Defence Minister A K Antony

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  Defence Minister Suppressing Rafale Deal Facts, Says AK Antony

  Senior Congress leader A K Antony today accused Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman of suppressing facts on the Rafale deal and asked why the government was shying away from setting up a joint parliament committee to probe it.

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  There Was No Rafale Deal Under UPA: Defence Ministry Sources

  The original deal to procure 126 fighter jets could not go through during the UPA rule despite reaching the final stage as the then defence minister A K Antony felt there was something wrong in the process and asked for a review, defence ministry sources claimed.

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  Manohar Parrikar Says Rafale Deal Gives India Edge Over Pak

  Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar today accused former Defence Minister A K Antony of creating a "logjam" over the Rafale fighter jet deal and asserted that the acquisition of the French aircraft has given India a superiority over Pakistan in terms of air power.

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  Attack On Military Camp A Serious Lapse: AK Antony

  The attack on the military camp in Jammu and Kashmir on Friday that left 17 soldiers dead is "a serious security lapse", former Defence Minister and Congress leader A K Antony said.

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  No Alternative to Congress-led UDF in Kerala: Former Defence Minister

  Former Defence Minister A K Antony said in Thiruvananthapuram today there is no alternative to the Congress-led UDF in Kerala, and added it will emerge victorious in the polls to the state's civic bodies.

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  PM Modi Going Back on Commitment on OROP, Says AK Antony

  Congress leader and former Defence Minister A K Antony today accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of going back on his commitment on 'One Rank, One Pension'.

• Bribery Case: CBI Records Statements of Defence Minister AK Antony, TK A Nair

  Probing the bribery allegation levelled by former Army Chief V K Singh, CBI has recorded the statements of Defence Minister A K Antony and the Prime Minister's Advisor T K A Nair.

• Polls predicting BJP win marketing strategy by corporates: AK Antony

  Senior Congress leader and Defence Minister A K Antony has said it would be a "disaster" for the country if BJP comes to power at the Centre and dubbed surveys predicting the party having an edge in the Lok Sabha polls as a marketing strategy by the corporates.

• Western Ghats conservation: Common man will be spared of hardships, says A K Antony

  Sharing concern of farmers, Defence Minister A K Antony today said common man would not be made to suffer while implementing the Western Ghats conservation measures recommended by the K Kasturirangan committee.

• Panel approves higher base price for upcoming spectrum auction

  An Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) headed by Defence Minister A K Antony agreed with the recommendation of the Telecom Commission to better regulator TRAI's suggested reserve or base price for the auction of spectrum in the 1800 MHz and 900 MHz bands used by GSM operators such as Bharti Airtel and Vodafone.

• Indian Air Force to induct its biggest transport aircraft on Monday

  Bolstering the Indian Air Force's capability to swiftly transport combat troops and equipment such as tanks to the front, Defence Minister A K Antony will on Monday formally induct its biggest 70-tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service at the Hindon Air Base near Delhi.

• AK Antony to induct C-17 heavy-lift aircraft in Indian Air Force on September 2

  Giving a major boost to strategic airlift capabilities of the Air Force, Defence Minister A K Antony will formally induct the 75-80 tonne C-17 heavy-lift transport aircraft into service on September 2 at the Hindon Air Base near New Delhi.

• Nitish Kumar wants AK Antony to apologise for remarks on Pakistan attack

  On the day Parliament was paralysed over Defence Minister A K Antony's statement on Pakistan's attack on Indian soldiers, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar joined the opposition's chorus, saying Mr Antony should apologise or withdraw his statement made yesterday.

• Defence Minister A K Antony will not apologise, says government

  Parliament was paralysed today as Opposition members angrily demanded an apology from Defence Minister AK Antony for letting Pakistan off the hook through his statement on the killing of five Indian soldiers in Kashmir.

• Congress panel headed by Defence Minister A K Antony to hear concerns arising out of Telangana

  The Congress has set up a four-member committee headed by Defence Minister A K Antony to hear the concerns among partymen on the decision to bifurcate Andhra Pradesh and create a separate Telangana state.