The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, today approved the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS).

The salient features of the UPS are:

1- Assured pension: 50% of the average basic pay drawn over the last 12 months prior to superannuation for a minimum qualifying service of 25 years. This pay is to be proportionate for lesser service period upto a minimum of 10 years of service.

2- Assured family pension: @60% of pension of the employee immediately before her/his demise.

3- Assured minimum pension: @10,000 per month on superannuation after minimum 10 years of service.

4- Inflation indexation: on assured pension, on assured family pension and assured minimum pension
Dearness Relief based on All India Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (AICPI-IW) as in case of service employees lump sum payment at superannuation in addition to gratuity 1/10th of monthly emoluments (pay + DA) as on the date of superannuation for every completed six months of service this payment will not reduce the quantum of assured pension.

Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh, as a part of his ongoing tour to the US, visited the William B Morgan Large Cavitation Channel (LCC) in the Naval Surface Warfare Centre (NSWC) at Memphis, Tennessee. The LCC is one of the world's largest and most technically-advanced water tunnel facility for testing submarines, torpedoes, naval surface ships and propellers. The Raksha Mantri was briefed at the facility and he witnessed an actual tunnel experiment.

Shri Rajnath Singh was accompanied by Ambassador of India to US, Director General, Naval Operations from the Indian Navy and DRDO Defence Technology Counsellor, among others.

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- 56 FC personnel eliminated in Bela Camp, Balochistan.

- 62 army personnel eliminated across major highways.

- This brings the total number of enemy military personnel eliminated to 118 in last 11 hours.

- Baloch Liberation Army

The Indian government has announced the creation of five new districts in the Union Territory of Ladakh!

The new districts are:

1. Zanskar
2. Drass
3. Sham
4. Nubra
5. Changthang

This initiative aims to:

1- Improve governance and administration
2- Enhance opportunities for economic growth and development
3- Increase accessibility and connectivity
4- Strengthen public services and infrastructure

Telegram Not in Immediate Danger of Ban in India , Sources to Republic

MHA sources clarified that if Telegram had not been compliant with the IT rules , it would not be allowed to operate in the country

BLA Press Release 26-08-2024.
BLA killed 130 Pak Military Personnel (a whole company approximately) and injured dozens of them at multiple locations in the fidayeen op Herof.