panel to Decide on Revision of Pension: Ex-Servicemen
The government is considering appointing a committee under a judge to go into the issue of equalisation of pension, a leader of the ex-servicemen group fighting for One Rank One Pension said after a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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One Rank One Pension Announced. Protests Will Continue, Say Veterans: 10 Developments
The government today announced the implementation of the long-awaited One Rank One Pension or OROP scheme which was rejected by veterans who have vowed to continue their protest.
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1965 War Victory Celebrations Dampened By OROP Protests
For the first time, veterans today boycotted the official celebrations and commemorated the 1965 victory at Jantar Mantar. continuing with their demand for One Rank One Pension.
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Even As Rajnath Singh Intervenes, OROP Deadlock Continues Over This Clause
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met the Army veterans who are demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension or OROP and promised a resolution even as a stalemate over a critical clause continued.
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On a Fast, and Furious. A Night on the Road With Protesting Military Veterans
Former soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces are spending entire nights sleeping out in the open at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in their quest for One Rank, One Pension.
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On Industrialist Anand Mahindra's 'Agnipath' Pitch, Some Questions Raised
Following industrialist Anand Mahindra's pitch for 'Agnipath' and offer to hire 'Agniveers', several social media users, some of them military veterans, asked if the Mahindra Group has hired former servicemen earlier in key positions.
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Sudan Opposition Chief Demands Unbiased Probe On Protest Crackdown
Sudan's veteran opposition leader Sadiq al-Mahdi called on Friday for an "objective" international investigation into last week's deadly crackdown on protesters, after the ruling military council rejected such a probe.
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US Military Veterans To Join North Dakota Pipeline Protest Camp
Hundreds of US military veterans are expected on Friday to join a protest camp in North Dakota where thousands of activists, braving frigid conditions, are demonstrating against a pipeline project near a Native American reservation.
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Five Dallas Police Officers Were Killed By A Lone Attacker, Authorities Say
The targeted killing of five police officers at a protest in Dallas late Thursday was the work of a lone gunman, authorities said Friday, a brutal and methodical act of racial hatred intended as revenge for perceived racial disparity. Before he was killed by a robot-delivered bomb, he told negotiators he had been motivated by police killings of bla...
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US Military Veteran Believed To Be Lone Gunman In Dallas Police Ambush
A black US military veteran of the Afghan war who said he wanted to "kill white people" apparently acted alone in a sniper attack that killed five police officers at a protest in Dallas decrying police shootings of black men, officials said on Friday.
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One Rank One Pension: Ex-Servicemen Vow To Continue Agitation
Unsatisfied with the detailed instructions and tables for One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme issued by the government, protesting military veterans today vowed to continue their agitation.
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Burning, Surrendering of Medals Uncalled For: Former Navy Chief
Former Navy Chief Arun Prakash today disapproved of military veterans' protest move to return and burn medals against "diluted" One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme, and favoured other avenues like negotiating with government to push their demands or going to court.
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Army Veterans Hold Rally in Ambala Against One Rank One Pension 'Dilution'
Scores of military veterans from Haryana, Punjab and Delhi today held a protest against the "diluted" notification of 'One Rank, One Pension' (OROP) scheme and vowed to go to "any extent" to pressurise the Central government to meet their demand.
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Any Issue Relating to OROP Can be Taken by Judicial Panel: PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today sought to assuage protesting military veterans against "diluted" notification of One Rank One Pension (OROP) scheme saying any issue relating to it can be taken up with the judicial committee set up by government to make it "fool-proof."
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Government Announces One Rank One Pension, Veterans Await Written Assurance
The government on Saturday announced the long-awaited One Rank One Pension for veterans of the armed forces, who have been protesting in Delhi for 87 days. However, the retired military personnel have said they would continue with their relay fast until they receive a written statement from the government.
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Government Considering Panel to Decide on Revision of Pension: Ex-Servicemen
The government is considering appointing a committee under a judge to go into the issue of equalisation of pension, a leader of the ex-servicemen group fighting for One Rank One Pension said after a meeting with Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar.
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One Rank One Pension Announced. Protests Will Continue, Say Veterans: 10 Developments
The government today announced the implementation of the long-awaited One Rank One Pension or OROP scheme which was rejected by veterans who have vowed to continue their protest.
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1965 War Victory Celebrations Dampened By OROP Protests
For the first time, veterans today boycotted the official celebrations and commemorated the 1965 victory at Jantar Mantar. continuing with their demand for One Rank One Pension.
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Even As Rajnath Singh Intervenes, OROP Deadlock Continues Over This Clause
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today met the Army veterans who are demanding the implementation of One Rank One Pension or OROP and promised a resolution even as a stalemate over a critical clause continued.
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On a Fast, and Furious. A Night on the Road With Protesting Military Veterans
Former soldiers and officers of the Indian Armed Forces are spending entire nights sleeping out in the open at New Delhi's Jantar Mantar in their quest for One Rank, One Pension.
