Looking to resolve a major bugbear that has defied resolution for decades, the Modi government is set to announce a one rank, one pension package for ex-armed forces personnel that will kick in from July 2014 and use 2013 as the base year for calculations.
| 'Pak terror groups eye drones to attack India' | | During the process of finalizing regulations, intelligence agencies shared details of threats, including news of Lashkar-e-Toiba's acquisition of advanced paragliding equipment which cannot be picked up by radar signals. |
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| | Ola cabbie held in Jaipur for assaulting Finnish girl | | On a day three men were sentenced to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment on charges of raping a Japanese tourist in Rajasthan, an Ola cab driver was arrested here on Friday for allegedly sexually assaulting a 24-year-old Finnish girl. |
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| | 5 hot smartphones under Rs 7,000 | | Nowadays, you can pick up an entry-level smartphone with a 5-inch display and which handles Full-HD movie playback, almost every productivity task, and even social networking. |
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| Padmasree Warrior in race for CEO post at Twitter | | Pressure on Twitter's board is mounting. In the three months since the company started searching for a new chief executive officer, the stock has slipped 22% and several product executives have left. |
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| | Dravid prefers Rahane to bat at no. 5 in Tests | | While scoring a second innings century for a winning cause at the P Sara Oval in the second Test, Rahane failed to reach double figures in the other three innings in which he batted at no. 3. |
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| | JPMorgan MF gave 3 big companies exit route | | In the run-up to JPMorgan Mutual Fund's decision to restrict redemptions in two of its beleaguered schemes late last week, the fund house took in Rs 80 crore from a Gurgaon-based startup and simultaneously allowed redemptions to three large corporate investors. |
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| Rajan urges strong world economies to hike rates | | Under pressure back home to cut rates, RBI governor Raghuram Rajan on Friday said global economies witnessing sustainable growth need to hike rates, although not in a "one go, big bang" manner, and that market volatility concerns should not come in the way of central bank decisions. |
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| | Movie Review: 'Welcome Back' | | Two chastened goons Uday and Majnu want to get their sister married. But she ends up falling for a 'bhai'. What follows is mayhem... |
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