In a rare and candid admission, senior BJP leader Subramanian Swamy acknowledged that Pakistan shot down five Indian Air Force jets during the recent conflict. Speaking in an interview, Swamy said that the Indian planes were defeated in air combat as Pakistan deployed Chinese fighter jets which outperformed the French-made aircraft used by New Delhi. “Pakistan downed five of our planes. They used Chinese planes to down our planes, which were French,” Swamy revealed. “The Chinese planes were good, but the French were not. Rafale is not up to the mark as...

New Delhi: Retired central government employees who were part of the NPS and retired on or before March 31, 2025, now have a reason to cheer. Those with at least 10 years of qualifying service can avail additional benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS), apart from what they already receive under NPS. Even their legally wedded spouses will be eligible for this added support. Retirees under the NPS who stepped down on or before March 31, 2025, can now choose between two added benefits. They can either get a one-time payment equal to one-tenth of their last Basic Pay plus DA for every completed six months...