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  No senior, junior, all equal in cabinet: A K Antony

  Politics | July 21, 2012 16:50 IST

  Mumbai, Jul 21: Defence Minister A K Antony today said all members of the Union Cabinet are equal, comments that come in the midst of a stand off between NCP and Congress on issues including

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  Antony seems to be next number two in govt

  Politics | July 12, 2012 21:37 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 12: After the exit of PranabMukherjee from the Council of Ministers, Defence Minister A K Antony seems to have got the number two position in the government.Indication to this effect came as

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  Antony orders transfer of NDA Commandant in Recruitment scam

  India | July 04, 2012 18:49 IST

  New Delhi, Jul 4: Defence Minister A K Antony today ordered the immediate transfer of NDA Commandant Lt Gen Jatinder Singh to ensure a fair investigation into the alleged recruitment scam in the prestigious training

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  Antony pulls up BRO for slow progress in strategic projects

  India | June 21, 2012 20:05 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 21: Unhappy with the slow pace of work on strategic roads along country's sensitive boundaries, Defence Minister A K Antony has pulled up the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) asking it to improve

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  Cong to shortly announce name for Prez poll, says Pranab

  Politics | June 21, 2012 18:59 IST

  New Delhi, June 14: Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, a prominent contender for the President's post, today said UPA, led by Congress, will announce the name of its candidate shortly for the top job.“Congress and UPA

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  Sonia meets Pranab, other top leaders to finalise India's next Presidential candidate

  Politics | June 21, 2012 18:55 IST

  New Delhi, June 14: With key allies rejecting her choice for President, Congress president Sonia Gandhi today was huddled in meetings with senior leaders and allies to zero in on a consensus candidate.Mukherjee, who was

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  PM reviews nuclear command structure with Antony

  India | June 13, 2012 21:21 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 13: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today held discussion with Defence Minister A K Antony to review the security situation and preparedness of the nuclear command structure in the country.During the meeting, the

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  No dramatic decision should be expected on Siachen, says Antony

  India | June 08, 2012 18:18 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 8: Ahead of the talks with Pakistan on Siachen, Defence Minister A K Antony today sought to lower the expectations, saying that no “dramatic announcement or decision” should be anticipated.He said India

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  Vayalar Ravi slams oil companies, says their claim of loss 'untrue'

  Politics | June 03, 2012 15:20 IST

  New Delhi, Jun 3: Overseas Indian affairs minister Vayalar Ravi on Friday became the second Union minister after A K Antony to disapprove of the petrol price hike and asked oil minister Jaipal Reddy to

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  Antony orders consideration of Tejinder's plea against VK Singh

  India | May 31, 2012 9:10 IST

  New Delhi, May 31: Defence minister AK Antony has directed Defence Secretary Sashikant Sharma to examine the petition sent to him by retd Lt Gen Tejinder Singh seeking action against outgoing Army Chief Gen VK

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  Antony orders consideration of Tejinder's petition against V K Singh

  India | May 30, 2012 23:02 IST

  New Delhi, May 30: Defence Minister A K Antony has directed Defence Secretary Sashikant Sharma to examine the petition sent to him by retd Lt Gen Tejinder Singh seeking action against outgoing Army Chief Gen

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  Antony resents petrol price hike

  May 29, 2012 20:36 IST

  Neyyattinkara, May 29: In a dissenting voice from the government over the steepest ever petrol price hike, Defence Minister A K Antony today said it was “not a correct step” and the oil companies should

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  Ahead of retirement on Thursday, Army Chief meets Antony

  India | May 28, 2012 21:44 IST

  New Delhi, May 28: Army Chief Gen V K Singh, who is retiring on Thursday, today met Defence Minister A K Antony and the two are understood to have discussed the functioning of the force.The

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  No clinching evidence in Army Chief's bribery charge so far

  India | May 16, 2012 8:26 IST

  New Delhi, May 16: The CBI is still trying to find a clinching evidence on the basis of which it could register a case in the complaint filed by Army Chief General V K Singh

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  Unhappy Antony wants army to ensure no officers-jawans clash in future

  India | May 13, 2012 15:11 IST

  New Delhi, May 13: Unhappy over the initial report, Defence Minister A K Antony has asked Army to take immediate “corrective” steps to see that incidents like the clash between jawans and officers at a

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  Rs. 7,000 crore defence procurement cleared

  India | May 11, 2012 22:40 IST

  New Delhi, May 11: Speeding up the military modernisation process, the Defence Ministry cleared procurement projects worth over Rs. 7,000 crore including the long-pending acquisition of 145 Ultra Light Howitzers from the U.S. under a

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  Sonia asks partymen to fight as one disciplined team in polls

  Politics | May 09, 2012 13:17 IST

  New Delhi, May 9: Asking partymen to draw lessons from the previous polls, Congress President Sonia Gandhi today said that leaders must shed factional behaviour and fight as one disciplined team as the party braces

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  Antony meets Karunanidhi to discuss Presidential poll, Kalam not averse to another term

  India | April 29, 2012 11:50 IST

  New Delhi/ Chennai, Apr 29: The Congress has reached out to the DMK to build a consensus over the choice for next President. Defence minister AK Antony met DMK chief M Karunanidhi on Sunday morning

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  Antony describes Agni-5 launch as a major milestone

  India | April 20, 2012 16:24 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 19: Defence Minister A K Antony today described the maiden test flight of Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) Agni-5 as an “immaculate success” and a “major milestone”.“The nation stands tall today. We have

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  CBI Files Preliminary Inquiry Into Army Chief's Complaint

  India | April 11, 2012 16:32 IST

  New Delhi, Apr 11: The CBI today initiated a formal probe into allegation by Army Chief General V K Singh that he was offered a Rs 14-crore bribe by a retired officer to clear a