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'One rank, one pension' cleared, waiting for PM's return

The much-awaited "one rank, one pension" (OROP) for the armed forces is likely to be cleared in a few days, defence minister Manohar Parrikar said in Goa on Saturday. "OROP proposal is in final stage. The defence ministry has approved it and the finance ministry will clear it in a few days," he added. Sources say once Prime Minister Narendra Modi is back on May 19 from his three-nation t....