A.k. Antony

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  Kerala Education Sector The Most Corrupt: AK Antony

  Kerala's education sector, especially the self financing and aided segments, is the most corrupt sector, former Defence Minister A.K. Antony said in Kochi on Monday.

• War of words heats up Kerala politics

  With just 10 days to go for Lok Sabha poll in Kerala, the war of words between the LDF and the UDF has heated up the election scene in the state.

• Opinion: Op-ed: Can the UPA's top 10 ministers win elections? An assessment

  In a sense, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA) is the 'cabinet within the cabinet'. Revived by the UPA government in 2004 - the NDA had preferred the Cabinet Committee on Security as its brains trust - the CCPA is located at the intersection of governance and politics.

• Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary celebrations to end on Sunday

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will be the chief guest at the closing ceremony of the 150th birth anniversary celebrations of Swami Vivekananda in New Delhi on Sunday.

• Defence Minister AK Antony should have apologised, says LK Advani

  BJP leader LK Advani on Tuesday suggested that Defence Minister A.K. Antony should have apologised for making an "inaccurate" statement on the August 6 killing of five Indian soldiers by Pakistani troops.

• India looks to US in struggle to boost FDI, revive rupee

  He flew to the US on Monday for meetings with the CEOs and other top executives of potential investors, including Microsoft Corp, Wal-Mart Stores Inc, Lockheed Martin International and Boeing International. He is due to return to India on July 14.

• Ministerial panel on gas to meet on July 17

  An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Defence Minister A.K. Antony is to consider an Oil Ministry proposal of abolishing the priority ranking, according to which natural gas is first given to urea manufacturing fertiliser plants, then to LPG units, followed by power plants, city gas, steel and refineries.

• Court issues contempt notice to Indian Army chief General Bikram Singh

  The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to the Indian Army chief on former Lt. General Tejinder Singh's contempt plea alleging that no action was taken against former army chief General V.K. Singh and four others for defamation.

• Yes, Agusta deal was marked by corruption, says Defence Minister

  Defence Minister A.K. Antony on Monday confirmed that corruption had taken place in the controversial helicopter deal with Italian company AgustaWestland. He added that a new defence procurement policy would soon be ready.

• BJP objects to Google Maps listing key facilities

  Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tarun Vijay on Tuesday sought strict action against Google for identifying high security installations like Parliament House on their map.

• Rafale deal: India says 'too early' to probe graft angle

  Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Tuesday it was "too early" to consider the possibility of foul play in a planned $10 billion deal with France's Dassault Aviation for Rafale war planes.

• 54 Indian soldiers may be in Pakistan jails: Defence Minister AK Antony

  Fifty-four Indian military personnel missing since the 1965 and 1971 wars are believed to be in Pakistani custody, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said on Monday.

• India, China to resume joint military exercises

  Joint military exercises between India and China will be resumed after a four-year gap, Defence Minister A.K. Antony announced Tuesday after talks in New Delhi with his Beijing counterpart. The two nations have had an often fractious relationship over their shared border, and they halted joint military exercises in 2008 due to a series of diplomat...

• Defence Academy recruitment scam: AK Antony orders shifting of commandant Lt. Gen Jatinder Singh

  Lt. Gen Jatinder Singh, commandant of the National Defence Academy (NDA) at Pune, that has been caught in a recruitment scandal in recent days, has been shunted out by the Defence Ministry to ensure "a free and fair" probe into the case, an official said. "Defence Minister A.K. Antony has ordered the immediate shifting of Lt. Gen Jatinder Singh, C...

• Karnataka opposes shifting air show out of Bangalore

  The Karnataka government has opposed shifting the biennial mega air show Aero India hosted at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base on Bangalore's outskirts out of the state. "It has come to our notice that there is a move to shift Aero India out of Bangalore. I am told this has come up because of Bangalore International Airport Ltd (BIAL) taking up the...